Inspiring musical achievement
The Annual Review 2012
Enriching
lives by
inspiring
musical
achievement.
The Annual Review 2012
ABRSM is the exam board
of the Royal Schools of Music.
We have been supporting
and promoting the highest
standards of musical assessment
and learning since 1889.
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Contents
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Who we are
About ABRSM
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Chief Executive’s statement
A year of growth and positivity
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Our global reach
Highlights from around the world
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Exams and assessments
Expanding horizons
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Professional development
Supporting teachers
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Syllabuses and resources
Syllabuses, digital and published materials
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Supporting music education
Donations, scholarships and sponsorship
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Chairman’s statement
The final word
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Celebrating achievement
New diploma holders
Scholarships and bursaries
Gold and Silver Awards
New CT ABRSM holders
UK and Ireland prize winners
Thank you/Obituary
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Who we are
About ABRSM
ABRSM delivers over 650,000 exams
every year in more than 90 countries.
Our exams are designed to motivate
students at all levels and ages,
providing realistic goals and tangible
rewards for achievement.
We believe that good foundations
in performance and theory create
rounded and confident musicians.
So, we aim to encourage a love
of music through our stimulating
syllabuses and objective and
respected assessments.
We offer exams for more than 30
instruments, singing, Jazz, and
ensembles, as well as Music Theory
and diplomas. We also provide other
assessments, such as the Prep Test,
the Performance Assessment and our
popular Music Medals assessments
for the youngest learners.
As part of our commitment to
inspiring musical achievement we
provide a rich range of resources for
teachers, students and musicians.
In particular, we are committed
to supporting teachers worldwide
through high quality, innovative digital
and printed resources as well as
through face-to-face events.
To build on more than 120 years of
inspiring generations of musicians,
we work with a variety of organisations
in the UK and around the world,
providing donations, scholarships
and sponsorship.
We believe that good
foundations in performance
and theory create rounded,
confident musicians.
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Chief Executive’s statement
A year of growth and positivity
People have always
been and always will be
at the heart of ABRSM
... brought together
by music.
— Leslie East,
Chief Executive
When reflecting on ABRSM’s
achievements and activities during
2012 it became clear that this had been
a good year for us as an organisation,
but not one without its challenges.
This was a year of healthy entry
figures for our exams and
assessments. In particular, our Music
Medals assessments continued to
grow in popularity in the UK, while
internationally we recorded our
highest number of exams taken in any
one year, and in China entries grew
by 38%. The good news was not just
restricted to exams and assessments,
and over the year we sold well over
two million books and CDs.
We continued to review and refresh
our syllabuses and administrative
systems. We published new Brass
and Piano syllabuses, with a host
of supporting resources, and began
the process of revising the marking
criteria for our instrumental and
singing exams at Grades 1 to 8. We
also launched a new user-friendly
website and, for the first time,
undertook research to find out what
candidates and teachers think about
ABRSM exams.
We supported a variety of music
education organisations and charities
in the UK and around the world,
while continuing to offer ABRSM
scholarships, both at the Royal
Schools in the UK and the Hong Kong
Academy for Performing Arts. As ever,
we provided significant funding for
the four Royal Schools of Music with
whom we are so closely linked.
Against this growth and positivity
we recognised that certain areas
of our operations, particularly the
systems supporting our drive towards
administrative and customer service
excellence, needed review. We also
faced an exceptional set of financial
challenges. We are now in the
process of meeting these challenges
– identifying weaknesses and ways to
eliminate them, putting plans in place
and making decisions about long term
goals and ways to achieve them.
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None of this would be possible without
people. People have always been and
always will be at the heart of ABRSM
as an organisation – from the teachers
and candidates who use our exams
and resources, to the examiners,
representatives and staff who play such
vital roles in the ABRSM success story.
In the context of this review, I’d like to
thank and welcome respectively two
people in particular: Guy Perricone,
who stepped down as Chief Executive at
the very beginning of 2013, and Colette
Bowe, who became our Chairman
during 2012.
Of course, there is one thing that brings
us all together – music. And it is music
that gives ABRSM its reason for existing
and its mission: to inspire musical
learning and achievement, participation
and enjoyment. This is something that
will never change.
Leslie East
Chief Executive
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Our global reach
Highlights from around the world
Spreading the word
We attended events
and conferences hosted by
a wide range of music
education organisations and
providers around the UK.
Bringing teachers together
More than 800 teachers attended our
teachers’ conferences in Birmingham,
London and Manchester.
International trade
We exhibited at many of the
world’s major trade fairs,
including the Frankfurt
Musikmesse and Music China.
Sponsorship
We awarded the first grants
from our International
Sponsorship Fund. These went
to inspirational organisations
in India, Jamaica, Malaysia, the
Philippines and Uganda.
Supporting teachers
Our Centenary Travel Grant
fund provided scholarships
for three teachers from South
Africa. They spent a term
studying jazz at the Royal
Northern College of Music.
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New exam centres
We opened new centres in China
(Baoding, Dongguan and Shenzhen),
India and Nepal.
In translation
We published more books and
resources in both Traditional and
Simplified Chinese than ever before.
Our Music Theory exams are now
available in 17 different languages.
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Professional development
Teachers in Hong Kong, Singapore
and the UK took our CT ABRSM Plus
professional development course.
International growth
ABRSM exam entries in China
grew by 38%. There was a
2.6% rise in exam entries in
Malaysia and we also saw a 7.2%
increase in the number of exam
applicants outside the UK and
Ireland, Hong Kong, Malaysia
and Singapore.
Celebrating success
Successful diploma candidates
from Hong Kong, Macau and
South and East Asia celebrated
at ABRSM award ceremonies in
Hong Kong and Singapore.
Effective teaching
We ran our Teaching Music
Effectively course, designed to
help teachers develop skills and
confidence, in Indonesia and
Malaysia.
Making connections
We held two conferences for our
international representatives, bringing
together key contacts from Europe and
the Arab States.
Syllabus presentations
We introduced teachers to our
new Piano syllabus at events
worldwide, including seminars in
Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia
and Singapore.
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Exams and assessments
Expanding horizons
Our core activity is the worldwide
provision of high-quality music exams,
and this continued successfully during
the year. There were 672,000 ABRSM
assessments taken in 2012–13, an
increase of 2.5% on the previous
year. Practical graded music exams
remained the most popular.
We know that to maintain
our high standards we must
continually review, and where
necessary improve, all aspects
of the ABRSM exam experience.
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We continued to train new examiners and
support our existing team through courses,
conferences and new resources.
Exams and
assessments
UK and Ireland
During 2012, 357,000 assessments –
graded music exams, diplomas and
Music Medals – were taken in the UK
and Ireland. This represented a 2.8%
increase on the previous year and was
the highest number of UK and Ireland
exam entries since 2006.
Music Theory
Our diploma exams remained popular,
with the number of entries exceeding
our expectations for the year by
16%. Theory entries also exceeded
predictions by 2.5%, while entries for
Music Medals were up 8% compared
with the previous year. There were
declines for some instruments within
the woodwind and brass families,
however. Overall, Piano and Singing
exams were the most popular.
Around the world
A total of 315,000 assessments were
taken internationally – an increase
of 2.2% on the previous year. We saw
particularly strong growth in China
with entries up by 38%. Hong Kong,
Malaysia and Singapore now account
for 61% of our international exam
entries and overall our income from
international activities increased
by 4% in 2012, compared with the
previous year.
Examiners
We held Initial Training and
Assessment Weekends for trainee
examiners in February, June and
November. Sixty-six musicians
attended these courses and 36 have
since joined our examining panel. Our
June training session was, for the first
time, held offsite. This allowed us to
accommodate more trainees and was
so successful that we are now planning
further offsite training in the future.
We also organised jazz training for
examiners. Twenty-three attended the
workshop and, as a result, 18 are now
dual jazz and classical examiners.
A total of 641 classical, jazz and
diploma examiners worked for
us in 2012. In addition, 90 Music
Theory examiners marked ABRSM
exam papers.
We also updated many of our examiner
reference materials, producing a new
examiner role description and person
specification, application guidance
notes and a new Code of Conduct. We
also developed online examiner tools
for viewing and downloading candidate
lists and ordering mark forms, and a
range of audio visual resources for use
during examiner training.
We replaced our usual small-scale
regional examiner seminars with
four large-scale conferences in
Manchester and Reading. This new
approach meant that we could run
different sessions simultaneously
throughout the day, with a wider range
of content and more presenters.
In response to customer
feedback we introduced faster
access to Music Theory results.
They are now available online
after four weeks, as opposed to
six weeks. We also published
our Music Theory marking
criteria online.
UK and Ireland
This was the first full year of
our new exam timetabling
framework in the UK and
Ireland – the first step
towards future customer
service developments. We
continued to work hard to
improve customer service and
efficiency on a day-to-day basis
and, at the end of the year,
launched a major initiative
to encourage more online
exam bookings.
Around the world
70% of our international
representatives are now using
our new online administration
system – ExAM.
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In 2012 we conducted our first ever survey of
ABRSM candidates to find out what they thought
about their exam experience, from arrival at the
centre to the exam itself. Flyers at exam centres
throughout the UK were used to invite candidates
to take part.
83% of candidates said
they wanted to take
another ABRSM exam
in the future.
Researching the exam experience
More than 2,200 candidates completed
our online survey after taking an exam.
We wanted to find out how they felt
about taking an ABRSM exam, what the
experience was like for them, and what
we might do to improve it.
The majority of participants had a good
exam experience. They felt welcomed
at their exam centre and rated ABRSM
staff and examiners highly in terms
of friendliness. Candidates were also
happy with the pace of the exam itself.
Unsurprisingly, many were nervous
before the exam but they also felt
‘determined’ and ‘excited’.
On leaving the exam room, they
felt relief together with a range of
positive emotions – they were ‘happy’,
‘satisfied’, ‘relaxed’, ‘proud’ and
‘cheerful’. The majority of candidates
were keen to go on to take another
exam, and saw ABRSM exams as an
important part of their learning.
The survey confirmed that what makes
all the difference to candidates in the
exam situation is the manner of the
examiner. Candidates welcomed a
‘calm and supportive’ atmosphere, and
noted when an examiner did everything
he or she could ‘to make the exam as
relaxing as possible’. Other candidates
referred to friendly examiners who
helped to ‘get rid of nerves’ or to ‘being
made to feel at ease’.
Later in the year we carried out a
survey of teachers in the UK and we
will be continuing with similar research
involving candidates and teachers in
2013 and beyond.
Taking an exam gives
me something to aim for.
Without that I wouldn’t
have the incentive to
work so hard.
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Exams and
assessments
In revising our
marking criteria we
aimed to maximise
consistency, while
promoting transparency
and objectivity in
our exams.
Revising our marking criteria
Over the year we spent a considerable
amount of time on research and
consultation regarding our marking
criteria. As a result, we have since
published a set of revised marking
criteria for instrumental and singing
exams at Grades 1 to 8. These will be
used from January 2014 by all ABRSM
examiners when awarding marks in
our exams.
In revising the criteria, we retained
what works well, making changes only
where there was an opportunity to
bring greater clarity and consistency.
We also took great care to keep the
standards exactly the same. This
means that everyone involved can be
absolutely confident that in terms of
assessment, nothing will change. The
exam experience for candidates will
not be affected in any way.
The criteria are fundamental to
the consistency and integrity of our
marking, so it is essential that we
review and revise them from time to
time. We took a long, hard look at the
criteria to see how we could refresh
and improve them.
Overall we aimed to produce a set of
criteria that maximises consistency
of marking, while also promoting
transparency and objectivity in our
exams. For all concerned, we wanted
the criteria to be more logical and
straightforward to use, simpler to
understand, and easier to read at a
glance. For teachers and candidates
especially, we wanted to provide
helpful information about how marks
are awarded in each category of result,
and in each section of the exam, all in
an easily accessibly format.
