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The best person to speak to about grades and exams is your teacher! The grades provide a measure of your musical progress, progressing from pre-Grade 1 through to Grade 8 and beyond to Diplomas. Applications for a Grade exam are usually made by your teacher or school. The main examination boards are: Trinity GuildhallTrinity College London and Guildhall School of Music and Drama examination boards amalgamated in March 2004 resulting in the Trinitiy Guildhall examination board. The Trinity Guildhall Music website provides details of the exams. Trinity Guildhall exams cover:
The syllabuses and associated "Information and Regulations" can be downloaded in pdf form from the Syllabus pages, or a paper copy can be requested direct from their Contact page (by telephoning or emailing). The Trinity Guildhall exam structure is designed to intuitive
for the pupils. Separate marks are awarded for each piece
for:
Up to grade 5, pupils are given a choice of two of AURAL - SIGHTREADING - IMPROVISATION - MUSICAL KNOWLEDGE. From grade 6, SIGHTREADING is compulsory, and a choice is given between AURAL and IMPROVISATION. The FAQs page provides more information about the new grades. Unlike the ABRSM, grade 5 theory is not required for the higher grades. Details of the special publications (for scales, exercises, studies, etc.) can be found on the Music Publications pages, from where the books can also be ordered. The publications are also available from local music shops. The Entry Procedure pages provide information about entering for a grade. Usually, your music teacher will enter you for the grade and provide further information. The most local Trinity Guildhall exam centre is:
Exams are normally run during the course of one or two weeks. Information for other exam centres can be found in the "UK Representative List" under "Grade and Certificate Exam Entry" on the Entry Procedure pages. Nearby Trinity Guildhall centres include Ewell, Guildford and Frimley (near Woking). Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM)The ABRSM website
provides details of their exams. The exams
section includes:
The syllabuses can be downloaded in pdf format, a paper copy can be requested direct from their Contact page (by telephoning or emailing), or a copy can usually be obtained from your local music shop. Dates for UK postal exam entries are as follows:
Closing dates are for postal entries. On-line entries are a few days later. Please check the dates on the ABRSM website in case any dates have changed! ABRSM publications are available from local
music shops, web
music
suppliers and direct from the publishers
and include a
large range of music books and CDs to support the exams,
including:
Local ABRSM exam centres include:
Notes:
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