Articles

Encore! ABRSM publishes collection of best-loved violin exam pieces

Violin is the latest instrument to be added to ABRSM’s Encore series with three new books featuring popular violin exam pieces from the last few decades.

The strings project: supporting young musicians in India

Our international sponsorship fund recently supported a worthy endeavour by Hebron School in India’s Tamil Nadu state, a co-educational boarding school for the children of Christian workers.

Inspiring participation in music

As part of our ongoing work to support and encourage music learning around the world we offer an international sponsorship fund.

Working with NYCGB to support young choral musicians

ABRSM is one of the two principal supporters of the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain’s (NYCGB) Fellowship Programme.

ARSM: your questions answered

The new ARSM joins the existing DipABRSM, LRSM and FRSM diplomas, and is intended to bridge the gap between Grade 8 and our DipABRSM professional qualification.

ABRSM launches new performance-only diploma

ABRSM is strengthening its current diploma offering with the addition of a new performance-only qualification.

ABRSM launches new Piano syllabus

ABRSM has today (7 July) released a new Piano syllabus for candidates who will be taking exams in 2017 and 2018.

ABRSM releases new syllabuses for Trumpet and Trombone

ABRSM has refreshed its repertoire lists for trumpet and trombone players.

Have fun with scales!

Our new Scales Trainer app for iOS contains everything you might need to make learning scales more fun and rewarding!

Classical 100: Win a Yamaha Clavinova for your school!

Piano Exam Pieces 2017 & 2018 - pre-order your copy!

Our Piano Exam Pieces 2017 & 2018 books are now available to pre-order from the ABRSM music shop prior to their launch alongside the new syllabus on 7 July 2016.

ABRSM scholar becomes BBC Young Musician 2016

Many congratulations to Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cellist and ABRSM Junior scholar at the Royal Academy of Music.

Making music with a smile: a tour of South East Asia

Music, smiles and enthusiasm are the most enduring memories from my first trip for ABRSM to Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore.

Libretto: looking to the future

As part of our mission to support music teachers and learners, we are making some changes to the way we share ideas and information.

Speedshifter featured on the App Store

Speedshifter has recently been selected by Apple as a featured app for ‘Classical Fans’ in seven countries: UK, Ireland, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.