Music 2020.

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Contents

Music Staff 4

Instrumental and Theory Tutors 4

Private Music Lessons 2020 5

Applying for Music Lessons 5

Discontinuing Lessons 5

Fees 6

Instrument Hire Fee 6

Music Record Book 6

Missed Lessons 7

Junior School Music Program 8

Examinations 9

General Information 9

Music Ensembles 10 Business Regulations 11

Conditions of Instrument Hire 11

Dear Parents and Students

We are delighted to have this opportunity to welcome you to the wonderful world of Perth College Music. The Performing Arts department provides a positive experience for all through the impact of music. Our Pre-K to Year 12 program is creative, challenging and enjoyable, nurturing a life-long musical appreciation. We encourage personal development and the pursuit of excellence within a spiritual and caring community.

Students studying Music at Perth College benefit from 10 purpose-built practice rooms, each with an upright piano, two well-equipped classrooms, a large rehearsal studio (Dorothea Angus Studio - DAS) with full orchestral percussion, a 700-seat theatre (Judith Cottier Theatre), four grand pianos, a harpsichord, three harps and a pipe organ. There are currently more than 20 peripatetic instrumental tutors who provide individual lessons on more than 20 different instruments. All Music students in the Senior School have Sibelius 7 installed on their PLD(personal learning device).

All students at Perth College from Pre-Kindergarten through to Year 7 study Music in the classroom. The department also has a flourishing academic program from Years 8 to 12 when the study of classroom Music becomes an option.

Perth College offers a wide range of co-curricular ensembles. This year, we are proud to continue our 11 - year relationship with Aquinas College. Students will have the opportunity to participate in choirs, string orchestras, concert bands, jazz bands and chamber groups. In the Junior School all students sing in a choir and perform in an annual musical. Bands and orchestras are offered to students from Year 2 to Year 6. In this booklet, you will find a full list of ensembles offered to students at Perth College.

All students from Year 3 to Year 5 learn a string or band instrument in pairs. String lessons are also offered to Year 2 students, Year 6 students have the option to continue learning their instrument. These lessons are covered by the School. Individual lessons sought by Junior School students are also offered and are charged in addition to school fees. Please see the following pages for more information on Junior School Music.

Music encourages greater self-discipline, self-esteem, teamwork, communication skills and spatial awareness, but, best of all, it is great fun! We warmly invite students to become a valued part of music-making at Perth College and look forward to overseeing their musical development.

DIRECTOR OF PERFORMING ARTS

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Music Staff 2020Jane Artelaris Music Teacher/Choral Specialist Kerin Byrne Office Co-ordinator - Performing Arts Gianni Corvaia Music TeacherSofie Kros Music Teacher (Parental Leave Semester One)Emily Green-Armytage Piano AccompanistChristina Hebiton Music TeacherAdrian Yeo String SpecialistTBC Music Teacher/Co-ordinator of Bands

Instrumental and Theory Tutors 2020Eljo Agenbach ClarinetJane Artelaris VoiceTaryn Cacciola PercussionAlinta Carroll VoiceLyvia Chai PianoJangoo Chapkhana OrganSarah Clare Double Bass/Electric BassEvan Cromie TrumpetEmily Fitch French HornLachlan Gear GuitarEmily Green-Armytage PianoHarriet Griffiths PianoLeah Guelfi VoiceSamuel Harris Tuba/Trombone/Euphonium/BaritoneChristina Hebiton Violin/ViolaAnne Henderson BassoonBlake Howieson ClarinetYann Kee VoiceAnthony Maydwell HarpLaura Peden FluteMichael Perkins Drums/Percussion Anne Phillips OboeSusan Poole-Johnson PianoOlga Sergeyeva Violin/Viola/Music TheoryTresna Stampalia FluteEmma Vanderwal CelloTBC SaxophoneAdrian Yeo Violin/Viola/Music Theory

Private Music Lessons in 2020

Perth College provides the opportunity for students to take private lessons in the areas of instrumental, vocal or theory study.

Tuition is offered for the following instruments:Flute Trombone HarpOboe Baritone Electric GuitarClarinet Euphonium Bass GuitarBass Clarinet Tuba Classical GuitarBassoon Percussion Folk GuitarAlto Saxophone Organ PianoTenor Saxophone Violin Voice (Year 6 and above)Baritone Saxophone Viola TheoryFrench Horn Cello Trumpet Double Bass

All students learning a musical instrument through the School are expected to participate in at least one ensemble suitable to her instrument/voice. Places in Senior School bands and orchestras will be determined by an annual audition.

