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What age should you be at Grade 5 piano?

This also states that the 'typical Grade 5 practical candidate is 14 years old'.

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Later today I will be publishing our ABRSM and Rockschool exam results from the July Summer session. In the meantime, here’s some interesting information taken from the ABRSM web site about the number of candidates entering for graded exams by instrument. You can see just how popular the piano is in the UK and also what grades candidates achieved at examinations. As a keen harpsichordist, it’s a shame that only 15 students entered exams in 2009. I’m hoping to boost those numbers by getting more pianists learning the harpsichord too! I organise harpsichord competitions for musicians of all ages and abilities as well as workshops at Handel House Museum and Peregrine’s Pianos.

1) Entries by instrument/subject.

2009 entries by instrument including graded music exams, Prep Test and Performance Assessment Instrument Entries Piano 124,090 Theory of Music 45,275 Violin 35,587 Flute 28,832 Singing 27,657 Clarinet 23,022 Alto Saxophone 10,812 Cello 8,166 Trumpet 7,821 Guitar 5,035 B Flat Cornet 3,401 Descant Recorder 2,897 Oboe 2,768 Trombone 2,459 Viola 2,072 Jazz Piano 1,803 Horn 1,393 Harp 1,392 Jazz Alto Sax 1,209 Bassoon 1,077 Double Bass 1,033 E Flat Horn 960 Euphonium 651 Treble Recorder 574 Tenor Saxophone 509 Organ 490 Percussion 479 Baritone 402 Tuba 379 Practical Musicianship 290 Jazz Clarinet 268 Soprano Saxophone 257 Jazz Trumpet 212 Jazz Flute 172 Jazz Tenor Saxophone 119 Jazz Trombone 53 Bass Trombone 22 Jazz Cornet 22 Jazz Soprano Sax 16 Baritone Saxophone 15 Harpsichord 15 E Flat Soprano Cornet 7 Jazz Baritone Sax 3 Jazz Flugelhorn 2

2) Practical exam statistics

2009 Grade Pass Merit Distinction Fail Total 1 29,833 29,822 14,982 1,253 75,890 2 25,893 19,269 7,370 1,646 54,178 3 22,506 16,262 6,016 1,714 46,498 4 16,337 10,819 4,119 1,610 32,885 5 15,116 9,318 3,772 1,953 30,159 6 6,044 4,258 1,948 855 13,105 7 4,053 3,033 1,782 701 9,569 8 3,307 2,851 2,542 858 9,558 271,842

3) Theory Exam statistics

2009 Grade Pass Merit Distinction Fail Total 1 1,004 1,886 4,312 385 7,587 2 615 1,414 2,881 183 5,093 3 1,212 1,662 1,409 533 4,816 4 773 915 636 339 2,663 5 7,709 7,528 3,695 3,094 22,026 6 433 136 27 246 842 7 121 74 16 21 232 8 143 88 12 96 339 43,598 I believe that the average age for a candidate taking Grade 1 piano is 10. I cannot find the exact reference for this, although there is mention of this in an old copy of ‘Libretto‘, a magazine published by the ABRSM. This also states that the ‘typical Grade 5 practical candidate is 14 years old’. ABRSM’s graded music exams for individual instruments, singing and Theory as well as diplomas and Music Medals are accredited by the regulatory authorities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and are part of the National Qualifications Framework. In Australia, Canada and South Africa, ABRSM exams can be used for credit towards the relevant qualifications taken by students completing compulsory secondary education. The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) includes Grades 6–8 in the tariff for UK university and college entrance. We offer 1-to-1 Music Aptitude Test lessons for students applying to schools such as Ashmole, Kingsdale, Marylebone, Twyford, Moulsham and many more.

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What is Ctrl G used for?

In most text editors and IDEs, Ctrl + G shortcut is used to go to a specific line in the file. For example, you could press Ctrl + G to open the Go To Line window, type 100, and press Enter to move the cursor to the 100th line.

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Ctrl+G

Alternatively known as Control+G, ^g, and C-g, Ctrl+G is a keyboard shortcut often used to advance through Find results or move to a specific line in a document, spreadsheet, or text file. Tip On Apple computers, this keyboard shortcut is performed using Command + G .

How to use the Ctrl+G keyboard shortcut

To use this keyboard shortcut, press and hold either Ctrl key, and while continuing to hold, press G .

Ctrl+G in Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Opera

In Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Opera, pressing Ctrl + G advances to the next result after using the Find tool. For example, if you use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + F to perform a search in the browser window, pressing Ctrl + G moves to the next match.

Tip You can also press Enter to advance to the next result.

Ctrl+G in Excel and other spreadsheet programs

In Microsoft Excel and most other spreadsheet programs, pressing Ctrl + G opens the Go To window that lets you focus a specific reference (cell). For example, you could press Ctrl + G , type n8, and press Enter to move to the N8 cell.

Ctrl+G in most text editors and IDEs

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