i'll take abrsm exam for grade 5 trombonist.. this is my 1st exam, i paid money for that exam. but i don't know what is abrsm, does any one can tell me what is abrsm?

QUOTE (james_trombonist @ Jan 19 2005, 07:44 AM)

i'll take abrsm exam for grade 5 trombonist.. this is my 1st exam, i paid money for that exam. but i don't know what is abrsm, does any one can tell me what is abrsm?

''if the musician is bad, the music is bad''

basically,a very brief description would be that its a music examboard!

here we go, i copied and pasted this for you.

The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music is the world's leading provider of graded music exams and assessments. We are trusted and respected by teachers and students around the world.

In all our activities we aim to encourage musical enjoyment through achievement and to foster and enhance quality in music teaching and learning. We are committed to educational excellence, quality and innovation in the sphere of music education and to meeting the needs of music educators and their students.

The Associated Board has over 100 years of experience and expertise in the field of music education and benefits from links with four leading UK conservatoires:

didnt u see the icon with a blue phrase of words on the very top of this page???the Associate Board of the Royal Schools of Music(abrsm)