Syllabus Updates: 2009
New requirements for graded exams
- Piano: new set pieces; revised scale and sight-reading requirements
- Singing: new set songs; revised sight-singing requirements
- Guitar: new set pieces; revised scale and sight-reading requirements
- Harpsichord: new set pieces
These new requirements are valid from 1 January 2009.
The requirements for all other subjects (including Jazz) remain unchanged.
Overlap information
Set pieces
- Candidates may play pieces from the previous syllabus as follows:
- UK & Republic of Ireland – until the end of Period A (spring exams) 2009 only
- All other countries – until 31 December 2009
- All the pieces must be from the same syllabus – candidates may not perform a mixture of pieces from old and new syllabuses
Scales and sight-reading
- There is no overlap period for scales and sight-reading/singing; the revised requirements for Piano, Singing and Guitar take effect for all candidates worldwide from 1 January 2009
New requirements for other syllabuses
- Prep Test: revised tests for Cello, Flute and Clarinet (valid from June 2008)
The requirements for all other Prep Test subjects, Diploma Exams, Performance Assessment, Ensembles and Choral Singing remain unchanged.