HLRs in focus
This was a year of significant
focus on our Honorary Local
Representatives (HLRs)
and stewards – our external
network of ‘volunteers’ who
play an essential role in the
successful delivery of our
exams. We now have more
than 300 HLRs, and 2012
was the first full year of
operation for our dedicated
HLR Administration Team.
We also introduced a new
HLR focus group to draw on
their significant expertise and
revised our HLR induction
process. At the end of the year
HLR numbers had risen to 314.
Music Medals
As we moved into 2013 we
passed the milestone of 60,000
Music Medals candidates
since their launch in 2004.
Entries continue to grow, with
Violin being the most popular
instrument. A growing
number of teacher-assessors
used Music Medals for the first
time, following online or
face-to-face training. During
the year we held free Music
Medals training sessions for
more than 400 teachers at
16 music services.
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Professional development
Supporting teachers
Throughout 2012 we continued
to support teachers by providing
innovative courses, online learning
opportunities and a range of short
workshops and seminars. These
included a series of 12 continuing
professional development (CPD)
workshops in Manchester and London
on topics such as teaching in groups,
developing aural skills and the art
of accompaniment.
We also organised courses, workshops
and seminars for teachers in Hong
Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia and
Singapore. In addition, our CT ABRSM
Plus course had another successful
year in the UK and abroad.
Online learning continued to prove
popular. Being an Effective Teacher,
our bespoke online course, has now
been taken by more than 200 teachers
around the world since its launch
in 2010.
We continued to support teachers
by providing innovative courses,
online learning opportunities,
workshops and seminars.
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ABRSM is committed to working
ever more closely with music
teachers to help them bring out
the best in every student.
Centenary Travel Grant fund
In September 2012 three teachers –
flautist Ilke Lea Alexander, trombonist
Justin Sasman and pianist and
saxophonist Hayley White – travelled
from South Africa to Manchester,
thanks to ABRSM’s Centenary Travel
Grant (CTG) fund. They spent a term
at the Royal Northern College of
Music (RNCM) studying jazz, from its
performance and history to effective
methods for teaching improvisation
and motivating beginners. They also
gained from advanced instrumental
coaching and access to Manchester’s
vibrant cultural scene. The scholars,
selected by audition and interview,
were at different stages in their
teaching careers.
Justin, who had worked for nearly
seven years as bass trombonist
with the Cape Town Philharmonic
Orchestra, recalled that he had no
idea what to expect from the CTG
programme. ‘I thought let’s go along
and see what happens. I’m so glad I
did.’ He admitted that after four years
away from the orchestral workplace,
his playing skills had grown rusty.
Individual lessons and a place in the
RNCM Big Band rapidly revived Justin’s
enthusiasm for practice and appetite
for improving his performance.
‘After holding down an orchestral job
in Cape Town, I thought I could play
trombone,’ he said. ‘And then realised
how much there was still to learn!
The approach to playing and teaching
the instrument was different and
things which seemed impossible, like
lip-slurring between first and fourth
or fifth position, turned out to be very
possible indeed!’
At the RNCM
I realised how
much there is
still to learn!
— Jason Sasman,
CTG scholar
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ABRSM’s support
allowed me to reconnect
with the fundamental
values of teaching.
— Hayley White,
CTG scholar
As part of their studies, the CTG
scholars also visited Scotland to
explore jazz teaching with renowned
jazz educators Richard and Morag
Michael. Ilke Lea Alexander, the
youngest of our 2012 CTG recipients,
was certainly inspired by them and by
her pedagogy and teaching studies at
the RNCM.
Having graduated in music from the
University of the Witwatersrand in
Johannesburg in 2011, Ilke had been
teaching in schools and privately but
had never been trained as a teacher.
‘I didn’t think teaching was something
that you could learn – that’s not the
idea I was exposed to in Johannesburg.
All my friends teach part-time but
none of them studied music teaching.
I took back tools from the Royal
Northern which made me better able
to teach my kids, such as ways to make
lessons more creative and interactive.
This experience opened my eyes to
how much there is to learn and
how much further I can take my
teaching studies.’
Hayley White’s Manchester experience
was stimulating and demanding.
Although many of her pupils, at
a school outside Richards Bay in
KwaZulu-Natal, had expressed interest
in learning jazz, she was unsure
about how to teach them to improvise.
Individual lessons and classes at
the RNCM helped her demystify
improvisation and acquire the skills
to teach it.
‘The learning experience there was
challenging and even humbling at
times but I really made progress.
My experience in Manchester was
refreshing and ABRSM’s support
allowed me to reconnect with the
fundamental values of teaching
and think about the future evolution
of my own teaching practice.
I feel incredibly grateful for the
opportunities I’ve received.’
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Working with teachers
Networking
Our conferences in
Manchester, Birmingham
and London gave hundreds
of teachers in the UK the
opportunity to network and
to explore new repertoire,
resources and teaching ideas
through presentations and
workshops. Around 800
teachers attended these events.
Flexible learning
The CT ABRSM Plus
course combines two highly
respected qualifications – the
Certificate of Teaching and
our DipABRSM Principles
of Teaching diploma. This
is a part-time course which
provides teachers with the
opportunity to spend an
extended period of time
exploring, reflecting on and
developing their teaching with
the input of specialist mentors.
In 2012 we ran the CT ABRSM
Plus in Hong Kong, Singapore
and the UK.
Workshops
We held many workshops
for teachers around the
world during the year. These
included: sessions on the
new Piano syllabus in Hong
Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia and
Singapore; training to support
preparation for our LRSM
Teaching diploma in Hong
Kong; and a Music Theory
workshop in Singapore.
International
conferences
Our international conferences
included a weekend event
for CT ABRSM holders from
Hong Kong and Singapore.
Teachers explored a range
of topics, including choral
singing, developing advanced
aural skills and leadership
in education.
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ABRSM’s innovative and farsighted work has
never been more important or relevant to
the music education world as a whole.
— Darren Henley OBE, Managing Director of
Classic FM and ABRSM trustee
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Syllabuses and resources
Syllabuses, digital and published materials
We are committed to actively
supporting high quality
music making, learning and
development throughout the world,
and to producing the best possible
resources for music teachers
and students.
In 2012 we published a range of books
to support our syllabuses, including a
new suite of Piano Exam Pieces, as well
as Shining Brass, an innovative series
for beginner brass players.
Our social networking communities
continued to grow rapidly throughout
the world, giving us the opportunity
to engage with ever more teachers
and learners. We also launched a new
website, which drew on feedback from
extensive research and user testing to
offer a more user-friendly experience.
Throughout the year we also focused
on developing digital resources. We
produced our first app, Aural Trainer,
and developed a mobile version of our
Speedshifter practice tool, launched
in 2013.
We provide a rich and varied
selection of supporting materials,
including syllabus publications,
online resources, apps and films.
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ABRSM is one of the UK’s leading
music publishers. Our publications not
only support our exam syllabuses but
also provide additional repertoire for
teachers and learners.
In 2012 our Publishing and Syllabus
teams worked jointly on a number
of major projects, from our annually
published Music Theory Past Papers and
Model Answers to new volumes of Piano
Exam Pieces to support the 2013 & 2014
Piano syllabus.
With the publication of new
syllabuses for Horn, E flat Horn,
Baritone/Euphonium and Tuba we
brought out books of repertoire for
brass players at all levels - Shining
Brass and Principal Horn. We were
delighted that Shining Brass, one of our
most exciting publications of 2012, was
shortlisted for the Best Print Resource
award at the inaugural 2013 Music
Teacher Awards for Excellence.
A highlight of the year was the
expansion of our Chinese language
books, produced with our partner,
PMPH, in Beijing and showing our
commitment to this developing market.
During 2012 we published Chinese
editions of Piano Exam Pieces, Piano
Scales & Arpeggios, Specimen Aural
Tests, and Music Theory Past Papers
as well as a translation of our
Violin syllabus.
Finally, at the close of 2012, Boydell
& Brewer published ABRSM: A Social
and Cultural History, by David Wright.
This fascinating volume plots the
development of ABRSM from 1889
to the present day.
We also published a range of other
books, including Joining the Dots for
Guitar (Grades 1–5), Aural Training in
Practice (Grades 6–8), Music in Words
(2nd edition), and Spectrum for Piano
Duet, the ninth book in our Spectrum
series of contemporary albums for
players of all ages.
We listened to brass teachers and extended
the syllabus to include more choice and
more instrument-specific music.
— Nicky Daw, ABRSM Brass syllabus
consultant and Head of Worcestershire Youth
Music’s Brass and Percussion Faculty
Syllabuses
and publications
Music and
CD sales
In 2012 we sold well over
two million publications
and CDs worldwide.
Bowed Strings
Revised repertoire lists for
Violin came into use in
January 2012, along with
new scales and sight-reading
for Violin, Viola, Cello and
Double Bass.
Piano and Brass
We published new syllabuses,
featuring refreshed repertoire
lists for Piano, Horn, E flat
Horn, Baritone/Euphonium
and Tuba. These came into
use in January 2013.
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There is something here for
everyone ... a selection of the most
varied pieces you could ask for.
— Anthony Williams, ABRSM Piano syllabus
selector and examiner and teacher
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In October 2012 we launched our
new website. Developed using
feedback from extensive research
and user testing, the site provides
visitors with quick and easy access
to information and resources.
Joining the Dots for Guitar
Grade 1
A Fresh Approach
to Sight-Reading
Joining
the Dots
for Guitar
Alan Bullard and Richard Wright
Shining Brass, Book 1
Key features:
• two pieces from each of Lists A, B, and C of Grades 1–3 of the
ABRSM 2013 syllabus for E b Horn, Horn, Baritone, Euphonium and Tuba
• a single part book that can be used by treble- and bass-clef brass
including Eb Tuba
• CD featuring performances and all backing tracks
• separate Bb, Eb, and F piano accompaniment books
Grades 1–3
Shining Brass, Book 1 piano accompaniments
1–3
Grades
Book 1
with CD
Shining Brass is an exciting series of graded repertoire pieces and studies
that can be played by any brass instrument. Book 1 contains 18 pieces in a
variety of attractive styles, specially commissioned from seven of the finest
composers of brass music writing today.
Shining Brass, Book 1 Part Book with CD
• ? Brass • ? E b Tuba
& Brass
SECOND EDITION
Shining
Brass
Music in
Words
18 repertoire pieces and studies
A guide to researching and
writing about music
Shining Brass, Book 2 and piano accompaniments
The following resources are available from the ABRSM
app centre: www.abrsm.org/appcentre
Audio downloads
Speedshifter
Aural Trainer
ABRSM
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ABRSM is the exam board of the Royal Schools of Music. We are
committed to actively supporting high-quality music-making,
learning and development throughout the world, and to producing
the best possible resources for music teachers and students.
Trevor Herbert
Grade
1
Piano Exam Pieces 2013 & 2014
Piano
Exam Pieces
ABRSM Grade 1
Selected from the
2013 & 2014 syllabus
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Some of the most innovative and
far-reaching work we undertook
in 2012 was in the area of digital
and online learning.
Aural Trainer
We continued to develop digital
resources to support teachers and
students. Launched in 2012, our Aural
Trainer app now has more than 30,000
users in 88 countries and regularly
ranks among the top 30 education apps
in the UK.
It was nominated for the Best Digital
Resource award at the 2013 Music
Teacher Awards for Excellence and won
the Life Tools App Award at the 2012
Meffy Awards. The Meffys recognised
Aural Trainer as ‘setting a benchmark
for how apps can be used to create
useful and immersive experiences,
helping students achieve their
educational goals.’
Using mobile recording and touch
screen technology, Aural Trainer
offers a new way to practise aural
skills. Through a series of interactive
challenges, students can develop their
ability to identify and describe musical
features quickly and accurately.
