About LAMDA Grade 1

LAMDA Level 1 Award in Musical Theatre: Solo helps learners develop acting skills through singing. You'll perform two contrasting solo songs from memory, chosen from different published musical theatre or film musicals. All children will be required to perform "In Summer" from Frozen as one of their pieces, with the second piece being drawn from a repertoire list accessible at the bottom of this page. 

Your performance will showcase:
- Vocal clarity and technique
- Emotional expression through voice and body
- Confident use of space
- A deep understanding of character and context

You'll also answer questions about:
- The characters in your songs
- Their emotions
- What's happening in each piece 

Costs

Compared to private tuition, our LAMDA programme offers exceptional value with professional teaching and minimal disruption to your family schedule.

Tuition and venue costs are split across five months, with payment due on the 1st of each month. We do ask for the exam fee upfront, so that we can pay it to the exam board straight away and secure our exam booking. The cut off date for deposits is the 7th September 2025. See below for a full breakdown of costs, and never hesitate to contact us with any questions.

Click here to access all the practice materials you will need for "In Summer" from Frozen.

Grade 1 Syllabus 

Preparation Schedule for Grade 1

Exams

All students will take part in a mock examination on the 21st February at the City of Liverpool College Arts Building between 2 and 5pm. This mock exam will make sure that each student is fully prepared for what to expect when entering the exam room, and will allow our LAMDA tutors to give them some final feedback before their exam.

The final examination will take place on the 28th February at The Liverpool Bluecoat School. Exam day last year was a vibrant occasion, with Ali and Emma on hand to support the children at any time. All the examiners are lovely, and there will be tea and biscuits available for all waiting parents. This is the only day exams can take place, and not being available on this day will mean your child won't be able to take any LAMDA exam this year. Please contact us if you have any questions regarding rehearsals or exams, we are always here to help.

- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: Toot Sweets, Doll on a Music Box, Truly Scrumptious
- Oliver!: Where is Love, Oom-Pah-Pah
- The Sound of Music: Do-Re-Mi, My Favourite Things, Edelweiss
- Coco: Proud Corazón, Everyone Knows Juanita
- Bugsy Malone: Bad Guys
- High School Musical: What I've Been Looking For
- The Jungle Book: I Wanna Be Like You
- Pinocchio: I've Got No Strings
- Shrek: I'm a Believer
- Brave: Touch the Sky
- Mary Poppins: Let's Go Fly a Kite
- The Wizard of Oz: We're Off to See the Wizard
- Toy Story: You've Got a Friend in Me