I had high hopes approaching the newly released London College of Music Examinations (LCME) Grades 6 to 8 handbooks – concert ukulele in hand. With contributions from the inimitable Colin R. Tribe, along with both improvisations and audio recordings performed by Matthew Quilliam, it looked set to be a welcome addition to the current higher-grade offers. Quilliam was the first person to use the ukulele for an entire music degree, graduating in 2023 with first class honours.
Before getting stuck into the nuts and bolts of the handbooks, which are currently available as digital PDFs only, it’s worth considering where the LCME syllabus sits in relation to what is already available. Figure 1 (below) shows an overview of the exam components of the three main exam boards offering ukulele at Grades 6 to 8.
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