*JC 2013/2014 Off-Topic Thread*

DublinArnie

I wanted to be first!

Welcome to the Junior Cert Forum, you'll enjoy your stay, trust me!

If you have any questions, feel free to ask .

Covertheground

DublinArnie wrote: »

I wanted to be first!

Welcome to the Junior Cert Forum, you'll enjoy your stay, trust me!

I have been waiting for this to come, finally

DublinArnie

Covertheground wrote: »

I have been waiting for this to come, finally

If you need any help throughout the year, me and many other past JC'ers are here to help .

Bazinga_N

This is really weird to see Best of Luck to all future JCers

Mr Rhode Island Red

Might as well take this opportunity to introduce myself as one of the "newbie" JC's.

God knows what's ahead of me this year...

DublinArnie

Mr Rhode Island Red wrote: »

Might as well take this opportunity to introduce myself as one of the "newbie" JC's.

God knows what's ahead of me this year...

Don't worry .

CiCi123

I have been looking out for this for awhile and its sinking in now that I have to go back to the dreaded early mornings next week!:'(

DublinArnie

CiCi123 wrote: »

I have been looking out for this for awhile and its sinking in now that I have to go back to the dreaded early mornings next week!:'(

I feel ya.

Jijsaw

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DublinArnie wrote: »

If you need any help throughout the year, me and many other past JC'ers are here to help .

The feck am I going to help new JCers Ah no I'd say I'll still be stalking the JC forum for years to come

DublinArnie

Jijsaw wrote: »

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The feck am I going to help new JCers Ah no I'd say I'll still be stalking the JC forum for years to come

They'll need you, Ms.All As!

Eims14

Hey just want to introduce myself,I'm Eimear and I'm doing the jc this year too I've been lookin forward to posting in the jc forum for a while now sad as it sounds not looking forward to early mornings though ..Sorry about that ramble but anyway looking forward to chatting with you all!!

DublinArnie

Eims14 wrote: »

Hey just want to introduce myself,I'm Eimear and I'm doing the jc this year too I've been lookin forward to posting in the jc forum for a while now sad as it sounds not looking forward to early mornings though ..Sorry about that ramble but anyway looking forward to chatting with you all!!

Welcome to boards.ie Eimear! :)

I'm Arnie, did my Junior Cert a few months ago and heading towards TY next week. Me and many others will be here to help you and other new JCers who are doing the Junior Cert 2014. If you have any questions, just ask .

Eims14

DublinArnie wrote: »

Welcome to boards.ie Eimear! :)

I'm Arnie, did my Junior Cert a few months ago and heading towards TY next week. Me and many others will be here to help you and other new JCers who are doing the Junior Cert 2014. If you have any questions, just ask .

Thank you so much,I am kinda nervous but at the same time I want to get back into a routine and see my friends again.I do have a question if anyone could help me ,I was in looking at the exam papers today and I know Folens don't do them anymore but I was wondering which of the other papers are the best?I wouldn't ask but everyone always says that a big aspect of study is exam papers so I want to make sure I get the best ones.Thanks for any help

Also best of luck in your results and thanks for the offer of help

Mr Rhode Island Red

I think I'll have fun this year. On top of the junior cert I'm doing grade 6 piano,with a tutor who insists on roughly an hour of practice a day:eek:, around Christmas, and being a self-confessed culchie:D, will have 10 ewes lambing over the 2 weeks of Easter Holidays.

I would imagine with a bit of management, I'll be able to balance all 3, but at other times I wonder if that is even possible, will something have to be shoved aside for a while...

Eims14

I'm the same as you in doing grade 6 violin at Christmas too!! I know I will have fun but I'm just worried I'll get stressed out because my sister did the jc already and was fairly relaxed about it and I feel like the pressures is on me to be better than her and get the 10a's or whatever

Eims14

10 ewes lambing sounds like it should be in a Christmas carol (god forbid I talk of Christmas and I'm not even back at school)

Mr Rhode Island Red

2 others in my year and myself had to do a grade 2 violin exam at the same time as our End of 2nd Year French test. We explained our predicament to our year head (very supportive and enthusiastic about music and the arts) and he actually went to our French teacher (temperamental to say the least) and managed to organise it so as we could do our French test before classes started that morning.

I'll admit that a heap of french verb tables aren't the most appealing things at 8:40am, but we managed it, and were able to leave school for the violin exams.

The violin exam was ridiculously easy. The past experiences of piano exams made the aural and theory parts a walk in the park. And with a violin that you didn't have to tune yourself (accompanist), it made life easier.

Mr Rhode Island Red

Grade 2 violin was ok, but I wouldn't like to be presented with a grade 6 piece.

The fourth finger caught me out far too often

Eims14

Yea last year when I did grade 5 I wasn't very good at practicing and stuff and just scraped a pass and considering I only have one of 3 pieces picked and barely any scales I'm not looking forward to getting back into it but when I get good at a piece I do start to enjoy so hopefully this year will go better than the last l.Do you play any other instrument or just violin and piano ?

