DIE LIAO!!! I'm really dead. I have just came back from the National University of Singapore Cultural Centre where I attended the talk on the NUS Grade 6 Erhu Examinations. This talk was by my Erhu teacher (since the Grade Exams scores books for Erhu were also written by him). I never expected it to be so hard, the difficulty involved is really terribly scary. Initially, I had thought that it is just a little more difficult than the Grade 7 one by the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and China Central Conservatory of Music. However, it seems that the NUS one is really numerous times more difficult than the CCM one. And I'm really running out of time, since both exams are just two months away! Aargh, I will be contented if I'm just able to get a pass for the NUS one, I won't dare to think of getting Merit or Distinction. Even though I have no regrets on taking two exams, i don't think it is advisable to try this again next year. Talking about next year, it will definitely be an even more stressing year than this year, which already drained me of my energy. With the different special programmes, sperate sciences, A and E Maths, the usual MRP and Project's Day, plus harder Erhu pieces, as well as the SYF Central Judging for Chinese Orchestras, 2005 will be an extremely tiring year ahead. Now I'm not sure whether I should take triple sciences. Haiz. As for Zhi Guang's instrumental grade exams (who is taking NUS Zhongruan Grade 8 according to Ben Toh), it will be chicken feet for him since he is so pro. I'm confident that he will get Distinction. Jia you!

Ok, enough of Erhu matters, I will focus on that after the End-of-Year Examinations. I have just gotten back the MRP Content and Procedural Knowledge. The marks are satisfactory, nevertheless, I have to prepare intensively for the Oral Defence. Currently, my main concern for the Exams are Maths and Science, especially Maths. I really must pia a lot to get A1. As for Science, mainly the most important thing is to refresh my memory on what had been taught in Term 1, 2 and 3, as well as to improve specific details on the method of answering the questions.

I feel so tired today... Can't really revise anything now... Actually, I doubt that I can post another entry in the near future. Maybe I will try to find some time after the exams, after which i HAVE to focus all my energy on the Erhu Grade exams. Sorry... Bye for now. I wish everyone all the beest in the upcoming school exams. Bye!


posted by Gimmicker at 8:09 PM