The app covers all elements of our
aural tests at Grades 1 to 5, including
sight-singing and the echo test,
while also providing comprehensive
feedback and a page for tracking
progress. We are now working on an
Android version of the resource.
A new website
As a result of the 2012 redesign, our
website now features localised content
for every country in which we operate,
devoted pages for every instrument
and grade, and a new exam support
section providing tips and guidance for
teachers and candidates.
The ‘hub’ pages for each instrument
and grade allow users to download
syllabuses and find all relevant
supporting resources from a single
location. New exam guidance
materials, videos, podcasts, resources
and applications are also available.
The website layout now adapts itself
automatically to work effectively on
popular mobile and tablet devices.
These website changes have resulted
in a 23% increase in pages viewed per
visit and a 6% increase in the average
length of visits. Visits on mobile devices
are up by 46%. In total, our website
was visited over six million times
by approximately 2.5 million unique
visitors between January 2012 and
July 2013.
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Newsletters by email
The number of applicants receiving
our regular enewsletters continued
to grow. We now send these to more
than 68,000 applicants every month,
providing the latest information about
our exams, products and services,
and teacher support activities.
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Social media
We saw major growth in the number of
people using social media to connect
with ABRSM. We now have more
than 85,000 Facebook fans and 8,000
followers on Twitter.
During the year we added several
films to our YouTube channel,
including an introduction to our Brass
syllabus and three films about our
Music Medals assessments. The
channel now offers a variety of useful
resources and short films.
The new ABRSM
website was visited
over six million times
by approximately
2.5 million unique
visitors between
January 2012 and
July 2013.
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Supporting music education
Donations, scholarships and sponsorship
We support music education through
charitable donations, scholarships
and sponsorship of organisations and
initiatives around the world.
A large proportion of our charitable
donation goes to support four Royal
Schools of Music in the UK: the Royal
Academy of Music, Royal College of
Music, Royal Northern College of
Music and Royal Conservatoire of
Scotland. In 2012 we also provided
scholarships and bursaries to 72
outstanding junior, undergraduate
and postgraduate students at
these colleges.
We also awarded new scholarships to
students studying at the Royal Welsh
College of Music and Drama (RWCMD)
and at the Hong Kong Academy for
Performing Arts (HKAPA). The first
recipients of our RWCMD scholarships
were Welsh undergraduate cellist
Luke Millard and Chinese postgraduate
harpsichordist Chubing Wang.
Eventually awards will also be made
to younger musicians at the college’s
Junior Department. In Hong Kong,
pianist Andy Chung Hok-chun was
awarded a scholarship for his
four-year course at HKAPA.
Through sponsorship we supported a
number of organisations in the UK and
around the world including: Music for
Youth; the National Youth Orchestra
of Great Britain; the Mayor’s Fund
for Young Musicians; the Singapore
Symphony Orchestra’s Youth
Mentoring Scheme; and the Chamber
Music New Zealand competition.
This was also the first year for our
International Sponsorship Fund.
In 2012 we awarded new
scholarships to students
at the RWCMD and HKAPA.
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Our International Sponsorship Fund
is open to individuals, groups or
organisations outside the UK and
Ireland engaged in activities that
inspire people to participate in music.
International sponsorship
In 2012 we awarded our first
International Sponsorship Fund (ISF)
grants to the following recipients:
the Kampala Music School (KMS) in
Uganda; the Mandaluyong Children’s
Choir in the Philippines; Musica
Sinfonietta in Malaysia; the Providence
Heights Community Band in Jamaica;
the Tender Talents Magnet School in
Uganda; and the India National
Youth Orchestra.
The Kampala Music School used
its grant to implement a teacher
development programme designed
to further the skills of staff and other
teachers in the region. The programme
included instrument-specific teaching
workshops as well as covering general
musicianship, sight-reading and aural
skills, exam preparation, performance
practice and instrumental lessons.
‘We also hope to organise training
from beyond Uganda for our teachers,‘
explained Natasha Chong, Deputy
Director at KMS. ‘The teachers here
have so much drive and commitment
and long to have the opportunity
to progress,’ she added, ‘but until
now neither KMS nor the teachers
themselves have been in a position to
pay for such development. We hope
that in the long term this funding will
help the school to grow, providing
more work for teachers and new
musical learning opportunities for
young people in Uganda.’
The teachers here have so much drive
and commitment and long to have
the opportunity to progress ... this
funding will help the school to grow,
providing more work for teachers and
new musical opportunities for young
people in Uganda.
— Natasha Chong, Deputy Director of
Kampala Music School
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This sponsorship is all about strengthening
our engagement with the international
music education community. We have been
delighted by the difference our funding
has made to those involved.
ABRSM’s grant
allowed us to buy
musical instruments
and start a concert
band. We’ve already
bought a five-piece
drum-kit, a bass
guitar and amplifier,
ten music stands
and percussion
instruments.
— Providence Heights
Community Band
The Mandaluyong Children’s Choir,
works with underprivileged but
musically talented children from
Mandaluyong City. The choir used
its funding to support a wideranging education programme,
while Malaysia’s Musica Sinfonietta
was able to host a five-day intensive
‘music camp’ that brought together
80 music educators and performers.
Formed in 2010 by a group of music
educators and performers, the
Sinfonietta promotes music-making
and the arts in Penang, and across
the wider Malaysian community. ‘As
a non-governmental organisation
we’re always looking for sponsorship,’
June Ong, the Sinfonietta’s President,
commented. ‘We took the opportunity
to apply for ABRSM’s help to make
a better camp, with more tutors and
better facilities.’
Funding from ABRSM also helped
Jamaica’s Providence Heights
Community Band to launch a new
Community Recital Programme and
to repair and purchase instruments.
‘Before receiving the grant it was
challenging to conduct a rehearsal,’
Music Director Dwayne Haughton
explained. ‘Our instruments were
second-hand and donated, and their
condition had deteriorated. We had
no funding to repair them or buy new
ones. ABRSM’s support made this
possible. It also meant that some
of our students could take part in
seminars and local programmes.
Our grant has changed the future of
the band.’
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Supporting music
education
Music for Youth
In 2012 we continued our long
term sponsorship of Music for
Youth. Its Regional Festival
Series (RFS) took place in
February and March with
around 70 festivals held in
more than 50 UK venues and
involving some 50,000 young
musicians. These festivals offer
young performers playing in
groups of all sizes and in a
wide range of styles the chance
to perform to each other
and gain valuable feedback.
The Music for Youth year
culminated in November with
the celebratory Schools Prom
concerts at London’s Royal
Albert Hall.
National Youth
Orchestra
The full rehearsals were electrifying and it was
incredible to see how much we’d achieved in just
one day ... lots of players said they couldn’t wait
to go away and practise and hopefully audition
in the future.
— Lily Whitehust and Laura Rickard,
NYO Inspire Day participants
We sponsored the National
Youth Orchestra’s (NYO)
Inspire Days across the
country. In April, 50 young
musicians joined NYO
principals for an Inspire
Day in Durham, working on
Tchaikovsky’s Suite No. 3
and Bernstein’s overture to
West Side Story. The NYO also
held further Inspire Days in
London and Derry later in
the year.
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For many children the experience of
performing is a first step away from the
margins of society towards a future where
they have a contribution to make.
— Jeremy Bradshaw, Musequality/Tender
Talents Magnet School
The ISF also meant that Uganda’s
Tender Talents Magnet School for
deprived children could continue with
its music programme, set up by charity
Musequality. Since 1999 the school
has taught around 450 students at
Kasangati, near Kampala, thanks to
the vision of its founder Frank
Katoola and his wife, Brenda.
Dependent entirely on donations, the
school teaches young people from the
most deprived parts of the community.
‘We urgently needed funds to continue
with our music education programme,’
said Frank, himself a choir trainer
at the school. ‘With ABRSM’s help
we’ve been able to support the
music teachers who come to us from
Kampala Music School and buy a piano
we’d been renting.
‘The school has shot up the table of
academic achievement in Uganda
and we believe music has been a key
element in promoting that. Learning a
musical instrument or to sing provides
the discipline, practicality and sense of
personal responsibility that then spins
off into academic subjects.’
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Supporting
music education
Finally, we supported a residential
course for members of India’s National
Youth Orchestra (INYO). Launched
in 2010, some 150 musicians,
representing 12 different Indian
states, have since become involved
with the orchestra
Key to the orchestra’s development is
training for players, but also ongoing
professional development for teachers.
The INYO yearly schedule includes a
10- to 15-day course, which in 2012
was held in Bangalore. ‘We received
enough funding from ABRSM to get
our musicians from Kolkata and
Kalimpong to Bangalore and also to
pay for their accommodation,’ said
Sonia Khan, INYO Managing Director.
‘Intensive training has meant rapidly
improving standards which in turn
have widened horizons. Our musicians
have had the opportunity to rehearse
and perform with German, Austrian,
Italian and Canadian orchestras.’
Mayor’s Fund for
Young Musicians
In June 2012, we began
working with the
London-based Mayor’s
Fund for Young Musicians
(MFYM), funding scholarships
over four years. MYFM works
with music services and local
schools to identify and support
talented children who show
outstanding potential and
commitment to learning
an instrument.
Federation of
Music Services
We continued to support
the Federation of Music
Services in 2012, sponsoring
workshops and masterclasses,
in particular as part of
the organisation’s annual
conference.
Singapore
Symphony
Orchestra
At the start of 2012, we
launched a new initiative
with the Singapore Symphony
Orchestra: a Youth Mentoring
Scheme for promising
instrumentalists who have
excelled in ABRSM’s diploma
exams. The scheme is
continuing in 2013.
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ABRSM has played a key part in helping
Music for Youth support many thousands
of young musicians and teachers through
the provision of professional-standard
performance platforms and live
music-making events all over the UK.
— Judith Webster, Chief Executive of
Music for Youth
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Chairman’s statement
The final word
At a time of significant change in
our sector, ABRSM is well placed
to use its expertise, experience
ABRSM is well placed
to use its expertise,
experience and
influence to secure
a positive future for
young musicians in
the UK and around
the world
— Colette Bowe,
Chairman
In July 2013 the UK government
pledged £292m to support young
peoples’ engagement in cultural
activities until 2015. The announcement
led to an interesting debate over
the future of music education, as
well as the arts, in this country. We
were, of course, encouraged by
many elements of the Department of
Culture, Media and Sport’s Cultural
Education document, particularly
the recommendation that all young
people should have the opportunity ‘to
learn about, take part in and enjoy the
cultural life of our country’.
We all know that music, of all kinds,
is central to young peoples’ cultural
experience, but we believe it’s an
essential part of their education too.
and influence to secure a positive
future for young musicians in the UK
and around the world. However, we
cannot do this alone. It’s increasingly
important that we continue to build
partnerships globally with those who
believe in giving developing musicians
the skills they need to get the most
from music and their music-making.
So, we are putting in place new ways
to strengthen our relationships with
teachers and candidates, and with
those who have a positive impact on
music learning and participation more
broadly. Together we can make a real
difference.
The coming year will see us continuing
to carry out our work to the highest
standards. Our passion for music and
music education, and commitment to
integrity and innovation are fundamental
to ABRSM’s continuing success.
I’d like to thank you for your continued
support as we seek to strengthen our
position as an exam board with a global
reach and reputation – one that is
intent on inspiring musical learning
and achievement.
