Enriching lives by inspiring musical achievement. - ABRSM

Inspiring musical achievementThe Annual Review 2012

Enriching lives by inspiring musical achievement.

1The Annual Review 2012 1The Annual Review 2012

ABRSM is the exam board of the Royal Schools of Music.

We have been supporting and promoting the highest standards of musical assessment and learning since 1889.

1The Annual Review 2012

2 Inspiring musical achievement2 Inspiring musical achievement

03 Who we are About ABRSM

04 Chief Executive’s statement A year of growth and positivity

06 Our global reach Highlights from around the world

08 Exams and assessments Expanding horizons

12 Professional development Supporting teachers

18 Syllabuses and resources Syllabuses, digital and published materials

24 Supporting music education Donations, scholarships and sponsorship

32 Chairman’s statement The final word

34 Celebrating achievement New diploma holders

Scholarships and bursaries

Gold and Silver Awards

New CT ABRSM holders

UK and Ireland prize winners

Thank you/Obituary

Contents


Who we areAbout ABRSM

ABRSM delivers over 650,000 exams every year in more than 90 countries. Our exams are designed to motivate students at all levels and ages, providing realistic goals and tangible rewards for achievement.

We believe that good foundations in performance and theory create rounded and confident musicians. So, we aim to encourage a love of music through our stimulating syllabuses and objective and respected assessments.

We offer exams for more than 30 instruments, singing, Jazz, and ensembles, as well as Music Theory and diplomas. We also provide other assessments, such as the Prep Test, the Performance Assessment and our popular Music Medals assessments for the youngest learners.

As part of our commitment to inspiring musical achievement we provide a rich range of resources for teachers, students and musicians. In particular, we are committed to supporting teachers worldwide through high quality, innovative digital and printed resources as well as through face-to-face events.

To build on more than 120 years of inspiring generations of musicians, we work with a variety of organisations in the UK and around the world, providing donations, scholarships and sponsorship.

We believe that good foundations in performance and theory create rounded, confident musicians.

4 Inspiring musical achievement

When reflecting on ABRSM’s achievements and activities during 2012 it became clear that this had been a good year for us as an organisation, but not one without its challenges.

This was a year of healthy entry figures for our exams and assessments. In particular, our Music Medals assessments continued to grow in popularity in the UK, while internationally we recorded our highest number of exams taken in any one year, and in China entries grew by 38%. The good news was not just restricted to exams and assessments, and over the year we sold well over two million books and CDs.

We continued to review and refresh our syllabuses and administrative systems. We published new Brass and Piano syllabuses, with a host of supporting resources, and began the process of revising the marking criteria for our instrumental and singing exams at Grades 1 to 8. We also launched a new user-friendly website and, for the first time, undertook research to find out what candidates and teachers think about ABRSM exams.

People have always been and always will be at the heart of ABRSM ... brought together by music.— Leslie East,Chief Executive

We supported a variety of music education organisations and charities in the UK and around the world, while continuing to offer ABRSM scholarships, both at the Royal Schools in the UK and the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. As ever, we provided significant funding for the four Royal Schools of Music with whom we are so closely linked.

Against this growth and positivity we recognised that certain areas of our operations, particularly the systems supporting our drive towards administrative and customer service excellence, needed review. We also faced an exceptional set of financial challenges. We are now in the process of meeting these challenges – identifying weaknesses and ways to eliminate them, putting plans in place and making decisions about long term goals and ways to achieve them.

Chief Executive’s statementA year of growth and positivity


None of this would be possible without people. People have always been and always will be at the heart of ABRSM as an organisation – from the teachers and candidates who use our exams and resources, to the examiners, representatives and staff who play such vital roles in the ABRSM success story. In the context of this review, I’d like to thank and welcome respectively two people in particular: Guy Perricone, who stepped down as Chief Executive at the very beginning of 2013, and Colette Bowe, who became our Chairman during 2012.

Of course, there is one thing that brings us all together – music. And it is music that gives ABRSM its reason for existing and its mission: to inspire musical learning and achievement, participation and enjoyment. This is something that will never change.

Leslie EastChief Executive


Bringing teachers togetherMore than 800 teachers attended our teachers’ conferences in Birmingham, London and Manchester.

Spreading the wordWe attended events

and conferences hosted by a wide range of music

education organisations and providers around the UK.

International tradeWe exhibited at many of the world’s major trade fairs, including the Frankfurt Musikmesse and Music China.

Our global reachHighlights from around the world

Supporting teachersOur Centenary Travel Grant

fund provided scholarships for three teachers from South

Africa. They spent a term studying jazz at the Royal

Northern College of Music.

SponsorshipWe awarded the first grants

from our International Sponsorship Fund. These went

to inspirational organisations in India, Jamaica, Malaysia, the

Philippines and Uganda.


Celebrating successSuccessful diploma candidates from Hong Kong, Macau and South and East Asia celebrated at ABRSM award ceremonies in Hong Kong and Singapore.

Syllabus presentationsWe introduced teachers to our new Piano syllabus at events worldwide, including seminars in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.

Making connectionsWe held two conferences for our international representatives, bringing together key contacts from Europe and the Arab States.

International growthABRSM exam entries in China grew by 38%. There was a 2.6% rise in exam entries in Malaysia and we also saw a 7.2% increase in the number of exam applicants outside the UK and Ireland, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore.

Professional developmentTeachers in Hong Kong, Singapore and the UK took our CT ABRSM Plus professional development course.

Effective teachingWe ran our Teaching Music Effectively course, designed to help teachers develop skills and confidence, in Indonesia and Malaysia.

New exam centresWe opened new centres in China (Baoding, Dongguan and Shenzhen), India and Nepal.

In translation We published more books and resources in both Traditional and Simplified Chinese than ever before. Our Music Theory exams are now available in 17 different languages.


Our core activity is the worldwide provision of high-quality music exams, and this continued successfully during the year. There were 672,000 ABRSM assessments taken in 2012–13, an increase of 2.5% on the previous year. Practical graded music exams remained the most popular.

Exams and assessmentsExpanding horizons

We know that to maintain our high standards we must continually review, and where necessary improve, all aspects of the ABRSM exam experience.


We continued to train new examiners and support our existing team through courses, conferences and new resources.

UK and IrelandDuring 2012, 357,000 assessments – graded music exams, diplomas and Music Medals – were taken in the UK and Ireland. This represented a 2.8% increase on the previous year and was the highest number of UK and Ireland exam entries since 2006.

Our diploma exams remained popular, with the number of entries exceeding our expectations for the year by 16%. Theory entries also exceeded predictions by 2.5%, while entries for Music Medals were up 8% compared with the previous year. There were declines for some instruments within the woodwind and brass families, however. Overall, Piano and Singing exams were the most popular.

Around the worldA total of 315,000 assessments were taken internationally – an increase of 2.2% on the previous year. We saw particularly strong growth in China with entries up by 38%. Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore now account for 61% of our international exam entries and overall our income from international activities increased by 4% in 2012, compared with the previous year.

ExaminersWe held Initial Training and Assessment Weekends for trainee examiners in February, June and November. Sixty-six musicians

attended these courses and 36 have since joined our examining panel. Our June training session was, for the first time, held offsite. This allowed us to accommodate more trainees and was so successful that we are now planning further offsite training in the future.

We also organised jazz training for examiners. Twenty-three attended the workshop and, as a result, 18 are now dual jazz and classical examiners.

A total of 641 classical, jazz and diploma examiners worked for us in 2012. In addition, 90 Music Theory examiners marked ABRSM exam papers.

We also updated many of our examiner reference materials, producing a new examiner role description and person specification, application guidance notes and a new Code of Conduct. We also developed online examiner tools for viewing and downloading candidate lists and ordering mark forms, and a range of audio visual resources for use during examiner training.

We replaced our usual small-scale regional examiner seminars with four large-scale conferences in Manchester and Reading. This new approach meant that we could run different sessions simultaneously throughout the day, with a wider range of content and more presenters.

Music TheoryIn response to customer feedback we introduced faster access to Music Theory results. They are now available online after four weeks, as opposed to six weeks. We also published our Music Theory marking criteria online.

UK and IrelandThis was the first full year of our new exam timetabling framework in the UK and Ireland – the first step towards future customer service developments. We continued to work hard to improve customer service and efficiency on a day-to-day basis and, at the end of the year, launched a major initiative to encourage more online exam bookings.

Around the world70% of our international representatives are now using our new online administration system – ExAM.

Exams and assessments


Researching the exam experienceMore than 2,200 candidates completed our online survey after taking an exam. We wanted to find out how they felt about taking an ABRSM exam, what the experience was like for them, and what we might do to improve it.

