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What does play with feeling mean?
When I used to take music exams I'd pass them but it often says "could have played with more feeling".
Now, I played all the notes in the right order. Made them louder when it says ff. And quieter when it says pp. Faster when it says fast and slow…
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Comparison between different exam boards
In Britain, many people learning instruments (especially classical ones) do grades in them. The most common organisation to do with grades with is ABRSM, but there are others, e.g. Trinity Guildhall, RockSchool and the Registry of Guitar Tutors. How…
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