![]() Starting from the 1st scale note, each lesson step below will take each note in turn and construct a triad chord using that note as the root / starting note of that chord. The piano keyboard below contains the notes of the Ab melodic minor scale. Within the pages of the book, How to get a distinction in ABRSM exams, ( which are packed with useful hints and tips on how to get the best possible mark), I have broken down the four aspects of the exam Scales, Pieces, Aural and Sight Reading and you need to give adequate attention to each of these aspects in order to get a distinction.This step shows the scale note names that will be used to construct all triad chords that harmonize with those scale notes. Get a taste of what's on offer in This short series of videos The above screenshot is the results of one of my recent students, as you can see, dropping no more than one or two marks in EVERY category.Īs well as studying the official ABRSM marking criteria, I have done in depth analysis of the comment sheets that are given to the students with their results, which are very revealing in this regard. At the time of publishing this advice, I have entered over 200 students for ABRSM exams since 2005 of which, 78% got a merit or distinction in the last year. Since 2009, the ABRSM has stopped publishing their statistics, but the last available ones, show that only 50% of students taking exams, got a merit or distinction. As a teacher of the ABRSM syllabus for over 30 years, I can pass on to you, the benefit of my experience, which has enabled my own private students, to obtain results, well above the national average.
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