First, the purpose of the grading examination

The Joint Examination Committee was established in 1889, and has a history of nearly 130 years. It was founded by King Edward VII, and its chairman is Prince Charles, so it has a strong sovereign will since its establishment.

This is an examination initiated by the supreme ruler of the country, aiming at promoting the development of music performance and singing in Britain and even the whole Commonwealth countries, improving the level of national music appreciation and promoting the quality of teaching. It is a socialized music grading activity promoted and certified at the national level, which has extensive sociality and authority.

China's grading examination is the product of reform and opening up, and the result of learning from foreign countries, especially the music grading examination in imperial examinations. This activity was first initiated by the Central Conservatory of Music and the China Musicians Association in the early 1990s. It is a social music grading examination established by the Conservatory of Music and the Music Association respectively, which has been less than 30 years.

After that, China Conservatory of Music and Shanghai Conservatory of Music followed suit. Its purpose is also to improve the national music literacy through the examination, and to provide a good starting platform for students preparing to enter professional music colleges.

Second, the scoring settings and scoring rules

There are almost all instrumental and vocal examinations in the Royal Music Examination. In addition to playing and singing, there are written tests on music theory, solfeggio and solfeggio.

Music performance is from easy to difficult, that is, the initial preparatory level, and then the entrance examination of 1-8, and then you can take the professional certification examination of junior diploma, advanced diploma and academician diploma. Holding these diplomas is equivalent to holding the corresponding bachelor's degree and master's degree diplomas issued by the Royal Conservatory of Music.

The grading settings in China are set by different grading institutions, and the grading contents and series settings are also different. At present, there are three authoritative organizations: Music Examination Committee of China Musicians Association, Piano Examination of Central Conservatory of Music and Piano Examination of Shanghai Musicians Association.

Third, the certificate of gold content

If you plan to study abroad in the future, ABRSM's certificate is the most effective and credible in the world among amateur music grading certificates in the Commonwealth (and some non-Commonwealth western countries, such as the United States/France/Germany). In the application for studying abroad, the bonus points for admission to universities in Commonwealth countries will reach 120, and there are relatively few countries outside the British system.

I often hear parents say which exam has high gold content. In fact, there is not much difference between the two. In Shenzhen, the children's grade examination is mostly the National Music Association. Except that this grade is relatively difficult, the other grades are similar, but there are some small differences in the number and difficulty of song selection.

Therefore, as long as the children get the certificate, they are very proud. After several levels, a child's piano level cannot be accurately measured, and it can only be used as a reference. If the child does not intend to go abroad in the future, it will be better to choose the domestic exam than the imperial examination.