Mr Rhode Island Red

I play traditional Irish Piano Accordion and a bit on the tin whistle. I'd have to admit the 2 "piano-based" instruments are my favourite. Anything with strings just doesn't agree with me, well, not as much as something with a keyboard. Do you play any other instrument other than the violin?

Eims14

Nope well other than the tin whistle and I can play piano but I don't go to lessons and stuff

Bazinga_N

Eims14 wrote: »

Thank you so much,I am kinda nervous but at the same time I want to get back into a routine and see my friends again.I do have a question if anyone could help me ,I was in looking at the exam papers today and I know Folens don't do them anymore but I was wondering which of the other papers are the best?I wouldn't ask but everyone always says that a big aspect of study is exam papers so I want to make sure I get the best ones.Thanks for any help

Also best of luck in your results and thanks for the offer of help

I'd go for the Educate.ie ones I found them to be just as good as the Folens and competitive with their prices But wait until you go back to get exam papers cause some teachers can be picky about the brands you buy

DublinArnie

Word of advice: Keep off-topic chat in the Off-Topic thread

DublinArnie

Bazinga_N wrote: »

I'd go for the Educate.ie ones I found them to be just as good as the Folens and competitive with their prices But wait until you go back to get exam papers cause some teachers can be picky about the brands you buy

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Eims14

Sorry thanks

Mr Rhode Island Red

Just had a look at educate.ie. Didn't think you could get exam papers for €2.50, I've seen them in easons for anything up to €6 or €7

Covertheground

Eims14 wrote: »

Yea last year when I did grade 5 I wasn't very good at practicing and stuff and just scraped a pass and considering I only have one of 3 pieces picked and barely any scales I'm not looking forward to getting back into it but when I get good at a piece I do start to enjoy so hopefully this year will go better than the last l.Do you play any other instrument or just violin and piano ?

Yay musical people this should be an interesting year between grade 8 theory and practial on piano and grade 5 violin ,study for schools going to be hard haha

Eims14

Covertheground wrote: »

Yay musical people this should be an interesting year between grade 8 theory and practial on piano and grade 5 violin ,study for schools going to be hard haha

Oh unlucky!!but if u enjoy it it's worth it i guess and study shouldn't be too hard it's all about balance I guess

Covertheground

Eims14 wrote: »

Oh unlucky!!but if u enjoy it it's worth it i guess and study shouldn't be too hard it's all about balance I guess

Ya i love it so it will be grand in the end

Eims14

Well if you enjoy something it makes it easier.When are you back to school??

Covertheground

Eims14 wrote: »

Well if you enjoy something it makes it easier.When are you back to school??

Of course! If you dont like something theres no point

Mr Rhode Island Red

On the topic of music, got a call this morning from my piano tutor of 3 years to say she's moving to the East. What luck, how am I supposed to get a hold of a piano teacher coming up to September, when there is an influx of new starters?

Best start a search soon...

smiles_1998

Mr Rhode Island Red wrote: »

On the topic of music, got a call this morning from my piano tutor of 3 years to say she's moving to the East. What luck, how am I supposed to get a hold of a piano teacher coming up to September, when there is an influx of new starters?

Best start a search soon...

You're joking...:eek: Were you supposed to be doing an exam this year?

Mr Rhode Island Red

smiles_1998 wrote: »

You're joking...:eek: Were you supposed to be doing an exam this year?

You bet. Thought she would have mentioned it earlier

smiles_1998

Anybody else doing music for JC?

CiCi123

smiles_1998 wrote: »

Anybody else doing music for JC?

I am and I'm absolutley dreading it, especially the listening

smiles_1998

CiCi123 wrote: »

I am and I'm absolutley dreading it, especially the listening

Same...we've done absolutely nothing for the last two years...:( I'm awful at dictation and Irish music...have you started your special topic yet?

CiCi123

smiles_1998 wrote: »

Same...we've done absolutely nothing for the last two years...:( I'm awful at dictation and Irish music...have you started your special topic yet?

