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Posted by: Tolek Nov 9 2008, 06:26 PM

Good evening!
Tomorrow, I am going to have a music exam. I changed school and section (from maths section to music section) and I have to learn all the stuff my new class did last year.
My program:
-Music history (Middle Ages: Gregorian choir [modes and neumen], troubadours, ancient polyphonie, Renaissance: motet, mass, Luther, Jazz: preforms of popular music)
-Harmony (cadences, counterpoint/descant, the triad and his inversions, [perfect and not perfect] consonances, dissonances)
-play two pieces on guitar (I chose: "Etude N°8" by Napoleon Coste AND "In Sorrow´s Wake" by Andrew York)
-sing two pieces (which my teacher chose: "Nun ruhen alle Wälder" a german folksong [composition by J.S. Bach] AND "Siyahamba" an african song)

I am pretty new to harmony, but my teacher said that I am very good at it and make not many mistakes. My problems are mainly singing and history. If I really know the song, I can sing it. History is pretty interesting, but it is so much and it´s difficult to remember. However, I will master everything. I learned for few days now and still have left some hours.

Wish me luck!

Cheers,
Tolek

Posted by: Kuba Szafran Nov 9 2008, 06:28 PM

Jak to sie w Polsce mowi, polamania piora !

Posted by: g-forcelover Nov 9 2008, 06:35 PM

Where do you go to school?

Posted by: IDontWantMyUsername Nov 9 2008, 06:57 PM

Wow, cool that you did that!
I wish you all the luck you will need

Posted by: Emir Hot Nov 9 2008, 07:00 PM

good luck mate

Posted by: superize Nov 9 2008, 07:02 PM

Good luck man

Posted by: Tolek Nov 9 2008, 07:09 PM

Haha! Nie slyszalem tego jeszcze. Dzieki.


I go to school to Diekirch (in Luxembourg). It is a simple secondary school where several sections are (from A to G: Languages, Maths, Biologie, Economy, Art [painting], Music and finally a general section).



Thank you, I am going to cope with it.

Thanks, very nice of you.


Thank you, too.

Posted by: chast Nov 9 2008, 07:19 PM

Viel Erfolg
Glück brauchst du nicht, da du es sowieso kannt

Posted by: audiopaal Nov 9 2008, 07:19 PM

Good luck mate

Posted by: Tolek Nov 9 2008, 07:23 PM

Danke, das werden wir noch sehen. In der Harmonie müsste ich eigentlich keine Probleme haben. Das einzig wirklich Schwere ist Geschichte. Da muss ich echt aufpassen, damit ich an alles denke...


Thank you, paalaudiopaalaudio.


I´m going to inform you as soon as I know the results.

Posted by: Trond Vold Nov 9 2008, 07:24 PM

Good luck!

Posted by: chast Nov 9 2008, 07:26 PM

Das Probleme mit Geschichte kenne ich
Nicht gerade mein bestes Fach, um genau zu sein eher mein schlechtestes
Aber, das kriegst du schon hin, ich drücke dir die Daumen

Posted by: Tolek Nov 9 2008, 07:28 PM

Thanks, Trond.


Danke nochmals.


With your wishes I can´t fail tomorrow!

Posted by: Ramiro Delforte Nov 9 2008, 09:36 PM

Good luck!
I wish I had harmony and those things in my high school

Posted by: Velvet Roger Nov 9 2008, 09:41 PM

Good luck mate, I am sure you will do OK

Posted by: Bogdan Radovic Nov 10 2008, 11:34 AM

Good luck Tolek!! Tell us how you did it

Posted by: Nemanja Filipovic Nov 10 2008, 12:23 PM

Good luck from me too,as Bogdan sad,please tell us how you did.

Posted by: Tolek Nov 10 2008, 03:40 PM

Hey guys,
I just came back from school. My exam went pretty well despite I didn´t write very complete answers in history. The total of points is 60 (like always here in Luxembourg), 30 points history and the other part harmony. I had to write a counterpoint which became cool I think (a bit like Bach ) and two scales (C Dorian and F Lydian) which is no problem neither. Additionally, I had to complete a sopran melody with alt, tenor and bass. I had few problems, but I solved them, some mistakes could be still there. And a last exercice: describe the following triads (function, inversion,...).

The other part of my exam consisted of praxis. I played two pieces on guitar (my teacher said: "Your guitar is very calming, Tolek! ) and I had to sing... Well, it could be better, but I made it ok.

Tomorrow, I´ll have the results... Keep your fingers still crossed!

