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Cash help for music learners around the world as global fund re-opens
A global fund set up by the UK-based ABRSM music education charity to help provide inspiring experiences for music learners in different corners of the world re-opens today (20th January).
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Looking Ahead
Like so many other aspects of life, 2020 has had a profound effect on music education. The determination, ingenuity and resourcefulness shown by music teachers has been impressive and I’d like to pay tribute to you all.
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Let the music Play On: ABRSM reaches out to musicians in lockdown
ABRSM is reaching out to inspire musical achievement and help music makers, parents and teachers Play On as nations around the world enter further lockdowns.
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New CEO unveils plans to put candidates first with ‘anytime, anywhere’ exams
ABRSM’s new Chief Executive has announced plans to extend the organisation’s digital transformation and build the music examination experience around the needs and preferences of candidates as he took up his post.
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Updates released for the Singing for Musical Theatre syllabus
ABRSM have today (3 December 2020) released updates to their Singing for Musical Theatre syllabus, so that it now offers a pathway for musical theatre singers from Grade 1 through to Grade 8.
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15,000 musicians sign up for innovative new music exam
Remote performance exam success shows music learning revolution here to stay, UK’s leading music exam board says.
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ABRSM Chief Executive decides to move on
Michael Elliott had decided that he would step down from his role as Chief Executive of ABRSM in 2021 to focus on new personal and professional priorities and has subsequently agreed to leave earlier than planned, at the end of December 2020, to assist ABRSM to effect a timely succession.
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New plan to promote greater diversity across all areas of ABRSM work
4 months ago -
Music Theory – updates and changes
Introducing Online Music Theory exams at Grades 1 to 5 from 2020 onwards
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Exam booking opens on 28 September
We’re pleased to confirm that our exam booking periods are opening as planned on Monday 28 September with Public Venue exams going ahead as long as we can run them safely and in line with government guidance.
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Landmark music exam puts musicians’ performance skills centre stage for first time
The UK’s oldest music examination board is breaking with 131 years of tradition with the launch of a landmark exam which, for the first time, spotlights students’ performance skills, letting them choose what they play and then submit videos of their performances.
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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.
5 months 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.
6 months 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.
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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.
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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.
6 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.
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ABRSM’s new Piano syllabus 2021 & 2022
ABRSM have just released their new Piano syllabus, for use in exams from 1 January 2021.
7 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.
7 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.
7 months ago