The majority of participants had a good exam experience. They felt welcomed at their exam centre and rated ABRSM staff and examiners highly in terms of friendliness. Candidates were also happy with the pace of the exam itself. Unsurprisingly, many were nervous before the exam but they also felt ‘determined’ and ‘excited’.

In 2012 we conducted our first ever survey of ABRSM candidates to find out what they thought about their exam experience, from arrival at the centre to the exam itself. Flyers at exam centres throughout the UK were used to invite candidates to take part.

On leaving the exam room, they felt relief together with a range of positive emotions – they were ‘happy’, ‘satisfied’, ‘relaxed’, ‘proud’ and ‘cheerful’. The majority of candidates were keen to go on to take another exam, and saw ABRSM exams as an important part of their learning.

The survey confirmed that what makes all the difference to candidates in the exam situation is the manner of the examiner. Candidates welcomed a ‘calm and supportive’ atmosphere, and noted when an examiner did everything he or she could ‘to make the exam as relaxing as possible’. Other candidates referred to friendly examiners who helped to ‘get rid of nerves’ or to ‘being made to feel at ease’.

Later in the year we carried out a survey of teachers in the UK and we will be continuing with similar research involving candidates and teachers in 2013 and beyond.

83% of candidates said they wanted to take another ABRSM exam in the future.

Taking an exam gives me something to aim for. Without that I wouldn’t have the incentive to work so hard.


In revising our marking criteria we aimed to maximise consistency, while promoting transparency and objectivity in our exams.

Exams and assessments

HLRs in focusThis was a year of significant focus on our Honorary Local Representatives (HLRs) and stewards – our external network of ‘volunteers’ who play an essential role in the successful delivery of our exams. We now have more than 300 HLRs, and 2012 was the first full year of operation for our dedicated HLR Administration Team. We also introduced a new HLR focus group to draw on their significant expertise and revised our HLR induction process. At the end of the year HLR numbers had risen to 314.

Music MedalsAs we moved into 2013 we passed the milestone of 60,000 Music Medals candidates since their launch in 2004. Entries continue to grow, with Violin being the most popular instrument. A growing number of teacher-assessors used Music Medals for the first time, following online or face-to-face training. During the year we held free Music Medals training sessions for more than 400 teachers at 16 music services.

Revising our marking criteria Over the year we spent a considerable amount of time on research and consultation regarding our marking criteria. As a result, we have since published a set of revised marking criteria for instrumental and singing exams at Grades 1 to 8. These will be used from January 2014 by all ABRSM examiners when awarding marks in our exams.

The criteria are fundamental to the consistency and integrity of our marking, so it is essential that we review and revise them from time to time. We took a long, hard look at the criteria to see how we could refresh and improve them.

In revising the criteria, we retained what works well, making changes only where there was an opportunity to bring greater clarity and consistency. We also took great care to keep the standards exactly the same. This means that everyone involved can be absolutely confident that in terms of assessment, nothing will change. The exam experience for candidates will not be affected in any way.

Overall we aimed to produce a set of criteria that maximises consistency of marking, while also promoting transparency and objectivity in our exams. For all concerned, we wanted the criteria to be more logical and straightforward to use, simpler to understand, and easier to read at a glance. For teachers and candidates especially, we wanted to provide helpful information about how marks are awarded in each category of result, and in each section of the exam, all in an easily accessibly format.


Throughout 2012 we continued to support teachers by providing innovative courses, online learning opportunities and a range of short workshops and seminars. These included a series of 12 continuing professional development (CPD) workshops in Manchester and London on topics such as teaching in groups, developing aural skills and the art of accompaniment.

Professional developmentSupporting teachers

We continued to support teachers by providing innovative courses, online learning opportunities, workshops and seminars.

We also organised courses, workshops and seminars for teachers in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. In addition, our CT ABRSM Plus course had another successful year in the UK and abroad.

Online learning continued to prove popular. Being an Effective Teacher, our bespoke online course, has now been taken by more than 200 teachers around the world since its launch in 2010.


Centenary Travel Grant fundIn September 2012 three teachers – flautist Ilke Lea Alexander, trombonist Justin Sasman and pianist and saxophonist Hayley White – travelled from South Africa to Manchester, thanks to ABRSM’s Centenary Travel Grant (CTG) fund. They spent a term at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) studying jazz, from its performance and history to effective methods for teaching improvisation and motivating beginners. They also gained from advanced instrumental coaching and access to Manchester’s vibrant cultural scene. The scholars, selected by audition and interview, were at different stages in their teaching careers.

Justin, who had worked for nearly seven years as bass trombonist with the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, recalled that he had no idea what to expect from the CTG programme. ‘I thought let’s go along and see what happens. I’m so glad I did.’ He admitted that after four years away from the orchestral workplace, his playing skills had grown rusty. Individual lessons and a place in the RNCM Big Band rapidly revived Justin’s enthusiasm for practice and appetite for improving his performance.

‘After holding down an orchestral job in Cape Town, I thought I could play trombone,’ he said. ‘And then realised how much there was still to learn! The approach to playing and teaching the instrument was different and things which seemed impossible, like lip-slurring between first and fourth or fifth position, turned out to be very possible indeed!’

ABRSM is committed to working ever more closely with music teachers to help them bring out the best in every student.

At the RNCM I realised how much there is still to learn!— Jason Sasman, CTG scholar


ABRSM’s support allowed me to reconnect with the fundamental values of teaching.— Hayley White, CTG scholar

As part of their studies, the CTG scholars also visited Scotland to explore jazz teaching with renowned jazz educators Richard and Morag Michael. Ilke Lea Alexander, the youngest of our 2012 CTG recipients, was certainly inspired by them and by her pedagogy and teaching studies at the RNCM.

Having graduated in music from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg in 2011, Ilke had been teaching in schools and privately but had never been trained as a teacher. ‘I didn’t think teaching was something that you could learn – that’s not the idea I was exposed to in Johannesburg. All my friends teach part-time but none of them studied music teaching. I took back tools from the Royal Northern which made me better able to teach my kids, such as ways to make lessons more creative and interactive. This experience opened my eyes to how much there is to learn and how much further I can take my teaching studies.’

Hayley White’s Manchester experience was stimulating and demanding. Although many of her pupils, at a school outside Richards Bay in KwaZulu-Natal, had expressed interest in learning jazz, she was unsure about how to teach them to improvise. Individual lessons and classes at the RNCM helped her demystify improvisation and acquire the skills to teach it.

‘The learning experience there was challenging and even humbling at times but I really made progress. My experience in Manchester was refreshing and ABRSM’s support allowed me to reconnect with the fundamental values of teaching and think about the future evolution of my own teaching practice. I feel incredibly grateful for the opportunities I’ve received.’


NetworkingOur conferences in Manchester, Birmingham and London gave hundreds of teachers in the UK the opportunity to network and to explore new repertoire, resources and teaching ideas through presentations and workshops. Around 800 teachers attended these events.

Flexible learningThe CT ABRSM Plus course combines two highly respected qualifications – the Certificate of Teaching and our DipABRSM Principles of Teaching diploma. This is a part-time course which provides teachers with the opportunity to spend an extended period of time exploring, reflecting on and developing their teaching with the input of specialist mentors. In 2012 we ran the CT ABRSM Plus in Hong Kong, Singapore and the UK.

Working with teachers

WorkshopsWe held many workshops for teachers around the world during the year. These included: sessions on the new Piano syllabus in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore; training to support preparation for our LRSM Teaching diploma in Hong Kong; and a Music Theory workshop in Singapore.

International conferencesOur international conferences included a weekend event for CT ABRSM holders from Hong Kong and Singapore. Teachers explored a range of topics, including choral singing, developing advanced aural skills and leadership in education.



ABRSM’s innovative and farsighted work has never been more important or relevant to the music education world as a whole.— Darren Henley OBE, Managing Director of Classic FM and ABRSM trustee


Syllabuses and resourcesSyllabuses, digital and published materials

We are committed to actively supporting high quality music making, learning and development throughout the world, and to producing the best possible resources for music teachers and students. In 2012 we published a range of books to support our syllabuses, including a new suite of Piano Exam Pieces, as well as Shining Brass, an innovative series for beginner brass players. Throughout the year we also focused on developing digital resources. We produced our first app, Aural Trainer, and developed a mobile version of our Speedshifter practice tool, launched in 2013.

Our social networking communities continued to grow rapidly throughout the world, giving us the opportunity to engage with ever more teachers and learners. We also launched a new website, which drew on feedback from extensive research and user testing to offer a more user-friendly experience.

We provide a rich and varied selection of supporting materials, including syllabus publications, online resources, apps and films.


Music and CD salesIn 2012 we sold well over two million publications and CDs worldwide.

Bowed StringsRevised repertoire lists for Violin came into use in January 2012, along with new scales and sight-reading for Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass.

