2018 Dates and fees

United Kingdom
Practical and ARSM
Practical and ARSM exams are held in our exam centres throughout the UK.

Online entry for the Spring exam session will open early December.

Spring 2018 (A) Practical and ARSM 2018 Practical exam

fees
exams
Prep Test £36.00
Closing date for online entry: Friday 19 January
Closing date for postal entry: Friday 12 January Grade 1 £40.00

All instruments and grades

Grade 2 £45.00

United Kingdom 26 February - 29 March

Grade 3 £52.00

Jazz exams
Grade 4 £58.00

United Kingdom 26 February - 10 March

Grade 5 £62.00

Summer 2018 (B) Practical and Grade 6 £72.00

ARSM exams Grade 7 £78.00

Closing date for online entry: Friday 11 May

Grade 8 £91.00
Closing date for postal entry: Friday 4 May

All instruments and grades ARSM (from £155.00

2017)

Scotland & Northern Ireland 4 June - 30 June

Performance £41.00
Assessment
England & Wales 11 June - 14 July

Jazz exams

Scotland & Northern Ireland 4-15 June

England & Wales 11-23 June

Autumn 2018 (C) Practical and ARSM

 exams
Closing date for online entry: Friday 28 September
Closing date for postal entry: Friday 21 September

All instruments and grades

United Kingdom 5 November - 8 December

Jazz exams

United Kingdom 5-17 November

Ensembles Choral Singing

Ensemble: Primary† £59.00 Choral Singing: Primary† £82.00*

Ensemble: Intermediate† £69.00 Choral Singing: £113.00*

Intermediate†

Ensemble: Advanced† £77.00

Choral Singing: £134.00*
Advanced†

Notes
* plus £50.00 attendance fee, if applicable

† Postal entries only - online entry not available

Visits
If you have three hours examining work or more and want the exams to take place during the main exam session, we will send an
examiner to you. You may specify the date on which the exams should start. Entries must be received by the normal closing
date.

Special visits
If you have three hours examining work or more and want the exams to take place outside the main exam session, we will send an
examiner to you. You may specify the date on which the exams should start. Entries must be received at least one month (28 days
for UK online entries) before the chosen exam date, which must be outside Periods A, B and C.

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Music Theory
Exams are held in Public Centres on specified dates. Exams may also be held at any school of general education
approved by ABRSM on the same specified dates as given below.

Spring 2018 (A) Music Theory exams 2018 Music Theory fees

Grade 1 £27.00
Closing date for online entry: Friday 19 January
Closing date for postal entry: Friday 12 January
Grade 2 £29.00
Start time for Spring (A) exams: 5pm

Grade 3 £32.00
Exam dates

United Kingdom Wednesday 28 February Grade 4 £34.00

Grade 5 £37.00

Summer 2018 (B) Music Theory

exams Grade 6 £41.00

Closing date for online entry: Friday 11 May Grade 7 £44.00

Closing date for postal entry: Friday 4 May

Grade 8 £47.00
Start time for Summer (B) exams: 10am

Exam date

United Kingdom Saturday 16 June

Autumn 2018 (C) Music Theory

exams
Closing date for online entry: Friday 28 September
Closing date for postal entry: Friday 21 September
Start time for Autumn (C) exams: 5pm

Exam date

United Kingdom Tuesday 6 November

Other diplomas*
DipABRSM, LRSM and FRSM diplomas take place in two exam sessions each year.

Summer 2018 (B) Diplomas 2018 Diploma fees

DipABRSM £250.00
Closing date for postal entry: Friday 4 May

Please note that online entry is not available for DipABRSM, LRSM and
FRSM diplomas. LRSM £550.00

Diploma exams FRSM £790.00

Scotland & Northern Ireland 2-7 July Retake fee: £200.00

DipABRSM

England & Wales 16-21 July

Retake fee: £440.00
LRSM

Autumn 2018 (C) Diplomas Retake fee: £632.00

FRSM
Closing date for postal entry: Friday 21 September

Please note that online entry is not available for DipABRSM, LRSM and
FRSM diplomas.

Diploma exams

United Kingdom 10-15 December

Notes
* ARSM exams take place during Practical exam periods - see the first tab for details of exam dates and fees.
Music Medals
Music Medals assessments 2018 Music Medals fees

Book an assessment online Copper £12.00

The timing of Music Medals assessments is decided by the teacher and
candidates - entry is available throughout the year! Bronze £16.00

Silver £21.00

Gold £25.00

Platinum £30.00

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