Prerequisites

There are no prerequisite qualifications required for entering any exam; candidates can enter at any level provided they have the required knowledge, skills and understanding.

Regulation information

LCME diplomas in music performance and in music teaching are regulated by Ofqual, Qualifications Wales and CCEA.

Additionally, LCME diplomas in music are mapped against the BMus and MMus Performance / Composition degree courses at the University of West London, which are validated by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA).

Each diploma carries a nominal number of credits (typically 20 credits, representing one degree module or one-sixth of the total number of credits required to complete one year of the degree course).

BMus and MMus students who hold an LCME diploma are, therefore, automatically eligible to bypass the relevant module or modules on the degree course.

Other degree-awarding institutions may, on a discretionary basis, accept LCME diplomas as Approved Prior Learning (APL) on a similar basis.