ABRSM PRACTICAL EXAMINATIONS

PROVISIONAL DATES: APRIL 11TH & 12th (13th 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 14th January - 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:_____________________________________________ Date:________

Tutor’s estimated exam outcome (please circle) Pass Merit Distinction

Any comments?

ABRSM Fees for Spring Term 2017:

Grade ABRSM Fee Recommended Rehearsal

Time Pianist Fee (inc. Rehearsal

and Examination Time) Total payable

Preparatory Test £35.00 15 mins £18.00 £52.00

Grade 1 £39.00 15 mins £19.00 £57.00

Grade 2 £44.00 15 mins £20.00 £64.00

Grade 3 £50.00 15 mins £20.50 £69.50

Grade 4 £56.00 15 mins £22.25 £77.25

Grade 5 £60.00 30 mins £32.00 £91.00

Grade 6 £70.00 30 mins £33.00 £101.00

Grade 7 £76.00 30 mins £37.00 £112.00

Grade 8 £88.00 45 mins £49.96 £136.96

ABRSM PRACTICAL EXAMINATIONS

PROVISIONAL DATES: APRIL 11TH & 12th (13th 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 available

here http://gb.abrsm.org/en/contact-us/send-exam-feedback/submit-exam-concerns/ 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

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