6 Place of Exams: ABRSM Centres
a) ABRSM provides exam Centres for Practical and/or Theory exams. See ABRSM Centres and HLRs for more details.
b) The Centre name indicates the general area in which the Centre is located. The precise exam venue cannot be confirmed until after the examining timetables have been arranged; it is notified to the Applicant with the exam appointment(s).
c) ABRSM reserves the right not to open a Centre if the number of entries is insufficient. In such cases, an appointment is offered at an alternative Centre.
d) A suitable exam environment, which is quiet as well as properly lit, heated and ventilated, is offered at all Centres. For Practical exams, Centres provide: a waiting room (or area); and an exam room, which contains a satisfactory piano (this may be upright or grand) and which is, where possible, out of hearing of the waiting room. A steward is present at all Centres. For Theory exams, an exam room is provided, with tables that allow reasonable spacing of candidates. An invigilator is present for the duration of the exam. All Centres are regularly monitored by ABRSM.
e) Space in the waiting room may be limited and candidates should therefore bring no more than one escort nor arrive more than ten minutes before the exam appointment.
f) For Practical exams, where possible an additional room (or area) is made available where candidates may briefly warm up, but ABRSM cannot guarantee to provide such a facility.
g) All ABRSM Centres provide a music stand, but candidates are welcome to bring their own if they prefer.