If a performance is too short or too long how will this affect the marks?

The individual performance should be 3 minutes maximum, as stated in the syllabus. 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.

The group performance and group devised piece should last a maximum of 20 minutes, with 3- 5 minutes per candidate, each candidate should receive broadly equal exposure. Smaller groups may be shorter but not less than 10 minutes. Guidance is given in the syllabus.