# ABRSM Performance Grade Preparation: Programme and Video Plan Canonical: https://arcosounds.com/exam-prep/abrsm-performance Updated: 2026-09-06 Prepare a coherent ABRSM Performance Grade programme with a free transition exercise, recording checklist and transparent Arco monthly package choices. ABRSM Performance Grades use a video performance of four pieces. Preparing each work separately is only part of the task: beginnings, endings, pauses and recovery also shape the complete programme. Arco helps organize this work; it does not record your exam or submit a video to ABRSM. ## Before you build a plan - Confirm the current own-choice, programme and accompaniment rules before selecting music. - Write the running order and practise the gaps between works. - Read ABRSM’s current candidate identification, video and submission guidance. - Make a separate recording outside Arco and watch the complete exported file before uploading it to the board. ## Original exercise: Practise the joins, not just the pieces 1. Write three transitions: the end of work one to the start of two, two to three, and three to four. 2. For each join, play the final phrase, release the sound, reset silently and begin the next work at its intended pulse. 3. Ask a listener whether the pause feels deliberate and whether the new tempo is clear. ### Check your work A useful transition preserves the previous ending while allowing a calm physical and musical reset. There is no universal correct pause length; obey current recording rules and the music’s character. ## A common mistake A clean isolated passage is not evidence that the entire programme is ready. Include complete runs, and review recovery as well as errors. ## Supported Arco packages Monthly prices for one selected instrument, pathway and level. Board entry fees are not included. - Initial Grade · Violin: $25/month. [Select package](https://arcosounds.com/signup?package=exam%3Aviolin%3Aabrsm-performance%3Ainitial) - Initial Grade · Viola: $25/month. [Select package](https://arcosounds.com/signup?package=exam%3Aviola%3Aabrsm-performance%3Ainitial) - Initial Grade · Cello: $25/month. [Select package](https://arcosounds.com/signup?package=exam%3Acello%3Aabrsm-performance%3Ainitial) - Initial Grade · Bass: $25/month. [Select package](https://arcosounds.com/signup?package=exam%3Abass%3Aabrsm-performance%3Ainitial) - Grade 1 · Violin: $25/month. [Select package](https://arcosounds.com/signup?package=exam%3Aviolin%3Aabrsm-performance%3A1) - Grade 1 · Viola: $25/month. [Select package](https://arcosounds.com/signup?package=exam%3Aviola%3Aabrsm-performance%3A1) - Grade 1 · Cello: $25/month. [Select package](https://arcosounds.com/signup?package=exam%3Acello%3Aabrsm-performance%3A1) - Grade 1 · Bass: $25/month. [Select package](https://arcosounds.com/signup?package=exam%3Abass%3Aabrsm-performance%3A1) - Grade 2 · Violin: $25/month. [Select package](https://arcosounds.com/signup?package=exam%3Aviolin%3Aabrsm-performance%3A2) - Grade 2 · Viola: $25/month. [Select package](https://arcosounds.com/signup?package=exam%3Aviola%3Aabrsm-performance%3A2) - Grade 2 · Cello: $25/month. [Select package](https://arcosounds.com/signup?package=exam%3Acello%3Aabrsm-performance%3A2) - Grade 2 · Bass: $25/month. [Select package](https://arcosounds.com/signup?package=exam%3Abass%3Aabrsm-performance%3A2) - Grade 3 · Violin: $25/month. [Select package](https://arcosounds.com/signup?package=exam%3Aviolin%3Aabrsm-performance%3A3) - Grade 3 · Viola: $25/month. [Select package](https://arcosounds.com/signup?package=exam%3Aviola%3Aabrsm-performance%3A3) - Grade 3 · Cello: $25/month. [Select package](https://arcosounds.com/signup?package=exam%3Acello%3Aabrsm-performance%3A3) - Grade 3 · Bass: $25/month. [Select package](https://arcosounds.com/signup?package=exam%3Abass%3Aabrsm-performance%3A3) - Grade 