Paper-based Music Theory
How to book Grade 6 to 8 Music Theory exams
Our Music Theory exams at Grades 6 to 8 are paper-based assessments that take place on set dates.
Online booking – use our online service to book these exams. Click the Login/Register button below to get started.
Exam locations – we offer our Grade 6 to 8 Music Theory exams at:
- Public Venues – organised by us and open to anyone. You can choose the venue for your exam from a list of available options.
- Private Visits – at schools, colleges or other educational organisations, or education departments of prisons or hospitals. Private Visits are only open to candidates of the Visit Organiser or their Permitted Applicants. There is no minimum number of candidates.
Check our step-by-step guide to booking paper-based Music Theory exams at Public Venues.
- Check booking periods and exams dates.
- Create your account if you don’t have one already.
- Have all your candidate information ready:
- Name - as it should appear on the mark form and certificate. This must match the name on any candidate ID document needed for the exam.
- Date of birth
- ABRSM Contact ID – for candidates who have been entered before using our new online service.*
- Subject and grade or level
- Any specific needs access requirements or reasonable adjustments
- Any alternative ‘presented by’ name
- Email address for the candidate (or parent/carer)
* For candidates in China, Hong Kong, Macao, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan you will need their National ID number, not their ABRSM Contact ID.
- Log in and select ‘Public Venue & Digital Exams’.
- Select your ‘territory’.
- Select the ‘face-to-face’ filter button.
- Under ‘Music Theory’ select ‘Paper-based Music Theory’.
- Enter your exam details, including any specific needs, then click ‘Show available booking options’.
- Select one or more possible venues – type a location in the venue box or scroll down to search. Then click ‘Search’.
- Select venues for your candidates and click ‘Next’.
- Enter your candidate details. Use their ABRSM Contact ID if they have one or enter new candidate details.
- Check that all fields with a red asterisk are complete, then click ’Submit and pay’.
- Check the booking summary and pay for your exams.
- We will send you an email to confirm your booking and payment.
Appointment confirmation – around two weeks after the booking period has closed, we email applicants (and candidates with an account) to let them know that they can log in to view confirmed exam appointments.
Cancelling an exam – applicants can cancel an exam through their account. If you cancel within 14 days of booking we refund the full fee. See the link below for more information.
Amending a booking – after you've paid for the booking, you can make some small amendments through your account.
Schools, colleges or other educational organisations, or education departments of prisons or hospitals can hold paper-based Music Theory exams in their own venue. There is no minimum number of candidates.
