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The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) is an examinations board and registered charity based in London, UK, which provides examinations in music at centers around the world.
‘The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music’ was established in 1889 and rebranded as ABRSM in 2009. The clarifying strapline “the exam board of the Royal Schools of Music” was introduced in 2012. More than 650,000 candidates take ABRSM exams each year in over 93 countries.
ABRSM exams are music exams rather than instrumental or singing exams. Examiners are assessing the quality of the music-making, not how it is achieved.
To become an all-round musician students need a range of interlocking skills – in performance, technique, notation, and listening and musical perception – as well as knowledge, understanding and creativity. These are the things ABRSM assesses in the exams.
ABRSM has designed their graded music exams to motivate instrumental and singing students of all ages and a wide range of abilities. They are available at eight levels – Grades 1 to 8 – and provide:
- progressive goals to aim for;
- recognition for achievement;
- carefully structured syllabus requirements;
- one-to-one assessment by an expert professional;
- an objective guide to a candidate’s skills and progress.
There are no age restrictions and students can start with any grade or skip grades if they want to.
What is included in the exam?
To succeed in our exams candidates need a combination of skills and understanding. Broadly, we assess:
- performance skills through pieces or songs;
- technical skills through scales and arpeggios;
- notation skills through a sight-reading test;
- listening skills and musical perception through aural tests.
How many marks are available?
Total marks in all individual Practical exams are 150.
- 100marks are required to achieve a pass
- 120marks are required to pass with merit
- 130marks are required to pass with distinction
For more information, please visit http://us.abrsm.org
英皇考级
英国皇家音乐学院考级，国内被称为“英皇考级”，是历史悠久且考核制度很严谨的音乐考试。它的证书得到全球一百多个国家的认可。
每个专业需要考的内容包括：1.音阶与琶音。2.曲目三条（不同风格，ABC三套曲目中各选一条自己准备）3, 视奏。4，听觉测试。 参加6级以上的术科需要先通过5级的乐理考试。 考试很注重音乐的全面培养。它的考试委员会由英国官方安排，评委也是英国官方统一委派。
以钢琴为例，英皇业余考级一共有八级。除了要弹奏规定的三首曲目，还会考察乐理水平、听觉水平、对音乐的理解水平、对音乐常识的掌握程度、视奏水平等等。这在很大程度上也是考察老师教学能力和综合水平的试金石，也给不懂音乐的家长一个选择老师的指南。
ABRSM考试，使学生从一个精心设计的考试课程架构中, 得到清楚的目标, 得以向前进步并得到灵感；并将个人的学习进步和造诣放在国际性的标准来评量；
是对学生音乐技巧的客观的指引，通过对学生各种能力的测试和考官较为详尽的文字评估，让老师、学生、和家长客观而具体地了解到自己的优势和劣势，从而不断调整、不断改进，在音乐学习的道路上渐入佳境。