Practical

We hold face-to-face practical and ARSM exams at our Public Venues during the exam sessions listed on this page. We also offer a remote assessment option for ARSM exams - please click on the Performance Grades tab for dates.

We hope to be able to open the following live Practical exam booking periods as planned. However, we will continue to keep these dates under review as our ability to accept live Practical exam bookings remains conditional on COVID-19 travel and government restrictions being lifted. We will provide an update nearer to each booking period.

Practical exams (session one)

Booking period: 25 January - 08 February

All instruments and grades

Italy

May-June

Practical exams (session two)

Booking period: 12-26 September

All instruments and grades

Italy

November-December

Practical exam fees

Prep Test	65 EUR
Initial Grade	71 EUR
Grade 1	79 EUR
Grade 2	91 EUR
Grade 3	95 EUR
Grade 4	109 EUR
Grade 5	113 EUR
Grade 6	129 EUR
Grade 7	145 EUR
Grade 8	158 EUR
ARSM	234 EUR
Performance Assessment	113 EUR
Ensemble: Primary	145 EUR
Ensemble: Intermediate	158 EUR
Ensemble: Advanced	234 EUR

International transaction fees

Exam booking and cancellation payments made through our online service are international transactions. Your bank, card issuer or PayPal may charge you for processing these transactions. These additional charges and any foreign exchange rate applied to the transaction are made by your bank, card issuer or PayPal and not by ABRSM. Charges will vary, depending on the payment method and the bank or institution you use to make the payment. Please refer to your bank, card issuer or PayPal for information about international transaction fees.

 

Other diplomas*

We hope to be able to open the following live Practical exam booking periods as planned. However, we will continue to keep these dates under review as our ability to accept live Practical exam bookings remains conditional on COVID-19 travel and government restrictions being lifted. We will provide an update nearer to each booking period.

Diploma exams (session one)

Booking period: 15 February – 1 March

Exam dates

Italy

May-June

Diploma exams (session two)

Booking period: 12-26 September

Exam dates

Italy

November-December

Diploma fees

DipABRSM	295 EUR
LRSM **	876 EUR**
FRSM	1,284 EUR
Retake fee: DipABRSM	236 EUR
Retake fee: LRSM	701 EUR
Retake fee: FRSM	1027 EUR

Notes

* ARSM exams take place during Practical exam periods - see the first tab for details of exam dates and fees.

** LRSM Teaching fees are payable in two instalments. 40% must be paid on submission of the Case Study Portfolio & Video of Teaching Practice. The balance is payable when entering for the remaining sections of the exam.

International transaction fees

Exam booking and cancellation payments made through our online service are international transactions. Your bank, card issuer or PayPal may charge you for processing these transactions. These additional charges and any foreign exchange rate applied to the transaction are made by your bank, card issuer or PayPal and not by ABRSM. Charges will vary, depending on the payment method and the bank or institution you use to make the payment. Please refer to your bank, card issuer or PayPal for information about international transaction fees.

Italy payment details

Account number: 43778200
Sort Code: 200575
Account name: ABRSM – Italy Euro
IBAN: GB86BARC20057543778200
BIC/SWIFT: BARCGB22
Bank Name:
Barclays Bank PLC
1 Churchill Place
London, E14 5HP

COORDINATE BANCARIE ABRSM ITALIA

Barclays Bank PLC
1 Churchill Place
London, E14 5HP
     
Nome del Conto: ABRSM –Italy Euro
Numero del conto: 43778200
Sort Code: 200575
BIC/SWIFT: BARCGB22
IBAN: GB86BARC20057543778200

Nota bene: per tutti coloro che iscrivono singoli candidate indicare nella causale nome e cognome del candidato, strumento e grado d’esame

 

Online Music Theory (Grades 1-5)

We plan to hold Online Music Theory exams throughout 2021, exact dates of exams from June will be provided in due course.

Online Music Theory (session one)

Booking period: 01-08 February 2021

Exam date

Online Music Theory

Tuesday 16 March 2021 5:00PM

Online Music Theory (session two)

Booking Period: 06-13 April 2021

Exam Date

Online Music Theory

Sunday 23 May 2021 10:00

Online Music Theory (session three)

Booking Period: 04-11 May

Exam Date

Online Music Theory

Saturday 19 June 10:00AM

Online Music Theory (Session four)

Booking Period: July

Exam Date

Online Music Theory

August

Online Music Theory (Session five)

Booking Period: August/September

Exam Date

Online Music Theory

October

Online Music Theory (Session six)

Booking Period: September/October

Exam Date

Online Music Theory

November

Online Music Theory fees

Grade 1	43 EUR
Grade 2	45 EUR
Grade 3	46 EUR
Grade 4	52 EUR
Grade 5	58 EUR

International transaction fees

Exam booking and cancellation payments made through our online service are international transactions. Your bank, card issuer or PayPal may charge you for processing these transactions. These additional charges and any foreign exchange rate applied to the transaction are made by your bank, card issuer or PayPal and not by ABRSM. Charges will vary, depending on the payment method and the bank or institution you use to make the payment. Please refer to your bank, card issuer or PayPal for information about international transaction fees.

 

Performance Grades

Performance Grades are remotely-assessed exams available at Grades 1 to 8. We also offer a remote-assessment option for ARSM exams. When you book an exam you can select an exam submission date from a list of options available during the exam session. This will be the latest date by which you must upload and submit the exam recording.

 We plan to hold Performance Grade exams throughout 2021, more information will be provided by the end of 2020.

Performance Grades (session one)

Booking Period
Opening: 07:00, 01 December 2020
Closing: 00:59, 09 December 2020

Exam dates

Italy

05-31 January

Performance Grades (session two)

Booking Period
Opening: 06 January
Closing: 13 January

Exam dates

Italy

01-21 February

Performance Grades (session three)

Booking Period
Opening: 01 February
Closing: 08 February

Exam dates

Italy

01-21 March

Performance Grades (session four)

Booking Period
Opening: 01 March
Closing: 08 March

Exam dates

Italy

06-26 April

Performance Grades fees

Grade 1	79 EUR
Grade 2	91 EUR
Grade 3	95 EUR
Grade 4	109 EUR
Grade 5	113 EUR
Grade 6	129 EUR
Grade 7	145 EUR
Grade 8	158 EUR
ARSM	234 EUR

International transaction fees

Exam booking and cancellation payments made through our online service are international transactions. Your bank, card issuer or PayPal may charge you for processing these transactions. These additional charges and any foreign exchange rate applied to the transaction are made by your bank, card issuer or PayPal and not by ABRSM. Charges will vary, depending on the payment method and the bank or institution you use to make the payment. Please refer to your bank, card issuer or PayPal for information about international transaction fees.