LCME offer a range of alternatives to face-to-face examinations

Digital Exams

It’s your exam, your way.

At LCME, we proudly offer digital exams as a flexible, environmentally friendly, and accessible option for our candidates. Whether you choose a Digital Live Exam or Digital Recorded Exam (coming soon), we are excited to be a part of your music and performance journey.

On this page you'll discover more about our digital exam options, including technical requirements, how to book your exam and subjects available as a digital option.

 

Digital Recorded Exams

Digital Recorded Exams offer total flexibility, as candidates can record their exams at a time and place that suits them best, and then submit their recordings when they have internet access.

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Digital Live Exams (coming soon)

With LCME's Digital Live Exams, candidates will soon be able to take their exams from the comfort of their own homes or anywhere with an internet connection.

Digital Live Exams will be an excellent option for candidates that want the In-person exam feel with an examiner, conducted remotely at a location that suits them. This will make our exams more accessible, as candidates with mobility or transportation issues will no longer need to worry about getting to an exam centre.

Digital Exams are offered in the following subjects & levels:

Acoustic Guitar
Brass

Exam Content

Recorded Graded Exam Grades 1-8:

  • Technical Work
  • Performance (3 pieces)
  • Discussion 

Recorded Recital Grade:

  • Performance (4 pieces)
  • Additional piece / Discussion

Recorded Leisure Play:

  • Performance (4 pieces)
Classical Guitar

Exam Content

 

Recorded Exam Pre Grade 1:

  • Technical Work
  • Performance 

Recorded Graded Exam Grades 1-8:

  • Technical Work
  • Performance 
  • Discussion 

Recorded Recital Grade:

  • Performance (4 pieces)
  • Additional piece / Discussion

Recorded Leisure Play:

  • Performance (4 pieces)
Diplomas

Exam Content

Recorded Diploma exams are now available in most subjects.

Please note digital assessments in Music TheatreElectric Guitar, Jazz Subjects and Teaching Diplomas are offered as online exams only.

 

Performance Diplomas (Concert option only) DipLCM, ALCM, LLCM

Concert:

  • Performance (with programme notes)
Early Learning

Exam Content

Stages 1-3 (Individual only)

  • Introduction
  • Performance

Pre-preparatory (Piano & Recorder)

  • Exercises
  • Performance
Electric Guitar

Exam Content

 

Recorded Graded Exam Step & Grades 1-5:

  • Technical Work
  • Rhythm Playing
  • Lead Playing
  • Spoken Tests

Recorded Graded Exam Grades 6-8:

  • Technical Work
  • Rhythm Playing
  • Lead Playing
  • Spoken Tests
  • Specialism
Jazz

Exam Content

Recorded Step Exams 1&2:

  • Technical Work
  • Performance

Recorded Graded Exam Grades 1-8:

  • Technical Work
  • Performance
  • Prepared Creative Response
  • Musical Awareness

Recorded Recital Grades 1-8:

  • Performance
  • Performance/ Creative Response or Musical Awareness

Recorded Leisure Play:

  • Performance (4 pieces)
Keyboard, Organ & Accordion

Exam Content

Recorded Exam Pre Grade 1:

  • Exercises
  • Performance 

Recorded Graded Exam Grades 1-8:

  • Technical Work
  • Performance (3 pieces)
  • Discussion 

Recorded Recital Grade:

  • Performance (4 pieces)
  • Additional piece / Discussion

Recorded Leisure Play:

  • Performance (4 pieces)
Music Theatre

Exam Content

 

Steps & Grades 1-8:

  • Performance
  • Discussion

Please note: with the release of the 2023 Musical Theatre syllabus, discussion topics have been brought in line with the face-to-face examinations. Candidates preparing the previous questions may continue to do so if they wish.



Percussion

Exam Content

Steps 

  • Technical Work
  • Performance (4 pieces)

Recorded Graded Exam Grades 1-8:

  • Technical Work
  • Performance (3 pieces)
  • Discussion 

Recorded Recital Grade:

  • Performance (4 pieces)
  • Additional piece / Discussion

Recorded Leisure Play:

  • Performance (4 pieces)
Piano

Exam Content

Recorded Exam Pre Grade 1:

  • Exercises
  • Performance (4 pieces)

Recorded Graded Exam Grades 1-8:

  • Technical Work
  • Performance (3 pieces)
  • Discussion 

Recorded Recital Grade:

  • Performance (4 pieces)
  • Additional piece / Discussion

Recorded Leisure Play:

  • Performance (4 pieces)
Rock Guitar

Exam Content

 

Recorded Exam Steps:

  • Performance

 

Recorded Graded Exam Grades 6-8:

  • Performance
  • Improvisation
  • Additional Performance OR Improvisation
Singing

Exam Content

Pre-grade 1 (Popular Music Vocals only)

  • Technical Work
  • Performance

Recorded Graded Exam Grades 1-8:

  • Technical Work
  • Performance 
  • Discussion 

Recorded Recital Grade:

  • Performance (4 pieces)
  • Additional piece / Discussion

Recorded Leisure Play:

  • Performance 
Strings & Harp

Exam Content

Recorded Graded Exam Grades 1-8:

  • Technical Work
  • Performance (3 pieces)
  • Discussion 

Recorded Recital Grade:

  • Performance (4 pieces)
  • Additional piece / Discussion

Recorded Leisure Play:

  • Performance (4 pieces)
Traditional Music

Exam Content

 

Pre-grade 1

  • Performance (4 tunes)

Recorded Graded exams (1-8) 

  • Performance (5 pieces or sets)

Recorded Recital Grades

  • Performance (5 pieces or sets)

Recorded Leisure Play

  • Performance (4 pieces or sets)
Woodwind

Exam Content

Recorded Exam Pre Grade 1:

  • Exercises
  • Performance 

Recorded Graded Exam Grades 1-8:

  • Technical Work
  • Performance (3 pieces)
  • Discussion 

Recorded Recital Grade:

  • Performance (4 pieces)
  • Additional piece / Discussion

Recorded Leisure Play:

  • Performance (4 pieces)
Ukulele

Exam Content

 

Pre-grade 1:

  • Rhythm Study
  • Performance
  • Free Choice Specialism
  • Prepared Accompaniment

Grades 1-5

  • Rhythm Study
  • Performance
  • Free Choice Specialism
  • Prepared Accompaniment
  • Musicianship