Practical & ARSM exams (Session 1)
Online booking period: 18 January - 01 February 2021
Closing date for postal entry: 22 January 2021 (Choral Singing & Ensemble exams only)
All instruments and grades
| United Kingdom | 01 March-01 April |
2020 Dates and fees
United Kingdom
Practical
We hold face-to-face practical and ARSM exams at our Public Venues during the exam sessions listed on this page.
We also offer a remote assessment option for ARSM exams - please click on the Performance Grades tab for dates.
We hope to be able to open the following live Practical exam booking periods as planned. However, we will continue to keep these dates under review as our ability to accept live Practical exam bookings remains conditional on COVID-19 travel and government restrictions being lifted. We will provide an update nearer to each booking period.
Practical & ARSM exams (Session 2)
Online booking period: 26 April-10 May 2021
Closing date for postal entry: 07 May 2021 (Choral Singing & Ensemble exams only)
All instruments and grades
| Scotland & Northern Ireland | 01-26 June 2021 |
| England & Wales | 14 June - 17 July 2021 |
Practical & ARSM exams (Session 3)
Online booking period: 27 September – 11 October 2021
Closing date for postal entry: 08 October 2021 (Choral Singing & Ensemble exams only)
All instruments and grades
| United Kingdom | 08 November-12 December |
Practical exam fees
| Prep Test | 39 GBP |
| Initial Grade | 40 GBP |
| Grade 1 | 44 GBP |
| Grade 2 | 50 GBP |
| Grade 3 | 58 GBP |
| Grade 4 | 63 GBP |
| Grade 5 | 69 GBP |
| Grade 6 | 80 GBP |
| Grade 7 | 85 GBP |
| Grade 8 | 101 GBP |
| ARSM | 170 GBP |
| Performance Assessment | 45 GBP |
| Ensemble: Primary† | 85 GBP |
| Ensemble: Intermediate† | 101 GBP |
| Ensemble: Advanced† | 170 GBP |
| Choral Singing: Initial† | 85 GBP* |
| Choral Singing: Intermediate† | 101 GBP* |
| Choral Singing: Advanced† | 170 GBP* |
| Choral Singing: Attendance Fee | 58 GBP |
Notes
† Postal entries only – online entry not available
Regulations and information
Before entering for an exam, make sure that you're familiar with our Regulations and Information for exams as well as the relevant syllabus.
Performance Grades
Performance Grades are remotely-assessed exams available at Grades 1 to 8. We also offer a remote-assessment option for ARSM exams. When you book an exam you can select an exam submission date from a list of options available during the exam session. This will be the latest date by which you must upload and submit the exam recording.
We plan to hold Performance Grade exams throughout 2021, more information will be provided by the end of 2020.
Performance Grades (session one)
Booking Period: 01-08 December 2020
All instruments and grades
| Performance Grades | 05-31 January 2021 |
Performance Grade fees
| Grade 1 | 44 GBP |
| Grade 2 | 50 GBP |
| Grade 3 | 58 GBP |
| Grade 4 | 63 GBP |
| Grade 5 | 69 GBP |
| Grade 6 | 80 GBP |
| Grade 7 | 85 GBP |
| Grade 8 | 101 GBP |
| ARSM | 170 GBP |
Notes
Regulations and information
Before entering for an exam, make sure that you're familiar with our Regulations and Information for exams as well as the relevant syllabus.
Jazz
How to book Autumn 2020 Jazz Exams
For additional guidance, see our user guides and videos.
1. Check ABRSM Jazz Visit dates, Venue Codes, booking periods and fees
2. Choose your ABRSM Jazz Visit and make a note of the Venue Code.
3. Before you book, have all your candidate information ready: Contact ID (if known), name, date of birth, exam subject and grade/level, any access arrangements and candidate email address (optional).
4. Check the dates of Autumn 2020 Jazz exams and closing dates for each centre here
To enter candidates for Jazz exams at a venue organised by us, you will need to book at an ABRSM Jazz Visit as outlined below. Visit Organisers and their Permitted Applicants can also book Jazz exams at a Private Visit, as long as there is at least one hour of Jazz examining time and the total examining time for the visit is at least three hours.