Colette Bowe
Chairman
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Who’s who at ABRSM
Patron
Her Majesty The Queen
President
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales
Governing Body
Colette Bowe
Chairman
Examiners,
representatives
and contacts
Executive Directorate
Leslie East
Chief Executive
Lincoln Abbotts
Director of Strategic Development
Tim Arnold
International Operations Director
Professor Jonathan Freeman-Attwood
Principal of the Royal Academy
of Music
Robin Barry
Publishing and Product
Development Director
Darren Henley OBE
Sue Cambridge
Executive Director:
Finance and Administration
Professor Colin Lawson
Director of the Royal College of Music
Professor Linda Merrick
Principal of the Royal Northern
College of Music
Philip Ramsbottom
David Roper
Tony Travis
Professor John Wallace CBE
Principal of the Royal Conservatoire
of Scotland
Nicholas Ward
Vicki Fruish
Human Resources Director
John Holmes
Chief Examiner
Penny Milsom
UK Operations Director
Eugene O’Donnell
IT Director
Nigel Scaife
Syllabus Director
Ben Selby
Marketing Director
You can find lists of all
our current examiners,
representatives and contacts
at www.abrsm.org.
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Celebrating achievement
Each year we celebrate the
achievements of students and teachers
who have worked hard to develop
their musical or professional skills.
We congratulate many people, from
those who have gained an ABRSM
diploma, a Certificate of Teaching
(CT ABRSM) or an ABRSM scholarship
or bursary, to those who have
performed exceptionally in graded
music exams.
These are the people who
make ABRSM what it is.
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Diploma of the
Associated Board of the
Royal Schools of Music
ABRSM diplomas are designed to
encourage a diversity of approaches
to performing, directing, and teaching
music and to stimulate achievement
through acquiring skills, knowledge
and understanding. These highly
respected and letter-bearing
qualifications carry worldwide
recognition. ABRSM diplomas are
available at three levels – Diploma,
Licentiate and Fellowship – and in
three subjects: Music Performance,
Music Direction and Instrumental/
Vocal Teaching.
Australia
Alexandra Brewington
Margaret Buck
Loreen Chui
Silvia De Almeida
Catherine Jensen
Letao Jian
Daniel Sidney Francis
Johnson
Sarah Ruth Leard
Alicia Limasa
Jack Johnstone Main
Laura Alice Morell
Melissa Voyias
Wan Yuen Yee
Samantha Jane Williams
Man Yau Wong
Nancy Yao
Yu Sze Ling
Belgium
Sarah Lebrecht
Canada
Chang Wei-Han
Wan-Ju (Angela) Lee
Phan Han Anh Khiet
Bernard Chi-Hay Szeto
Rachel Tandun
Rhythm Tang
Amy Yen
China
Manshu Cai
Wing Yin Winnie Chan
Roseanne Ruo Xi Chao
Chen Jin
Meilun Chen
Cheung Tsam Jenny
Chiu Man Him Joshua
Cui Amanda Chuxuan
Hong Bok Thoe Wallace
Huang Ren Ke
Huang Shih Ting
Huang Yin Ru
Law Chi Teng Michelle
Hang Yee Lee
Jack Li
Jiajun Li
Li Xin
Zi Wen Li
Liang Yin Yan
Lin Yi
Liu Yu Xin
Lu Rui
Ngiaw Jing Tian
Alexander Chen Pan
Shen Yue
Su Peng
Ting Gloria Yujin
Yi Ting Wong
Wu Xinyi
Hao Tian Yang
Zeng Wen Tao
Zhang Lin
Zhang Si Han
Zhao Jing Wei
Zheng Xian Rui
Jiale Zhou
Zhu Mei
Cyprus
Amanta Andreou
Giannakis Kalogirou
Konstantina Maimari
Lambis Pavlou
Christina Themistocleous
Maria Zenonos
Denmark
Mikkel Lundkvist
Egypt
Mina Nabil Hanna Barsoum
Nada Ahmed Mohamed
Mahmoud
France
Ka Lun Cheung
François Etchebarne
Germany
Gudrun Tomlinson
Greece
Despoina Skandalaki
Hong Kong
Wai Ling Ang
Chak Ching Yi
Chak Sin Oi
Chi Kit Chan
Chan Ho Ying
Ivan King Heng Chan
Jason Yiu Ho Chan
Chan Kai Yin
Kit Ying Chan
Chan Kwan Pui
Lai Fun Chan
Chan Lok Yan
Chan Mei Yee
Chan Pui Yee
Suk Wah Margaret Chan
Tsun Heng Chan
Chan Tsz Yan
Chan Yet-Chung
Christopher
Wun Ming Chan
Cheng Chi Wah
Hong Cheuk Cheng
Cheng Ka Shun
Cheng Kwan Kit
Lap Ting Cheuk
Ho Cheung Cheung
Ho Ching Cheung
Ho Ting Chris Cheung
Hoi Ching Cheung
Cheung Mei Yi
Ray Yeung Cheung
Suen Kong Raymond
Cheung
Sin Yue Cheung
Tsing Lam Christy Cheung
Chi Wai Ching Andy
Choi Yim Kee Christine
Choi Yuen Tsing
Yuk Wan Choi
Man Fei Ivy Chou
Choy Man Wai Angela
Chu Ka Hing
Nog Qin Chui
Chung Ji Hin
Chung Pui Man
Chi Ching Ingrid Fan
Fu Ho Cheong
Kat Ho Fu
Kin Tsun Fung
Fung Kwan Lok
Fung Wai Ting Tiffany
Lok Hang Ho
Ho Miles Yue Kiu
Sin Ning Shannon Ho
Ho Yan Tat
Hon Yee Leung
Hsu Ming Fen Angel
Hui Yiu Tung
Yee Hung
Kam Ka Him Kenneth
Yin Wai Wailly Kau
Wai Fung Ko
King Lam Kwan
Kwan Wan Yi
Kwok Hoi Kit
Kelly Kwok
Kwok Pui Yee
Kwok Wing Yin
Yi Tak Kwok
Kwong Ho Ching
Wai Ting Kwong
Chung Foon Lai
Lai Yin Ting
An Ning Lam
Hau Man Cecilia Lam
Lam Hei Yu
Ho Yin Lam
Lucas Chadwick Lam
Lam Pak Lai
Lam Pak Lun
Lau Kwan Lam
Lau Yik Ching
Jonathan Dominic Law
Lee Cheuk Yan
Fung Yee Lee
Lee Lai Man
Leung Chi Ho Jonathan
Leung Chun Tao Darren
Ho Yat Elliot Leung
Hui Ling Leung
Leung Ka Ming
Kwai Fan Leung
Pui Ying Leung
Leung Siu Hey Michael
Leung Wai Man
Leung Yi Ting
Yiu To Leung
Ho Ting Li
Li Nap Ki
Li Siu Lun
Tsz Ki Li
Li Yuk Lok
Li Zi Jun
Ho Ka Claudia Lin
Liu Tung Bo
Lo Chi Pang
Lo Siu Kee
Lo Tsz Ching
Wing Sze Lo
Lui Chit Ling Jeanie
Ma Hin Yung
Ma Kei Yan Karen
Yip Wah Anwar Ma
Mo Man Tina Mak
Mok Siu Wai
Winnie Wai Ling Mok
Wai Man Nam
Ng Cheuk Sze Jessy
Ng Chi Ho Wallace
Ho Ching Ng
Ng Man Yui
Ng Wing Yan
Wing Yee Queenie Ng
Kei Foon Ngai
Chung Hin Pang
Kit Yan Rebekah Poon
Poon Wing Yan Suki
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NEW DIPLOMA HOLDERS
DipABRSM continued
Pu Jessica Huan Jia
Kwan Wai Cheng
Ka Yan Shiu
Hiu Shan Siu
Hiu Tung Siu
Siu Wai Chee
Siu Yeung Yiu
Szeto Chun Kin
Tam Ho Wai
Choi Yi Joyce Tang
Hiu Sze Tang
Suet Man Tang
Yi Lam Tang
Tao Yilan
Ting Hon Man
Tsz Wai Edith Ting
Tong Ka Wun
Kong Yan Tong
Tong Ming Chak
Tong Wendy
Tsang Ho Ting Jeremy
Wing Lam Tsang
Tsang Yip Ho
David Tse
Wing Sheung Tammy Tse
Ka Chai Eric Tso
Tso So Yee
Tsui Sheung Tsun
Tsui Yee Man
Elaine Wang
Wong Ching Laam
Wong Ellis Ho Ching
Hiu Wai Wong
Wong Kar Ho Toby
Karen Wong
Wong Kin Cheung
Wong Nga Yin Cecilia
Sin Hang Wong
Sui Xin Daphne Wong
Wong Tin Yan Carina
Wong Wang Shun
Wing Yin Wong
Wong Yin Ho
Wong Yuen Wai
Yung Hong Wong
Woo Angel
Wu Tsz Hin Elton
Dan Xie
Bertram Ross Yap
Chie Annie Yeung
Ho Yan Annette Yeung
Yeung Hoi Ching
Ka Wai Yip
Yu Man Bill
Yu Po Yan Grace
Yu Tsz Ching
Wan Ting Yu
Yuen Lai Ming Serena
Tsui Ying Yuen
Chi Nga Yung
Zhao Wei
Iceland
Margrét Árnadóttir
Þorhallur Barðason
Björg Birgisdottir
Ásdís Björg Gestsdóttir
Ása Björg Guðlaugsdòttir
Maria Vigdis Kjartansdóttir
Salka Rùn Sigurðardóttìr
India
Cheon Enok
Ye Jin Kim
Karnajit Laishram
Ryan Matthew Lewis
Sarah Mathews
Rim Zion
Aching Shaiza
Christopher Williams
Indonesia
Devi Adiwinoto
Elsa Angelie
Katherine Arianti
Metta Faurizka Ariono
Anita Djunaedi
Fifi Embut
Gracia Halim
Juuke Hartana
Tanoto Jeremiah
Constantine
Leonardi Joewono
Koslinda
Ricky Indra Kusuma
Miriam Chandra
Maleeva Lestari
Daniel Marihat H Pasaribu
Reynaldi Raharja
Lucas Sebastian
Karina Setiawan
Angelia Soegito
Irine Soesanto
Alice Theodora Subrata
Dessica Sandra Surya
Lilian Suwandi
Muliaty Syary
Carol Natasha Tamara
Cindy Andrio Putri Chris
Tanto
Billy Tanujaya
Geraldine Megan Tauran
Gloria Teo
Geoffrey Sartona Lumban
Tobing
Mercillia Widodo
Mrs Yulisetiana
Ireland
Brid Cannon
Adeleh Davis
Aisling Douris
Edmond Michael Dwan
Ciarán Elster
Eveline Glynne Jones
Caitriona Hegarty
Alena Kabylianets
Rachael Keating
John Kehoe-Roche
Deirdre Lynn-Rodgers
Toni Martin
Declan McGoldrick
Elvie Miller
James O’Doherty
Mary Quinn
George Rice
Alan Shinkins
Nathan Thompson
Italy
Vittoria Avogadro
Francesco Banchini
Lianka Bedeschi
Filippo Scarafia
Maaike (Alfreda) Van Ingen
Paola Zambetti
Jamaica
Regnarene Brown
Japan
Yuuichi Kawamata
Aya Murayama
Jordan
Samir Hashweh
Megan Madison
Kenya
Grace Nanjala Nangabo
Corrine Towett
Korea
Hyunji Kim
Amy Ryu
Kuwait
Heui Sung Kim
Macao
Che I Kei
Cheong Man Chong
Han Ji Won
Ieong U Kei
Kok Hio Lok
Ka In Lei
Ling Seng I
Lo Zaneta
Lok Weng Cheng
Sam Ka Lon
Tam Iat Hin
Zhou Cheng Lam
Malaysia
Bong Fui Choo
Charissa Li San Chan
Dawn Chin Shen Peng
Chyn Thong Chong
Clarissa Mei En Chan
Alistair Brian Hamilton
Heng Bee Lee
Amy Kok Yet Lin
Bosco, Khun Hung Lai
Qiao Ying Leong
Pang Khai Shuen
Ling Sze Mei
Ong Ee May Caterine
Seah Luoh Chuin
Tan Ching
Tan Elaine
Heather Ashley Chien Wen
Tan
Megan Gail Rumbaoa
Ventura
Winnie Ling Chai Wei
Wong Sheu Fan
Yeo Hui Lin
Malta
Kevin Azzopardi
Miryea Borg
Petra Magri Gatt
Sarah Mercieca
Mexico
Juan Carlos Lara Lara
Ana Paula Sanchez
Barragan
Jacques Zafra Garcia
New Zealand
Mark Edward Bevin
Catherine Bracegirdle
Ellen Charlotte Callister
Austin Hong Chun Chan
An Ran Chen
Benjamin Chen
Yeonhee Choi
