Piano examinations. How do you get qualified?  


It all depends what you would like to do with your musical career. Some learn to play the piano for pleasure and will never sit for any piano examinations while others may aim to take their musical career as far as they can go. Piano examinations information below are for Singapore piano lesson students.

 

ABRSM

ABRSM (Associated Board of the Royal School of Music) is the world's leading authority on musical assessment, actively supporting exam markand encouraging music learning. Each year over 630,000 candidates take their exams in more than 90 countries around the world. ABRSM also runs professional development courses, workshops and seminars for teachers and publishers a wide range of supporting music books and CDs.

ABRSM has over 100 years of experience and expertise in the field of music education and benefits from the authority of four of the leading conservatories in the U.K.

  1. Royal Academy of Music
  2. Royal College of Music
  3. Royal Northern College of Music
  4. Royal Scottist Academy of Music and Drama

ABRSM Offers

Graded exams and assessments
A clear, progressive framework to measure musical development.

Professional development
Courses, workshops and seminars for instrumental and singing teachers

Publications
Exam materials together with a wide range of additional repertoire and educational books.

For residents of Singapore

The online entry form for ABRSM can be used by applicant residing in Singapore to enrol for candidates for ABRSM music exams. The form caters for all graded solo exams, including jazz subjects, and for the Prep Test and Performance Assessment.

Examination dates in Singapore

Types
Months
Grade exams February to March, July to September
Jazz Exams July to September
Theory of Music March, October/November

 

 

 

 

Trinity College of London

Trinity bookTrinity College of London range of qualifications in Music is extensive with syllabuses covering a range of styles from contemporary, jazz, popular and commercial music as well as classical.

There are assessments for those who have recently started to develop their instrumental skills through a tiered programme of grade examinations up to Associate, Licentiate and Fellowship diplomas. The qualifications span performing, teaching, theory of music, composing, conducting, mentoring and facilitating and all are accredited by the relevant regulatory bodies in England, Wales, Northern Ireland as well as a number of other countries around the world.

They place an emphasis on evaluating what candidates can do and seek to make the assessment experience as positive as possible.

For more information on exam details, please visit Trinity Guildhall.

Exams available

  1. Initial for practical.
  2. Graded (1 - 8) examinations for both practical and theory.
  3. Diploma ATCL - The standard of performance is equivalent to the performance component of the first year in a full-time undergraduate course at a conservatory or other higher education establishment.
  4. Diploma LTCL - The standard of performance is equivalent to the performance component on completion of a full-time undergraduate course at a conservatory or other higher education establishment
  5. Diploma FTCL - The standard of performance is equivalent to the performance component on completion of a full-time post-graduate course at a conservatoire or other higher education establishment.

Examination dates in Singapore

Types
Months
Practical exams May to June, November to December
Theory of Music March, November

 

 

 

 

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