4 · Violin: $25/month. [Select package](https://arcosounds.com/signup?package=exam%3Aviolin%3Aabrsm-performance%3A4) - Grade 4 · Viola: $25/month. [Select package](https://arcosounds.com/signup?package=exam%3Aviola%3Aabrsm-performance%3A4) - Grade 4 · Cello: $25/month. [Select package](https://arcosounds.com/signup?package=exam%3Acello%3Aabrsm-performance%3A4) - Grade 4 · Bass: $25/month. [Select package](https://arcosounds.com/signup?package=exam%3Abass%3Aabrsm-performance%3A4) - Grade 5 · Violin: $25/month. [Select package](https://arcosounds.com/signup?package=exam%3Aviolin%3Aabrsm-performance%3A5) - Grade 5 · Viola: $25/month. [Select package](https://arcosounds.com/signup?package=exam%3Aviola%3Aabrsm-performance%3A5) - Grade 5 · Cello: $25/month. [Select package](https://arcosounds.com/signup?package=exam%3Acello%3Aabrsm-performance%3A5) - Grade 5 · Bass: $25/month. [Select package](https://arcosounds.com/signup?package=exam%3Abass%3Aabrsm-performance%3A5) - Grade 6 · Violin: $25/month. [Select package](https://arcosounds.com/signup?package=exam%3Aviolin%3Aabrsm-performance%3A6) - Grade 6 · Viola: $25/month. [Select package](https://arcosounds.com/signup?package=exam%3Aviola%3Aabrsm-performance%3A6) - Grade 6 · Cello: $25/month. [Select package](https://arcosounds.com/signup?package=exam%3Acello%3Aabrsm-performance%3A6) - Grade 6 · Bass: $25/month. [Select package](https://arcosounds.com/signup?package=exam%3Abass%3Aabrsm-performance%3A6) - Grade 7 · Violin: $25/month. [Select package](https://arcosounds.com/signup?package=exam%3Aviolin%3Aabrsm-performance%3A7) - Grade 7 · Viola: $25/month. [Select package](https://arcosounds.com/signup?package=exam%3Aviola%3Aabrsm-performance%3A7) - Grade 7 · Cello: $25/month. [Select package](https://arcosounds.com/signup?package=exam%3Acello%3Aabrsm-performance%3A7) - Grade 7 · Bass: $25/month. [Select package](https://arcosounds.com/signup?package=exam%3Abass%3Aabrsm-performance%3A7) - Grade 8 · Violin: $25/month. [Select package](https://arcosounds.com/signup?package=exam%3Aviolin%3Aabrsm-performance%3A8) - Grade 8 · Viola: $25/month. [Select package](https://arcosounds.com/signup?package=exam%3Aviola%3Aabrsm-performance%3A8) - Grade 8 · Cello: $25/month. [Select package](https://arcosounds.com/signup?package=exam%3Acello%3Aabrsm-performance%3A8) - Grade 8 · Bass: $25/month. [Select package](https://arcosounds.com/signup?package=exam%3Abass%3Aabrsm-performance%3A8) ## What the package does and does not include Arco is independent of the exam boards and institutions. Packages provide preparation planning, requirements links and weekly task tracking, not exam entry, teacher assessment, official papers or a guaranteed result. Only published original knowledge-support collections are scored in question sessions; no question bank is promised for other selections. Instrument learning is a separate $15/month package. Each selected package is billed separately; review its terms before purchasing. ## Official source and verification scope [ABRSM: cello Practical and Performance Grades](https://www.abrsm.org/en-gb/instruments/bowed-strings/cello) Checked 31 August 2026: Practical and Performance formats and current syllabus links. Check your own instrument’s specification, eligibility and recording guidance before booking. ## Continue learning [Compare frameworks](https://arcosounds.com/exam-prep) [Compare violin pathways](https://arcosounds.com/exam-prep/compare/violin) [Compare cello pathways](https://arcosounds.com/exam-prep/compare/cello) [Free scales reference](https://arcosounds.com/learn/scales) [Free metronome](https://arcosounds.com/tools/metronome) [ABRSM Performance Grade 5: Programme Continuity Exercise](https://arcosounds.com/exam-prep/abrsm-performance/5) Canonical source: https://arcosounds.com/exam-prep/abrsm-performance