Choristers in the Gloucestershire Area may enter for the Dean's and Bishop's awards, these are validated at RSCM Bronze and Silver standards respectively. Two examination periods are held each year, in the spring and autumn terms. Normally there will be a choice of two or more dates in each examination period, subject to the availability of examiners and the number of candidates applying for entry. The entry fee is £33 for the Dean's Award and £38 for the Bishop's. (This includes the cost of the medal and ribbon which is refunded if the candidate is unsuccessful.)

The next awards session will be on Sat 25th Feb and Sat 3rd March
at Winchcombe Methodist Church
and the examiner will be Chris Swain

You can download an entry form here.
Closing date for entries is Sat 11th Feb.

The latest syllabus for the Gloucestershire Area awards is available here. The syllabus is regularly updated so please ensure that you have downloaded the latest edition before applying for entry!
Note that you no longer need to provide your own accompanist.

More advanced choristers can enter for the RSCM Gold Award; this is a national examination administered from RSCM Headquarters in Salisbury, see the main RSCM website for further details of this award.

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