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Ready for your ABRSM exam? How we check before you pay to sit it
ABRSM entry fees aren't small, and they climb with every grade. So before any Concerto student books an exam, we run an honest readiness check — a full mock under real conditions. If you're not ready, we say so. Here's exactly how we decide.
Concerto Team · 5 min read
Guides
The ABRSM exam pathway, explained for Kenyan students and parents
Grade 1 to grade 8, prep tests, theory exams, performance grades — what the ABRSM ladder actually looks like in Kenya, what each grade asks of a student, and how to use exams as motivation rather than pressure.
Concerto Team · 8 min read
Learning Tips
What we learned teaching through exam season 2025
Forty-three of our students sat ABRSM grade exams across the November 2025 and March 2026 sittings. Here's what worked, what didn't, and the three small changes we're making to our exam preparation routine for the next cohort.
Concerto Team · 5 min read
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