Choral-Speaking

A group unite their voices as they learn the powerful and ageless skill of speaking as one.
A group of LAMDA learners singing in rehearsal

About the Choral-Speaking exam

Choral-Speaking exams encourage groups to explore verse and prose pieces together. The group creates an imaginative performance that expresses the mood and themes of the text. 

All the members of the group speak in unison, as a chorus, and interact with one another as they perform. Learners may also take lines or phrases to recite alone or in a smaller group.

Groups must consist of at least three learners (there is no maximum), all performing together.   

Teamwork is essential. The group is graded as a whole, receiving one collective result for all their hard work.  

This is a non-regulated examination.

What does the exam involve? 

Type of exam: Group 

Time allowance: 10 minutes

  • Reciting two verses from memory 

Please see the syllabus for full details.

Type of exam: Group

Time allowance: 10 minutes 

  • Reciting two verses from memory 

Please see the syllabus for full details.

Type of exam: Group

Time allowance: 10 minutes

Reciting: 

  • one verse from memory 
  • one prose piece from memory 

Please see the syllabus for full details. 

Type of exam: Group 

Time allowance: 15 minutes  

Reciting: 

  • two verses from memory 
  • one prose piece from memory 

Please see the syllabus for full details. 

Requirements

Full details of the requirements, assessment criteria and regulations can be found in the LAMDA Group Graded Examinations Syllabus. 

Resources

All our syllabi are available for download, or you can purchase our full range of publications from our online shop.

You will need: 

  • Group Syllabus from August 2019

These might also be useful:

  • Verse and Prose Anthology Volume 19 
  • Verse and Prose Anthology Volume 18

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