Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music
Bromley Conservatoire
23 East Street, Bromley, Kent, BR1 1QE
Authorised ABRSM conservatoire for practical graded examinations and invigilated music theory.
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Sit exams at the conservatoire
An approved ABRSM conservatoire for practical grades and invigilated music theory - sat here, in a building students already know. Rockschool grades in drums, guitar and rock and pop singing are entered through us at nearby centres.
Practical exams and music theory, on site
Bromley Conservatoire is authorised to host ABRSM practical graded examinations and to invigilate ABRSM music theory. Exam day takes place here - the same rooms, the same building - so students sit in comfort rather than in an unfamiliar hall.
- Practical grades
- Hosted at the conservatoire. Students prepare in the weekly lesson and sit here when the work is secure, with teachers they already know nearby.
- Invigilated theory
- ABRSM music theory papers are taken in a familiar room, invigilated here, rather than at an external exam hall.
How exams run
Three times a year
Practical exams run at the conservatoire three times a year. Students sit in a session once the work in the weekly lesson is secure.
Teachers say when a student is ready
The student's own teacher lets us know when they are ready to sit. We then enter them for the next session.
Certificates in the lesson
When the certificate arrives, it is handed over in the weekly lesson - a record of work already done, and a prompt for the next grade.
Rockschool, entered through us
We enter students for Rockschool graded exams in drums, guitar, and rock and pop singing. Preparation is part of the weekly lesson here. The exam itself is held at a nearby Rockschool centre, with entry arranged through the conservatoire so the pathway stays clear.
How Students Are Prepared
The lesson does the work. Extra classes sit around it.
Students work towards a grade in the weekly one-to-one lesson, and sit when that work is secure. Examination entry fees, accompanist fees, concert tickets for performers and parents, and examination administration fees are billed separately from monthly membership, unless a membership includes them.
In the weekly lesson
Pieces, scales and supporting tests are taught by the student's own specialist. The exam is a record of work already done, not a separate course bolted on at the end of term.
Aural classes
Academy and Scholar membership include a free bookable aural class once a week, so the listening tests inside a practical grade are ordinary work, not a last-fortnight cram.
Theory classes
Academy and Scholar membership also include a free bookable theory class once a week. ABRSM theory papers, where taken, can be invigilated here. One-to-one theory is a separate lesson, taken through Foundation.
Academy and Scholar
Mock exams
Academy and Scholar membership include mock exams. They are scheduled a short time before exam entries are taken, so the run-through sits close to the real sitting. A student can also take a mock with no exam booked, as practice. An examiner with extensive experience of graded exams will be examining.
From the Conservatoire
Exam news
Music Memberships
What each membership covers
The lines below are taken from the memberships themselves. Examination entry, accompanist fees, concert tickets and exam administration are billed separately, unless a membership includes them.
Preparatory
- Preparation for ABRSM Prep Test or Rockschool Debut
- Eligibility for teacher-awarded effort medals and conservatoire-awarded exam medals
Billed separately
- Examination entry fees, where applicable
Foundation
- Exam administration at the conservatoire, including an accompanist
- Eligibility for teacher-awarded effort medals and conservatoire-awarded exam medals
Billed separately
- Examination entry fees, where applicable
Academy
- Eligibility for teacher-awarded effort medals and conservatoire-awarded exam medals
- One free mock exam per year
- Free invigilation and administration for ABRSM music theory exams
- Free administration, including providing an accompanist, for music exams
Billed separately
- ABRSM music theory exam fees
- Practical music examination entry fees
- Accompanist fees, where applicable
Scholar
- Eligibility for teacher-awarded effort medals and conservatoire-awarded exam medals
- Two free mock exams per year
- Free invigilation and administration for ABRSM music theory exams
- Free administration, including providing an accompanist, for music exams
- Free administration for ABRSM exams on instruments not learnt at Bromley Conservatoire
Billed separately
- ABRSM music theory exam fees
- Practical music examination entry fees
- Accompanist fees, where applicable
Ready to begin
Ready to work towards an exam?
Tell us about the student and we will advise the right grade, the right membership, and how preparation sits in the weekly lesson.