Piano and BrassWe published new syllabuses, featuring refreshed repertoire lists for Piano, Horn, E flat Horn, Baritone/Euphonium and Tuba. These came into use in January 2013.

In 2012 our Publishing and Syllabus teams worked jointly on a number of major projects, from our annually published Music Theory Past Papers and Model Answers to new volumes of Piano Exam Pieces to support the 2013 & 2014 Piano syllabus.

With the publication of new syllabuses for Horn, E flat Horn, Baritone/Euphonium and Tuba we brought out books of repertoire for brass players at all levels - Shining Brass and Principal Horn. We were delighted that Shining Brass, one of our most exciting publications of 2012, was shortlisted for the Best Print Resource award at the inaugural 2013 Music Teacher Awards for Excellence.

We also published a range of other books, including Joining the Dots for Guitar (Grades 1–5), Aural Training in Practice (Grades 6–8), Music in Words (2nd edition), and Spectrum for Piano Duet, the ninth book in our Spectrum series of contemporary albums for players of all ages.

ABRSM is one of the UK’s leading music publishers. Our publications not only support our exam syllabuses but also provide additional repertoire for teachers and learners.

Syllabuses and publications

A highlight of the year was the expansion of our Chinese language books, produced with our partner, PMPH, in Beijing and showing our commitment to this developing market. During 2012 we published Chinese editions of Piano Exam Pieces, Piano Scales & Arpeggios, Specimen Aural Tests, and Music Theory Past Papers as well as a translation of our Violin syllabus.

Finally, at the close of 2012, Boydell & Brewer published ABRSM: A Social and Cultural History, by David Wright. This fascinating volume plots the development of ABRSM from 1889 to the present day.

We listened to brass teachers and extended the syllabus to include more choice and more instrument-specific music.— Nicky Daw, ABRSM Brass syllabus consultant and Head of Worcestershire Youth Music’s Brass and Percussion Faculty


There is something here for everyone ... a selection of the most varied pieces you could ask for.— Anthony Williams, ABRSM Piano syllabus selector and examiner and teacher


A Fresh Approach to Sight-Reading

Joining the Dotsfor Guitar

Alan Bullard and Richard Wright

Joining the Dots for GuitarGrade 1

Shining Brass, Book 1 Part Book with CD& Brass • ? Brass • ? Eb Tuba

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1–3with CD

Shining Brass, B

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ABRSM24 Portland PlaceLondon W1B 1LUUnited Kingdom

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18 repertoire pieces and studies BrassBrassBrassShining

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Shining Brass is an exciting series of graded repertoire pieces and studies that can be played by any brass instrument. Book 1 contains 18 pieces in a variety of attractive styles, specially commissioned from seven of the fi nest composers of brass music writing today.

Key features:

• two pieces from each of Lists A, B, and C of Grades 1–3 of the ABRSM 2013 syllabus for Eb Horn, Horn, Baritone, Euphonium and Tuba

• a single part book that can be used by treble- and bass-clef brass including Eb Tuba

• CD featuring performances and all backing tracks

• separate Bb, Eb, and F piano accompaniment books

Shining Brass, Book 2 and piano accompaniments

Shining Brass, Book 1 piano accompaniments

The following resources are available from the ABRSM app centre: www.abrsm.org/appcentre

ABRSM is the exam board of the Royal Schools of Music. We are committed to actively supporting high-quality music-making, learning and development throughout the world, and to producing the best possible resources for music teachers and students.

Audio downloads Speedshifter Aural Trainer

Music inWords

Trevor Herbert

A guide to researching andwriting about music

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Piano Exam Pieces 2013 & 2014Grade

Exam PiecesABRSM Grade 1

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2013 & 2014 syllabus

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In October 2012 we launched our new website. Developed using feedback from extensive research and user testing, the site provides visitors with quick and easy access to information and resources.


Some of the most innovative and far-reaching work we undertook in 2012 was in the area of digital and online learning.

Aural TrainerWe continued to develop digital resources to support teachers and students. Launched in 2012, our Aural Trainer app now has more than 30,000 users in 88 countries and regularly ranks among the top 30 education apps in the UK.

It was nominated for the Best Digital Resource award at the 2013 Music Teacher Awards for Excellence and won the Life Tools App Award at the 2012 Meffy Awards. The Meffys recognised Aural Trainer as ‘setting a benchmark for how apps can be used to create useful and immersive experiences, helping students achieve their educational goals.’

Using mobile recording and touch screen technology, Aural Trainer offers a new way to practise aural skills. Through a series of interactive challenges, students can develop their ability to identify and describe musical features quickly and accurately.

The app covers all elements of our aural tests at Grades 1 to 5, including sight-singing and the echo test, while also providing comprehensive feedback and a page for tracking progress. We are now working on an Android version of the resource.

A new websiteAs a result of the 2012 redesign, our website now features localised content for every country in which we operate, devoted pages for every instrument and grade, and a new exam support section providing tips and guidance for teachers and candidates.

The ‘hub’ pages for each instrument and grade allow users to download syllabuses and find all relevant supporting resources from a single location. New exam guidance materials, videos, podcasts, resources and applications are also available.The website layout now adapts itself automatically to work effectively on popular mobile and tablet devices.

These website changes have resulted in a 23% increase in pages viewed per visit and a 6% increase in the average length of visits. Visits on mobile devices are up by 46%. In total, our website was visited over six million times by approximately 2.5 million unique visitors between January 2012 and July 2013.


The new ABRSM website was visited over six million times by approximately 2.5 million unique visitors between January 2012 and July 2013.

Newsletters by emailThe number of applicants receiving our regular enewsletters continued to grow. We now send these to more than 68,000 applicants every month, providing the latest information about our exams, products and services, and teacher support activities.

Social mediaWe saw major growth in the number of people using social media to connect with ABRSM. We now have more than 85,000 Facebook fans and 8,000 followers on Twitter.

During the year we added several films to our YouTube channel, including an introduction to our Brass syllabus and three films about our Music Medals assessments. The channel now offers a variety of useful resources and short films.


Supporting music educationDonations, scholarships and sponsorship

We support music education through charitable donations, scholarships and sponsorship of organisations and initiatives around the world.

A large proportion of our charitable donation goes to support four Royal Schools of Music in the UK: the Royal Academy of Music, Royal College of Music, Royal Northern College of Music and Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. In 2012 we also provided scholarships and bursaries to 72 outstanding junior, undergraduate and postgraduate students at these colleges.

We also awarded new scholarships to students studying at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (RWCMD) and at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA). The first recipients of our RWCMD scholarships were Welsh undergraduate cellist

Luke Millard and Chinese postgraduate harpsichordist Chubing Wang. Eventually awards will also be made to younger musicians at the college’s Junior Department. In Hong Kong, pianist Andy Chung Hok-chun was awarded a scholarship for his four-year course at HKAPA.

Through sponsorship we supported a number of organisations in the UK and around the world including: Music for Youth; the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain; the Mayor’s Fund for Young Musicians; the Singapore Symphony Orchestra’s Youth Mentoring Scheme; and the Chamber Music New Zealand competition. This was also the first year for our International Sponsorship Fund.

In 2012 we awarded new scholarships to students at the RWCMD and HKAPA.


Our International Sponsorship Fund is open to individuals, groups or organisations outside the UK and Ireland engaged in activities that inspire people to participate in music.

International sponsorshipIn 2012 we awarded our first International Sponsorship Fund (ISF) grants to the following recipients: the Kampala Music School (KMS) in Uganda; the Mandaluyong Children’s Choir in the Philippines; Musica Sinfonietta in Malaysia; the Providence Heights Community Band in Jamaica; the Tender Talents Magnet School in Uganda; and the India National Youth Orchestra.

The Kampala Music School used its grant to implement a teacher development programme designed to further the skills of staff and other teachers in the region. The programme included instrument-specific teaching workshops as well as covering general musicianship, sight-reading and aural skills, exam preparation, performance practice and instrumental lessons. ‘We also hope to organise training from beyond Uganda for our teachers,‘ explained Natasha Chong, Deputy Director at KMS. ‘The teachers here have so much drive and commitment and long to have the opportunity to progress,’ she added, ‘but until now neither KMS nor the teachers themselves have been in a position to pay for such development. We hope that in the long term this funding will help the school to grow, providing more work for teachers and new musical learning opportunities for young people in Uganda.’

