Going Solo: ABRSM's Singing for Musical Theatre exams

When ABRSM first introduced its Singing for Musical Theatre exams, I was immediately intrigued. I had been using other exam boards up to this point but was interested in an MT syllabus that focussed purely on singing.

At first, the long list of songs felt a bit daunting, but when I went through them it was clear that there is a broad range of repertoire to suit different voices, ages and abilities – I found them a lot easier to navigate when I had a particular student in mind.

Soon I had a student who was keen to prepare for a Performance Grade (ABRSM's digital exam). It was early in 2021 and we were in and out of lockdowns at the time, so a digital grade seemed the safest bet. It took us a while to focus in on the repertoire she wanted to prepare, and we did look at quite a few possible songs along the way, before deciding on the four that she enjoyed the most.