Hi. I'm thinking of doing my grade 8 piano soon, but have been unable to find the price of the exam anywhere on the AB site. How much does it cost?

I think it is between £50-60 but I cannot give you an exact price.

In the UK Grade 8 costs £59.00

So much money!

Yeah £59

as a general rule, they won't openly admit the price if they know you won't like it. it's risen a little recently, £59 is pretty expensive. but your eyes will be opened afterwards:

Diploma ABRSM - £118
LRSM - £350
FRSM - £500

start saving

OUCH!

Im glad I'm taking G8 in March now instead of November as Im doing my Grade 6 Guildhall drama exam in Nov and thats £46 so i think my dad would have had a fit if he had seen the exam bill for that month!

According to next year's regulations booklet, Gr8 will cost £62.00 in 2006.

*faints* NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO....

If it keeps rising, imagine the cost of it in 10 or so years time!

I'll start saving now....

I think it's obscene! I took Grade 8 clarinet in 1994 and it cost me £34. Next year I'm doing it on the saxophone - and it's nearly doubled!!

Maybe someone from the board could clarify if the prices are going to increase each year. If so then I won't be taking anymore exams with them. It is hard enough to find money now let alone the thought of the prices in a few years time.

I claim it as 'Professional Development' so it comes out of my business costs and I don't pay tax on that money. But it doesn't solve the problem of having to find the ££ in the first place. That's partly why I took a couple of grade 4s this year, instead of forking out over £100 to finish my sax and piano grades.

I don't know about other places, but here in NZ it costs $201 (I have done grade 8 piano and violin)

woah!

Is that all ???
Considering what you can do with a Grade 8 certificate,i think its priceless.

Oh my God !!!
That's really so much money. You know , ABRSM exams in egypt cost even more! Imagine grade 6 piano costs £110 so imagine how much grade 8 will cost after a few years! ( knowing that £= 10.5 egyptian pounds)
I'd better start saving!!
(i think my dad is going to kill me soooooooooon! )

What sort ot things can you use a grade 8 certificate for then? can you teach?

Put it on your wall... show it off to friends and family.....

im not being big -headed but thats one of them !!!!!!!!!