Form 2 - Music Exam - Term 3 (Finals)

Date for Entry: (Unknown/Forgotten)

[FORM 2 - TERM 3 - 2012]

Actual Date of Online Entry: (Tuesday 7th September, 2021)

Dear Diary,

    This Music theory past final examination paper was for the third term of Form Two. It was much shorter than that of Form one. I was not very prepared for this exam at all. I knew that some of the questions were not going to be strictly on music theory as the previous year. More classes had dealt with presentations of persons involved in music for the carnival season.

    This time around the exam paper was better in my view because it was created by the teacher in a way that the content was originally made and not taken from other sources.

    Recalling the day of the examination, I remember that the first half of the class roll was sent over to the Form one classes. Mr. Pierre was supervising at the time for this exam and the members in our class had completed the exam before the first fifteen minutes of the exam could pass by.

    They ended up taking our papers and allowing us to leave the classroom early. Mr. Pierre and I had a good laugh when he took my paper when he said, “Yuh wish every exam could be quick like this, eh?”

Link(s):

1.  Form 2 Music theory Exam (Final)

 

Daryl Zion M. Ali 

ABRSM Theory Examination (Grade 2)

Date for Entry: (Saturday 16th June, 2012)

Actual Date of Online Entry: (Friday 11th June, 2021) 

Dear Diary,

    Today Mr. Lewis took me to his school, Trinity East and Bishop’s Anstey, which held the Associated Board of the Royal School of Music (A.B.R.S.M.) Examinations for Theory. I was writing Grade 2. I was a bit worried because I’ve never been to that school before, afraid of losing my way and scared. After all, this was the first time I was going to do this kind of Exam and didn’t want to do badly in it.

    Before I went into the exam room, Mr. Lewis put me into a room and then he had to take me out. The exam room was someplace else. I waited a long while with him outside because he was trying to get me a sticker that had to be attached to the exam paper. Finally, a nice lady took me to the correct classroom. I saw one of my friends next to me who played with Starlift. She was writing Grade 3. It looked a little difficult from where I was. Soon after, the exam had begun and it was all downhill from there.

    This was my chance to get a distinction in a subject that I liked. I made sure to look over the paper very well. It was easy because the answers were to be inserted alone. It was something like gapped passages, only in a musical form with a bunch of instructions in paragraphs.

    I went into the pan room where Mr. Lewis was and met my friend Jerimiah who played for Panorama with me in Starlift. She had asked me if there were any problems and there was only one word I couldn’t remember “Andantino” that she had problems with too. I went down the stairs and dad was waiting outside. We went home Curepe and then something went wrong.

Link(s):

1. Results Sheet & Certificate
   

Daryl Zion M. Ali

Presbyterian Sports Day (2012) & Graduation

 Date for Entry: (Saturday 2nd June, 2012)

Actual Date of Online Entry: (Monday 14th July, 2021)

Dear Diary,

    Today was Presbyterian Sports Day. I went to march with the Youth Group. Susan was the Coordinator at the time. All of the other bands looked like they were prepared and then hearing the results we failed it as usual with zero being our score. How unbelievable?! The experience was fun in another way. 

    I did not stay the whole day as the last time, thank God. I took a trip up to Tunapuna by the Court House with Aunty Pat and Uncle Timmy near the Library. Daddy was waiting there for me already. I didn’t know that their son was my cousin. It was only that day I realised that we were related. It was nice to know I had another cousin. 

    I had to go and perform a Function. Mr. Mchoney’s wife Aunty Evette, was graduating in a Drapery & Linen Class from the University of the West Indies. I will always remember that good tasty pork we go on the way home. Time was running out too quick also. I had to shower and get dressed faster. Mommy was down Couva at the time.

    Mr. Mchoney loaded my pan into his 'car' and we all went to El Dorado West. I wasn't sure what type of vehicle it was. I played the National Anthem to start the function and later into the ceremony, they request a song so I played “Hero” by Enrique Iglesias. They wanted to dedicate this to their teacher.

    At the end of the function, Aunty Evette’s friend gave me fifty dollars and thanked me very much for the music and said, “Here’s a little something for you.” On walking out, the teacher thanked me for the nice music I played. I shook her hand and walked off with the pan in the case and daddy walked out with the pan stand pieces to the car.

Link(s):

1. Drapery & Linen Class Graduation Program
   

 

Daryl Zion M. Ali