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Examiners and areas of expertise

In accordance with curriculum and examination syllabus requirements, the Icelandic Music Schools Examination Board adopts the following procedures concerning examiner specialisms.

Elementary level:

Examiners may examine all Elementary level examinations, on all instruments/voices.

Intermediate level:

Examiners may only examine Intermediate level examinations upon their own specialist instruments and upon related instruments according to the following groupings:

• wind instruments, e.g. recorder, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and saxophone
• brass instruments, e.g. trumpet, cornet, horn, tenor horn, trombone, baritone euphonium and tuba
• bowed stringed instruments, e.g.violin, viola, violincello, doublebass
• keyboard instruments, e.g. piano, harpsichord, organ, piano accordian
• rhythmic instruments, e.g. all instruments in accordance with the curriclum and examination syllabus for rhythmic instruments
• gitar
• harp
• singing
• percussion

Advanced level:

Examiners are only permited to examine Advanced level examinations upon their own specialist instruments.