Can somebody explain the music piece “grade” scale to me?
Band Music has a system too, very similar in the aspects that show how difficult a piece is: http://bandworld.org/pdfs/GradingChart.pdf Mel Bay, the great name in classical guitar instruction, has a grading system that also focuses on tempo, musical texture, style, length and forms: http://www.melbay.com/faqs/classicgrading.asp At Merton Music they grade pieces for string music and the use Bethoven Op.18 as the yardstick for grade 3 “All string parts (but not piano parts) are graded for difficulty on a five point system. The first movement of Beethoven Op.18 No.1 is the yardstick for Grade 3. Grade 1 is much easier; 2 easier; 4 more difficult and 5 much more difficult. Pieces are graded for strings, not for piano.” http://www.classical.net/music/links/
Band Music has a system too, very similar in the aspects that show how difficult a piece is: http://bandworld.org/pdfs/GradingChart.pdf Mel Bay, the great name in classical guitar instruction, has a grading system that also focuses on tempo, musical texture, style, length and forms: http://www.melbay.com/faqs/classicgrading.asp At Merton Music they grade pieces for string music and the use Bethoven Op.18 as the yardstick for grade 3 “All string parts (but not piano parts) are graded for difficulty on a five point system. The first movement of Beethoven Op.18 No.1 is the yardstick for Grade 3. Grade 1 is much easier; 2 easier; 4 more difficult and 5 much more difficult. Pieces are graded for strings, not for piano.” http://www.classical.net/music/links/
