About This Certification
The Violin Examinations are designed to nurture strong technical foundations alongside musical sensitivity and expressive performance. Candidates are assessed on posture, bowing techniques, intonation, finger placement, scales, rhythm, sight-reading and musical interpretation. As students progress, the examinations introduce increasingly demanding repertoire, advanced bowing techniques, tonal refinement and greater expressive control.
Grades 1-3 - Foundation and Development: These grades focus on strengthening technical skills, musical reading, rhythmic accuracy, coordination and basic musical interpretation.
At a Glance
| Reference | LAPT-MUS-VLN-G1 |
| Award | Certificate • Level Grade 1 |
| Assessment | 100 marks — 60 to pass (60%) |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Validity | Lifetime |
| Awarding Body | LAPT — London Academy of Professional Training |
Curriculum
| 1 |
Performance |
3 chapters
· 9 classes
66 marks
|
• 1 Repertoire — 3 classes
› Repertoire: Learn
› Repertoire: Practise
› Repertoire: Check Your Progress
• 2 Musical Interpretation and Expression — 3 classes
› Musical Interpretation and Expression: Learn
› Musical Interpretation and Expression: Practise
› Musical Interpretation and Expression: Check Your Progress
• 3 Stage Presentation and Confidence — 3 classes
› Stage Presentation and Confidence: Learn
› Stage Presentation and Confidence: Practise
› Stage Presentation and Confidence: Check Your Progress
| 2 |
Technical Work |
6 chapters
· 18 classes
14 marks
|
• 1 Posture — 3 classes
› Posture: Learn
› Posture: Practise
› Posture: Check Your Progress
• 2 Bowing Techniques — 3 classes
› Bowing Techniques: Learn
› Bowing Techniques: Practise
› Bowing Techniques: Check Your Progress
• 3 Intonation — 3 classes
› Intonation: Learn
› Intonation: Practise
› Intonation: Check Your Progress
• 4 Finger Placement — 3 classes
› Finger Placement: Learn
› Finger Placement: Practise
› Finger Placement: Check Your Progress
• 5 Scales — 3 classes
› Scales: Learn
› Scales: Practise
› Scales: Check Your Progress
• 6 Rhythm — 3 classes
› Rhythm: Learn
› Rhythm: Practise
› Rhythm: Check Your Progress
| 3 |
Supporting Tests |
3 chapters
· 9 classes
20 marks
|
• 1 Sight-Reading — 3 classes
› Sight-Reading: Learn
› Sight-Reading: Practise
› Sight-Reading: Check Your Progress
• 2 Note Recognition and Musical Reading — 3 classes
› Note Recognition and Musical Reading: Learn
› Note Recognition and Musical Reading: Practise
› Note Recognition and Musical Reading: Check Your Progress
• 3 Musical Understanding — 3 classes
› Musical Understanding: Learn
› Musical Understanding: Practise
› Musical Understanding: Check Your Progress