LAUNCHING 1ST MAY 2026

Bespoke Grades for Harpists
To encourage and nurture:

CREATIVITY, MUSICIANSHIP, TECHNICAL SKILL
AND ENJOYMENT

Examined and regulated by qualified specialist Harpist examiners. 

Our Aims

• Becoming a harpist requires a well rounded approach to musicianship.​ Our exams aim to nurture and inspire proficiency in many of the areas that a professional harpist needs to be proficient in. 
  
• Solo performance, music arranging, orchestral performing, technical skill, musical knowledge and concert preparation.
• Each musician has their own strengths and our exams enable all students to show their creativity and passions. 
• These exams have been meticulously designed by harpists and harp teachers to encourage the best possible resources for students and teachers. 
• Exam repertoire has been chosen carefully to allow you to explore new works and harp staples. 
• Your exam is marked by a qualified examiner who is also a harpist. This enables your marks to truly reflect your skills.
• As prices rise around us, PoppyHarp exams are designed to make the examination process as affordable as possible for harpists and their families. Our pieces have been chosen for enjoyment, skill requirements, but also so you can use your music books through multiple grades. 

Open to PoppyHarp students in 2025

In order to ensure the best experience possible we are only allowing PoppyHarp Students to apply for examinations for the next few months. Once we have ensured our systems run smoothly we will be opening PoppyHarp Examinations any harp student that would like to apply.  
PoppyHarp students are able to access PDF syllabuses from October 2024 

Syllabus

harp types and syllabus breakdown

How to submit your Exam

Navigating the website

Grade Syllabuses

Costs:

Our grades are priced to keep them as reasonable for students as possible while paying our examiners appropriately.
​PoppyHarp is dedicated to supporting musicians and our admin costs have been kept as minimal as possible. 
Grade 1 ​£40, Grade 2 £45, Grade 3 £50, Grade 4 ​£55, Grade 5 ​​£65, Grade 6 ​​£75,  Grade 7 ​​£90, Grade 8 ​​£110, Diploma £150

After your video has been submitted

• Our qualified specialist Harp examiners will mark your video within 14 working days (not including dates where PoppyHarp is closed).
• You will receive your feedback and certificate within 3 weeks. Certificates and feedback sheets are posted to you via 1st Class Royal Mail.
• If you have any queries, comments, celebrations or complaints about your feedback please email [email protected]

Social Media

• We love to post congratulations to students for their successful exams on our social media. This post includes first names only. E.g. Congratulations Emily for achieving your PoppyHarp Grade 1. No videos, faces, marks, feedback or personal details other than stated above are included in this. Please opt. out when you apply for your exam if you would not like this information on social media. You can see an example post here: