Latest exam updates
We hold face-to-face practical and ARSM exams at our Public Venues during the exam sessions listed on this page.
We also offer a remote assessment option for ARSM exams - please click on the Performance Grades tab for dates.
We hope to be able to open the following live Practical exam booking periods as planned. However, we will continue to keep these dates under review as our ability to accept live Practical exam bookings remains conditional on COVID-19 travel and government restrictions being lifted. We will provide an update nearer to each booking period.
Booking period: Session Cancelled due to Covid-19
| Belize | Session Cancelled due to Covid-19 |
| Prep Test | 76 USD |
| Initial Grade | 84 USD |
| Grade 1 | 93 USD |
| Grade 2 | 108 USD |
| Grade 3 | 113 USD |
| Grade 4 | 125 USD |
| Grade 5 | 130 USD |
| Grade 6 | 151 USD |
| Grade 7 | 174 USD |
| Grade 8 | 201 USD |
| ARSM | 314 USD |
| Performance Assessment | 130 USD |
| Ensemble: Primary | 350 BZD |
| Ensemble: Intermediate | 404 BZD |
| Ensemble: Advanced | 633 BZD |
| Choral Singing: Initial | 350 BZD |
| Choral Singing: Intermediate | 404 BZD |
| Choral Singing: Advanced | 633 BZD |
| Choral Singing: Attendance Fee | 229 BZD |
Step 1: Decide the month you want to submit your exam video
Step 2: Book between the dates and times shown below – when
you book, choose your video submission deadline from the
dates available
Step 3: Submit your video any time after booking and before
your chosen submission deadline
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Month for submitting your exam video |
Booking period |
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May |
8 April (07:00 GMT) - 14 April (23:59 GMT) 8 April (00:00 Local) - 14 April (16:59 Local) |
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June |
6 May (07:00 GMT) - 12 May (23:59 GMT) 6 May (00:00 Local) - 12 May (16:59 Local) |
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July |
3 June (07:00 GMT) – 9 June (23:59 GMT) 3 June (00:00 Local) – 9 June (16:59 Local) |
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August |
1 July (07:00 GMT) – 7 July (23:59 GMT) 1 July (00:00 Local) – 7 July (16:59 Local) |
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September |
10 August (07:00 GMT) – 16 August (23:59 GMT) 10 August (00:00 Local) – 16 August (16:59 Local) |
October – December 2021. We are providing an exam session every month and this will continue after September. We will publish exact dates for October to December as soon as we can.
| Grade 1 | 93 USD |
| Grade 2 | 108 USD |
| Grade 3 | 113 USD |
| Grade 4 | 125 USD |
| Grade 5 | 130 USD |
| Grade 6 | 151 USD |
| Grade 7 | 174 USD |
| Grade 8 | 201 USD |
| ARSM | 314 USD |
Exam booking and cancellation payments made through our online service are international transactions. Your bank, card issuer or PayPal may charge you for processing these transactions. These additional charges and any foreign exchange rate applied to the transaction are made by your bank, card issuer or PayPal and not by ABRSM. Charges will vary, depending on the payment method and the bank or institution you use to make the payment. Please refer to your bank, card issuer or PayPal for information about international transaction fees.
Booking Period opens: 26 April 2021 (04:00 Local Time)
Booking Period closes: 04 May 2021 (16:59 Local Time)
Candidates can take their exam on any date and at any time during the exam window. It’s up to the candidate when they take their exam and you don’t have to select a date when you book.
| Grades 1-5 | 26 May - 23 June 2021 |
Online Music Theory exams – August 2021 onwards
From August 2021 onwards, online Music Theory exams for Grade 1 to 5 will be available ‘on demand’, allowing candidates to book and take their exam whenever they wish. We will provide further details soon.
| Grade 1 | 55 USD |
| Grade 2 | 57 USD |
| Grade 3 | 60 USD |
| Grade 4 | 68 USD |
| Grade 5 | 71 USD |
We hope to be able to open the following paper-based Music Theory exam booking periods as planned. However we will continue to keep these dates under review as our ability to accept paper-based Music Theory exam bookings remains conditional on COVID-19 government restrictions being lifted. We will provide an update nearer to each booking period.
Booking period: 05-16 April 2021
| Grades 6-8 | 05 June 2021 14:30 |
Booking Period: 01-10 September 2021
| Grades 6-8 | 23 October 2021 |
| Grade 6 | 81 USD |
| Grade 7 | 84 USD |
| Grade 8 | 87 GBP |
We hope to be able to open the following live Practical exam booking periods as planned. However we will continue to keep these dates under review as our ability to accept live Practical exam bookings remains conditional on COVID-19 travel and government restrictions being lifted. We will provide an update nearer to each booking period.
Booking period: Session Cancelled due to Covid-19
| Belize | Session Cancelled due to Covid-19 |
| DipABRSM (complete exam) | 852 BZD |
| LRSM (complete exam) | 2437 BZD |
| FRSM (complete exam) | 3583 BZD |
| Resit fees: DipABRSM | 682 BZD |
| Resit fees: LRSM | 1950 BZD |
| Resit fees: FRSM | 2866 BZD |
ARSM exams take place during Practical exam periods - see the first tab for details of exam dates and fees.
LRSM Teaching fees are payable in two instalments. 40% must be paid on submission of the Case Study Portfolio & Video of Teaching Practice. The balance is payable when entering for the remaining sections of the exam.
Please note that retake fees apply only to candidates applying for a partial retake (2.2 or 2.1 and 2.2, etc.). If candidates are retaking the complete exam, the full fee is payable.
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