The teachers here have so much drive and commitment and long to have the opportunity to progress ... this funding will help the school to grow, providing more work for teachers and new musical opportunities for young people in Uganda.— Natasha Chong, Deputy Director of Kampala Music School


The Mandaluyong Children’s Choir, works with underprivileged but musically talented children from Mandaluyong City. The choir used its funding to support a wide-ranging education programme, while Malaysia’s Musica Sinfonietta was able to host a five-day intensive ‘music camp’ that brought together 80 music educators and performers. Formed in 2010 by a group of music educators and performers, the Sinfonietta promotes music-making and the arts in Penang, and across the wider Malaysian community. ‘As a non-governmental organisation we’re always looking for sponsorship,’ June Ong, the Sinfonietta’s President, commented. ‘We took the opportunity to apply for ABRSM’s help to make a better camp, with more tutors and better facilities.’

Funding from ABRSM also helped Jamaica’s Providence Heights Community Band to launch a new Community Recital Programme and to repair and purchase instruments. ‘Before receiving the grant it was challenging to conduct a rehearsal,’ Music Director Dwayne Haughton explained. ‘Our instruments were second-hand and donated, and their condition had deteriorated. We had no funding to repair them or buy new ones. ABRSM’s support made this possible. It also meant that some of our students could take part in seminars and local programmes. Our grant has changed the future of the band.’

ABRSM’s grant allowed us to buy musical instruments and start a concert band. We’ve already bought a five-piece drum-kit, a bass guitar and amplifier, ten music stands and percussion instruments.— Providence Heights Community Band

This sponsorship is all about strengthening our engagement with the international music education community. We have been delighted by the difference our funding has made to those involved.


Music for YouthIn 2012 we continued our long term sponsorship of Music for Youth. Its Regional Festival Series (RFS) took place in February and March with around 70 festivals held in more than 50 UK venues and involving some 50,000 young musicians. These festivals offer young performers playing in groups of all sizes and in a wide range of styles the chance to perform to each other and gain valuable feedback. The Music for Youth year culminated in November with the celebratory Schools Prom concerts at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

National Youth Orchestra We sponsored the National Youth Orchestra’s (NYO) Inspire Days across the country. In April, 50 young musicians joined NYO principals for an Inspire Day in Durham, working on Tchaikovsky’s Suite No. 3 and Bernstein’s overture to West Side Story. The NYO also held further Inspire Days in London and Derry later in the year.

Supporting music education

The full rehearsals were electrifying and it was incredible to see how much we’d achieved in just one day ... lots of players said they couldn’t wait to go away and practise and hopefully audition in the future.— Lily Whitehust and Laura Rickard, NYO Inspire Day participants


For many children the experience of performing is a first step away from the margins of society towards a future where they have a contribution to make.— Jeremy Bradshaw, Musequality/Tender Talents Magnet School

The ISF also meant that Uganda’s Tender Talents Magnet School for deprived children could continue with its music programme, set up by charity Musequality. Since 1999 the school has taught around 450 students at Kasangati, near Kampala, thanks to the vision of its founder FrankKatoola and his wife, Brenda.

Dependent entirely on donations, the school teaches young people from the most deprived parts of the community. ‘We urgently needed funds to continue with our music education programme,’ said Frank, himself a choir trainer at the school. ‘With ABRSM’s help we’ve been able to support the music teachers who come to us from Kampala Music School and buy a piano we’d been renting.

‘The school has shot up the table of academic achievement in Uganda and we believe music has been a key element in promoting that. Learning a musical instrument or to sing provides the discipline, practicality and sense of personal responsibility that then spins off into academic subjects.’


Mayor’s Fund for Young Musicians In June 2012, we began working with the London-based Mayor’s Fund for Young Musicians (MFYM), funding scholarships over four years. MYFM works with music services and local schools to identify and support talented children who show outstanding potential and commitment to learning an instrument.

Federation of Music ServicesWe continued to support the Federation of Music Services in 2012, sponsoring workshops and masterclasses, in particular as part of the organisation’s annual conference.

Singapore Symphony OrchestraAt the start of 2012, we launched a new initiative with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra: a Youth Mentoring Scheme for promising instrumentalists who have excelled in ABRSM’s diploma exams. The scheme is continuing in 2013.

Supporting music education

Finally, we supported a residential course for members of India’s National Youth Orchestra (INYO). Launched in 2010, some 150 musicians, representing 12 different Indian states, have since become involved with the orchestra Key to the orchestra’s development is training for players, but also ongoing professional development for teachers. The INYO yearly schedule includes a 10- to 15-day course, which in 2012 was held in Bangalore. ‘We received enough funding from ABRSM to get our musicians from Kolkata and Kalimpong to Bangalore and also to pay for their accommodation,’ said Sonia Khan, INYO Managing Director. ‘Intensive training has meant rapidly improving standards which in turn have widened horizons. Our musicians have had the opportunity to rehearse and perform with German, Austrian, Italian and Canadian orchestras.’


ABRSM has played a key part in helping Music for Youth support many thousands of young musicians and teachers through the provision of professional-standard performance platforms and live music-making events all over the UK.— Judith Webster, Chief Executive of Music for Youth


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Chairman’s statementThe final word

In July 2013 the UK government pledged £292m to support young peoples’ engagement in cultural activities until 2015. The announcement led to an interesting debate over the future of music education, as well as the arts, in this country. We were, of course, encouraged by many elements of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport’s Cultural Education document, particularly the recommendation that all young people should have the opportunity ‘to learn about, take part in and enjoy the cultural life of our country’.

We all know that music, of all kinds, is central to young peoples’ cultural experience, but we believe it’s an essential part of their education too.

ABRSM is well placed to use its expertise, experience and influence to secure a positive future for young musicians in the UK and around the world — Colette Bowe, Chairman

At a time of significant change in our sector, ABRSM is well placed to use its expertise, experience and influence to secure a positive future for young musicians in the UK and around the world. However, we cannot do this alone. It’s increasingly important that we continue to build partnerships globally with those who believe in giving developing musicians the skills they need to get the most from music and their music-making. So, we are putting in place new ways to strengthen our relationships with teachers and candidates, and with those who have a positive impact on music learning and participation more broadly. Together we can make a real difference.

The coming year will see us continuing to carry out our work to the highest standards. Our passion for music and music education, and commitment to integrity and innovation are fundamental to ABRSM’s continuing success.

I’d like to thank you for your continued support as we seek to strengthen our position as an exam board with a global reach and reputation – one that is intent on inspiring musical learning and achievement. Colette Bowe Chairman

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PatronHer Majesty The Queen

PresidentHis Royal Highness The Prince of Wales

Governing BodyColette BoweChairman

Professor Jonathan Freeman-AttwoodPrincipal of the Royal Academy of Music

Darren Henley OBE

Professor Colin LawsonDirector of the Royal College of Music

Professor Linda MerrickPrincipal of the Royal Northern College of Music

Philip Ramsbottom

David Roper

Tony Travis

Professor John Wallace CBEPrincipal of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Nicholas Ward

Who’s who at ABRSM

Executive DirectorateLeslie EastChief Executive

Lincoln AbbottsDirector of Strategic Development

Tim ArnoldInternational Operations Director

Robin BarryPublishing and Product Development Director

Sue CambridgeExecutive Director: Finance and Administration

Vicki FruishHuman Resources Director

John HolmesChief Examiner

Penny MilsomUK Operations Director

Eugene O’DonnellIT Director

Nigel ScaifeSyllabus Director

Ben SelbyMarketing Director

You can find lists of all our current examiners, representatives and contacts at www.abrsm.org.

Examiners, representatives and contacts


Each year we celebrate the achievements of students and teachers who have worked hard to develop their musical or professional skills. We congratulate many people, from those who have gained an ABRSM diploma, a Certificate of Teaching (CT ABRSM) or an ABRSM scholarship or bursary, to those who have performed exceptionally in graded music exams.

Celebrating achievement

These are the people who make ABRSM what it is.


Diploma of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music

ABRSM diplomas are designed to encourage a diversity of approaches to performing, directing, and teaching music and to stimulate achievement through acquiring skills, knowledge and understanding. These highly respected and letter-bearing qualifications carry worldwide recognition. ABRSM diplomas are available at three levels – Diploma, Licentiate and Fellowship – and in three subjects: Music Performance, Music Direction and Instrumental/Vocal Teaching.

