How Our Qualifications Help You
Are you an aspiring musician? We want to help you succeed in your education and further your career.
Orange Learn qualifications can help you achieve a personal goal, but they can also open doors for: Studying music at conservatoires and universities, where Grade 8 / Level 3 is often required for entry, or getting a job in music.
Rock Guitar Fully-Comprehensive Exams
Our Rock Guitar graded exams offer a comprehensive path to musical mastery, ideal for guitarists who want to develop every aspect of their musicianship.
These exams evaluate your complete musical skillset through performance pieces, popular guitar solos, sight reading, musicianship tests, and music theory. To support your preparation, we provide a free comprehensive online course packed with video tutorials, practice materials, and our graded exam book.
This thorough approach ensures you’re developing not just as a player, but as a well-rounded musician.
Performance-Only Guitar Exams
For guitarists who prefer to focus solely on performance, our performance-only guitar exams provide the perfect alternative.
These streamlined exams require you to perform a minimum of one piece from our Orange graded Guitar exam book along with your own free-choice pieces that match our guidelines or align with other exam boards’ grade levels.
While we recommend following our complete course to develop your playing skills, these exams allow you to earn a recognised qualification by showcasing just your performance abilities.
Performance-Only Vocal Exams
Our vocal performance-only exams follow a similar flexible approach, designed specifically for singers who want to focus on their performance skills.
We support your journey with a free dedicated vocal course that helps you master the songs and develop your singing technique. These exams give vocalists the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities through carefully selected performances, earning formal recognition for their singing achievements.
Our exams are officially recognised on the National Qualifications Framework and the European Qualifications Framework and are registered with OFQUAL.
* Regulated Qualifications Framework in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
** European Qualifications Framework
ORANGE ROCK GUITAR | RQF* CREDITS | EQF** CREDITS | OTHER EQUIVALENT QUALIFICATIONS |
Grade 1 | 1 | 2 | G.C.S.E. (D-G) |
Grade 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Grade 3 | 1 | 2 | |
Grade 4 | 2 | 3 | G.C.S.E |
Grade 5 | 2 | 3 | |
Grade 6 | 3 | 4 | AS/A Level |
Grade 7 | 3 | 4 | |
Grade 8 | 3 | 4 |
UCAS Points
For those applying to colleges and universities, we are pleased to announce that in the UK, Grades 6–8 Orange Qualifications are now eligible for UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service) points as shown below:
grade 7
UCAS POINTS
Pass: 12
Merit: 14
Distinction: 16
grade 8
UCAS POINTS
Pass: 18
Merit: 24
Distinction: 30
Further educational establishments
We support and champion any students pursuing a career as a professional musician, which is why we are also building relationships with further educational establishments such as The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP), a music college in the heart of London that can assist you beyond Orange Learn in achieving your musical goals.
If you’re a further educational establishment (FEE) and are interested to know more, please contact:
education@orangeamps.com