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Piano Performance and Skills

Official Results Form
Candidate Name: Si miao Ma Examination: Pre-Grade 1
Candidate ID Card: 370102201903130061 Examination Date: 05-Feb-24
Candidate USMCE ID: 10886 Date Awarded: 11-Feb-24
Examiner: Frehlich

Marks
Repertoire & Study % Awarded Weighting Awarded
List A: Little Dance 90% 14 12.6
List B: Time To Begin 92% 14 12.9
List C: Rainy Day 95% 14 13.3

Technical Study
Study: After Beyer 90% 8 7.2
Technic % Awarded Weighting
Pentascales 100% 10 10
Triads 85% 10 8.5

Sightreading % Awarded Weighting

2 bar piano passage 100% 12 12

Aural Skills Rhythmic Tests % Awarded Weighting

Echo Clap 100% 4 4

Aural Skills Pitch Tests % Awarded Weighting

High-Low 100% 2 2
Echo Sing 70% 3 2.1
Melody 55% 3 1.7
Memory Marks List A List B List C Weighting
List pieces only 0 0 0 6 0

FINAL RESULT 87%

First Class Honors

Dr. Scott McBride Smith For explanation of marks awarded,

President, USMCE refer to the Syllabus Specifications
on the USMCE website.
 Piano Performance Exam
Official Comments: Repertoire
Candidate Name: Si miao Ma Examination: Pre-Grade 1
Candidate ID Card: 370102201903130061 Examination Date: 05-Feb-24
Candidate USMCE ID: 10886 Date Awarded: 11-Feb-24
Examiner: Frehlich

Mark: 90% Repertoire List A: Little Dance

Tempo at performance standard 速度达到演奏要求
Pulse is appropriately steady 节拍感稳定
Articulation not always accurate 触键时常不准确
Highly accurate note reading 读谱非常精准

Mark: 92% Repertoire List B: Time To Begin

Tempo close to performance standard 速度接近演奏要求
Highly accurate note reading 读谱非常精准
Not enough dynamic contrast 力度对比不够
Excellent balance between the voices 声部平衡非常好

Mark: 95% Repertoire List C: Rainy Day

Excellent sense of mood 意境感觉非常好
Highly accurate note reading 读谱非常精准
Pulse is appropriately steady 节拍感稳定
Highly accurate rhythm 节奏非常精准
Excellent articulation 非常准确的触键

Official Comments correlate with the Official Results Form for the same examination.
 Piano Performance Exam
Official Comments: Study & Technic
Candidate Name: Si miao Ma Examination: Pre-Grade 1
Candidate ID Card: 370102201903130061 Examination Date: 05-Feb-24
Candidate USMCE ID: 10886 Date Awarded: 11-Feb-24
Examiner: Frehlich

Mark: 90% Study: After Beyer

Excellent balance between the voices 声部平衡非常好
Excellent projection of melody (melodies) 突出旋律声部做得非常好
Highly accurate note reading 读谱非常精准
Pulse is appropriately steady 节拍感稳定
Good articulation 触键很好

Mark: 100% Pentascales

Examiner asked to hear: C+
Required tempo 规定的速度
Highly accurate note reading 读谱非常精准

Examiner asked to hear: G+

Highly accurate rhythm 节奏非常精准
Highly accurate note reading 读谱非常精准

Mark: 85% Triads

Examiner asked to hear: F+
Highly accurate note reading 读谱非常精准
Excellent use of fingering 指法运用非常好

Examiner asked to hear: D+

Mostly accurate note reading 读谱大体准确
Slow, unsteady tempo 慢，却不稳定的速度

Official Comments correlate with the Official Results Form for the same examination.