What's in the exam?
Find out about our Performance Grades and alternative route to a graded music exam.
- Three accompanied songs
- Unaccompanied traditional song (folk song)
- Sight-singing
- Aural tests
Latest exam updates
Performance Grade booking
The next booking period for remotely-assessed Performance Grade and ARSM exams opens in February. For details, see our dates and fees page.
Music Theory exams – March 2021
For more information click here.
Face-to-face practical exams, session 1 - USA
Due to current COVID restrictions, we will not be opening our normal booking period in January for face-to-face practical exams in April-June. We hope to provide a practical session later in the year, but need to keep all dates under review as we can only accept bookings if COVID travel and government restrictions are lifted. We will provide an update nearer to the next booking period.
Candidates for Grade 6, 7 or 8 exams must already have passed ABRSM Grade 5 (or above) in Music Theory, Practical Musicianship or a solo Jazz instrument. For full details including a list of accepted alternatives, see Regulation 1d.
Find out about our Performance Grades and alternative route to a graded music exam.
A well-known collection of 21 arias.
A well-known collection of 21 arias.
A well-known collection of 21 arias.
A well-known collection of 21 arias.
Practice examples of the aural tests for Grade 7.
Practice material for students preparing for Singing exams.
New editions offering support to teachers preparing students for Practical exams.
Read our guide to the unaccompanied song.
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