This represents a fresh challenge to the student of music who has progressed along the graded pathway but now wishes to develop their performance skills further.Īndrew: Is the ARSM an accredited qualification with Ofqual? I believe Grade 8 is accredited at Level 3 and the DipABRSM at Level 4. The candidate’s practical performing skills are marked according to a new set of additional criteria that judge their overall performance in terms of interpretation, communication and technical delivery, not just their success item-by-item.
The diploma is placed at the associate level due to the standard of performance expected and the demands of performing 30 minutes of repertoire chosen predominantly from the ARSM lists (which are the same as our DipABRSM repertoire lists). We know that students who have progressed beyond Grade 8 want a goal to take their playing to a further stage and gain recognition for their developing performance skills. Penny: We have developed this new diploma after considering clear feedback from students and teachers worldwide telling us of their wish for a first diploma to bridge the gap between Grade 8 and DipABRSM.
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This is an ongoing process and as part of this we consider it vital to consult with learners and teachers in the 93 countries around the world in which we offer assessments and to understand their needs and goals.Īndrew: I understand that the new ARSM diploma is “designed to showcase performance skills after Grade 8, and to help bridge the gap between Grade 8 and DipABRSM”.Ĭan you tell us how ABRSM identified the need for this new qualification, and why you decided to make it a professional qualifications with the letters ARSM? We also draw on expert voices inside and outside ABRSM to design, develop, test and review our pathway of qualifications. We work in partnership with the four Royal Schools of Music – the Royal Academy of Music, the Royal College of Music, the Royal Northern College of Music and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Perhaps I could say a few words about our development and review approach, as this helps ensure the robustness and integrity of our qualifications. We do this by providing goals and offering independent assessments that recognise developing musical skills. We very much want to encourage individuals to progress. The pathways and resources we offer to learners and teachers play their part in establishing clear standards in music learning and teaching, largely through our range of exams. Our mission is to inspire achievement in music. To answer your first question, we are deeply aware of our responsibility here. I’m really pleased to respond to these early questions about our new performance diploma, the ARSM. Read on for her responses, and I hope you enjoy what proved to be a very enlightening interview.Īndrew: Penny, many thanks for agreeing to talk to me.įirstly, can you tell us about the role you believe that ABRSM has in upholding professional standards through a clear pathway of accredited qualifications? I put to Penny a number of the questions I have seen colleagues asking online. So I was delighted to have an opportunity to discuss it with Penny Milsom, Executive Director – Products and Services, ABRSM.
The ARSM syllabus was launched last week, following which there has been much discussion about the purpose and validity of the new diploma, some of it summarised in this post by my friend and colleague Frances Wilson. The ARSM joins existing diplomas the DipABRSM, LRSM and FRSM, and is intended to bridge the gap between Grade 8 (the highest amateur qualification ABRSM offer) and the DipABRSM professional qualification. Latest “diploma” on the block is the new ARSM performing diploma from ABRSM, the world’s leading music examining board. Professional diplomas in music performance and teaching have proliferated in recent years to a point where even many music professionals are sometimes baffled by the sea of letters that follow a colleague’s name.
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