Have any of you taken/passed the above qualification?
If so, whats it like? My teacher has suggsted I do it.
Thanks in advance!
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I think it’s well worth doing, I’ve a few friends who went through music college and completed the Diploma while getting their degree, not sure why, but they all seemed to enjoy it.
It’d hard work, and requires a lot of study and practice, reading and preparation, but provided you’re willing to do that, there should be no issue! If your teacher has suggested you do it, it’s probably worth going for! They’re not going to suggest it on a whim.
I can’t remember if you have to sit grade 8 first, but your teacher could help you find that out, or have a look at the ABRSM website!
It's unusual to find it as an entrance requirement and of course most music college students don't take it. But it's the right kind of level of playing. (Despite being allegedly equal to the level you're at after the first year of music college).
How useful it'd be for you personally I wouldn't be qualified to offer an opinion on - I imagine it could be useful to give you experience of what an audition environment would be like, and/or to persuade conservatoires to take your application seriously if you didn't have lots of formal education and conventional musical achievement on your CV.
https://forums.abrsm.org/index.php?showforum=23
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I can't really answer your question because it's not specific enough ... what it's like is a recital at a level significantly above Grade 8 with an audience of 2 examiners, a bit of speed-learning a piece of grade 6 standard, and a discussion about some programme notes you prepared to show off your knowledge of your instrument and the music you're playing. But then all of that's in the syllabus (which you should definitely read)