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Hello fellow beginners,
can you tell the RCM grade from which one is considered leaving the beginner level?
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I think grade 4 or 5 would typically be considered the start of intermediate.
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For RCM, Prep A through 4 is elementary, 5-8 is intermediate, and 9 & 10 are advanced.
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For RCM, Prep A through 4 is elementary, 5-8 is intermediate, and 9 & 10 are advanced. This. Having said that, I've heard some online teachers refer to 3 and 4 as "early intermediate" and that certainly maps to my experience - I found a significant jump between levels 1-2 and 3-4.
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I also felt the jump between RCM 2 and 3.
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For RCM, Prep A through 4 is elementary, 5-8 is intermediate, and 9 & 10 are advanced. This is how two RCM teachers described it to me, although 1 used newbie for Prep A and B. 1,2 = Early Beginner 3,4 = Late Beginner, 5,6 = Early Intermediate 7,8 = Late Intermediate 9,10 = Early Advanced 10+ = Whatever you want to call it. Looking back, I would say the pieces within a tuple are similar, and you feel a "jump" moving from one tuple to the next.
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Thanks all for sharing the info!
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I found a significant jump between levels 1-2 and 3-4. This is very interesting, because up to grade 2 I always felt that I could play the pieces that I was given, and in grade 3 with many new pieces I struggle with thoughts that they are too difficult for me. So far, luckily enough, I can play them, but yes, I can feel the jump.
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I found a significant jump between levels 1-2 and 3-4. This is very interesting, because up to grade 2 I always felt that I could play the pieces that I was given, and in grade 3 with many new pieces I struggle with thoughts that they are too difficult for me. So far, luckily enough, I can play them, but yes, I can feel the jump. Yes indeed. I think calling levels 3-4 "beginner" is just plain wrong, and even "elementary" is a bit of a stretch. There's some serious music in there! 
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I found a significant jump between levels 1-2 and 3-4. This is very interesting, because up to grade 2 I always felt that I could play the pieces that I was given, and in grade 3 with many new pieces I struggle with thoughts that they are too difficult for me. So far, luckily enough, I can play them, but yes, I can feel the jump. Yes, you can feel the jump— but please recognize that since you can play them (and well, I might add), you are not just ‘being lucky’ but are capable of handling Grade 3. With every new piece you learn, you will develop more confidence in your ability.
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you can play them (and well, I might add) Thank you so much dogperson!  It means a lot.
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