Bethany Sharon Cox
Dawn Ee
Rebecca Grimwood
Zhinan Hu
Tiger Huang
Jack Humphrey
Carolyn Irons
Gian-Luca Kane
Anne Yuen Mon Kei
William Kingi
Koh Esther Yi Li
Ye Ji (Julia) Lee
Grace Leehan
Islay Louise Leov
Harris Pok Hei Leung
Tom Levy
Tianwei Liu
Richard Yuchen Lu
Li Yang Luo
Clare Mcdonald
Choong Won Park
Juno Sung Woong Pyun
Anna Roznawska
Isaac Logan Shatford
Tina Tian Yang Sun
Nicole Ting
Tracy Tsai
Alexander Van Laar-Veth
Rebecca Whalley
Marilyn Jin Yie Woo
Gen Woods
Briana Lucy Wu
Shirley Yueling Xu
Nigeria
Ezekiel Adedoyin
Oluwafemi Emmanuel
Ayodeji
Oluwaseun Daniel
Oluwabusuyi
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Portugal
Francisca Coelho Aires
Mateus
Ana Catarina Bernardino
Costa
Renata Maria Silva Oliveira
Singapore
Ang Wei Yang
Daniel Ang Wei En
Chan Ling Ying Lynn
Cheung Wei Sum
Benjamin Chew Min Hao
Chia Tui Ling Caroline
Chia Ying Yin
Chng Ee Pheng Arlene
Chong Chian Chin
Choong Lee Wen
Chua Peng Peng Margaret
Ms Dyana
Go Ling Hong
Goh Javier
Goh Jing Yi
Goh Ping Audrina
Goh Rui Qi Rachel
Goh Teck Koon
Mathea Goh Xinyi
Jordan Alexandra Junyi
Hadrill
Han Rong Zhou Ryan
Alison Margaret Harvey
Ho Yoke Fun Audris
Nabillah Binte Jalal
Khoo Mei Ling
Ko Pei Chyi
Koay Hao Yan
Kwa Chu Hsian Tiffany
Kyaw Han
Lau Yan Shan
Law Jun Wen
Lee Hong Xuan
Lee Hui Ling
Lee Jia Ying
Lee Mian Jun
Lee Mi-En
Lee Shao-Wei
Lee Ting Hui
Lee Yu Tse
Sandra Lee Yan Mun
Lieu Tze Ern Samuel
Lim Jia Yu Anne Maria
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Lim Nicole Lee
Lim Wei Xuan Nigel
Lim Zhan Feng
Christel Lim Shi-Rui
Charmaine Lim Wan-Qing
Lesley Evita Lin
David Lin Kewei
Liu Ziyuan
Lo Jia’en Carolyn
Loy Zhi Jun
Lum Zhi Yong Aaron
Solomon David Ng
Ng Sze Wei
Melissa Ng Li Ling
Kevin Ng Man Hon
Ng Xin-Yu Nicole
Ong Ai Ling
Ong Hui Ling Emmerlyn
Ong Min Chen Eileen
Phua Huijie (Pan Huijie)
Poh Jer Lin
Quek Chiew Kwee Evelyn
Quek Shui Herng
Quek Yu Chern
Nicholas Quek Wei Sheng
Soh Ker Sing
Soh Kian Bin
Niall Yang Sohan
Song Yueyao
Livia Sutrisno
Tan Chun Kwang
Aileen Tan Ai Ling
Joel Tan Junyao
Alvin Tan Wei Ming
Meri Tan Wei Yan
Zantha Tan Xuanlin
Shenny Tantarica
Tay Shu Wen
Tay Yih Shiang Tanya
Christopher Tay Joshua
Teo Siew Ting
Teo Sue Ying
Thong Ying Xuan
Timothy Thong Zhi Ming
Meyliana Tjoe
Toh Si Yin Hilary
Too Hwee Ling Charlyn
Tseng Hong Kai
Wong Ee Peng
Wong Kin Leng
Wong Poh Ling
Xu Cheng Yin
Yap Mian Hui
Yap Qian Hui Stephanie
Yap Yun Xian
Yap Jia Yu Joey
Grace Marie Yeh
Yip Ting Yuan Darren
Seung Won Winston Yoo
Zhang Wenhan
Zheng Kai
Zheng Qiao
Zheng Zhongxi
Weerapitch Panlertkitsakul
Saratham Saranya
Phapimol Yoovidhya
South Africa
Nicolaas Jacobus Allers
Adam David Campbell
Jennifer Chuan-Hwa Chang
Alice Clegg
Alanna Ann Davy
Claudia Dehnke
Jaydene Du Preez
Karin Groenewald
Cathryn Anne Galliers
Okuhle Mahlangeni
Ndumiso Manana
Belinda Meyer
Takunda Rukanda
Deirdré Strauss
Judy Twycross
Pieter Van Zyl
Clare Vandeleur
United Arab Emirates
Michael Rex Bacarra
Zoryana Herun
Abhimanyu Joshi
Amir Sarrafi Zandjani
Spain
Agustin Camino Beta
Maria Victoria Navarro
Serrano
Pedro Abelardo Rodríguez
Pérez
Claire Smith
St. Vincent
Kendol Bacchus
Switzerland
Jessie Vergeres
Taiwan
Jiang Yi-Han
Lee Lee-Ying
Perng Lih-Jing
Tanzania
Olga Van Doorn
Thailand
Runn Charksmithanont
Emma Jane Louise Dunnell
The Netherlands
William Harry King
Trinidad and Tobago
Sameer Alladin
United Kingdom
Joshua Howard Abbott
Emma Abell
Karen Adamson
William Aitchison
Ailsa Aitkenhead
Milena Albrecht
Benjamin Aldren
Clare Aldrich
Catherine Al-Ghabra
Dawn Allen
James Alster
Forbes Anderson
Amanta Andreou
Eliana Andreou
Kate Apley
James Arnold
Terence Au
Mary Backholer
Alistair Backhouse
Catriona Baker
Harry Baker
Karen Baker
Lorraine Banning
Janet Barbour
Fiona Anne Elizabeth
Barker
Peter Baumann
Michelle Bee
Joseph Beech
Philippa Beeson
Thomas Edward Bell
Stephen Bennett
Deanna S M Bernthal
Thomas Binnie
Gabriel Bintley
Edward Birchinall
Elinor Bishop
Charles Black
Emily A Blackledge
Melinda Blackman
Thomas Blomfield
Claire Marie Boleat
Isaac Booth
James Bowstead
Anthony Boyle
Fiona Brindle
Alice Brooks
Savannah Brown
Harry Brownlie
Maryanne Bruce
Ellen Brunet
Amy Bryce
Konrad Bucher
Thomas Buckley
Samuel Buckton
Laura Buntine
Claire Burgess
Frankie Burrows
Mary-Jane Byrne
Orlando Byron
Peter J Cain
Jennifer Susanne Caisley
Hannah Caldecott
Heather Calow
Katherine Alice Sarah Carr
Michael Cavanagh
Luke Cave
Samuel Chadd
Laura Chan
Pui Ling Chan
Aditya Chander
Florence Chapman
Grace Elizabeth Chapman
Daniel Ze Chen
Nicholas Sikun Chen
Vanessa Cheung
Emily Lok-Yee Ching
Philip Christian
Joshua Cirtina
David Clappison
Kirsty Clark
Dermot Clenaghan
Lydia Catherine Clough
Caitlin Coady
Isabelle Lydia Cochrane
Laurence Cochrane
Julie Collins
Leo Collins
Jolene Cook
Sinead Cook
Rachael Louise Cosslett
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NEW DIPLOMA HOLDERS
DipABRSM continued
Christopher Coulter
Bethany Victoria Crockett
David Crook
Katja Cross
Evangeline Cullingworth
Charlotte Curwen
Elizabeth Jane Cuttell
Robin Danaher
Elisabeth Daniels
Mary Daniels
India D’arcy
Amelia Davies
Laura Davies
Lowri Davies
Mathew Colin Davis
Hilary Dawson
Ellen Day
Minyan Deng
Elizabeth Ditmanson
Rosalind Dobson
Sophie E Dodds
Ruth Dodridge
Fiona Donaldson
Michael Karl Doroszenko
Sylvia Dowgill
Helen Elizabeth Downes
Joseph David Dransfield
Frances Emily Drew-Batty
James Duff
Wayne Duffell
Owen Duffey
Bríd Dunne
Elisabeth Dunnett
Lewis Dunsmore
Julie Dustan
Elizabeth Edgley
Renos Efstathiou
Rhiain Isabella Elliott
James Ellis
Josie Ellis
Hannah-May Elmasry
Imogen Ely
Laura Penelope Embrey
Catherine Emery
Joseph Ereaut
James Robert Evans
Ruth Evans
Catherine Fagan-King
Luisa Faraguna
Jonathan Farey
Bethany Farr
Victoria Fenech
John Fitzgerald
Heather A Fleck
Robert Fleming
Morgan Daniel Foley
Bryony Ford
Kate Ford
Mark John Fortnum
William Foster
Camilla Foster Mitchell
Andrew Fowles
Jemma Freestone
Alice French
Daniel Friend
Claudia Elizabeth Fuller
Joni Amelia Fuller
Louissa Galenski
John Gamble
Ashley Thomas Garfitt
Jacob George
Elizabeth Giannopoulos
Andrew Gifford
James Gilbert
Thomas Gimson
Ilaria Giovannoni
James Girling
Esha Ami Glen
Helen Goldsmith
Byung-Hyun Gong
Jemima Goodall
Rebecca Goode
Joshua Vincent Goodey
Luke Michael Gowen
Nathalie Green-Buckley
Huw Griffiths
Emma Kate Grimsey
Iliana Jane Gutch Marinov
Styliani Hadjineophytou
Dominic Hales
Emma Hall
Freya Hall
Iain Hall
Louisa Hall
Matthew Hall
Simon Hall
Ruth A Hamm
Sarah Hargrave
George Harliono-Evans
Andrew Harrap
Ruth C Harris
Thomas Harrison
Johnathon Lee Hart
Andrew Philip Harvey
Michael Hatch
Samuel Hau
Morwenna Hawkins
Athena Hawksley-Walker
Katharine Haworth
Fiona Haysom
Jonathan Hayward
Bobby Boyi He
Benedict Johannes Heinen
Phillip Henderson
Alicia Higgs
Christopher James Hill
Susannah Hill
Theodore Alexander Hill
Jeremy Chi Chun Ho
Lucy Hoile
Elizabeth Hopkins
Jasmine Hopkinson
Monique Horlings
Jennifer Horrigan
Fern Horsfield-Schonhut
Frederick Hosken
Rebecca Howell
Yuzhi Hu
Samuel Hucklebridge
Alex Hughes
Meredith Hughes
Nicholas Elias Hughes
Jasmine Huiqing Blundell
Gareth Humphreys
Melissa Humphreys
Stephen Hunter
Jessica Louise Hutchings
Alis Mills Huws
Anuli Igbesoko
Alison Irvine
Nicola Irvine
Elizabeth Isles
Phillip Jackson
Bridgett J Jeffrey
Juliet Alice Jeffries
James Jenkins
Fay Jennett
Elise Jennings
Clare Johnston
Emily Jones
Jennifer A Jones
Richard T Jones
Andrew Jordan
Neslihan Jordan
Mayuri Kandasamy
Esther Kay
Rachel Kay
Gareth Paul Keachie
Vincent Kehoe
Alexander Kelly
Mary Kemp
James Kennedy
Emma Kerr
Diana Lynn Kibble
Hannah King
Martin King
Stephen King
Jemima Kingsland
Lydia R Kitchener
Malcolm Knapp
Elizabeth Kurton
Maryna Kuznyetsova
Debbie Laing
Daniel Laking
Annalise Lam
Katherine Lambeth
Charlotte Lamont
Darius Latham-Koenig
Amy Le Rossignol
Sanha Lee
Richard Lewis
Susan Elizabeth Libera
Peter Lidbetter
Kristin Lien
Chloe Anastasia Yue Li Lim
Emma Josephine Lisney
Sophia Liu
Simon Lloyd
Andrew Lofthouse
Joanne Ludlow
Jayne Luy
Alice A F MacRae
Meera Maharaj
Madeleine Makepeace
Michelle Jane Manley
Hayden Manuell
Lydia Marshall
Charlotte Matthews
Teresa Matthews
James Maund
Lucy Mawson
Nichola Jayne McCloy
Harry McGhee
Nicholas McLeish
Thomas McMahon
Ceylan Mehmet
James Micklethwaite
Julia Elizabeth Middleton
Josephine Miles
Byoung-In Min
Neil C Molony
Liz Monument
Peter Moody
Keith R Morgan
Jennifer Moss
Thomas Motley
Protik Moulik
Jenni Moussalli
Timothy Muggeridge
Francis Mullaly
Hannah Munday
Hannah Murphy
Ellen Murphy-Clarke
Eleanor Myerson
Amy Naddermier
Trojan Nakade
Mari Nakazawa
Trevor Naughton
Ruth Nelson
Emily Newman
Jessica Ng
Emma Nibloe
Leah Nicholson
Miriam Nohl
Fiona Norden
