For those that wish to take graded piano examinations I predominantly use ABRSM.
Piano exams consist of three pieces chosen by learners
from lists in the current syllabus, scales and arpeggios,
sight-reading and aural tests.
Total marks in all individual Practical exams are 150.
You need 100 marks to achieve Pass,
120 marks to pass with Merit and 130 marks to pass with Distinction.
To find out more about ABRSM exams please click on the link.
ABRSM PIANO EXAMINATIONS
ABRSM Theory Exams
ABRSM's Music Theory Grades assess a candidate’s knowledge and understanding of the way music works. Developing this knowledge and understanding helps musicians at all levels to perform with greater sensitivity, awareness and control.
What does Music Theory Grade 5 include?
· Irregular time signatures and the grouping of notes and rests
· The tenor C clef
· Transposition at the octave between clefs and transposition to concert pitch of instruments in Bb, A or F
· Scales and key signatures of all major and minor keys up to and including six sharps and flats
· All diatonic and chromatic intervals, and compound intervals
· Root position, 1st inversion and 2nd inversion forms of the tonic, supertonic, subdominant and dominant chords in any of the keys set for the grade
· Identification of perfect, imperfect and plagal cadences
· More terms and signs including German terms
Grade 5 Music Theory: a prerequisite for Practical and Performance Grades 6 to 8.Candidates must pass Music Theory Grade 5 or above before taking a Practical or Performance Grade 6, 7 or 8.
This is to make sure they have a good understanding of the elements of music, something that will prepare them for success at these higher grades.
What does Music Theory Grade 5 include?
· Irregular time signatures and the grouping of notes and rests
· The tenor C clef
· Transposition at the octave between clefs and transposition to concert pitch of instruments in Bb, A or F
· Scales and key signatures of all major and minor keys up to and including six sharps and flats
· All diatonic and chromatic intervals, and compound intervals
· Root position, 1st inversion and 2nd inversion forms of the tonic, supertonic, subdominant and dominant chords in any of the keys set for the grade
· Identification of perfect, imperfect and plagal cadences
· More terms and signs including German terms
Grade 5 Music Theory: a prerequisite for Practical and Performance Grades 6 to 8.Candidates must pass Music Theory Grade 5 or above before taking a Practical or Performance Grade 6, 7 or 8.
This is to make sure they have a good understanding of the elements of music, something that will prepare them for success at these higher grades.
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