2008 Music Scholarship Guide
Enquiries regarding listing scholarships on this webpage should be directed to the www.musicteachers.com.au webmaster Warrick Dobbie Phone : 9744 9233 Email: contactus@musicteachers.com.au
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Barker College – 2009 Music Scholarships
Barker College invites applications from outstanding young musicians who will be in Year 7 or Year 10 in 2009. Instrumentalists must play an orchestral or concert band instrument, and singers may also be considered for a vocal performance scholarship. Music scholarships cover up to 50% of the academic tuition fees and 100% of the music tuition. The closing date for Scholarship applications is Friday 22nd February, 2008. All applicants must sit the academic scholarship examination on Saturday 1st March 2008. The Performance Audition is on Saturday 8th March 2008. For further information please contact the Director of Music James Allington, at Barker College, 91 Pacific Highway, Hornsby 2077.
Phone: 9847 8272 Fax: 9847 8367 or Email: james_allington@barker.nsw.edu.au
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Scholarship information and all applications are made on-line at:
Visit the Emanuel School Website - www.emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au
For scholarship testing information and Registration on-line please
visit : www.kings.edu.au
Macarthur Anglican School – 2009 Scholarships
Macarthur has an extensive and flourishing music programme. Scholarships are awarded each year to students commencing in Years 7, 9 and 11. Applicants must complete the ACER Scholarship Test on Saturday 10 May, 2008 and attend an audition in the two weeks following the examination. Music scholarships may be awarded for 50%, 75% or 100% reduction in tuition fees. It is an expectation that scholarship recipients will study Music from Year 9 to Year 12, will be committed to their studies and that they will participate in school performance ensembles and activities.
Applications Close: 11 April, 2008. Further enquiries: Mrs Inés Marrable, Head of Music, Macarthur Anglican School, Cobbitty Road, Cobbitty 2570
Phone: (02) 46475333 Fax: (02) 46475444 Email: registrar@mas.nsw.edu.au
Visit the Macarthur Anglican School Website - www.mas.nsw.edu.au
Visit the Meriden School Website - www.meriden.nsw.edu.au
Visit the MLC School Website - www.mlcsyd.nsw.edu.au
Visit the PLC Sydney Website - www.plc.nsw.edu.au
Pymble Ladies' College - 2008 Music Scholarships
The College offers up to three full academic tuition Music Scholarships to girls entering Year 7 in Strings, Piano/ Keyboard and other. They will be awarded to girls who, in addition to being academically capable, show evidence of outstanding musical ability and/or potential in one of these three areas. Closing date for applications: 11 April, 2008. The A.C.E.R. Scholarship Examination is Saturday 10 May, 2008 and Music Auditions will be held on Saturday 3 May, 2008. For further information please visit www.pymblelc.nsw.edu.au or contact Mrs. Sandra Thompson, Music Administration Assistant, Pymble Ladies’ College, Avon Road, Pymble NSW 2073.
Phone : 9855 7799 Fax : 9855 7766
Visit the Pymble Ladies College Website - www.pymblelc.nsw.edu.au
Visit the Ravenswood Website - www.ravenswood.nsw.edu.au
SCEGGS Darlinghurst – 2009 Music Scholarship
SCEGGS offers a scholarship for an outstanding senior Music student to enter the school at either Year 10 or Year 11 level.
The scholarship is tenable for the final years of Secondary schooling provided that the scholarship winner continues to contribute positively to the school. The scholarship covers full tuition for Years 10, 11 and 12 and is intended to offer an excellent student the opportunity to learn and develop their musical ability in an innovative educational environment. It is envisaged that applicants will have reached at least Grade 7 standard or its equivalent in either an instrumental or voice program.
Closing date for applications : 11th April, 2008 ; Audition dates : June 2008. For further information contact Dr. Felicia Chadwick , Director of Music, SCEGGS 215 Forbes Street Darlinghurst NSW 2010. Phone : 9332 1133 Fax : 9332 1858 Email: carrol@sceggs.nsw.edu.au
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Visit the St.Andrew's Cathedral School Website - www.sacs.nsw.edu.au
St Catherine’s School offers a dynamic and comprehensive music programme for students from Kindergarten through to Year 12. A strong tradition of music education in the classroom, commences in Kindergarten, through the Junior School where students have music lessons and also participate in a Band programme.
The strong music curriculum in the continues into the Senior School with an emphasis on the integration of academic music studies in the classroom, co curricular music and private music lessons. A strong enrichment programme caters for gifted and talented students. In Years 7 and 8, girls study the Concepts of Music in mainstream classes and every girl learns an orchestral instrument in their study on Instruments of the Orchestra. Girls are streamed into theory classes to cater for ability and understanding of the rudiments of music.
The school boasts seventeen large and small ensembles which operate on a continuum and progression basis. Girls are monitored regularly on their instruments and are encouraged to become members of one or more of these ensembles. Talented musicians are accelerated where appropriate. Each ensemble performs regularly in assembly, concerts, Senior Music Evenings and at the end of each year Family Evening, Carols and the Annual Breaking Up as well as community events, Eisteddfods and competitions and on interstate and overseas tours. Music soloists are given numerous opportunities to fine-tune their performance skills through concert performances, soirees and recitals, masterclasses, workshops, and Eisteddfods. In recent years, St Catherine’s has had an impressive record of Encore nominations and performances at the Sydney Opera House in all the components of Music.
Music Scholarships are available for students entering Years 7 to 11 in 2009. Scholarship applications close on Friday 21 March 2008.
For further information contact the School Registrar on 83056200
Visit the St.Catherine’s School Website : www.stcaths.nsw.edu.au
Sydney Grammar School – 2009 Music Scholarships
Music Scholarships provide for remission of half fees to boys entering Year 7 in 2009. Competitive audition for players of orchestral instruments (pianists are required to play a second instrument at the indicated level). Minimum AMEB standards or equivalent : Strings - Grade 5 ; Woodwind and Brass - Grade 3 ; Piano – Grade 6. Candidates must sit the school’s entrance examination which will be held mid May 2008. Closing Date for applications : 7th March, 2008. Audition dates : Friday 14th or Monday 17th March, 2008. For further information contact Christopher Shepard, Music Director, Sydney Grammar School, College Street, Darlinghurst 2010
Phone : 9332 5895 Fax : 9332 5837 email : mbb@sydgram.nsw.edu.au
Visit the Sydney Grammar School Website : www.sydgram.nsw.edu.au
Trinity Grammar School - 2009 Music Scholarships
Music Scholarships which provide fee remission (whole or part) are available to students entering Year 7 in 2009. Minimum standards : Piano, Violin, Cello – Grade 6 ; Flute, Clarinet, Trumpet – Grade 5 ; Trombone – Grade 4 ; Viola, Double Bass, Oboe, Bassoon, French Horn, Tuba – Grade 3. Candidates must sit the School’s Scholarship Examination, which is held on Saturday 17th February 2007.
Closing date for applications : Monday 11th February 2008 ; Music Audition date : Week Beginning 18th February 2008. Applications forms and details are available at www.trinity.nsw.edu.au
For further information contact Mr. Phil Pratt, Music Director, Trinity Grammar School, 119 Prospect Road, Summer Hill, NSW 2130
Phone : + 61 2 9581 6000 Fax: +61 2 9799 9449 Email : info@trinity.nsw.edu.au
Visit the Trinity Grammar School Website : www.trinity.nsw.edu.au
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