After what feels like forever, Face to Face Exams are finally making their comeback for our Rockschool and RSL Classical Exams starting Period A 2023!
Our last pre-pandemic Face-to-Face Exam Tour with Examiner Fergal Hughes at Vinnie Classroom
It has certainly been a challenging time for Music Educators facing a global pandemic that has impacted lives and businesses for over 2 years since 2020. Needless to say much has changed since then, as we embrace a new way of living in a new normal, and work towards reclaiming our lives and freedom to learn and enjoy music the way we used to before Covid-19 swept the whole world.
The Livestream Video Exams were an innovative solution for music exams in the pandemic era.
Throughout that time, one thing that did remain constant was RSL’s commitment to innovation and accessibility! This brought us the Recorded Video Exams in response to Covid-19 quarantine protocols (not to mention some useful guides for teachers to set up their online teaching via zoom and other video conferencing apps, and their tips for candidates recording their exams at home), and most notably, the Live Streaming Video Exams that brought the full exam experience as businesses started to open again, but international travel was still restricted. The Live Video Exams gave candidates a the closest experience to a Face-to-Face Exam possible.
Now, starting Period A 2023, Face to Face exams are finally back. Here are a few pointers to note for candidates and teachers on the RSL Exams in 2023:
Photos from the Exam Tour in Thailand back in 2019
- All live Graded Music Exams will be Face to Face with examiners flying in from the UK
- Recorded Video Submission for Exams will still be available year-round! Larger batches of registrations will be taken in during the regular Examination Periods, but if you’ve missed the registration window and want to sign up for the Recorded Video Exams, contact RS Event Center at exam@rs-event.sg, or give us a call at our main office at 6016 9395 for assistance.
- Rockschool Music Production and Rockschool Popular Music Theory Exams continue to be available online. Contact RS Event Center at exam@rs-event.sg, or give us a call at our main office at 6016 9395 to arrange a Music Production or Music Theory exam for your students.
Do remember to refer to the Dates & Fees for 2023 for your guidance!
We also are looking forward to organising more RSL Education sessions to provide our Singapore community with information and resources for learning and pursuing the Rockschool, RSL Classical, and Performance Arts Awards examinations.
RSL Examiner Mark McHarg speaking at the Rockschool Seminar in 2018. We definitely hope to have more sessions like this one in 2023!
We hope you are just as excited as we are to finally meet our RSL Examiners in person again!
Registration for Period A 2023 Graded Music Exams opens on 30th November 2022. Log on to www.rs-event.sg and stay tuned!
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