So if you completed grade 8 violin, what can you study next? i know there is like amus or something like that but i'm not what that is..

if you want to continue learning yourself (with a teacher), the next step would be diplomas, which for AB are: DipABRSM (diploma), LRSM (licentiate), and FRSM (fellowship). you can take these for performance (which is closest to the grade exams), teaching, or "direction" (which covers running an orchestra or similar). other boards have their own equivalents, e.g. Trinity Guildhall offers ATCL, LTCL and FTCL.

i don't know AMus; are you thinking of BMus (Bachelor of Music)? that's a four-year undergrad (bachelor) degree, which you would get after studying music at a university or conservatoire. what a BMus actually entails can vary widely depending on what you choose to study, and where you study it.

alternatively, after completing grade 8 violin, you could start on grade 1 flute ;-)

Oh ok, i've got it now

Well definitely keep improving your technique and playing abilities, and always learn new repertoire, studies, exercises, etc - that's probably your best bet if I'm honest. If you want to take your violin playing into a professional career, I would audition for music college, or maybe even find a junior department to join

Why do you say four-year?

Part-time perhaps?
Although, the OP didn't specify...

As far as I know, all BMus performance degrees are 4 years, full time. They certainly are at all the major colleges.

BMus courses at music college, or at University in Scotland will be 4 years long, and I think most BMus courses at Universities are 3 years. If you want to study in Scotland it's much cheaper, about half the price of Uni in England. I'm studying at the RSAMD on the BMus course, and that's going to be four years, mainly because it's a conservatoire. All the other British music colleges have four year BMus courses

Yes, interesting isn't it. As far as I know, University degrees conferring BMus anywhere outside Scotland (e.g. Cardiff), are three years long, unless they are specifically Performance related (e.g. Newcastle) in which case they are four years' long.

Confused? I am.

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