Piano - how to record ability without ABRSM

[Bruisername]

Hi. dd15 is very much into her piano at the moment. She did her grade 5 at the end of year 6 but has not done any more as she is not good with the theory (she knows it but doesn’t want to sit down and revise it iyswim). She dropped music gcse for the same reason - she loves playing but isn’t interested in the theoretical side.

grade wise she is around 8 now but doesn’t enjoy the pieces in the abrsm exam and the continuous practice of the same pieces wouldn’t work for her!!

are there other exam boards or such like that she could follow? I’m thinking ahead to uni applications I suppose and this is her main extra curricular activity

MTB suggested rep list for gr8. Pretty broad:

https://www.mtbexams.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/MTB-Piano-Grade-8_Syllabus-2022-2.pdf

No Kanye west or Billy Joel 🤣

maybe I just need to accept she’s doing well playing for pleasure and leave it at that!

New York state of mind is Grade 7 Trinity Rock & Pop (DS did it for an audition)

DD played Someone You Loved for ABRSM grade 5. There may be more pop music in extended lists.

You don't need grade 5 theory to do trinity exams. MTB allows you to pick your own pieces. There may be a music festival ( competition) where there are own choice classes. Maybe find out what she enjoys most and whether a piece of paper will help that or just stress her. My son had lessons right till the end of school but just for his own enjoyment.