Hannah Norman
Hannah Obasaju
Dominic O’Connor
James Orrell
Lucy Osborne
Chantal Osindero
Jane Osmani-Pearce
Aaron O’Sullivan
Lucy Oswald
Margaret R Outen
Rei Owada
Jemima Holly Palfreyman
Pamela Palmer
Dean Parker
James Alastair Parkinson
David Charles Parry
Joanna Patrick
Lizzie Peacock
Claire Anne-Marie Pearcy
John Pearson
Sonia Perez Baeza
Electra Perivolaris
Mary-Louise Petrie
Phoebe Pexton
Joanne L Phillips
Sarah Phillips
Sophie-Louise Phillips
Tom Alexander Pickles
Christabell Pidduck
Alexandra Pippen
Isabel M Platt
Diana R Platts
Daniel Michael Plewinski
Dawn Ponniah
David Poole-Bailey
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Alice Poppleton
Phoebe G Potter
Jennifer Prentice
Lyn Procter
Lucy Claire Proctor
Beauchamp
Alexander M J Pullinger
Alyssa Ralph
Jasmine Ramsay Gray
Jonathan Rawlinson
Edward Reeve
Olivia Renney
Peter George Bedford
Rickett
Frances Ridley
Arinah Rizal
Emma Roberts
Frances Elizabeth Roberts
Lisa Robertson
Thomas Rodda
Briony-Amber Naomi Roper
Ben Rose
Victoria Rowcroft
Anna Rowlands
Alistair Rutherford
Jonathan Ryder
Rebecca Ryland-Jones
Gideon Salter
Christina Sanderson
Edward Sanderson
Kathryn Saul
Thomas Saunders
Susannah Savage
Hannah Savignon-Smythe
Rosanna Schwarzacher
George Scott
Nathan Sebastian
Steven Segaud
Tony Seprenji
Peter Sewell
Lucy Seymour-Dale
Madeleine Shackleton
Anna M Shaw
Constance Shaw
Thomas Shelbourn
Susan Catherine Sherratt
Zhen Yu Shi
Laurence Shore
Ellie Shum
Pui Yee Shum
Emma Sibley
Karan Singha
Shreya Singhal
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Laura Singleton
Nadezda Sinnett
Angela Elizabeth Slater
Bethany Slater
Hannah Elizabeth Smalley
Clare S Smith
Sophie Fleur Smith
Polina Sosnina
Oliver Sourbut
Clare Spencer
Xenia Spencer-Milnes
Lewis Spring
Andrea Staniforth
Guy Steed
Katie Steel
Katherine Stonham
Rachael Storr
Natsumi Sugimura
Hannah Suh
Sarah Suh
Annika Suhr
Miranda SummersPritchard
Xiaohe Sun
Abbey Sykes
Tom Taffinder
Lowenna Taylor
Maxine Alexandra Carmen
Taylor
Miles Taylor
Sophie Elizabeth Grace
Taylor
Kathryn Tebby
Bethany Christine Tempest
Eleanor Thompson
Humphrey Thompson
Lisa M Thompson
Lesley M Thurley
Daniel Thurston
Tiana To
Mary J Toft
Isaac Tolley
Ruben Tomlin
Bridget Tomlinson
Mark Tomlinson
Tamar Torossian
Oliver Simeon Tran
Jonathan M T Trim
Philip Trudgeon
Andrew Tubman
Amy Turk
Alexander Turner
Esme Alexandra Turner
Josephine Turner
Jane Upperton
Araceli Valdez-Ramirez
Ariane Van Hoof
Ana Vandepeer
Michael Vasmer
Michael James Veazey
Bianca Von Oppell
Ruth H D Wacholder
Leon Waksberg
Lucy Helen Walker
John Walkinshaw
Patricia Waller
Riana Walsh
Bowen Wang
Claire Ward
Ella Ward
Oliver Wass
Samuel Simon Watkin
Tara Watkiss
Alfred Weedon
Ellen E Weeks
Linda H Westcott
James Westlake
Alex Weston
Emma Weston
Robert Wheatley
Jennifer Whitby
Brian White
Emily R Whiting
Ronan Whittern
Edward Wignall
Zena P J Wigram
Samantha Jane Wilcox
Kaitlin Wild
Claire Louise Williams
Simon Williams
Stephen Williams
Simone Willis
Edward Willson
Alexander W G Winter
Bethan Winter
Joshua Winter
Yu Hing Wong
William Wood
Kathryn Woodhead
Rachel N Woods
Sarah Woollatt
Elizabeth Worth
Sarah Thelma Alice
Worthington
Ben Wright
Daniel Wright
Sarah Wright
Yudi Wu
Grace Yan
Angela Yang
Chantelle Yau
Zhilan Ye
Stephanie Yim
Harang Yoo
Mee-Young Yoon
Alexandra Young
Alison Young
Amy Yule
Zizhou Zhang
Anna Zisimatou
Katalin Zsubrits
United States of America
Robert Douglas Lecaine
Agnew
Faith Chan
James Chen
James Chen
Katherine Chen
Cheng Chung Hon Michael
Casey Chien
Cassandra Chung
Katie Dam
Marton Demeter
George Fang
Clothilde Giacomoni
Crystal Han
Jason Han
Rosemond Ho
Jeffery Huang
Jin-Hee Kim
Jovian Cheukwing Lam
Brandon Lee
Cynthia Lee
Hau Bin Lee
Jenny Lee
Lucia Lee
Alice Li
Phoebe Lim
Ting-Yun Evonne Lin
Elaine Liu
Matthew Liu
Wesley Knox Ramsay III
Roseanna Shafer
Derek Shu
Brittany Smith
Selynna Sun
Rozanna Thompson
Yi Jessica Wang
Joyce Wen
Alexandra Wong
Richard Woo
Rachel Winsho Wu
Linda Yang
Pan Yang
Austen Kong-Wen Yueh
Jennifer Zhang
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Licentiate of the
Royal Schools of Music
Australia
Benjamin Tze Hern Chia
Sabina Im
Yuen Yung Nicola Lee
Yun Hang Lee
Gregory Hamilton Smith
China
Julia Yujie Deng
Luo Danlu
Yoanita Maria Kartadihardja
Yuwei Song
Wang Wei
France
Nicolas Piquet
Emily Spagnol
Hong Kong
Au Yeung Chai Cathay
Chan Man Yuet
Chan Ming Chak
Chan Shi Kai Jeffrey
Tak May Chan
Chang Wen Yi Audrey
Chau Kei Lok
Cheng Tze Yan
Chu Pui San Charlotte
Chui Yan Ting
Ching Yin Ho
Ho Dick Ka
Ho Yin Fong
Hung Po Lai
Ka Man Carmen Koo
Lai Yuen Lam
Yuen Hang Lau
Michael Bowen Law
Yu Hin Law
Leung Ho Ming
Leung Yim Kau
Leung Yuen Mei Amy
Man Yuk Andrew Lim
Mok Chung Yiu
Sin Suet Ning
So Tsz On
Lok Yan Charlotte Tang
Tso Ka Yee
Tso Wing Sum
Cheuk Chi Wong
Wong Pak Chiu
Wong Sze Nga Crystal
Wing Yin Wong
Yuet Wong
Ching Laam Yeung
Sze Hang Yim
Yu Chiu Yim
Iceland
Halla Marinósdóttir
Indonesia
Andreas Librawan Harsono
Anthony Hartono
Andre Nathaniel
Grace Wibowo
Yuyun Yuniastuti
Ireland
Elspeth Hayes
Damian C G McCormack
Italy
Andrea Scaffardi
Japan
Ryoko Kitazawa
Hiromi Shimada
Jordan
Mounir William Ennenbach
Kenya
Ruth Brierley
Geoffrey Mukoto
Luxembourg
Roger Kelly
Macau
Wan Huixin
Malaysia
Jacqueline Tiong Liq Lin
Low Chyh Shen
Andrew Wen Hao Ng
Ng Siew Shan
Jackie Tang Tung Jack
Alice Mun Sien Wong
Wong Poh Lee
Malta
Josef Grech
Jose Vicente Perez Perez
Connie Frances Zerafa
Mauritius
Christel Elodie Darion
Mike Hansley Felicite
New Zealand
Timothy Carpenter
Joseph Chih-Chien Chen
Leo Jong Ha Shin
Oman
Vusala Amirbayova
Matanat Azmanli
Singapore
Chong Berwyn Joel
Chua Shi Ying
Chua Zhe Xuan
Giam Yue Ling
Hong Siyu
Koh Kai Jie
Lieu Kah Yen
Loh Wei Ken
Deanna Lye Shuyan
Sarah Ng Hwee Peng
Ong Shu En Nicole
Qiu Yonghui
Joan Quah Mei Yin
Sit Kwan Yee Queenie
Crystal Soh Li Ping
Tan Hwee Min Michelle
Tan Jing Yi Joshua
Tan Mei Yang
Tan Si Pei
Meri Tan Wei Yan
Seth Tan Xun Yu
Teo Wei Ting Clarisse
Elysia Widjaja
Lynette Yeo Yan Teng
South Africa
Sarah Elizabeth Acres
Jorn Friedland
Erika Jacobs
Chanie Jonker
Bongile Lecoge-Zulu
Jerome Quentin Mecloen
Luke Newby
Spain
Juan Bautista Bernat
Alcaide
Sandra Castelltort
Jorge Arturo Castillo García
Julio Corella Montaner
Pablo Fernández Rojas
Rui Fernando Fonseca E
Costa
Ángel González Martínez
Manuel Alejandro González
Cruz
Manuel Granado Rodriguez
Pedro Hernández Garriga
José Lodeiro Gesto
Jose Martínez Colomina
Maria Del Carmen Mas
Arocas
Rafael Mayayo Giménez
Miguel Moreno Guna
Roberto París Martínez
Luis Miguel Perez Garcia
Felix Ruiz González
Silvia Sampere
William René Vergara Saula
Ernesto RodríguezMonsalve Álvarez
Taiwan
Chang Shen-Yi
The Philippines
Yu Jovelyn Que
United Arab Emirates
Andriy Khomyakevych
United Kingdom
Julie Aherne
Alexander Aitken
Richard William Allum
Jack Anscomb
Andrew Blight
Adam Boeker
Emily Braverman
Adrian James Breen
Hamish Brown
Jade Bultitude
Richard Burton
Catherine Butler
Timothy Carter
Stefan Catto
Neil Chapman
Christina Clunies-Ross
Julian Cook
Benjamin Cork
Thomas Crane
Anthony Davison
James Donaldson
Julie Elliott
Jonathan Ellse
Laura Erel
Alastair Finlay
Ayane Fujiwara
Sarah Kate Gardner
Alexander James Garrett
David William Gaunt
Estelle Gouws
Ariel Gragnani
Samuel Hairsine
Anthony Hardwicke
Claire Elizabeth Hennie
Christopher Hoggarth
Laura Hudson
Benjamin Hulme
Benedict Kearns
Stephen Laidlaw
Clarence Lam
Jack Cameron Ian Lapthorn
Claire Lawrence
Daniel Lewis
Matthew E Lockwood
Shu Han Loh
Edward Longstaff
Jamie MacRae
Kenon Man
Sarah Marinescu
Antony Matthews
Ruth Minton
Simon Leslie Nevitt
Emily Padfield
Julie Parker
Rebecca Parnell
Nigel Penfold
Meg Perry-Duxbury
Fingal Plumpton
Richard Sandham
Paula Shoobridge
Robert Smith
Andrew Tait
Rachel Helen Taverner
Douglas Mackenzie
Thornton
Frances Thornton
Kristoffer Ching Him To
Francesca Vella
Robert Peter Webb
Kei Tao Katie Wong
Christopher Xuereb
Chi Yuen Yip
Christine Zhou
United States of America
Peter Crookes
Michelle Li
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Fellowship of the
Royal Schools of Music
Australia
Chan Hok Chun
Sabina Im
Justin Kenealy
Eric Hui Hoon Law
France
Helen Ella
Hong Kong
Yin Ming Cho
Poon Oi Yan
Sit Tsz Ho
Macau
Júlio Miguel Dos Anjos
Oman
Ammar Bin Ali Al Awaisi
Jokha Said Al-Naabi
South Africa
Maxine Jessica Matthews
United Kingdom
Charis Yer Yan Cheung
Robert Guy
Richard Harvey
Matthew Koumis
Kyran Matthews
Colleen Muriel
Ross Newton
Mary Noden
Jonathan Pether
Annien Van Der Linde
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Scholarships
and bursaries
The following students
were awarded scholarships
for courses of study
beginning in 2012.
