The Examination Hymn Booklet: 2011 Revised Edition With Service Playing Certificate Test Supplement is available in PDF format. Contact the certification office at exams@agohq.org to obtain a copy.

2013 Examination Dates

Service Playing Test:
October 1, 2012 through April 30, 2013

Colleague Examination:
November 16, 2012, May 10, 2013, November 15, 2013

Choir Master Examination:
June 5, 2013
(morning and afternoon)

Associateship Examination:
June 6 and 7, 2013
(paperwork section both mornings; organ playing one of the afternoons)

Fellowship Examination:
June 6 and 7, 2013
(paperwork section both mornings; organ playing one of the afternoons)

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Application Deadlines

Service Playing Test:
March 1 is the final application date.
(Applications for SPC tests scheduled between October and February should be received at least 4 weeks prior to the scheduled test date.)

Colleague Examination:
September 15 for the November CAGO exam; March 1 for the May CAGO exam.

Fellowship, Associate, and Choir Master:
1 April

Articles for exam preparation that have appeared in recent issues of TAO include:

• An Approach to the Colleague Improvisation Question/The Modulating Bridge, by Philip Gehring, FAGO, May 2005, pp. 72-73.
• Colleague Exam 2012, (vocal solo and Rheinberger) by Kenneth Grinnell, FAGO, ChM, September 2011, pp. 70-73.
• Colleague Exam 2012 (Bach's BWV 537 and 647) by Jonathan B. Hall, FAGO, ChM, October 2011, pp. 36-37.
• “It Don’t Mean A Thing If You Can’t Make ‘Em Sing”/Leading Hymn Singing from the Organ: A Practical Checklist, by Kenneth Grinnell, FAGO, ChM, April 2006, pp. 52-54.
• Regular Countersubjects in Fugue, by Walter Hilse, FAGO, March 2008, pp. 52-54.
• Ten Tips on Sight Reading, by Jonathan B. Hall, FAGO, March 2009, pp. 84-85.
• The Fugal Answer, by Walter Hilse, FAGO, April 2006, pp. 102-103
• Transposition: Not a Four-Letter Word, by Kenneth Grinnell, FAGO, May 2008, pp. 82-83.
• Two Additional Service Playing Test Anthems, by Joyce Shupe Kull, FAGO, ChM, April 2006, p. 104.
• Two Additional Service Playing Test Pieces, by Kathleen Thomerson, FAGO, ChM, October 2009, p. 42.

The last two articles are also in the Study Guide for the AGO Service Playing Test, booklet and CD available for $20 ($18 for members) from AGO National Headquarters, or order online at www.agohq.org/store.

		Manuals of Procedure Service Playing Test
		AGO Exam Updates AGO exam updates for candidates, including clarifications and notices. An update is available: 2009
		Requirements for 2013 Detailed Professional Certification Requirements in Adobe Acrobat Reader Format

2013 Examination Fees

Service Playing Certificate Test
$125

Colleague
Both Sections $175, Single Section $150

Choir Master
both sections $275, single section $225

Associateship
both sections $275, single section $225

Fellowship
both sections $275, single section $225

Surcharge for nonmembers of the AGO
$100

To request an application for an examination, contact AGO National Headquarters by email, fax, mail or telephone.

Committee on Professional Certification

Kathleen Thomerson, MM, FAGO, ChM, Director
13030 Nutty Brown Road
Austin, TX 78737-9383
512-301-4077 (H)
kthomerson@austin.rr.com

Dean W. Billmeyer, DMA, FAGO
University of Minnesota
School of Music, Ferguson Hall
2106 Fourth Street South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
S: 612-624-3307
Fax: 612-626-2200
dwb@umn.edu

David Enlow, MM, FAGO
Church of the Resurrection
119 East 74th Street
New York, NY 10021
W: 212-535-9666, x31
david@davidenlow.com
www.davidenlow.com
www.resurrectionnyc.org

Walter Hilse, PhD, FAGO
326 West 43rd Street
New York, NY 10036

Andrew Scanlon, MM, FAGO
East Carolina University
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Greenville, North Carolina
252-328-1261 (W)
252-752-3482, ext. 208 (C)
scanlona@ecu.edu


Certification Program Administrator
Paul Wolfe
212-870-2311, ext. 4303
exams@agohq.org