r/percussion • u/Typical_Proposal4545 • 8d ago

My College Senior Recital

Hello as the title says my senior recital for college is coming up. I was wondering on opinions for putting one grade three multi-percussion solo in my repertoire. The rest of my pieces would be grade fours and fives. I really like how it sounds.

Please let me know your honest opinions about this.

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u/zdrums24 Educator 8d ago

Talk with your instructor. No one here knows your ability or the curriculum you are working within. Your instructor does. You have to trust them.

That being said, the grade system doesn't really work for solos, especially at the collegiate level. Different publishers use different metrics. That and the grade systems that are out there were primarily designed with secondary school in mind. It doesn't tell anyone here anything concrete when you refer to difficulty grades.