Royal Northern College
of Music
Hong Kong Academy
for Performing Arts
Junior
Marcus Reynolds (UK),
Piano
Undergraduate
Andy Chung Hok-chun (Hong Kong),
Piano
Royal Academy of Music
Undergraduate
Brendan Garde (Ireland),
Violin
Tyler Hay (UK), Piano
Adele Xiang (Australia),
Cello
Junior
Miyu Kudo (UK), Piano
Undergraduate
Ruan Baartman (South
Africa), Double Bass
Cristian-Ioan Sandrin
(Romania), Piano
Joshua Wilson (UK),
Bassoon
Postgraduate
Srdan Bulat (Croatia),
Guitar
Christina Gansch
(Austria), Voice
Nicholas Scott (UK), Voice
Royal College of Music
Junior
Darryl Noel-Davila (UK),
Clarinet
Undergraduate
Yen-Ho Anny Chen (Taiwan),
Violin
Pedro Merchan (Spain),
Bassoon
Elizabeth Tocknell (UK),
French Horn
Postgraduate
Aleksander Dermanovic
(Slovenia), Piano
Anna Federova (Ukraine),
Piano
Dinara Klinton (Russia),
Piano
Cecilia Sultana de Maria
(UK), Harp Postgraduate
Chase Hopkins (USA),
Voice
Eda Seppar (Estonia),
Repetiteur
Katie Williams (UK), Flute
Royal Conservatoire
of Scotland
Junior
Fiona Sweeney (UK), Flute
Undergraduate
Olivia Harrison (UK),
Bassoon
Ciprian Serban (Romania),
Voice
Xizi Zhang (China), Piano
Postgraduate
Dominic Barberi (UK),
Voice
Luperci Henrique de
Souza (Brazil), Voice
George Talmaciu
(Romania), Oboe
Royal Welsh College
of Music and Drama
Junior
Luke Millard (UK), Cello
Postgraduate
Chubing Wang (China),
Harpsichord
Macklin Bursaries
The following outstanding ABRSM
scholars were awarded bursaries
to assist with further studies or the
launch of professional careers.
Royal Academy of Music
Chiyan Wong, Piano
Royal College of Music
Agata Darashkaite, Violin
Royal Northern College of Music
Mengjiao Zhang, Double Bass
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Eva Demeter, Piano
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Gold and Silver Awards
New CT ABRSM holders
The following candidates
from the UK and Ireland
received awards for
exceptional results in a
practical exam at Grade
6, 7 or 8 during 2012.
The following teachers
were awarded the
CT ABRSM (Certificate
of Teaching) in 2012.
Gold Awards
Aditya Chander,
Grade 8 Viola
Elliot Corner, Grade 8 Viola
Isabel Hall,
Grade 8 Bassoon
Jessica Mitchell,
Grade 8 Alto Saxophone
Jens Singleton,
Grade 8 Violin
Raddon Stephenson,
Grade 7 Piano
Sawa Ward, Grade 8 Piano
Robert Wheatley,
Grade 8 Piano
Silver Awards
Samuel Bartram,
Grade 8 Violin
Sarah Bence, Grade 8 Oboe
James Carrabino,
Grade 7 Violin
Eleonore Cockerham,
Grade 7 Singing
Richard Cooper,
Grade 8 Tenor Saxophone
Jennifer Espin, Grade 7 Violin
Isabel Hall, Grade 8 Piano
Caroline Halls,
Grade 8 Singing
Thomas Harrison,
Grade 8 Singing
Toby Hession, Grade 8 Piano
Laura Hocking,
Grade 8 Singing
Antonia Howard,
Grade 8 Singing
Claire Lilla, Grade 8 Singing
Edward Reeve,
Grade 8 Organ
Joe Smith,
Grade 8 Alto Saxophone
Ashley Thorpe,
Grade 6 Piano
Sawa Ward, Grade 7 Piano
Hong Kong
Chan Tsz Yan
Chan Wun Ming
Chang Amy
Cheng Kwan Kit
Cheng Sau Wan
Cheung Yee Mei (Emily)
Choi Olivia Sze Man
Fung Kwok Yee Connie
Ko Sin Ying
Lam An Ning
Lee Wai Yin Angel
Liu Pui Sze
Lo Siu Kee
Mak Kar Kei
Poon Wing Yan Suki
Shiu Ka Yan
Shum Ka Yan Joan
Siu Hiu Tung
Tang Hiu Sze
Wendy Tong
Tsui Sheung Tsun, Rebecca
Tsui Shuk Ying
Wong Lok Yan
Wong Shek May Chu Maggie
Yow Wing Sze Bessie
Singapore
Khai Tzee Chan
Che Yi Xuan
Choo Ling Ye Emily
May Lin Choo
Elizabeth Ee
Fung Wai Man
Goh Teck Koon Hilary
Alison Margaret Harvey
Ho Chee Lee Yeny
Lynette Lim Ching
Lo Jia’en Carolyn
Li Xia Jamie Ng
Tze Jiun, Felicia Ong
Winda Priskila
Saranya Saratham
Seah Shi En Genevieve
Tan Boon Teng
Tan Chee Hui
Silvia Tosabella
Shumin Wong
Yap Brigette
Yeow Wan Wei
UK: London
Sofia-Irena Asbjornsen
Helen L Cope
Claire F Dwyer
Timothy R Fairweather
Daniel Friend
Elizabeth A Giannopoulos
Samantha Gill
Susan D Honnor
Susan E Libera
Sheenah Lintott
Rachel Maloy
Fiona Norden
Alessandro Paolillo
David Parry
Lizzie Peacock
Theodora Stamoulaki
Mark Tomlinson
Gheorghe Dorin Tuca
Ruth Wacholder
UK: Manchester
Rosemary A Andrews
James Barnett
Leanne Cody
Joe Dykes
Joanna Jeffels
Kristin Lien
Keith Morgan
Jemima Holly Palfreyman
David Robert Poole-Bailey
Alyson Schofield
Katherine Southby
Rachael Storr
Julie Turner
Elizabeth Wallbank
Blanc Chun Pong Wan
Julia Williams
Emma J Yates-Butler
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UK and Ireland prize winners
These prizes recognise
high achievement in
practical graded music
exams taken in the
UK and Ireland. They
are made possible by
generous donations from
a range of organisations
and individuals.
Congratulations to the
following candidates
who were awarded prizes
for exams taken in 2012.
