About The Course

If you’re keen on pursuing music professionally and want to take your Guitar playing to the next notch, you’re in the right place! Shan’s School of Music has an impressive record of 100% of its students clearing these graded music exams.

This course will thoroughly prepare students to take universally certified examinations (Grades 1–8) from Internationally acclaimed music universities—Trinity College London and Rock School UK. The Instructors of this course will also facilitate these exams, grade-wise, and on passing, you will receive certificates from both the International Music University and HT School. There are a maximum of two graded exams per year, depending on your performance. NOTE: Students will have to pay an exam fee, ranging from INR 3,500 to INR 10,000, to the International board. Please note that this will be over and above the course price. In addition, there will be an official International board website from where students can download music ebooks for INR 1,200 approximately, which is again over and above the course price.

Universally certified exams have three components—pieces, technical work and supporting tests, with different requirements, depending on the grade.

Pieces

Candidates perform three pieces (depending on the grade) from lists featuring a wide range of styles and genres. The syllabus for this course focuses on a range of teaching approaches, with the Instructors training students on several pieces. Recently, for certain subjects, duets are also an option for Grades 1–3, which offers greater flexibility.

Technical Work

Developing a strong technical foundation is crucial to playing confidently and enjoying playing. The Instructors have developed technical work that is intuitive and relevant to the Guitar and will help build confidence in your technique.

We recognise that learners have different strengths and so candidates can choose from several different options for their technical work.

Supporting Tests

Our examinations aim to develop holistic musicians, and supporting tests play a key role in this endeavour. Candidates choose two supporting tests from a selection that includes sight reading, aural, musical knowledge and improvising.

UCAS Points

Students who pass Grades 6–8 are eligible for Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) points, which are very beneficial for students applying to foreign colleges and universities.

Students who pass Grades 1–8 are eligible for the Extracurricular Activities (ECA) quota while applying for vocational courses in certain Indian universities.

Who Is This Course For?

This International Graded Guitar Exam Course is specifically designed to help students aged 7–18 prepare for universally certified exams and define a career in music.