Music Certificate Exams
Certificate Examinations in Music Performance are offered by Trinity Guildhall as achievement awards separate from the normal Graded Music syllabuses.
Unlike Grade examinations, Certificates contain no supporting tests or technical work. The examination is of performance only.
Key features of Certificate exams
Available at Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced level, Certificate examinations:
- Examine pure performance
- No supporting tests or technical work
- Free choice of music - up to one third of the total
- Wikisyllabus feature - users shape the growth
- Free music available online, directly from the lists*
- Web-based qualification, continually refreshed and updated.**
Certificate examinations offer an alternative, performance-focused route of progression to the Graded examinations suite. They are also a valuable complementary qualification, allowing focus on the consolidation of performance skills when a candidate has achieved a given standard in a Graded examination and wishes for further opportunities for exploration and broadening of their skills base before advancing to the next stage of development.
To see the repertoire lists, click here and follow the link to the level you need.
*some pieces in piano certificate exams only
** There is no printed syllabus for this qualification; the online version is definitive at all times, allowing regular updates. There is no printed version.
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