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DenmarkMikkel Lundkvist

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IndiaCheon EnokYe Jin KimKarnajit LaishramRyan Matthew LewisSarah MathewsRim ZionAching ShaizaChristopher Williams

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ItalyVittoria AvogadroFrancesco BanchiniLianka BedeschiFilippo ScarafiaMaaike (Alfreda) Van IngenPaola Zambetti

JamaicaRegnarene Brown

JapanYuuichi KawamataAya Murayama

JordanSamir HashwehMegan Madison

Kenya Grace Nanjala NangaboCorrine Towett

KoreaHyunji KimAmy Ryu

KuwaitHeui Sung Kim

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MalaysiaBong Fui ChooCharissa Li San ChanDawn Chin Shen PengChyn Thong ChongClarissa Mei En ChanAlistair Brian HamiltonHeng Bee LeeAmy Kok Yet LinBosco, Khun Hung LaiQiao Ying LeongPang Khai ShuenLing Sze MeiOng Ee May CaterineSeah Luoh ChuinTan ChingTan ElaineHeather Ashley Chien Wen TanMegan Gail Rumbaoa VenturaWinnie Ling Chai WeiWong Sheu FanYeo Hui Lin

MaltaKevin AzzopardiMiryea BorgPetra Magri GattSarah Mercieca

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MexicoJuan Carlos Lara LaraAna Paula Sanchez BarraganJacques Zafra Garcia

New ZealandMark Edward BevinCatherine BracegirdleEllen Charlotte CallisterAustin Hong Chun ChanAn Ran ChenBenjamin ChenYeonhee ChoiBethany Sharon CoxDawn EeRebecca GrimwoodZhinan HuTiger HuangJack HumphreyCarolyn IronsGian-Luca KaneAnne Yuen Mon KeiWilliam KingiKoh Esther Yi LiYe Ji (Julia) LeeGrace LeehanIslay Louise LeovHarris Pok Hei LeungTom LevyTianwei LiuRichard Yuchen LuLi Yang LuoClare McdonaldChoong Won ParkJuno Sung Woong PyunAnna RoznawskaIsaac Logan ShatfordTina Tian Yang SunNicole TingTracy TsaiAlexander Van Laar-VethRebecca WhalleyMarilyn Jin Yie WooGen WoodsBriana Lucy WuShirley Yueling Xu

NigeriaEzekiel AdedoyinOluwafemi Emmanuel AyodejiOluwaseun Daniel Oluwabusuyi


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South AfricaNicolaas Jacobus AllersAdam David CampbellJennifer Chuan-Hwa ChangAlice CleggAlanna Ann DavyClaudia DehnkeJaydene Du PreezKarin GroenewaldCathryn Anne GalliersOkuhle MahlangeniNdumiso MananaBelinda MeyerTakunda RukandaDeirdré StraussJudy TwycrossPieter Van ZylClare Vandeleur

SpainAgustin Camino BetaMaria Victoria Navarro SerranoPedro Abelardo Rodríguez PérezClaire Smith

St. VincentKendol Bacchus

SwitzerlandJessie Vergeres

TaiwanJiang Yi-HanLee Lee-YingPerng Lih-Jing

TanzaniaOlga Van Doorn

Thailand Runn CharksmithanontEmma Jane Louise Dunnell

OmanIntisar Al Wahaibi

PortugalFrancisca Coelho Aires MateusAna Catarina Bernardino CostaRenata Maria Silva Oliveira

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The NetherlandsWilliam Harry King

Trinidad and Tobago Sameer Alladin

United Arab EmiratesMichael Rex BacarraZoryana HerunAbhimanyu JoshiAmir Sarrafi Zandjani

United KingdomJoshua Howard AbbottEmma AbellKaren AdamsonWilliam AitchisonAilsa AitkenheadMilena AlbrechtBenjamin AldrenClare AldrichCatherine Al-GhabraDawn AllenJames AlsterForbes AndersonAmanta AndreouEliana AndreouKate ApleyJames ArnoldTerence AuMary BackholerAlistair BackhouseCatriona BakerHarry BakerKaren BakerLorraine BanningJanet BarbourFiona Anne Elizabeth BarkerPeter BaumannMichelle BeeJoseph BeechPhilippa BeesonThomas Edward BellStephen BennettDeanna S M BernthalThomas BinnieGabriel BintleyEdward BirchinallElinor Bishop

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Christopher CoulterBethany Victoria CrockettDavid CrookKatja CrossEvangeline CullingworthCharlotte CurwenElizabeth Jane CuttellRobin DanaherElisabeth DanielsMary DanielsIndia D’arcyAmelia DaviesLaura DaviesLowri DaviesMathew Colin DavisHilary DawsonEllen DayMinyan DengElizabeth DitmansonRosalind DobsonSophie E DoddsRuth DodridgeFiona DonaldsonMichael Karl DoroszenkoSylvia DowgillHelen Elizabeth DownesJoseph David DransfieldFrances Emily Drew-BattyJames DuffWayne DuffellOwen DuffeyBríd DunneElisabeth DunnettLewis DunsmoreJulie DustanElizabeth EdgleyRenos EfstathiouRhiain Isabella ElliottJames EllisJosie EllisHannah-May ElmasryImogen ElyLaura Penelope EmbreyCatherine EmeryJoseph EreautJames Robert EvansRuth EvansCatherine Fagan-KingLuisa FaragunaJonathan FareyBethany FarrVictoria FenechJohn FitzgeraldHeather A Fleck

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Protik MoulikJenni MoussalliTimothy MuggeridgeFrancis MullalyHannah MundayHannah MurphyEllen Murphy-ClarkeEleanor MyersonAmy NaddermierTrojan NakadeMari NakazawaTrevor NaughtonRuth NelsonEmily NewmanJessica NgEmma NibloeLeah NicholsonMiriam NohlFiona NordenHannah NormanHannah ObasajuDominic O’ConnorJames OrrellLucy OsborneChantal OsinderoJane Osmani-PearceAaron O’SullivanLucy OswaldMargaret R OutenRei OwadaJemima Holly PalfreymanPamela PalmerDean ParkerJames Alastair ParkinsonDavid Charles ParryJoanna PatrickLizzie PeacockClaire Anne-Marie PearcyJohn PearsonSonia Perez BaezaElectra PerivolarisMary-Louise PetriePhoebe PextonJoanne L PhillipsSarah PhillipsSophie-Louise PhillipsTom Alexander PicklesChristabell PidduckAlexandra PippenIsabel M PlattDiana R PlattsDaniel Michael PlewinskiDawn PonniahDavid Poole-Bailey


Elliot PooleyAlice PoppletonPhoebe G PotterJennifer PrenticeLyn ProcterLucy Claire Proctor BeauchampAlexander M J PullingerAlyssa RalphJasmine Ramsay GrayJonathan RawlinsonEdward ReeveOlivia RenneyPeter George Bedford RickettFrances RidleyArinah RizalEmma RobertsFrances Elizabeth RobertsLisa RobertsonThomas RoddaBriony-Amber Naomi RoperBen RoseVictoria RowcroftAnna RowlandsAlistair RutherfordJonathan RyderRebecca Ryland-JonesGideon SalterChristina SandersonEdward SandersonKathryn SaulThomas SaundersSusannah SavageHannah Savignon-SmytheRosanna SchwarzacherGeorge ScottNathan SebastianSteven SegaudTony SeprenjiPeter SewellLucy Seymour-DaleMadeleine ShackletonAnna M ShawConstance ShawThomas ShelbournSusan Catherine SherrattZhen Yu ShiLaurence ShoreEllie ShumPui Yee ShumEmma SibleyKaran SinghaShreya Singhal

Laura SingletonNadezda SinnettAngela Elizabeth SlaterBethany SlaterHannah Elizabeth SmalleyClare S SmithSophie Fleur SmithPolina SosninaOliver SourbutClare SpencerXenia Spencer-MilnesLewis SpringAndrea StaniforthGuy SteedKatie SteelKatherine StonhamRachael StorrNatsumi SugimuraHannah SuhSarah SuhAnnika SuhrMiranda Summers-PritchardXiaohe SunAbbey SykesTom TaffinderLowenna TaylorMaxine Alexandra Carmen TaylorMiles TaylorSophie Elizabeth Grace TaylorKathryn TebbyBethany Christine TempestEleanor ThompsonHumphrey ThompsonLisa M ThompsonLesley M ThurleyDaniel ThurstonTiana ToMary J ToftIsaac TolleyRuben TomlinBridget TomlinsonMark TomlinsonTamar TorossianOliver Simeon TranJonathan M T TrimPhilip TrudgeonAndrew TubmanAmy TurkAlexander TurnerEsme Alexandra TurnerJosephine Turner

Jane UppertonAraceli Valdez-RamirezAriane Van HoofAna VandepeerMichael VasmerMichael James VeazeyBianca Von OppellRuth H D WacholderLeon WaksbergLucy Helen WalkerJohn WalkinshawPatricia WallerRiana WalshBowen WangClaire WardElla WardOliver WassSamuel Simon WatkinTara WatkissAlfred WeedonEllen E WeeksLinda H WestcottJames WestlakeAlex WestonEmma WestonRobert WheatleyJennifer WhitbyBrian WhiteEmily R WhitingRonan WhitternEdward WignallZena P J WigramSamantha Jane WilcoxKaitlin WildClaire Louise WilliamsSimon WilliamsStephen WilliamsSimone WillisEdward WillsonAlexander W G WinterBethan WinterJoshua WinterYu Hing WongWilliam WoodKathryn WoodheadRachel N WoodsSarah WoollattElizabeth WorthSarah Thelma Alice WorthingtonBen WrightDaniel WrightSarah WrightYudi Wu

