Trinity College London Exams from 2023 Singing Initial

Why choose Trinity's Singing grades?
Extensive and varied repertoire exploring a wide range of styles and genres. Well-known folk and classical songs through to showstopper hits from the newest West End and Broadway musicals. Backing and demo tracks for all 12 songs at each grade, including full orchestrated versions for Musical Theatre hits.

Re-imagined books containing 12 songs per grade, including all the pieces needed for the exam across all of our repertoire groups. Performance notes provide important context on the pieces and the composers. At Grades 6-8, separate books are published for either high or low voice, with no restrictions with regards to gender - all songs are available for everyone to sing. Available as both ebooks and in print.

Focus on Musical Theatre, including hits from past and present shows such as Matilda, Dear Evan Hansen and more.

Specialist Musical Theatre qualifications. Songs from the latest books can also be performed as part of Trinity's specialist Musical Theatre grades which provide learners with the opportunity to integrate singing, acting and movement in their exam - as soloists, or in group or pair performances.

New sight-reading test for face-to-face exams to reflect the ways in which vocal students develop their sight-singing skills. A new publication series, Sight Reading Singing, provides comprehensive guidance, together with specimen tests available here.

Introducing Singing - a new publication that takes singers through the early steps of learning about their voice and developing a healthy vocal technique. Both classical and pop styles are covered. Through a series of engaging pieces and exercises, each element is progressively introduced, with an emphasis on concepts of posture and technique.