12 Practical Exams: Timings and Conduct
a) Timings for the Practical graded and Ensemble exams, Prep Test and Performance Assessment are specified in Exam Timings. These timings indicate the approximate duration of each exam and allow for the candidate’s entry and exit, any tuning time, as well as time for the examiner to complete the mark form between exams. Examiners may, at their discretion, take more or less time than the specified timings.
b) Candidates with sensory impairments, learning difficulties or particular physical needs may qualify for an additional time allowance (see regulation 19).
c) Candidates are advised to attend 10 minutes before the start of the exam.
d) Candidates may not bring any unauthorized material or equipment (such as recording devices) into the exam room, and mobile phones must be switched off. Any candidate infringing this rule may be disqualified.
e) Generally, one examiner only is present in the exam room. At ABRSM’s discretion, a second examiner may be present, for reasons of examiner training or quality assurance.
f) For monitoring and moderation purposes, exams may, from time to time, be recorded. Such recordings become the property of ABRSM but remain strictly anonymous.
g) The examiner despatches the mark forms to ABRSM in accordance with the instructions issued by ABRSM.
h) ABRSM does not accept responsibility for the loss of any mark forms in the post after their despatch to ABRSM by the examiner. In such cases, ABRSM arranges for duplicate mark forms to be provided by the examiner with minimum delay.