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RSL (Rockschool Ltd.) is an internationally accredited examination board based in London, United Kingdom, which focus on providing Rock and Pop examinations. It was founded in 1991 by Simon Pitt and Norton York who launched the first ever popular music guitar, bass and drums exams in 1992. RSL now offers graded music exams for Guitar, Bass, Drums, Vocals, Piano and Keys, Diplomas in Teaching and Performance, Music Practitioner Qualifications and Musical Theatre Grades (Performance Arts Awards). History

In 1991, Norton York and his partner Simon Pitt identified the need for rock musicians to be offered the same access to qualifications as classical musicians. Therefore, Rockschool launched its first graded rock music exams for bass, drums and electric guitar in 1992. These qualifications contained the same grading structures as the mainstream classical qualifications and Rockschool expanded these to include piano, vocals, musical theatre grades, higher level diplomas and vocational courses in the subsequent years. RSL now operate in over 40 countries and examine over 50,000 musicians and performers every year.

Rockschool’s rebrand and expansion

In 2015, Rockschool rebranded as RSL to include the wider range of qualifications it now offers. RSL now offers Rockschool, Vocational and Performance Arts qualifications as subdivisions of this brand.

Qualifications

Rockschool

Graded Music Exams (Entry Level – Grade 8) Rockschool offers a wide range of graded exams and musical theory syllabus which span from entry level to Grade 8 in guitar, drums, bass, vocals, piano and keys. All exams consist of Performance Pieces, Technical Exercises, Sight Reading and Improvisation (Grades Debut - 5), Quick Study Pieces (Grades 6,7 and 8), Ear Tests and General Musicianship Questions. All graded exams have been accredited by OfQual, CCEA and DCELLS.

Diplomas (Levels 4 and 6) Rockschool diplomas are self-study based university-level qualifications in teaching and performance. These diplomas are offered at Level 4 and 6 and are accredited to UCAS points. Both are accredited by OfQual, CCEA and DCELLS.

Vocational Music Practitioner Qualifications (Levels 1-4) Rockschool’s Music Practitioner qualifications are tailored to specialist music industry requirements and are developed with Access to Music. These qualifications are accredited to contribute to UCAS points and are offered at levels 1-4. Music practitioner qualifications are accredited by OfQual, CCEA and DCELLS.

Creative Practitioner Creative Practitioner Qualifications are level 4 career specific courses which contribute up to 120 QCF credits.

Music Educators Music Educator Qualifications are an introductory qualification into music teaching at Level 3. Performance Arts Awards (Levels 1-4) RSL’s Performance Arts Awards are individually graded musical theatre exams that grade each student within a group assessment. RSL also offers Performance Arts Awards as a teaching diploma and are accredited by OfQual, CCEA and DCELLS. Books and Apps Rockschool provide electronic versions of their theory books and resources through their KR Player App available on the App Store and Andriod. International Rockschool also provides examinations in the following countries: •	Andorra •	Australia •	Brunei •	Botswana •	Canada •	Cyprus •	Denmark •	France •	Germany •	Greece •	Holland •	Hong Kong •	India •	Indonesia •	Italy •	Malaysia •	Malta •	Mexico •	New Zealand •	Philippines •	Poland •	Portugal •	Republic of Ireland •	Serbia •	Singapore •	Serbia •	South Africa •	Taiwan •	Thailand •	Turkey •	United Arab Emirates Events RSL takes part in many annual events such as Messe Frankfurt and Music China. RSL also hosts various Teacher Training Days and Learn to Play Days.