Grace YanAngela YangChantelle YauZhilan YeStephanie YimHarang YooMee-Young YoonAlexandra YoungAlison YoungAmy YuleZizhou ZhangAnna ZisimatouKatalin Zsubrits

United States of AmericaRobert Douglas Lecaine AgnewFaith ChanJames ChenJames ChenKatherine ChenCheng Chung Hon MichaelCasey ChienCassandra ChungKatie DamMarton DemeterGeorge FangClothilde GiacomoniCrystal HanJason HanRosemond HoJeffery HuangJin-Hee KimJovian Cheukwing LamBrandon LeeCynthia LeeHau Bin LeeJenny LeeLucia LeeAlice LiPhoebe LimTing-Yun Evonne LinElaine LiuMatthew LiuWesley Knox Ramsay IIIRoseanna ShaferDerek ShuBrittany SmithSelynna SunRozanna ThompsonYi Jessica WangJoyce WenAlexandra WongRichard Woo

Rachel Winsho WuLinda YangPan YangAusten Kong-Wen YuehJennifer Zhang


Australia Benjamin Tze Hern ChiaSabina ImYuen Yung Nicola LeeYun Hang LeeGregory Hamilton Smith

ChinaJulia Yujie DengLuo DanluYoanita Maria KartadihardjaYuwei SongWang Wei

FranceNicolas PiquetEmily Spagnol

Hong KongAu Yeung Chai CathayChan Man YuetChan Ming ChakChan Shi Kai JeffreyTak May ChanChang Wen Yi AudreyChau Kei LokCheng Tze YanChu Pui San CharlotteChui Yan TingChing Yin HoHo Dick KaHo Yin FongHung Po LaiKa Man Carmen KooLai Yuen LamYuen Hang LauMichael Bowen LawYu Hin LawLeung Ho MingLeung Yim KauLeung Yuen Mei AmyMan Yuk Andrew LimMok Chung YiuSin Suet NingSo Tsz OnLok Yan Charlotte TangTso Ka YeeTso Wing SumCheuk Chi WongWong Pak ChiuWong Sze Nga CrystalWing Yin WongYuet WongChing Laam Yeung

Licentiate of the Royal Schools of Music

Sze Hang YimYu Chiu Yim

IcelandHalla Marinósdóttir

IndonesiaAndreas Librawan HarsonoAnthony HartonoAndre NathanielGrace WibowoYuyun Yuniastuti

IrelandElspeth HayesDamian C G McCormack

ItalyAndrea Scaffardi

JapanRyoko KitazawaHiromi Shimada

JordanMounir William Ennenbach

KenyaRuth BrierleyGeoffrey Mukoto

LuxembourgRoger Kelly

MacauWan Huixin

MalaysiaJacqueline Tiong Liq LinLow Chyh ShenAndrew Wen Hao NgNg Siew ShanJackie Tang Tung JackAlice Mun Sien WongWong Poh Lee

MaltaJosef GrechJose Vicente Perez PerezConnie Frances Zerafa

Mauritius Christel Elodie DarionMike Hansley Felicite

New ZealandTimothy CarpenterJoseph Chih-Chien ChenLeo Jong Ha Shin

OmanVusala AmirbayovaMatanat Azmanli

SingaporeChong Berwyn JoelChua Shi YingChua Zhe XuanGiam Yue LingHong SiyuKoh Kai JieLieu Kah YenLoh Wei KenDeanna Lye ShuyanSarah Ng Hwee PengOng Shu En NicoleQiu YonghuiJoan Quah Mei YinSit Kwan Yee QueenieCrystal Soh Li PingTan Hwee Min MichelleTan Jing Yi JoshuaTan Mei YangTan Si PeiMeri Tan Wei YanSeth Tan Xun YuTeo Wei Ting ClarisseElysia WidjajaLynette Yeo Yan Teng

South AfricaSarah Elizabeth AcresJorn FriedlandErika JacobsChanie JonkerBongile Lecoge-ZuluJerome Quentin MecloenLuke Newby

SpainJuan Bautista Bernat AlcaideSandra CastelltortJorge Arturo Castillo GarcíaJulio Corella MontanerPablo Fernández RojasRui Fernando Fonseca E CostaÁngel González Martínez

Manuel Alejandro González CruzManuel Granado RodriguezPedro Hernández GarrigaJosé Lodeiro GestoJose Martínez ColominaMaria Del Carmen Mas ArocasRafael Mayayo GiménezMiguel Moreno GunaRoberto París MartínezLuis Miguel Perez GarciaFelix Ruiz GonzálezSilvia SampereWilliam René Vergara SaulaErnesto Rodríguez-Monsalve Álvarez

TaiwanChang Shen-Yi

The PhilippinesYu Jovelyn Que

United Arab EmiratesAndriy Khomyakevych

United KingdomJulie AherneAlexander AitkenRichard William AllumJack AnscombAndrew BlightAdam BoekerEmily BravermanAdrian James BreenHamish BrownJade BultitudeRichard BurtonCatherine ButlerTimothy CarterStefan CattoNeil ChapmanChristina Clunies-RossJulian CookBenjamin CorkThomas CraneAnthony DavisonJames DonaldsonJulie ElliottJonathan EllseLaura ErelAlastair FinlayAyane Fujiwara

Sarah Kate GardnerAlexander James GarrettDavid William GauntEstelle GouwsAriel GragnaniSamuel HairsineAnthony HardwickeClaire Elizabeth HennieChristopher HoggarthLaura HudsonBenjamin HulmeBenedict KearnsStephen LaidlawClarence LamJack Cameron Ian LapthornClaire LawrenceDaniel LewisMatthew E LockwoodShu Han LohEdward LongstaffJamie MacRaeKenon ManSarah MarinescuAntony MatthewsRuth MintonSimon Leslie NevittEmily PadfieldJulie ParkerRebecca ParnellNigel PenfoldMeg Perry-DuxburyFingal PlumptonRichard SandhamPaula ShoobridgeRobert SmithAndrew TaitRachel Helen TavernerDouglas Mackenzie ThorntonFrances ThorntonKristoffer Ching Him ToFrancesca VellaRobert Peter WebbKei Tao Katie WongChristopher XuerebChi Yuen YipChristine Zhou

United States of AmericaPeter CrookesMichelle Li


Australia Chan Hok ChunSabina ImJustin KenealyEric Hui Hoon Law

FranceHelen Ella

Hong KongYin Ming ChoPoon Oi YanSit Tsz Ho

MacauJúlio Miguel Dos Anjos

OmanAmmar Bin Ali Al AwaisiJokha Said Al-Naabi

South AfricaMaxine Jessica Matthews

United KingdomCharis Yer Yan CheungRobert GuyRichard Harvey Matthew KoumisKyran MatthewsColleen MurielRoss NewtonMary NodenJonathan PetherAnnien Van Der LindeBlanc Chun Pong Wan

Fellowship of the Royal Schools of Music


The following students were awarded scholarships for courses of study beginning in 2012.

Royal Academy of MusicJuniorMiyu Kudo (UK), PianoUndergraduateRuan Baartman (South Africa), Double Bass Cristian-Ioan Sandrin(Romania), PianoJoshua Wilson (UK), BassoonPostgraduateSrdan Bulat (Croatia), GuitarChristina Gansch (Austria), VoiceNicholas Scott (UK), Voice

Royal College of MusicJuniorDarryl Noel-Davila (UK), Clarinet UndergraduateYen-Ho Anny Chen (Taiwan), Violin Pedro Merchan (Spain) , BassoonElizabeth Tocknell (UK), French Horn PostgraduateAleksander Dermanovic (Slovenia), PianoAnna Federova (Ukraine), PianoDinara Klinton (Russia), Piano Cecilia Sultana de Maria(UK), Harp

Scholarships and bursaries

Royal Northern College of MusicJuniorMarcus Reynolds (UK), PianoUndergraduateBrendan Garde (Ireland), Violin Tyler Hay (UK), Piano Adele Xiang (Australia), Cello PostgraduateChase Hopkins (USA), Voice Eda Seppar (Estonia), RepetiteurKatie Williams (UK), Flute

Royal Conservatoire of ScotlandJuniorFiona Sweeney (UK), Flute UndergraduateOlivia Harrison (UK), Bassoon Ciprian Serban (Romania), Voice Xizi Zhang (China), PianoPostgraduateDominic Barberi (UK) , Voice Luperci Henrique de Souza (Brazil), Voice George Talmaciu (Romania), Oboe

Royal Welsh College of Music and DramaJuniorLuke Millard (UK), CelloPostgraduateChubing Wang (China), Harpsichord

Hong Kong Academy for Performing ArtsUndergraduateAndy Chung Hok-chun (Hong Kong), Piano

Macklin Bursaries The following outstanding ABRSM scholars were awarded bursaries to assist with further studies or the launch of professional careers. Royal Academy of MusicChiyan Wong, PianoRoyal College of MusicAgata Darashkaite, ViolinRoyal Northern College of Music Mengjiao Zhang, Double BassRoyal Conservatoire of ScotlandEva Demeter, Piano


The following candidates from the UK and Ireland received awards for exceptional results in a practical exam at Grade 6, 7 or 8 during 2012.

