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09/10/2026

How is sight reading assessed?

Being able to read and interpret written music at a glance is an invaluable skill for any musician. That’s why Sight Reading is one of the Supporting Tests available in Trinity College London’s face-to-face music grade exams.

In our recent blog, we explore the format of the Sight Reading test, how candidates are assessed, and how teachers can help their students prepare with confidence.

The aim of the Sight Reading test is to assess a candidate’s ability to perform a previously unseen musical extract. The extract is set at approximately two grades below the level of the exam being taken and is designed to be musically intuitive and natural.

This reflects the way sight reading is used in real-world musical settings, where musicians may need to perform unfamiliar music with little or no preparation, such as when playing in bands, choirs or orchestras.

Explore the Sight Reading test in detail, including format and preparation, at: https://hubs.la/Q04zBv0d0

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Northern School of Performing Arts, based in Auckland, New Zealand, has emerged as a leading institution in performing arts education. From humble beginnings in 2012 as Peaches and Pickles Performing Arts, the school has grown under the stewardship of its founder Sophia Pederson to become a thriving...

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Singing, acting, and movement; these are the three core skills of musical theatre.

Trinity College London’s Musical Theatre qualifications support skills across all three disciplines, with acting, singing and movement becoming increasingly integrated as students progress through the grades, reflecting the way musical theatre is taught and performed.

From Initial to Grade 8, flexible assessment options include Solo and Pair exams, with UCAS points available at higher grades to support progression to UK higher education, alongside Group exams and In Production assessments suitable for complete casts and crews.

This flexibility gives schools different ways to incorporate Musical Theatre exam preparation into both curricular and extra-curricular activity.

For students aspiring to progress to drama school and further training, Trinity Musical Theatre helps to develop a broad range of performance skills and experience across the disciplines they may encounter in auditions and future musical theatre training.

Help your students build the confidence, versatility and performance experience to take their next steps in musical theatre.

Discover Trinity Musical Theatre here: https://hubs.la/Q04xDxM_0

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