Edit: And thanks for your wishes, too, Ramiro, Velvet Roger, Bogdan and Nemanja!

Posted by: Gerardo Siere Nov 10 2008, 03:43 PM

Good luck!!

Posted by: Canis Nov 10 2008, 06:40 PM

Didn't see this before now
Good luck! I bet you've aced it =)

Posted by: Tolek Nov 10 2008, 06:56 PM

Thanks.


Well, I hope so. Tomorrow I´ll know the results.

Posted by: Vinod Saranga Nov 10 2008, 07:01 PM

Hey Tolek,

I was too late to wish you.

Anyway I know you have done it well. 

Posted by: Tolek Nov 10 2008, 07:03 PM

It´s never too late. Thanks, Vinod.

Posted by: Duncan Nov 10 2008, 07:04 PM

You changed from maths to music? Are you crazy?

Posted by: Tolek Nov 10 2008, 07:06 PM

Yes! I love music and nothing is going to stop producing music!

Posted by: Pedja Simovic Nov 10 2008, 07:27 PM

Tolek that exam sounded like lots of fun
Hope your results will be great!
Good luck

Posted by: Tolek Nov 10 2008, 07:33 PM

It was more enjoyable than any other test. I had really fun to compose a 2nd voice. I´ll ask my teacher to get that test back so that I can show it here as well.

Posted by: Pedja Simovic Nov 10 2008, 07:34 PM

That would be awesome!
I haven't done classical music in a while. Love the idea of counterpoint and simultaneous voices going around . Its one of my favorite things in music actually. Bach owns everybody in this no doubt

Posted by: Tolek Nov 10 2008, 07:37 PM

Oh yes, Bach was really awesome, that master of counterpoint! Maybe you want a lesson from me?

Posted by: Pedja Simovic Nov 10 2008, 07:41 PM

If I get stuck for sure - but so far everything makes sense

Posted by: Tolek Nov 10 2008, 07:42 PM

Hehe. I am glad to have YOU as a teacher. =)

Posted by: Pedja Simovic Nov 10 2008, 07:45 PM

Hehe awesome !
Can't wait for your results and scanned copy of the exam

Use to have some classical book from Berklee bookstore about traditional harmony. Have to order it again - that was very fun read - I tested out of traditional harmony and counterpoint without going trough whole book but Jazz and Classical counterpoints are two different worlds - I love it

Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Nov 10 2008, 11:54 PM

That's pretty cool Tolek, way to go mate. And good luck

Posted by: Tolek Nov 11 2008, 12:25 PM

Thanks, Ivan!



Good news guys. Result: very good. YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!
Friday, I´ll know some details.

Posted by: Canis Nov 11 2008, 12:39 PM

Woho, congratulations

Posted by: Tolek Nov 14 2008, 08:11 PM

Thanks!


I got my test back and wrote down the counterpoint. The MIDI file shows the melody that was given and then the same with the counterpoint. I hope you like it.

In the choir exercice (where I had to find chords to it and fill in the notes correctly), I only made a stupid mistake: parallel 5ths (bass and tenor).
All in all, I got 45/60 points. I´m in.

Posted by: Muris Varajic Nov 14 2008, 08:28 PM

Great results Tolek,congrats!!

And yes,you should sing more,I told you.

Posted by: Tolek Nov 14 2008, 08:36 PM

Thanks, Muris!
Since I met you, I sing a lot more and I don´t care if the other like it or not. I just like it. Thank you for your influence.

Posted by: enforcer Nov 14 2008, 08:37 PM

If only I cold have music exams!!!

I wish yo good lock my friend. May the force be with you!

Posted by: Tolek Nov 14 2008, 08:38 PM

It already was!

Posted by: Canis Nov 14 2008, 08:38 PM

Hehe, I wish I had music at school now

Congratulations again ^^

Posted by: Pedja Simovic Nov 14 2008, 08:45 PM

Thats awesome news Tolek.

Keep up the good work man

Posted by: Tolek Nov 14 2008, 08:51 PM

Thanks.


Thanks, I will.

What do you think about my counterpoint, guys?

Posted by: Kuba Szafran Nov 14 2008, 08:51 PM

Gratulacje .

Posted by: Tolek Nov 14 2008, 09:06 PM

Dziekuje.

Posted by: chast Nov 14 2008, 09:20 PM

Glückwunsch
Hab dir doch gesagt, dass dus schaffst

Posted by: Tolek Nov 14 2008, 09:23 PM

Danke. Du könntest Wahrsager werden!