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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.
4 days ago -
Music Theory exams in 2021
Regrettably we are cancelling the Music Theory exams scheduled for March 2021. We will still offer Grades 1 to 5 (online) in May and June, and Grades 6 to 8 (paper) in June, as previously advertised.
1 week ago -
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.
2 weeks ago -
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.
1 month ago -
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.
2 months ago -
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.
2 months ago -
New plan to promote greater diversity across all areas of ABRSM work
3 months ago -
Music Theory – updates and changes
Introducing Online Music Theory exams at Grades 1 to 5 from 2020 onwards
3 months 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.
5 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.
6 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.
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.
6 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.
6 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.
6 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.
6 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.
6 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
7 months ago -
ABRSM Chief Executive statement about performance-focused graded music exams
ABRSM Chief Executive statement about performance-focused graded music exams
7 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.
7 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.
7 months ago