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Offline pagesong

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Grade system
on: July 25, 2007, 01:58:22 AM
Hi
  I live in Canada and i was wondering if the grading system is the same in the us or uk or other places. Thanks! :D
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Offline amelialw

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Re: Grade system
Reply #1 on: July 25, 2007, 06:03:46 AM
in the all 3 countries, the various music exam boards available are

Royal Consevatory of Music
BC Consevatory
Associated board of the royal schools of music
London College of music

this is what I know
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Re: Grade system
Reply #2 on: July 27, 2007, 03:46:45 AM
Maybe I'm just not understanding, but what is the grading system in the US?
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Offline amelialw

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Re: Grade system
Reply #3 on: July 27, 2007, 04:45:05 PM
all 4 of the systems that I listed are available in the U.S
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Re: Grade system
Reply #4 on: July 27, 2007, 07:24:39 PM
ooooh, okay. I've never heard of this grading business. Do you have any more information on it?
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Offline amelialw

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Re: Grade system
Reply #5 on: July 27, 2007, 08:12:41 PM
yup. i don't know much about the London College of Music but I know lots about the other 3.

Royal Consevatory of Music (RCM)

Introductory Grade - Grade 10

Introductory Grade: any 3 contrasting pieces
Grade 1-2: 1 Baroque/Classical, 1 Romantic/20th C , 1 invention and 1 study
Grade 3-7: 1 Baroque, 1 Classical/Classica style, 1 Romantic/20th C and 2 studies
Grade 8-9: 1 Baroque, 1 Classical, 1 Romantic, 1 20th C and 2 studies
Grade 10:  1 Baroque, 1 Classical Sonata, 1 Romantic, 2 20th C and 2 studies

Pass: 60-69
Honors: 70-79
1st Class Honors: 80-89
1st Class Honors with Distinction: 90-100
* for grade 10 at least 75 or 70% for each section is required to carry on to ARCT and a prelude and fugue is required either for grade 9,10 or ARCT to graduate

Associate of Royal Consevatory of Toronto (ARCT)
3 diplomas
- ARCT Performer's
1 work of J.S Bach, 1 Sonata, 1 Romantic, 2 20th C and 1 Concert Etude
- ARCT Teacher's
1 P+F, 1 grade 9 work, 1 grade 10 work and 2 ARCT Performer's Pieces
- ARCT in Theory

Pass: 70 required for ARCT Performers and 75 required for ARCT Teachers
Honors: 70-80
1st Class Honors: 80-90
1st Class Honors with Distinction: 90-100

For ABRSM all the info is on this site https://www.abrsm.org/?page=home
For BC Consevatory of Music all the info is on this site https://www.bccmusic.ca/
For the London College of music I found this website https://mercury.tvu.ac.uk/lcmexams/
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Re: Grade system
Reply #6 on: July 29, 2007, 03:30:27 PM
thanks!
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Re: Grade system
Reply #7 on: July 29, 2007, 05:16:03 PM
you're welcome!  ;D
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Re: Grade system
Reply #8 on: July 30, 2007, 12:45:53 AM
Quote from: amelialw on July 25, 2007, 06:03:46 AM
in the all 3 countries, the various music exam boards available are

Royal Consevatory of Music
BC Consevatory
Associated board of the royal schools of music
London College of music

this is what I know

Isn't there Conservatory Canada as well?

They're based in London, I think.
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Re: Grade system
Reply #9 on: July 30, 2007, 04:29:28 AM
Thank you so much this has been enlightening and helpful.
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Re: Grade system
Reply #10 on: July 30, 2007, 05:44:31 AM
you're right, there's conservatory canada too, don't know anything about it though.

you're welcome Rachel!
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