What do mean by special topic?Is it the set songs and choice songs because thats what we have been doing most of 2nd year! The amount of learning in those songs is painful:( I keep mixing up time signatures and features between them all!!!:)

Mr Rhode Island Red

Preab San Ól...what a tune:rolleyes:

smiles_1998

CiCi123 wrote: »

What do mean by special topic?Is it the set songs and choice songs because thats what we have been doing most of 2nd year! The amount of learning in those songs is painful:( I keep mixing up time signatures and features between them all!!!:)

O no it's where you write an essay-thingy on a band/type of music...we're doing the Beatles :L I am SO sick of Let It Be :L...I know I can never figure out if the song's 3/4 or 4/4- I mean who cares how many beats there are in the song!!! :mad:

Mr Rhode Island Red wrote: »

Preab San Ól...what a tune:rolleyes:

I'm more of an "I've Got Plenty of Nothin'" person myself :P :rolleyes:

CiCi123

smiles_1998 wrote: »

O no it's where you write an essay-thingy on a band/type of music...we're doing the Beatles :L I am SO sick of Let It Be :L...I know I can never figure out if the song's 3/4 or 4/4- I mean who cares how many beats there are in the song!!! :mad:



I'm more of an "I've Got Plenty of Nothin'" person myself :P :rolleyes:

Oh sorry I didn't even know we have to do essay things, music is the last subject that I thought we'd have to be writing long essays! I'm sorry now lads but nothing will ever beat the sweet sweet music of SALVE REGINA and MUSS I DENN!!!;) Has anyone started set works yet???:D

nanook5

Am I the only one whose not doing music for JC ?? :P

Eims14

nanook5 wrote: »

Am I the only one whose not doing music for JC ?? :P

Me too I was going to do it outside school but then I decided I didn't want to do that many subjects...Shows how lazy I am..Oh well oh and that reminds me what subjects are ye all doing??

nanook5

Eims14 wrote: »

Me too I was going to do it outside school but then I decided I didn't want to do that many subjects...Shows how lazy I am..Oh well oh and that reminds me what subjects are ye all doing??

Well I'm doing Technology and Business as my choice subjects .

Business will be grand , but technology is a different story altogether

Then I'm doing the usual :

English
Irish
Maths
History :mad:
Geography
French
Science
CSPE

All Higher Level except CSPE

smiles_1998

CiCi123 wrote: »

Oh sorry I didn't even know we have to do essay things, music is the last subject that I thought we'd have to be writing long essays! I'm sorry now lads but nothing will ever beat the sweet sweet music of SALVE REGINA and MUSS I DENN!!!;) Has anyone started set works yet???:D

I'm having vague memories of Granuaile when I read "Set Works"- would that be one of them?

Eims14 wrote: »

Me too I was going to do it outside school but then I decided I didn't want to do that many subjects...Shows how lazy I am..Oh well oh and that reminds me what subjects are ye all doing??

I'm doing:
English HL
Irish HL
Maths HL
French HL
Business HL
History HL
Geography HL
Science HL
Music HL
CSPE (can you even do a higher CSPE???!!! :P)

DublinArnie

smiles_1998 wrote: »

CSPE (can you even do a higher CSPE???!!! :P)

CSPE is only on "common" level meaning everybody does the same exam :pac:.

CiCi123

smiles_1998 wrote: »

I'm having vague memories of Granuaile when I read "Set Works"- would that be one of them?

I havent a clue because we didnt start set works yet!

I'm doing:
Maths HL
English HL
Irish HL
French HL
Business HL
Music HL
Geography HL
Science HL
Religion HL
CSPE :rolleyes:

Mr Rhode Island Red

CiCi123 wrote: »

I'm sorry now lads but nothing will ever beat the sweet sweet music of SALVE REGINA and MUSS I DENN!!!;) Has anyone started set works yet???:D

We did the first 5 (I think) set songs (everything up to and including THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MIIINNE:P), and we did "Ripples in the rockpool" (I only need a few bars of it and I'm sickened to the bone, absolutely despise it:rolleyes:)

Eims14 wrote: »

Me too I was going to do it outside school but then I decided I didn't want to do that many subjects...Shows how lazy I am..Oh well oh and that reminds me what subjects are ye all doing??

Maths H
English H
Irish H
Business H
History H
Science H
Music H
French H
T-Graph H
CSPE

I'll be quite honest and say that I'm dreading CSPE. Our 1st Year teacher was for the birds, and we have spent the entirety of 2nd year doing that blasted action project (a booklet for incoming first years:rolleyes:).

Is it actually a case where there isn't much to learn for CSPE? Is it just really common sense?

Eims14

I realized I never answered my own question
I do:

English-HL
Irish-HL
Maths-HL
French-HL
History-HL
Geography-HL
Home-Ec-HL
Business-HL
Science-HL
CSPE
All through Irish (except English which a lot of people asked me )

French is definitely my worst subject due to my crap teacher who taught us the alphabet for 2years.The only valuable piece of info we got off her was a photocopy of one of my friends letters that got 20/20 in the Christmas exams

Mr Rhode Island Red

All through Irish?! I think having to do Irish through Irish is a struggle.

Our business teacher retired over the summer, he was a good teacher but couldn't control a class at the best of times, but the class still came out of 2nd year ok, despite being 4 or 5 chapters behind the other classes in our year:rolleyes:

The only thing that concerns me is that we could either be landed with something worse, or something better. Preferably the latter.

My worst subject is probably T-graph, which is marked ridiculously hard.

nanook5

Did anyone else do the Religion Project/Journal last year ?