International examinations board ABRSM has launched Play On, a new area on the organisation’s website which provides a mix of features, advice, competitions and free resources and gives people a chance to share their music making.
ABRSM is also publishing a free piece of music every Monday to Friday at 2pm BST. The collection will include a variety of pieces from ABRSM publications, with piano accompaniments where needed, and will be shared across their social media channels and their website.
Recently added content includes:
- The Commonwealth Resounds charity is running The Commonwealth Coronavirus Composition Challenge, a competition to encourage young people around the world to compose a short piece of music in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. There are also lots of great benefits too for the young people who take part. The competition closes on 1 July 2020.
- To celebrate the release of ABRSM’s Singing for Musical Theatre repertoire lists for Grades 4 and 5, users can listen to a rendition from Les Mis.
- Find out what it’s like to run orchestra rehearsals through Facebook. Music director Leo Geyer conducts the Devon Philharmonic Orchestra using Facebook, to keep their musical talents in tune!
To find out more, visit: https://gb.abrsm.org/playon.
