ABRSM PRACTICAL EXAMINATIONS
PROVISIONAL DATES 14th and 15th December (16th if required)
If you would like to enter for an ABRSM practical examination this term, please discuss this with your tutor
and your family, and ask your family to complete this form and return to the Junior Conservatoire office by
Saturday 26th September - we cannot accept any entries after this date. Your family should include a
cheque for the appropriate fee (including the piano accompanist’s fee if applicable) made payable to “Royal
Welsh College of Music and Drama” with your name on the back.
DIPLOMA ENTRIES Please be aware that there is a separate procedure for Diploma exam entry. Deadlines
and exam dates are different to the ones stated on this form and we advise checking these yourself through
the ABRSM website where you can also find an entry form.
NAME
INSTRUMENT
GRADE
DATE OF BIRTH
NAME OF TUTOR
ANY SPECIAL NEEDS?
eg Dyslexia --list large notation etc.
PASSED GRADE 5
THEORY?
YES / NO
When? State date: _____________________ IMPORTANT - If you are entering for a
Grade 6, 7 or 8 exam, you must have already passed Grade 5 theory. You cannot take a grade 5 theory
exam and a grade 6/7/8 practical exam in the same term.
Harp students please indicate if you wish to request use of a College harp for the exam
Yes (I wish to request a College harp) / No (I will use my own harp)
We will automatically assign a RWCMD pianist to accompany your exam (this is not applicable to pianists, harpists, guitarists).
Please see the pianists’ fees below.
To be signed by your tutor: we cannot process this application without your tutor’s agreement
I would like the above student to be entered for the above exam, for which s/he is well prepared
Tutor’s Signature:_____________________________________________
Tutor’s estimated exam outcome (please circle)
Pass
Merit
Date:________
Distinction
Any comments?
ABRSM Fees for Summer Term 2015:
ABRSM Fee
Recommended Rehearsal
Time
Pianist Fee (inc. Rehearsal
and Examination Time)
Total payable
Preparatory Test
£33.00
15 mins
£17.50
£50.50
Grade 1
£37.00
15 mins
£18.50
£55.50
Grade 2
£43.00
15 mins
£19.50
£62.50
Grade 3
£48.50
15 mins
£19.50
£68.00
Grade 4
£53.75
15 mins
£21.60
£75.35
Grade 5
£57.00
30 mins
£31.00
£88.00
Grade 6
£67.50
30 mins
£32.00
£99.50
Grade 7
£74.00
30 mins
£36.00
£110.00
Grade 8
£86.50
45 mins
£48.50
£135.00
Grade
ABRSM PRACTICAL EXAMINATIONS
PROVISIONAL DATES 14th and 15th December (16th if required)
GENERAL INFORMATION
Grade exam policy
Although we recognise that taking grade exams can be very useful, the Junior Conservatoire does not require students
to sit these as we monitor and measure musical and technical development in other ways.
It is not necessary to take one grade after another.
Practical Exams (all instruments and voice)
1. Discuss with your tutor whether you are ready to enter for an exam - we advise that you do this well before
our closing date and that you do not take a grade exam unless your tutor is confident of a very strong pass.
2. If your tutor recommends that you take an exam, your family must fill in the form overleaf and return it to us,
with payment for the correct exam fee.
3. If you have any specific needs, (eg dyslexia) your family must provide details on the form overleaf.
4. If you are entering for a practical exam at Grade 6, 7 or 8, you MUST have passed Grade 5 theory
beforehand. A Grade 5 theory exam cannot be taken in the same term as a Grade 6, 7 or 8 practical exam.
5. We will contact you with the exact time and date of your exam a minimum of 3 weeks beforehand.
6. If you require a pianist, a rehearsal will be scheduled with him/her before your exam (for students Grade 5
and below, this rehearsal may take place on the same day as your exam).
7. We strongly recommend that, if you are taking two separate performance exams within the same exam
period, you take your exams on two separate days, unless this is totally unavoidable.
8. We recommend that you read the ABRSM’s Special Consideration policy before you sit your exam.
9. We will mail your exam result and examiner’s report immediately on receipt of these. This is usually between
3 and 6 weeks after the exam has been taken.
10. If you wish to appeal against the result of your exam please read the ABRSM’s Appeals Procedures and
contact us immediately.
Theory exams
Junior Conservatoire students usually sit theory exams in the Summer Term (June) on a Saturday in College.
If you wish to take a theory exam during the Autumn or Spring Terms, please be aware that these take place on a week
day, not in College. Please contact us for details on how to enter.
CHECK OUT THE ABRSM WEBSITE FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR EXAM
www.abrsm.org/en/home