Gold AwardsAditya Chander, Grade 8 ViolaElliot Corner, Grade 8 ViolaIsabel Hall, Grade 8 BassoonJessica Mitchell, Grade 8 Alto SaxophoneJens Singleton, Grade 8 ViolinRaddon Stephenson, Grade 7 PianoSawa Ward, Grade 8 PianoRobert Wheatley, Grade 8 Piano

Silver AwardsSamuel Bartram, Grade 8 ViolinSarah Bence, Grade 8 OboeJames Carrabino, Grade 7 ViolinEleonore Cockerham, Grade 7 SingingRichard Cooper, Grade 8 Tenor SaxophoneJennifer Espin, Grade 7 ViolinIsabel Hall, Grade 8 PianoCaroline Halls, Grade 8 SingingThomas Harrison, Grade 8 SingingToby Hession, Grade 8 PianoLaura Hocking, Grade 8 SingingAntonia Howard, Grade 8 SingingClaire Lilla, Grade 8 SingingEdward Reeve, Grade 8 OrganJoe Smith, Grade 8 Alto SaxophoneAshley Thorpe, Grade 6 PianoSawa Ward, Grade 7 Piano

Gold and Silver Awards New CT ABRSM holders

The following teachers were awarded the CT ABRSM (Certificate of Teaching) in 2012.

Hong KongChan Tsz YanChan Wun MingChang AmyCheng Kwan KitCheng Sau WanCheung Yee Mei (Emily)Choi Olivia Sze ManFung Kwok Yee ConnieKo Sin YingLam An NingLee Wai Yin AngelLiu Pui SzeLo Siu KeeMak Kar KeiPoon Wing Yan SukiShiu Ka YanShum Ka Yan JoanSiu Hiu TungTang Hiu SzeWendy TongTsui Sheung Tsun, RebeccaTsui Shuk YingWong Lok YanWong Shek May Chu MaggieYow Wing Sze Bessie

SingaporeKhai Tzee ChanChe Yi XuanChoo Ling Ye EmilyMay Lin ChooElizabeth EeFung Wai ManGoh Teck Koon HilaryAlison Margaret HarveyHo Chee Lee YenyLynette Lim ChingLo Jia’en CarolynLi Xia Jamie NgTze Jiun, Felicia OngWinda PriskilaSaranya Saratham

Seah Shi En GenevieveTan Boon TengTan Chee HuiSilvia TosabellaShumin WongYap BrigetteYeow Wan Wei

UK: LondonSofia-Irena AsbjornsenHelen L CopeClaire F DwyerTimothy R FairweatherDaniel FriendElizabeth A GiannopoulosSamantha GillSusan D HonnorSusan E LiberaSheenah LintottRachel MaloyFiona NordenAlessandro PaolilloDavid ParryLizzie PeacockTheodora StamoulakiMark TomlinsonGheorghe Dorin TucaRuth Wacholder

UK: ManchesterRosemary A AndrewsJames BarnettLeanne CodyJoe DykesJoanna JeffelsKristin LienKeith MorganJemima Holly PalfreymanDavid Robert Poole-BaileyAlyson SchofieldKatherine SouthbyRachael StorrJulie TurnerElizabeth WallbankBlanc Chun Pong WanJulia WilliamsEmma J Yates-Butler


UK and Ireland prize winners

AshburtonThe Sheila Mossman Memorial Prizes for PianoforteGrade 7 PianoRaddon Stephenson

Birmingham The Ivan Cousins Memorial Prize Grade 6 Piano Enoch Cheung The David Riley Memorial Prize for GuitarGrade 8 Guitar Oscar Denihan The Beryl Chempin PrizeGrade 7 Piano Jedidiah Cheung Blackburn The Marie Earle Prize for Pianoforte Grade 6 Piano Chloe Haylock

The Frances E Walker Memorial Prize for Instrumental Music Grade 7 Viola Anya Charlotte Shore Eyres

Blackheath The Philippa Nankivell-Aylett Memorial Prize for Pianoforte Grade 4 Piano Annoa Abekah-Mensah

Bournemouth The Edie Marr Prize Grade 6 Piano Alexander Cox

Bradford The Irene Martin Prize for Pianoforte Grade 8 Piano Alex Thewlis McKenzie

Brighton The Amina LucchesiMemorial Prize for Violin or Viola Grade 8 Violin Jennifer Hreben

Bristol The Sylvia J Frost Memorial Prize Grade 6 Piano Sarah Bence Grade 7 Piano Frannie Millar

Cambridge The Vivienne Scott Memorial Prize for Pianoforte Grade 4 Piano Stephen Moore

Cardiff Central The Dorothy Grace Atkinson Prizes for Pianoforte Grade 6 Piano Dafydd ChapmanGrade 7 PianoDafydd ChapmanRhodri Jones Katherine Shi

Henry, Edith and Constance Haddon Memorial Prize Grade 7 Piano Dafydd Chapman

The Mr Jeffreys and Mrs Christina Jeffreys Memorial Prize for Wales Grade 7 Piano Rhodri Jones

Cardiff NorthThe Dorothy Grace Atkinson Prizes for Pianoforte Grade 8 Piano Morven GrahamEthan Mark Pathuri HarrisAnnabelle Oliver

Colwyn BayThe Mr Jeffreys and Mrs Christina Jeffreys Memorial Prize for Wales Grade 8 Piano Jonathan Roberts

CreweThe William Henry Wilcox Memorial Prize Grade 7 Piano Jamie Thompson

CroydonThe Marjorie Baldwin BequestGrade 5 Piano Lydia Akaje-Macauley Grade 6 PianoAmiri HarewoodGrade 7 Piano Colm MolloyGrade 8 Piano Joshua Madine

Dereham The Frances M L Willden and Margaret D Willden PrizeGrade 8 ViolinTiffany Rose Rivett

Dublin Philip F Walsh Memorial Prizes for Ireland Grade 7 Violin William Ormiston Doyle Grade 8 Violin Colma Ní Bhriain

DundeeNora C Leggatt Prizes for Pianoforte Grade 6 Piano Jamie Mather Grade 7 Piano Jae Jang

Dunfermline The Alice Calder Memorial Prize Grade 7 Piano Hannah C Fleming Grade 8 Piano Carlo Ladd

Durham The Margaret Harle Memorial Prize for Woodwind Grade 6 Flute Ben Clowes

Edgware Marguerite Swan Memorial Prizes for Violoncello Grade 8 Cello Aoushka Sharp

These prizes recognise high achievement in practical graded music exams taken in the UK and Ireland. They are made possible by generous donations from a range of organisations and individuals. Congratulations to the following candidates who were awarded prizes for exams taken in 2012.


