Request a call back from our team about becoming a °®¶¹ÊÓƵ Registered Exam Centre for Music.
Why choose °®¶¹ÊÓƵ?
°®¶¹ÊÓƵ is a leading international exam board and independent education charity that has been providing assessments around the world since 1877.
We believe that effective communication and performance skills are life-enhancing, know no bounds and should be within reach of us all.
We exist to promote and foster the best possible communicative and performance skills through assessment, content and training which is innovative, personal and authentic.
Why °®¶¹ÊÓƵ for Classical & Jazz and exams?
- Our syllabuses are developed with instrument-specific professionals to ensure authentic skills are developed
- We offer a wide range of repertoire covering a range of genres appropriate to the syllabus, including international pieces and an increasing range of pieces by female composers
- For Rock & Pop the syllabus is full of real songs you can hear on the radio
- Our technical work and supporting tests explore fundamental, instrument-specific, technique designed to maximise learning.
- There is a wide range of choice of supporting tests including improvisation and musical knowledge, allowing candidates to perform to their strengths.
- Own compositions can be used in many of our exams, further broadening the range of options for teaching, learning and musicianship development
- Our graded exams are fully regulated, with higher grades carrying UCAS points
- We have a dedicated, UK based support team on hand to offer teachers and learners guidance and encouragement.
Enter candidates for °®¶¹ÊÓƵ’s music exams
If you would like to prepare and enter candidates for °®¶¹ÊÓƵ’s graded music exams, there are three options available to you:
1) Register with us as a private centre.
This is a good option if you would like to host exams at your venue or organisation and have enough candidates to meet our minimum fee (currently £826/€1500). You will have control of the timetable, date and running of your exam session. There is no charge to become a centre with us.
Step 1 - Read the eligibility criteria and venue requirements here to check that your organisation is eligible to provide °®¶¹ÊÓƵ assessments. We recommend looking at the detailed guidance on the set up of an exam room available for and .
Step 2 - Complete the application form on our centre registration page (using our guidance and checklist where needed).
Step 3 - Our team will process your application. This normally takes up to 4 weeks and during this time you may be required to provide further information. You will be asked to sign an agreement once your application is approved.
Please note that pictures of the proposed exam room(s) will be requested by the centre application team. If applying for Classical & Jazz graded exams please remember to include a picture of the piano at your exam centre. For Rock & Pop exams a picture of the drum kit will be required.
Step 4 - Once registered, you will receive a dedicated operational and academic contact, who will support you with delivering and entering for the exams.
Apply nowFor more information or to request a call back to discuss becoming a centre with °®¶¹ÊÓƵ, please email UKandIrelandcentres@trinitycollege.co.uk or
2) Go digital only
You can register as a centre to only offer our Digital exams. There are no venue requirements and no minimum fee to meet. This is a good option if you have smaller numbers of candidates, want to go fully digital and want full control over managing your entries.
3) Enter via a public centre
This is a good option if you have smaller numbers of candidates to enter as there is no requirement to meet a minimum fee. Find your nearest public centre for Classical and Jazz exams or