We hope to be able to open the following live Practical exam booking periods as planned. However we will continue to keep these dates under review as our ability to accept live Practical exam bookings remains conditional on COVID-19 travel and government restrictions being lifted. We will provide an update nearer to each booking period.
Jazz exams (session one)
Online booking opens: 18 January
Online booking closes: 28 days before the ABRSM Jazz Visit start date
Jazz exams
| United Kingdom | 01 March - 01 April |
Jazz exams (session two)
Online booking opens: 26 April
Online booking closes: 28 days before the ABRSM Jazz Visit start date
Jazz exams
| United Kingdom | 01-26 June |
Jazz exams (session three)
Online booking opens: 27 September
Online booking closes: 28 days before the ABRSM Jazz Visit start date
Jazz exams
| United Kingdom | 08 November - 12 December |
Jazz exam fees
| Grade 1 | 44 GBP |
| Grade 2 | 50 GBP |
| Grade 3 | 58 GBP |
| Grade 4 | 63 GBP |
| Grade 5 | 69 GBP |
| Performance Assessment | 45 GBP |
| Ensemble: Initial † | 85 GBP |
| Ensemble: Intermediate † | 101 GBP |
| Ensemble: Advanced† | 170 GBP |
Notes
† Postal bookings only – online booking not available
Online Music Theory (Grades 1-5)
We plan to hold Online Music Theory exams throughout 2021, exact dates of exams from June will be provided in due course.
Online Music Theory (session one)
Booking period: 01-08 February 2021
Exam date
| Online Music Theory | Tuesday 16 March 2021 5:00PM |
Online Music Theory (session two)
Booking Period: 06-13 April 2021
Exam Date
| Online Music Theory | Sunday 23 May 2021 10:00AM |
Online Music Theory (session three)
Booking Period: 04-11 May
Exam Date
| Online Music Theory | Saturday 19 June 10:00AM |
Online Music Theory (Session four)
Booking Period: July
Exam Date
| Online Music Theory | August |
Online Music Theory (Session five)
Booking Period: August/September
Exam Date
| Online Music Theory | October |
Online Music Theory (Session six)
Booking Period: September/October
Exam Date
| Online Music Theory | November |
Online Music Theory fees
| Grade 1 | 30 GBP |
| Grade 2 | 32 GBP |
| Grade 3 | 35 GBP |
| Grade 4 | 38 GBP |
| Grade 5 | 41 GBP |
Notes
Other diplomas*
DipABRSM, LRSM and FRSM diplomas take place in two exam sessions each year.
We hope to be able to open the following live Practical exam booking periods as planned. However we will continue to keep these dates under review as our ability to accept live Practical exam bookings remains conditional on COVID-19 travel and government restrictions being lifted. We will provide an update nearer to each booking period.
Summer Diploma exams
Booking Period: 26 April - 10 May 2021
We have changed how we accept entries for all diploma exams, and will no longer be accepting paper entries. Please see here for more information on how to enter. https://gb.abrsm.org/en/exam-booking/diploma-exams/
Diploma exams
| Scotland & Northern Ireland | 01-26 June |
| England & Wales | 14 June - 17 July 2021 |
Autumn Diploma exams
Booking Period: 27 September - 11 October 2021
We have changed how we accept entries for all diploma exams, and will no longer be accepting paper entries. Please see here for more information on how to enter. https://gb.abrsm.org/en/exam-booking/diploma-exams/
Diploma exams
| United Kingdom | 13-18 December 2021 |
Diploma fees
| DipABRSM (complete exam) | 270 GBP |
| LRSM (complete exam) ** | 599 GBP |
| FRSM (complete exam) | 869 GBP |
| Resit fee: DipABRSM | 216 GBP |
| Resit fee: LRSM | 479 GBP |
| Resit fee: FRSM | 695 GBP |
Notes
* ARSM exams take place during Practical exam periods - see the first tab for details of exam dates and fees.
** LRSM Teaching fees are payable in two instalments. 40% must be paid on submission of the Case Study Portfolio & Video of Teaching Practice. The balance is payable when entering for the remaining sections of the exam.
Music Medals
Music Medals assessments
Music Medals fees
| Copper | 13 GBP |
| Bronze | 17 GBP |
| Silver | 23 GBP |
| Gold | 27 GBP |
| Platinum | 32 GBP |
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