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Inspiring adult learners
Flautist Elisabeth Hobbs uncovers the pleasure and inspiration of teaching adult students.
6 years ago -
Standing up for music education
Richard Hallam, chair of the UK’s Music Education Council, explains why we still need to fight for high-quality music education with opportunities for progression for all children.
6 years ago -
Creating opportunities to shine
In 2012 we began a partnership with the Mayor’s Music Fund, providing scholarships for 12 talented young musicians. Rhian Morgan reports on the impact of our funding so far.
6 years ago -
Selector's choice: Bassoon
With our new Bassoon syllabus now up and running, we asked Graham Salvage for his top picks from the new lists.
6 years ago -
Promoting your teaching, building your business
As a private music teacher you’re actually running a small business where promotion is essential to success. David Smith, from the Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM), offers some advice.
6 years ago -
Selector's choice: Recorder
With our new Descant and Treble Recorder syllabuses now up and running, we asked Andrew Challingor and Annabel Knight for their top picks from the new lists.
6 years ago -
Motivation in music learning: part 2
Understanding your students’ motivations can make a big difference to your teaching and to their learning experiences.
7 years ago -
Selectors' choice: Oboe
Syllabus selector Josephine Lively and syllabus moderator Kathryn Gunn choose and comment on some of their favourite new Oboe pieces.
7 years ago -
A fresh approach to violin sight-reading
Author Alan Bullard explains the idea behind our Joining the Dots sight-reading books and explores what you’ll find inside.
7 years ago -
Selectors' choice: Saxophone
With so many wonderful pieces to choose from in our new Saxophone syllabus, we asked our selectors to pick some of their favourites.
7 years ago -
Revising the marking criteria
Chief Examiner John Holmes explains the background to the revised marking criteria and what they mean for teachers and candidates.
7 years ago -
Top tips from a top youth orchestra
Looking for inspirational advice for your students? Three members of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, all with distinctions at Grade 8, share their tips for exam success.
7 years ago -
Beethoven: An Extraordinary Life
In this extract from his new book, renowned Beethoven scholar Barry Cooper reveals what life was like for the young composer as a student in eighteenth-century Vienna.
7 years ago -
Routes to success
As with all music, there is no single correct way to learn or play an ABRSM exam piece. Instead it’s all about making choices, as John Holmes, ABRSM’s Chief Examiner, explains.
8 years ago -
ABRSM, culture and society
As publisher Boydell & Brewer brings out the first ever history of ABRSM, author David Wright explains the thinking behind the book.
8 years ago -
Supporting tomorrow's musicians
For many, the name ABRSM brings to mind scales, aural tests, sight-reading and set pieces but, as Andrew Green finds out, ABRSM is about much more than just exams.
8 years ago -
A journey of discovery
At the end of last year three teachers from South Africa seized the opportunity of a lifetime to travel to the UK and study at the Royal Northern College of Music, as Andrew Stewart found out.
8 years ago -
My musical inspiration
ABRSM’s Teaching and Learning Development Director, Lincoln Abbotts, is leading the way as we develop the practical support we offer to teachers. Here he shares the passion and inspiration he’ll be bringing to this role.
8 years ago -
The unaccompanied traditional song
The unaccompanied traditional song is an important part of all ABRSM graded Singing exams. With some expert help, Rhian Morgan discovers what's involved.
8 years ago -
Music therapy and me
Alison Hornblower shares her experience as a teacher who turned her passion for music therapy into a career, with the help of UK charity Nordoff Robbins.
8 years ago
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