Edinburgh The Elizabeth J Ehrlich Prize for Singing Grade 8 Singing Claire Parker

Finchley The Dorothy Fryer Memorial Prizes for Pianoforte Grade 5 Piano Sebastian Lee Alex Man Ai Niimura Grade 8 Piano Tian Qi Ling

Glasgow The Lindsay Lamb Memorial Bursary Grade 8 Piano Yasemin Zaremba The Nivena Macduff Prize for Pianoforte Grade 2 Piano Hannah G Mackenzie

Gloucester The Sheila Mossman Memorial Prizes for Pianoforte Grade 6 Piano Laurence John

Grimsby The Alma Machin Prize Grade 4 Piano Jacob Thinnesen-Sanders Paul Turrell

Harrogate Lloyd Hartley Memorial Prizes for Pianoforte in Harrogate Grade 6 Piano Lucy Ireland Grade 7 Piano Imogen Mary Morgan Grade 8 Piano Andrew Maxwell

The Audrey Pass Memorial Prize for Singing Grade 5 SingingMarie Handa Williams

The Audrey Pass Memorial Prize Grade 5 Piano Hugo Benjamin Holland

Haverhill Ann Barbanell Prize Grade 8 Piano Alexander Wilson

Huddersfield The David Cawthra Memorial Prize Grade 4 Piano Rebecca Stubbs

The Bessie Brearley Prize Grade 8 Piano Nina Jarman

The Elsie Roberts Prize for Pianoforte Grade 8 Piano Nina Jarman

Huddersfield District Prizes for Pianoforte Grade 5 PianoLuke McNeillKate Victoria Ruttle

Isle of Man Alan Pickard Prizes for the Isle of ManGrade 1 Piano Jack Alan MortonGrade 6 Singing Katarina May Holmes

Kendal The Peter & Elizabeth McEwan Memorial Prize Grade 3 Piano Alex Morgan

King’s Lynn Saxton Noble Memorial Prizes Grade 6 Piano Ashley Thorpe

The Sheila Mossman Memorial Prizes for Pianoforte Grade 6 Piano Ashley Thorpe

Lancaster Patricia Willis Prize for Piano Grade 8 Piano Marion Bettsworth

Lloyd Hartley Memorial Prizes for Pianoforte in Lancaster Grade 8 Piano Iona Branford

The Vinnie Willis Memorial Prize for Violin Grade 7 Violin Iona Branford

William Simpson Rickaby Memorial Prize Grade 7 Violin Shuhui Ren

Leeds Lloyd Hartley Memorial Prizes for Pianoforte in Leeds Grade 6 Piano Jake JonesGrade 7 Piano Christopher NehaulGrade 8 Piano Jasmine Simons

Liverpool Miss Margaret Wethered Prizes Grade 4 Singing Sophie Clarke Grade 6 Violin Jordan Garbutt

The May Frizzel Memorial Prize Grade 8 Cello Eliza Carew

London CentralThe Sheila Mossman Memorial Prizes for Pianoforte Grade 7 PianoIvo MacDonaldGrade 8 Piano Sawa Ward

Manchester The Sheila Mossman Memorial Prizes for PianoforteGrade 8 Piano Toby Hession Robert Wheatley The Besso Memorial Prize for Pianoforte Grade 5 Piano Alexander Jackson

Melton Mowbray Marguerite Swan Memorial Prizes for VioloncelloGrade 6 Cello Emma Farmer

Middlesbrough The Derek Henderson Memorial Prize Grade 6 Flute Hannah Beth Peverell

Milton Keynes Philip F Walsh Memorial Prizes for Clarinet Grade 8 ClarinetLiam Forster

Monmouth The Gwent Foundation Award Grade 7 Organ Jordan Yuet Ming WongGrade 8 Trumpet Sam Pierce

Muswell Hill The Dorothy Fryer Memorial Prizes for PianoforteGrade 8 PianoEliza King LassmanJonathan Lack

Newcastle upon Tyne The Sir William Bigge Memorial Prize Grade 6 Clarinet Adam Carter

Northampton Philip F Walsh Memorial Prizes for Clarinet Grade 7 Clarinet Chloe Percy-Smith

Norwich The Frances M L Willden and Margaret D Willden Prize Grade 8 Violin Rosie Baines The Evelyn Rose Phillips Memorial Prizes for Pianoforte Grade 8 Piano Alexander Little

Nottingham The Nellie Greenhill Memorial Prize Grade 5 Piano Isobel Thompson Grade 6 Piano Duncan Gallagher Grade 7 Piano Roy CunningtonGrade 8 Piano Jeneba Kanneh-Mason

The Sheila Mossman Memorial Prizes for Pianoforte Grade 8 Piano Jeneba Kanneh-Mason Konya Kanneh-Mason

Oxford Marguerite Swan Memorial Prizes for Violoncello Grade 8 Cello Ruth Friedlander

The Sheila Mossman Memorial Prizes for Pianoforte Grade 6 PianoJames Edmiston

Paisley Marguerite Swan Memorial Prizes for Violoncello Grade 7 Cello Verity MacInnes

Peterborough The Maxima Mercer Memorial Prize Grade 6 Piano Ansel Swindells


Plymouth Mrs Hamilton Akaster Prize for Strings Grade 5 Violin Claudia Bredemeyer

Preston The Florence Purdy Memorial Prize Grade 7 Violin Grant Lindsay

The Horatio Waywell Memorial Prize Grade 8 Alto Saxophone Sean O’Sullivan

Sheffield The Winifred Liversidge Prizes Grade 8 PianoJeremy Wilkinson

Sheringham and Cromer The Evelyn Rose Phillips Memorial Prizes for Pianoforte Grade 7 Piano Andrew Kenney

Saxton Noble Memorial Prizes Grade 7 Clarinet Kiesha Rice

Shrewsbury The Sheila C Freeman Cello Prize Grade 8 Cello Jack Jones

St Albans Miss Edith Oulton De Pauley Prize Grade 7 Singing Emily Almond

St Andrews The Alice Calder Memorial Prize Grade 6 PianoLily Hua

Stockton-on-Tees The Frank Tiesing Memorial Prize Grade 5 Cello Amy Sotnick

Sunderland The Arthur Dickeson Memorial Prize Grade 5 Piano Andrew Walker

The Amy Mills Robertson Prize Grade 6 Piano Alice Lauren Buhaenko

Sutton Carshalton Music Prize Grade 8 Piano Frankie Gritton

Swansea The Ism South Wales Centre Prize Grade 8 Singing Osian Hedd Dafydd

The Don Preece Memorial Prize Grade 8 ViolinTom Congdon

Taunton The Vicars Close Prizes for Pianoforte and Violin Grade 6 Piano Emilia Grace Allwright Grade 7 Violin Amy ShawDaniel Seow

Thanet The Thanet Prize for PianoforteGrade 7 Piano Oliver Vince

The Leslie Wheeler Prize Grade 6 Piano Natasha Lanceley

Tunbridge Wells Marguerite Swan Memorial Prizes for Violoncello Grade 1 Cello Andrea Hutson Grade 8 Cello Selina Buser

The Sheila Mossman Memorial Prizes for PianoforteGrade 7 PianoTeresa Jiang

Watford The Laura Marco Prize Grade 8 Flute Matthew Higham

Wells The Vicars Close Prizes for Pianoforte and Violin Grade 6 Piano Elise Coward Grade 7 Piano Elizabeth BevanGrade 8 Piano Annabel Green Grade 8 Violin Samuel Bartram

Wolverhampton The Ralph Bassett Prizes for Wolverhampton Grade 5 Cello Antonio D’Souza Grade 8 Violin Yuna Lee Grade 8 Double Bass Patrick Phillip

The Fred Southall Prize Grade 5 Piano Chloe Godfrey

The Beryl Chempin Prize Grade 8 Piano Claudia Grinnell

Worthing The Mimi Scharrer Memorial Prize for VoiceGrade 8 Singing Matilda Dichmont

Yeovil The Vicars Close Prizes for Pianoforte and Violin Grade 6 Piano Oshi Corbett Grade 8 Violin Sofia Tavener

PRIZE WINNERSContinued



Sir John Burgh, 1925-2013It was with great regret that we learnt of the death of Sir John Burgh who was Chairman of ABRSM between 1987 and 1994.

Sir John was a child refugee from Nazism who, following work in a wartime aircraft factory, joined the civil service and was eventually appointed as Director-General of the British Council. He went on to be President of Trinity College, Oxford.

Sir John’s great passion was for music. He played the piano and served as Secretary to the opera committee of the Royal Opera House and as Vice-Chairman of the Yehudi Menuhin School. Sir John was a huge supporter of ABRSM and made a lasting contribution to the organisation. He will be remembered by all who worked with him.

ObituaryThank you

The following ABRSM representatives and contacts retired or resigned in 2012, and we thank them for their dedicated service.

International epresentatives and contactsMarie Clarke, JamaicaElizabeth Druitt, VietnamMargaret Mackenzie, QatarJohn Masson, AustraliaJerome McBarnette MBE, GrenadaGregory Smith, AustraliaCapt Rod Taylor, BahrainLirica Yamase, NorwaySimon Yiga, Uganda

HLRs (UK and Ireland)Christine Bishop, ChesterfieldJeff Blewitt, ScunthorpeVictoria Cran, HarrowPamela Dunkley, SidmouthPeter Dunkley, NorthamptonAnn Fleet, St AustellSybil Greed, LincolnAnne Holmes, GrimsbyNigel Guzek, BristolRichard Leach, WorksopSheila Mansfield, WokingSheila Middleton, Nottingham (Bramcote)Angela Moffat, Burton-on-TrentGeoffrey & Brenda Rainbow, Stoke-on-TrentElizabeth Sampson, Melton MowbrayPauline Sparrow, BathSylvia Stables, ChippenhamMarjorie Utting, SuttonAnne Ward, Sunderland

We also sadly note the death in 2012 of Sheila Colchester, who was our HLR for Epsom.


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