ABRSM: 考试评分标准

Examiner 考官根据他们在考场上所听的来给每位考生评分。我们没有限额，因此考官不会按照一定比例来让考生合格或不合格。

打分时，考官针对评分标准中列出的考生的质量和技能控制作出评估。考生不需要满足所有的标准才能通过考试，因为在某些领域中的薄弱往往会在其它领域中的强项来平衡。

考官在每个部分从合格分数起加分或减分，而不是从满分减分或从零分加分。针对考试中的每项内容，考生需要达到总满分的三分之二才能合格，但他们不需要各项内容均通过才能取得考试整体上的合格。

考试总分为150分。考生达到：

100分是合格；
120分是良好；
130分是优秀。

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Mark	Pitch	Time	Tone	Shape	Performance
Distinction 27–30	Highly accurate notes and intonation	Fluent, with flexibility where appropriate Rhythmic character well conveyed	Well projected Sensitive use of tonal qualities	Expressive, idiomatic musical shaping and detail	Assured Fully committed Vivid communication of character and style
Merit 24–26	Largely accurate notes and intonation	Sustained, effective tempo Good sense of rhythm	Mainly controlled and consistent Good tonal awareness	Clear musical shaping, well-realised detail	Positive Carrying musical conviction Character and style communicated
Pass 20-23	Generally correct notes Sufficiently reliable intonation to maintain tonality	Suitable tempo Generally stable pulse Overall rhythmic accuracy	Generally reliable Adequate tonal awareness	Some realisation of musical shape and/or detail	Generally secure, prompt recovery from slips Some musical involvement
Below Pass 17-19	Frequent note errors Insufficiently reliable intonation to maintain tonality	Unsuitable and/or uncontrolled tempo Irregular pulse Inaccurate rhythm	Uneven and/or unreliable Inadequate tonal awareness	Musical shape and detail insufficiently conveyed	Insecure, inadequate recovery from slips Insufficient musical involvement
13-16	Largely inaccurate notes and/or intonation	Erratic tempo and/or pulse	Serious lack of tonal control	Musical shape and detail largely unrealised	Lacking continuity No musical involvement
10-12	Highly inaccurate notes and/or intonation	Incoherent tempo and/or pulse	No tonal control	No shape or detail	Unable to continue for more than a short section
0	No work offered	No work offered	No work offered	No work offered	No work offered

Other exam elements

Scales and arpeggios and sight-reading

Grades 1-8

Mark	Scales and arpeggios	Sight-reading*
Distinction 19–21	Highly accurate notes/pitch Fluent and rhythmic Musically shaped Confident response	Fluent, rhythmically accurate Accurate notes/pitch/key Musical detail realised Confident presentation
Merit 17–18	Largely accurate notes/pitch Mostly regular flow Mainly even tone Secure response	Adequate tempo, usually steady pulse Mainly correct rhythm Largely correct notes/pitch/key Largely secure presentation
Pass 14-16	Generally correct notes/pitch, despite errors Continuity generally maintained Generally reliable tone Cautious response	Continuity generally maintained Note values mostly realised Pitch outlines in place, despite errors Cautious presentation
Below Pass 11-13	Frequent errors in notes and/or pitch Lacking continuity and/or some items incomplete Unreliable tone Uncertain response and/or some items not attempted	Lacking overall continuity Incorrect note values Very approximate notes/pitch/key Insecure presentation
7-10	Very approximate notes and/or pitch Sporadic and/or frequently incomplete Serious lack of tonal control Very uncertain response and/or several items not attempted	No continuity or incomplete Note values unrealised Pitch outlines absent Very uncertain presentation
0	No work offered	No work offered

* Includes Transposition for Horn, Trumpet and Organ (Grades 6–8) and Figured bass realization for Harpsichord (Grades 4–8).

In these cases, of the total 21 marks, 12 are allocated to Sight-reading and 9 to Transposition (or Figured bass realization), and one combined mark is recorded.

Aural tests

Grades 1-8

Mark	Aural tests
Distinction 17–18	Accurate throughout Musically perceptive Confident response
Merit 15–16	Strengths significantly outweigh weaknesses Musically aware Secure response
Pass 12-14	Strengths just outweigh weaknesses Cautious response
Below Pass 9-11	Weaknesses outweigh strengths Uncertain response
6-8	Inaccuracy throughout Vague response
0	No work offered

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