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Share your love of performance with our new Performance Grades
For the first time in ABRSM’s history, students and teachers can curate their own programme with our Performance Grades.
6 days ago -
Update 28 August – Online Theory exam on 26 August
Since the exam on 26 August we have been working through a high volume of queries and analysing your survey feedback on a daily basis. There are some common questions arising so we are providing the response to as many people as possible through this page and social media.
3 weeks ago -
Online theory exam update
A big thank you to all who took their Grade 5 online Theory exam tonight. We will be in touch with everyone who took part to ask for feedback so that we can make improvements for future candidates.
4 weeks ago -
Award-winning Trinidadian musician tells young commonwealth composers: ‘be yourself’
An award-winning young Trinidadian composer has urged musicians to create music ‘that is an extension of themselves’ as they bid to repeat her success in the Commonwealth International Composition Award.
1 month ago -
Updating our exam booking service
We’ve made some improvements to our online booking service to create a better experience for everyone involved in booking and taking an ABRSM exam.
1 month ago -
48 pieces from ABRSM’s new 2021 & 2022 Piano syllabus available to buy as digital downloads
For the first time, ABRSM will make a selection of pieces from its Piano syllabus available as digital sheet music downloads.
2 months ago -
ABRSM’s new Piano syllabus 2021 & 2022
ABRSM have just released their new Piano syllabus, for use in exams from 1 January 2021.
2 months ago -
48 pieces from ABRSM’s new 2021 & 2022 Piano syllabus available to buy as digital downloads
For the first time, ABRSM will make a selection of pieces from its Piano syllabus available as digital sheet music downloads.
2 months ago -
Piano syllabus 2021 & 2022
ABRSM have today (9 July 2020) released their new Piano syllabus, for use in exams from 1 January 2021.
2 months ago -
Working towards more representative syllabuses
The rise of the worldwide Black Lives Matter movement has thrown a spotlight on the lack of diversity across the entire cultural infrastructure and it is right that ABRSM is, above many others, part of that debate.
2 months ago -
ABRSM’s Performance Grades
Take to the stage, share your musical story and discover an additional route to progress with our Performance Grades.
2 months ago -
Our Diversity Statement - Inspiring Musical Achievement for Everyone
We know that we can only serve everyone - and inspire musical achievement- if we include everyone.
3 months ago -
700 musicians aged 4-70 unite from around world for virtual performance of Disney track
ABRSM unites nations for June 21st Make Music Day
3 months ago -
Lockdown transforming instrument tuition with 87% UK music teachers adapting to online teaching, survey shows
Lockdown has transformed the way in which UK music teachers deliver instrument tuition, with 87% of them adapting lessons for delivery online, an ABRSM survey reveals.
3 months ago -
Instrumental Music Teaching During Lockdown
Instrumental Music Teaching During Lockdown is the result of an investigation involving 300 instrumental music teachers who told us about the impact that the current lockdown is having on their work. We have submitted our findings to the Education and DCMS Committees to show how government and sector stakeholders can address the significant music education challenges and opportunities that lockdown presents.
3 months ago -
Remotely-assessed graded music exams: your questions
Since our last post on 21 May, we’ve received lots of questions. Thank you to everyone who has commented, contacted us and highlighted queries. We want to answer them as soon as we can, so we’ll be regularly adding your questions and our responses to a dedicated web page.
3 months ago -
Remotely-assessed graded music exams: an update
In August, we are aiming to launch performance-focused graded music exams in the UK that will be assessed remotely, based on a recorded submission. Penny Milsom, our Executive Director of Products and Services, is leading the team developing these qualifications, and we asked her to give us a preview.
4 months ago -
An update from our Chief Executive – special arrangements for Grades 6 to 8 plus online graded music exams
At ABRSM we appreciate how much the cancellation of our exams has affected you and we’ve been working hard on solutions to enable you to gain your qualifications at the earliest opportunity. As a result, I now have two important announcements to make.
4 months ago -
#OurWorldWithout – championing creativity in crisis
The ingenuity demonstrated by artists of all kinds as they look for new ways to create and share their work is one of the most positive aspects of the pandemic and subsequent lockdown.
4 months ago -
A message from our Chief Executive
Over the last few weeks, ABRSM has remained committed to delivering exams where possible, in line with the latest official guidance, and without compromising the safety of our candidates, teachers, staff, examiners, representatives and volunteers.
6 months ago
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