Absrm performance exam

[dandelionsticks]

Hi there, I see that Performance Exams have been introduced by ABSRM. Is anyone opting to do this instead of the Practical exam? It says on the ABSRM website that performance exams have been introduced to "complement" the practical but it also offers another way to progress. I read this to mean a student might choose a performance exam only for their level and skip the practical with the dreaded sight reading and aural test! As a video is submitted, it seems like this would be an advantage too.

I feel like I must be missing something here. Or is the performance exam truly an equal alternative to the practical?

Does anyone know?

Ps have asked our music school but they aren't sure as it's new and haven't had a response from ABSRM.

Just submitted DC video. Has anyone who has done the same received their results back yet? And if so, how long did you have to wait?

We submitted two weeks ago today, no results yet but their deadline wasn't until the 30th.

Thanks @lunar1 will just need to get busy for the next week,,, and forget about it...lol....

All the best to you little one x

Results in at the weekend... DC passed G8 with distinction. So very relieved! Although DC received the news with mixed feelings. What’s next? Diploma? Follow own musical adventure learning a more varied class of music? Switch to trinity for more song choices? Maybe even do grade 6 theory?

What did your dc do after g8.

Hope you receive your results soon lunar1 x

Well done Fiddleontheroof, that's great. Arsm is a good bridge from grade 8 to the harder diplomas if you're looking for a new goal.

Well done to your dc @FiddleOnTheRoof!

We got our results today, both were awarded a merit. Ds2 is really happy with that. DS1 is not, he was two marks off a distinction and it's come down to the performance aspect which seems a little vague.

He said he's never doing another performance exam, but he really likes the interaction in the exam centre, and all the other skills.

Good luck to everyone still waiting.

Thanks blue and lunar, and well done to your DC1 and Dc2!

Since last posting DC’s teacher has recommended the dip abrsm equivalencies on the trinity board. Need to go have a look at the difference between the two boards. Dc seems excited and has started to choose pieces. Just need to make sure switching to trinity won’t make any difference...

My dc got grade 5 singing back - merit and happy. His voice is going down so a few more weeks and it would have been a struggle!

Well done to your dc @CatsAreAliens

Out of interest what did you all think to the feedback for the performance aspect of the abrsm component?

For both children I think it was repeating the comments from the pieces, it mentions the need to improve dynamics but this is where they already dropped marks for the pieces.

Are the being penalised twice for the same things? I'm not planning to appeal results, I don't think they will do performance exams again though.

I'm an instrumental teacher and I'm really happy with the results from the performance grades so far: 3 Distinctions, a merit and a pass. All justified. Got another 3 pending. Fingers crossed!

Good question @lunar1. I can’t say I found a sufficient distinction between the performance result and awards given to individuals pieces. Much reference was made to the pieces and very little to the presentation of the performance as a whole so it did feel as though there were elements of double counting, positively and/or negatively...

I am reading through this thread. Would Performance exam be recognised by schools and other institutions the same way as the original one ?