Exam Information
Exam Dates
ABRSM Piano Exams are held monthly for recorded Performance Grades. Face to Face exams are held 3 times a year at very select venues:
Session 1 is March and early April.
Session 2 is June and early July.
Session 3 is November and early December.
ABRSM Theory Exams for Grades 6-8 will be held in 2021 for the following dates: (Also, see footnote.)
Wednesday 28th April at 5pm.
Saturday 19th June at 10am.
Tuesday 2nd November at 5pm.
Information about fees is available here:
https://gb.abrsm.org/en/exam-booking/exam-dates-and-fees/
LCM Piano Exams will be held in 2021 for the following sessions:
Session 1 is March.
Session 2 is June.
Session 3 is November.
LCM Music Theory exams will be held in 2021 for the following dates:
Saturday 12th June at 10am.
Saturday 27th November at 10am.
Information about fees is available here: https://lcme.uwl.ac.uk/information/entry-fees
Exam Venues
ABRSM Piano and Music Theory exams are held at Harlow, Bishops Stortford, Southend and across London. Please note: Chelmsford no longer has a ABRSM test centre
LCM Piano and Music Theory exams are held at:
Carlton Cottage, 433 Beehive Lane, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 8RJ
Footnote:
As of August 2020, ABRSM have replaced the paper-based exams held at the Chelmsford test centre for Grade 1-5 with new online exams. I do not offer tutoring for these.
After teaching the ABRSM exams for 20 years, I am now in the process of moving all of my exam tutoring services towards the LCM syllabus. I no longer have faith in the standard and format of exams that ABRSM are offering. I aim to complete this migration process by the start of 2022. In the meantime, these are the exam tutoring services I offer:
ABRSM Piano Exams: For those who have already passed Grade 5 in Music Theory.
ABRSM Music Theory: Grades 6-8 only.
LCM & Trinity: All Grades for either Music Theory or Piano.
However, please be aware that Chelmsford does not have a Trinity test centre for music theory exams, only for piano exams.