Candidates for Grade 6, 7 or 8 exams must already have passed ABRSM Grade 5 (or above) in Music Theory, Practical Musicianship or a solo Jazz instrument. For full details including a list of accepted alternatives, see Regulation 1d.
Practical Violin Grade 8 exams consist of three pieces, scales and arpeggios, sight-reading, and aural tests.
Total marks in all individual Practical exams are 150. You need 100 marks to achieve Pass, 120 marks to pass with Merit and 130 marks to pass with Distinction.
Find out about our Performance Grades and alternative route to a graded music exam.
Practical Violin Grade 8 exams consist of three pieces, scales and arpeggios, sight-reading, and aural tests.
Total marks in all individual Practical exams are 150. You need 100 marks to achieve Pass, 120 marks to pass with Merit and 130 marks to pass with Distinction.
Find out about our Performance Grades and alternative route to a graded music exam.
Selected pieces from Grade 8 Violin for ABRSM’s new 2020–2023 syllabus.
A selection of pieces from the new ABRSM Violin syllabus.
Download recordings of pieces from our Grade 8 syllabus.
A fresh approach to violin sight-reading.
New edition containing all the scales and arpeggios required for ABRSM's Violin exams.
