If a performance is too short or too long how will this affect the marks?
The individual piece should be between 3 and 5 minutes in length. Slight under or overruns should not be penalised, but a performance that is significantly short would be unlikely to access the highest mark bands. Moderators may stop watching if the piece is significantly too long.
Group pieces should last no more than 15 minutes and allow each candidate broadly equal exposure. Smaller groups may be shorter but not less than 10 minutes.
Note that timing requirements in the revised 2022 syllabus are slightly different. Guidance is given in the syllabus.