Ashburton
The Sheila Mossman
Memorial Prizes for
Pianoforte
Grade 7 Piano
Raddon Stephenson
Birmingham
The Ivan Cousins
Memorial Prize
Grade 6 Piano
Enoch Cheung
The David Riley Memorial
Prize for Guitar
Grade 8 Guitar
Oscar Denihan
The Beryl Chempin Prize
Grade 7 Piano
Jedidiah Cheung
Blackburn
The Marie Earle Prize
for Pianoforte
Grade 6 Piano
Chloe Haylock
The Frances E Walker
Memorial Prize for
Instrumental Music
Grade 7 Viola
Anya Charlotte
Shore Eyres
Blackheath
The Philippa NankivellAylett Memorial Prize
for Pianoforte
Grade 4 Piano
Annoa Abekah-Mensah
Bournemouth
The Edie Marr Prize
Grade 6 Piano
Alexander Cox
Bradford
The Irene Martin Prize
for Pianoforte
Grade 8 Piano
Alex Thewlis McKenzie
Brighton
The Amina Lucchesi
Memorial Prize for
Violin or Viola
Grade 8 Violin
Jennifer Hreben
Bristol
The Sylvia J Frost
Memorial Prize
Grade 6 Piano
Sarah Bence
Grade 7 Piano
Frannie Millar
Cambridge
The Vivienne Scott Memorial
Prize for Pianoforte
Grade 4 Piano
Stephen Moore
Cardiff Central
The Dorothy Grace Atkinson
Prizes for Pianoforte
Grade 6 Piano
Dafydd Chapman
Grade 7 Piano
Dafydd Chapman
Rhodri Jones
Katherine Shi
Henry, Edith and Constance
Haddon Memorial Prize
Grade 7 Piano
Dafydd Chapman
Croydon
The Marjorie
Baldwin Bequest
Grade 5 Piano
Lydia Akaje-Macauley
Grade 6 Piano
Amiri Harewood
Grade 7 Piano
Colm Molloy
Grade 8 Piano
Joshua Madine
Dereham
The Frances M L Willden
and Margaret D
Willden Prize
Grade 8 Violin
Tiffany Rose Rivett
Dublin
Philip F Walsh Memorial
Prizes for Ireland
Grade 7 Violin
William Ormiston Doyle
Grade 8 Violin
Colma Ní Bhriain
The Mr Jeffreys and Mrs
Christina Jeffreys Memorial
Prize for Wales
Grade 7 Piano
Rhodri Jones
Dundee
Nora C Leggatt Prizes
for Pianoforte
Grade 6 Piano
Jamie Mather
Grade 7 Piano
Jae Jang
Cardiff North
The Dorothy Grace Atkinson
Prizes for Pianoforte
Grade 8 Piano
Morven Graham
Ethan Mark Pathuri Harris
Annabelle Oliver
Dunfermline
The Alice Calder
Memorial Prize
Grade 7 Piano
Hannah C Fleming
Grade 8 Piano
Carlo Ladd
Colwyn Bay
The Mr Jeffreys and Mrs
Christina Jeffreys Memorial
Prize for Wales
Grade 8 Piano
Jonathan Roberts
Durham
The Margaret Harle
Memorial Prize
for Woodwind
Grade 6 Flute
Ben Clowes
Crewe
The William Henry Wilcox
Memorial Prize
Grade 7 Piano
Jamie Thompson
Edgware
Marguerite Swan Memorial
Prizes for Violoncello
Grade 8 Cello
Aoushka Sharp
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The Elizabeth J Ehrlich
Prize for Singing
Grade 8 Singing
Claire Parker
Finchley
The Dorothy Fryer Memorial
Prizes for Pianoforte
Grade 5 Piano
Sebastian Lee
Alex Man
Ai Niimura
Grade 8 Piano
Tian Qi Ling
Glasgow
The Lindsay Lamb
Memorial Bursary
Grade 8 Piano
Yasemin Zaremba
The Nivena Macduff Prize
for Pianoforte
Grade 2 Piano
Hannah G Mackenzie
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Haverhill
Ann Barbanell Prize
Grade 8 Piano
Alexander Wilson
Huddersfield
The David Cawthra
Memorial Prize
Grade 4 Piano
Rebecca Stubbs
The Bessie Brearley Prize
Grade 8 Piano
Nina Jarman
The Elsie Roberts Prize
for Pianoforte
Grade 8 Piano
Nina Jarman
Huddersfield District Prizes
for Pianoforte
Grade 5 Piano
Luke McNeill
Kate Victoria Ruttle
Gloucester
The Sheila Mossman
Memorial Prizes
for Pianoforte
Grade 6 Piano
Laurence John
Isle of Man
Alan Pickard Prizes
for the Isle of Man
Grade 1 Piano
Jack Alan Morton
Grade 6 Singing
Katarina May Holmes
Grimsby
The Alma Machin Prize
Grade 4 Piano
Jacob Thinnesen-Sanders
Paul Turrell
Kendal
The Peter & Elizabeth
McEwan Memorial Prize
Grade 3 Piano
Alex Morgan
Harrogate
Lloyd Hartley Memorial
Prizes for Pianoforte
in Harrogate
Grade 6 Piano
Lucy Ireland
Grade 7 Piano
Imogen Mary Morgan
Grade 8 Piano
Andrew Maxwell
King’s Lynn
Saxton Noble
Memorial Prizes
Grade 6 Piano
Ashley Thorpe
The Audrey Pass Memorial
Prize for Singing
Grade 5 Singing
Marie Handa Williams
The Audrey Pass
Memorial Prize
Grade 5 Piano
Hugo Benjamin Holland
The Sheila Mossman
Memorial Prizes
for Pianoforte
Grade 6 Piano
Ashley Thorpe
Lancaster
Patricia Willis Prize
for Piano
Grade 8 Piano
Marion Bettsworth
Lloyd Hartley Memorial
Prizes for Pianoforte
in Lancaster
Grade 8 Piano
Iona Branford
The Vinnie Willis Memorial
Prize for Violin
Grade 7 Violin
Iona Branford
William Simpson Rickaby
Memorial Prize
Grade 7 Violin
Shuhui Ren
Leeds
Lloyd Hartley Memorial
Prizes for Pianoforte
in Leeds
Grade 6 Piano
Jake Jones
Grade 7 Piano
Christopher Nehaul
Grade 8 Piano
Jasmine Simons
Liverpool
Miss Margaret
Wethered Prizes
Grade 4 Singing
Sophie Clarke
Grade 6 Violin
Jordan Garbutt
The May Frizzel
Memorial Prize
Grade 8 Cello
Eliza Carew
London Central
The Sheila Mossman
Memorial Prizes
for Pianoforte
Grade 7 Piano
Ivo MacDonald
Grade 8 Piano
Sawa Ward
Manchester
The Sheila Mossman
Memorial Prizes
for Pianoforte
Grade 8 Piano
Toby Hession
Robert Wheatley
The Besso Memorial Prize
for Pianoforte
Grade 5 Piano
Alexander Jackson
Melton Mowbray
Marguerite Swan
Memorial Prizes
for Violoncello
Grade 6 Cello
Emma Farmer
Middlesbrough
The Derek Henderson
Memorial Prize
Grade 6 Flute
Hannah Beth Peverell
Milton Keynes
Philip F Walsh Memorial
Prizes for Clarinet
Grade 8 Clarinet
Liam Forster
Monmouth
The Gwent
Foundation Award
Grade 7 Organ
Jordan Yuet Ming Wong
Grade 8 Trumpet
Sam Pierce
Muswell Hill
The Dorothy Fryer Memorial
Prizes for Pianoforte
Grade 8 Piano
Eliza King Lassman
Jonathan Lack
Newcastle upon Tyne
The Sir William Bigge
Memorial Prize
Grade 6 Clarinet
Adam Carter
Northampton
Philip F Walsh Memorial
Prizes for Clarinet
Grade 7 Clarinet
Chloe Percy-Smith
Norwich
The Frances M L Willden
and Margaret D
Willden Prize
Grade 8 Violin
Rosie Baines
The Evelyn Rose Phillips
Memorial Prizes
for Pianoforte
Grade 8 Piano
Alexander Little
Nottingham
The Nellie Greenhill
Memorial Prize
Grade 5 Piano
Isobel Thompson
Grade 6 Piano
Duncan Gallagher
Grade 7 Piano
Roy Cunnington
Grade 8 Piano
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason
The Sheila Mossman
Memorial Prizes
for Pianoforte
Grade 8 Piano
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason
Konya Kanneh-Mason
Oxford
Marguerite Swan Memorial
Prizes for Violoncello
Grade 8 Cello
Ruth Friedlander
The Sheila Mossman
Memorial Prizes
for Pianoforte
Grade 6 Piano
James Edmiston
Paisley
Marguerite Swan Memorial
Prizes for Violoncello
Grade 7 Cello
Verity MacInnes
Peterborough
The Maxima Mercer
Memorial Prize
Grade 6 Piano
Ansel Swindells
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Prize winners
Continued
Plymouth
Mrs Hamilton Akaster Prize
for Strings
Grade 5 Violin
Claudia Bredemeyer
Sunderland
The Arthur Dickeson
Memorial Prize
Grade 5 Piano
Andrew Walker
Preston
The Florence Purdy
Memorial Prize
Grade 7 Violin
Grant Lindsay
The Amy Mills
Robertson Prize
Grade 6 Piano
Alice Lauren Buhaenko
The Horatio Waywell
Memorial Prize
Grade 8 Alto Saxophone
Sean O’Sullivan
Sheffield
The Winifred
Liversidge Prizes
Grade 8 Piano
Jeremy Wilkinson
Sheringham and Cromer
The Evelyn Rose Phillips
Memorial Prizes
for Pianoforte
Grade 7 Piano
Andrew Kenney
Saxton Noble
Memorial Prizes
Grade 7 Clarinet
Kiesha Rice
Shrewsbury
The Sheila C Freeman
Cello Prize
Grade 8 Cello
Jack Jones
St Albans
Miss Edith Oulton
De Pauley Prize
Grade 7 Singing
Emily Almond
St Andrews
The Alice Calder
Memorial Prize
Grade 6 Piano
Lily Hua
Stockton-on-Tees
The Frank Tiesing
Memorial Prize
Grade 5 Cello
Amy Sotnick
Sutton
Carshalton Music Prize
Grade 8 Piano
Frankie Gritton
Swansea
The Ism South Wales
Centre Prize
Grade 8 Singing
Osian Hedd Dafydd
The Don Preece
Memorial Prize
Grade 8 Violin
Tom Congdon
Taunton
The Vicars Close Prizes for
Pianoforte and Violin
Grade 6 Piano
Emilia Grace Allwright
Grade 7 Violin
Amy Shaw
Daniel Seow
Thanet
The Thanet Prize
for Pianoforte
Grade 7 Piano
Oliver Vince
The Leslie Wheeler Prize
Grade 6 Piano
Natasha Lanceley
Tunbridge Wells
Marguerite Swan Memorial
Prizes for Violoncello
Grade 1 Cello
Andrea Hutson
Grade 8 Cello
Selina Buser
The Sheila Mossman
Memorial Prizes
for Pianoforte
Grade 7 Piano
Teresa Jiang
Watford
The Laura Marco Prize
Grade 8 Flute
Matthew Higham
Wells
The Vicars Close Prizes for
Pianoforte and Violin
Grade 6 Piano
Elise Coward
Grade 7 Piano
Elizabeth Bevan
Grade 8 Piano
Annabel Green
Grade 8 Violin
Samuel Bartram
Wolverhampton
The Ralph Bassett Prizes
for Wolverhampton
Grade 5 Cello
Antonio D’Souza
Grade 8 Violin
Yuna Lee
Grade 8 Double Bass
Patrick Phillip
The Fred Southall Prize
Grade 5 Piano
Chloe Godfrey
The Beryl Chempin Prize
Grade 8 Piano
Claudia Grinnell
Worthing
The Mimi Scharrer
Memorial Prize for Voice
Grade 8 Singing
Matilda Dichmont
Yeovil
The Vicars Close Prizes for
Pianoforte and Violin
Grade 6 Piano
Oshi Corbett
Grade 8 Violin
Sofia Tavener
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Thank you
The following
ABRSM
representatives
and contacts retired
or resigned in 2012,
and we thank
them for their
dedicated service.
Obituary
HLRs (UK and Ireland)
Christine Bishop,
Chesterfield
Jeff Blewitt, Scunthorpe
Victoria Cran, Harrow
Pamela Dunkley, Sidmouth
Peter Dunkley,
Northampton
Ann Fleet, St Austell
Sybil Greed, Lincoln
Anne Holmes, Grimsby
Nigel Guzek, Bristol
Richard Leach, Worksop
Sheila Mansfield, Woking
Sheila Middleton,
Nottingham (Bramcote)
Angela Moffat,
Burton-on-Trent
Geoffrey & Brenda Rainbow,
Stoke-on-Trent
Elizabeth Sampson,
Melton Mowbray
Pauline Sparrow, Bath
Sylvia Stables, Chippenham
Marjorie Utting, Sutton
Anne Ward, Sunderland
We also sadly note the
death in 2012 of Sheila
Colchester, who was our
HLR for Epsom.
International epresentatives
and contacts
Marie Clarke, Jamaica
Elizabeth Druitt, Vietnam
Margaret Mackenzie, Qatar
John Masson, Australia
Jerome McBarnette MBE,
Grenada
Gregory Smith, Australia
Capt Rod Taylor, Bahrain
Lirica Yamase, Norway
Simon Yiga, Uganda
Sir John Burgh, 1925-2013
It was with great regret
that we learnt of the death
of Sir John Burgh who
was Chairman of ABRSM
between 1987 and 1994.
Sir John was a child
refugee from Nazism
who, following work in a
wartime aircraft factory,
joined the civil service and
was eventually appointed
as Director-General of the
British Council. He went on
to be President of Trinity
College, Oxford.
Sir John’s great passion
was for music. He played
the piano and served as
Secretary to the opera
committee of the Royal
Opera House and as
Vice-Chairman of the Yehudi
Menuhin School. Sir John
was a huge supporter
of ABRSM and made a
lasting contribution to the
organisation. He will be
remembered by all who
worked with him.
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