Applying for Lessons

New applications for music lessons can be made during the year by completing the ‘Application for Music Lesson’ form available from the Performing Arts Office. A separate form needs to be completed for each instrument. Students continuing their instrumental or vocal lessons do not need to re-enrol each year. Unless notice is given, students will automatically be re-enrolled for the following year.

Discontinuing Lessons

Written notification of cancellation or changes must be made in writing to the Director of Performing Arts by emailing music@pc.wa.edu.au. Four school weeks’ notice is required to cease lessons.

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Fees

Fees for 2020 are as follows:30 - minute lesson - $40.0040 - minute lesson - $51.50

Fees are charged at the beginning of each term:Term One - 10 lessonsTerm Two - 10 lessonsTerm Three - Nine lessonsTerm Four fees are charged at the at the end of the term (lesson charges or reimbursements may apply).Year 12 students will finish their lessons at the end of Term three unless prior arrangement has been made with their instrumental tutor.

Music Record Book

All students will be issued with a Music Record book as required throughout 2020.A $4.00 charge will be included in the invoice covering a student’s first term of lessons.

Instrument Hire FeeInstrument Hire and Insurance Charge: $60.00 per term.

Missed Lessons

School Commitment

If a student has an exam/assessment/excursion/camp on the day of their music lesson, she must inform the instrumental/vocal tutor at least one week before the lesson to reschedule the lesson time in order to avoid being charged for the lesson.

Other Absence

No reduction for fees can be made for other absences from lessons such as illness, forgetfulness or for family reasons (including holidays) as tutors are contracted to be present for the full year.

If a student is sick, please contact the instrumental/vocal tutor. Please do not contact Senior School Reception, the Hub or Junior School Reception with regards to a student missing a music lesson. Direct communication with the instrumental/vocal tutor is the first priority. If contact cannot be made with the instrumental/vocal tutor directly, please contact the Office Co-ordinator - Performing Arts, on 9471 2243.

A valid reason must be provided for all non-attendances. Students being too busy, scheduled meetings or catching up on missed work etc are not valid and will result in the lesson being charged and/or the cancellation of lessons.

The contact details for each instrumental/vocal tutor are located on each student’s lesson timetable given to them at the commencement of each term.

A ‘Missed Lesson’ Form will be sent home for every lesson missed.

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Junior School Music Program

Students in Junior School Years 2 to 6 are offered instrumental lessons as part of the Junior School Music Program.

Year 2

Year 2 students may choose to learn a string instrument. Violin, viola or cello are offered, with 30 - minute paired lessons and free instrument hire. On acceptance of a place in the Year 2 String program, students are required to attend weekly rehearsals of the Year 2 String Ensemble. This group will rehearse from 3.15 pm to 4.00 pm each Wednesday.

Years 3 to 5

All students from Years 3 - 5 are expected to learn an instrument. They will receive one 30 - minute paired lesson each week on either a band or a string instrument. Lessons and String and Band Ensemble are held each week and timetabled into the school day.

Year 6

Students in Year 6 may choose to continue learning their instrument as part of the Junior School Music Program. These lessons are offered as individual lessons and are timetabled throughout the school day. A condition of receiving these lessons is that students will paritcipate in either Sinfonietta or Junior School Band, both rehearsing 7.30 am to 8.20 am each Friday.

Students who have previously changed instruments in Years 4 or 5 have opted out of the Music Program and are therefore not eligible for the individual lessons offered in Year 6. They may continue their lessons as private students and the current lesson fee will apply.

Examinations – AMEB, ABRSM, Trinity or Guild

Private music students at Perth College are encouraged to sit AMEB, ABRSM, Trinity College or Guild practical examinations. This can be arranged through their instrumental/vocal tutor. Fees for accompanists for both exams and eisteddfods are settled privately between parent and accompanist.

Students in Years 10, 11 and 12 sitting AMEB exams are eligible to earn points towards receiving their graduation certificate (known as the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE)). For further details, please contact the Performing Arts department.

General Information

All performances and other musical activities, such as camps, are events that are especially designed to enhance the music education of students. It is expected these events are noted into diaries and attended by students. Award presentations, special dinners and birthday celebrations are not regarded as reasonable excuses for not attending a performance. We hope you will encourage their participation within the Perth College Music community.

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Music Ensembles

The following musical ensembles will be operating at Perth College in 2020:

Senior School Ensembles:

• Years 7/8 Chorale • College Chorale (Years 9 to 12) • PC Voices (Years 9 to 12 auditioned)• Senior Choir (Years 7 to 12, selected special events)• Year 11 Contemporary Voices• Year 12 Contemporary Voices• Intermediate Band (includes Junior and Senior School students)• Jazz Band (includes Junior and Senior School students) • Big Band• PC/Aquinas Concert Band • Camerata• Senior String Orchestra• Flute ensembles, guitar ensembles, various string quartets and trios, saxophone

quartets and piano trios

Junior School Ensembles:

• Little Voices• Years 1/2 Choir• Years 3/4 Choir • Year 5 Choir • Year 6 Choir• Junior School Chamber Choir • Year 2 String Ensemble• Year 3 String Ensemble• Year 4 String Ensemble• Year 5 String Ensemble• Sinfonietta• Year 3 Band• Year 4 Band• Year 5 Band• Junior School Band (New in 2020!)

Processes and Procedures• All students wishing to commence instrumental, vocal or theory lessons must complete

the appropriate paperwork (available from the Performing Arts department) which must be signed by a parent or guardian. This should be returned to the Performing Arts department.

• Formal written notice (letter or email) of four school weeks (to the Director of Performing Arts) must be given if any student wishes to cease music lessons. Students/parents wishing to cease lessons immediately will be charged the amount of four lessons from the time of the given written notice, regardless of whether or not the student attends the remaining lessons.

• No new music student may withdraw from tuition until 16 lessons (two terms) have been completed or unless special arrangements have been made in consultation with the Director of Performing Arts.

• Lessons will be rotated throughout a fixed day so as to accommodate the 10-day Senior School timetable cycle.

• It is assumed at the end of each year that all students enrolled in instrumental/vocal lessons will continue the following year. Students wishing to cease instrumental/vocal lessons for the beginning of the following year, MUST notify the Performing Arts department by Week 4 of Term four.

• Junior School students who are late for a lesson will be retrieved from their class by their Music Tutor 10 minutes after the scheduled time and given the remainder of the lesson. Parents will be charged the price of a full lesson.

• Senior School students who are late for a lesson will be retrieved from their class by their Music Tutor only three times during the year. In this instance, Senior School students will be retrieved 10 minutes after the scheduled time and given the remainder of the lesson. Parents will be charged the price of a full lesson. Senior School students will not be retrieved from their class from the fourth instance during one calendar year of them either forgetting or being late for their lesson.

• If your daughter is sick you will still be charged for the lesson. However, as a matter of courtesy, please contact the instrumental/vocal tutor or Office Co-ordinator - Performing Arts (9471 2243) so they are aware of your daughter’s absence.

• If a student has an exam/assessment/excursion/camp on the day of their music lesson, the student must inform the instrumental/vocal tutor at least one week before the lesson to reschedule the lesson time in order to avoid being charged.

• A valid reason must be provided for all non-attendances. Students being too busy, scheduled meetings or catching-up on missed work etc. are not valid and will result in the lesson being charged and/or the cancellation of lessons.

• No reduction for fees can be made for other absences from lessons such as illness, forgetfulness or for family reasons (including holidays) as tutors are contracted to be present for the full year.

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Conditions of Instrument Hire

• A limited number of instruments are available for hire.

• Please indicate on the ‘Lesson Application’ Form if you would like to hire an instrument. This does not automatically entitle a student to an instrument.

• Instruments will be allocated in order of receipt of applications and therefore Perth College cannot guarantee that all requests for instruments will be met.

• Any student hiring a Perth College instrument is required to use that instrument in one of the School music ensembles or as directed by the Director of Performing Arts.

• If a student is not involved in a school music ensemble they may not hire from the School and will be expected to purchase their own instrument.

• Cost of hiring an instrument is $60 per term or part thereof. Hire costs will be charged to your account each term. No charge is levied on the Junior School Music program (first year), scholarship or bursary students.

• Students are required to purchase their own reeds, strings, valve oil, water spray bottles, rosin, books and other accessories.

• ALL instruments are to be stored in the secure Opus storeroom while at school and should not be left at school overnight, on weekends or during holidays.

• Students are responsible for any damages (deliberate or accidental) to their hired instrument. Students/parents will pay for the cost of all instrumental repairs. It is the responsibility of the School that instruments hired to students will initially be in good condition.

• In the event an instrument is damaged beyond repair, lost or stolen, Perth College reserves the right to determine whether or not the instrument will need to be replaced new for old. All additional costs incurred by the School as a consequence of the student’s activities will be charged to the parent’s account.

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