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2009 SYLLABUSES

Piano, Clarinet and Saxophone  

These exciting new syllabi are available for examination from 2009.   Each commences at Preliminary and conclude with a Certificate of Completion at level 2 before proceeding to the diplomas in Level 3. 

The syllabi are strongly supported with new publications.    

Teachers' Workshops

 Workshops for teachers in 2009 include:

Music Craft - You CAN teach it!

The theory behind musical success.

Sunday 29th May, 2pm - 5pm

Hartley Concert Room
The University of Adelaide University
Hartley Building
Kintore Avenue, Adelaide

Bookings with Emma Knights
(08) 8100.7706

1.  Preparing Students for AMEB Saxophone, Saxophone for Leisure and Clarinet Exams
         Saturday 7th February 2009
         1pm - 4pm

2.  Preparing students for AMEB Piano Exams
         Saturday 21st February 2009
         1pm-3pm   
   
3.  Preparing for Diploma Exams
         Saturday 21st February 2009
         3.30pm - 4.30pm

PUBLICATIONS  

Music Craft

Supportive Student Workbooks and Teachers' Guides are now available from music retail outlets.

FLUTE FOR LEISURE (SA & NT) Level 1 

This syllabus is available for teachers in South Australia and Northern Territory only. 

This syllabus has repertoire of timeless appeal from the classics, jazz standards, film and television themes, popular songs and concert arrangements.    It offers a structured, systematic progression of study, encouraging students to work towards technical and artistic goals with an emphasis on a broad range of repertoire.   The unique combination of styles in this Syllabus complements the more traditional Flute Syllabus outlined in the Manual of Syllabuses.  

Copies of the Flute for Leisure Syllabus are available from the AMEB office on 8303 8088.

SACE Recognition for AMEB qualifications

Students can now use some of their AMEB results to claim units for their SACE.

The AMEB has been listed as one of the organisations whose qualifications are awarded units towards secondary school students' SACE (South Australian Certificate of Education) results.

The qualifications are recognised in the free choice section of the SACE.

Grade 5 AMEB music is equal to one unit for Stage 1 SACE (Year 11) and the practical component only of grades 6, 7 and 8 are also equal to 1 unit each for Stage 2 (Year 12). The system is retrospective to 2003.

AMEB Speech students are able to claim 1 Unit each in Stage 2 for Drama and Performance Grade 6 and 7 and Voice and Communication Grade 8.

The current national AMEB certificates will continue to be automatically issued for students who have fulfilled the requirements of the current Manual of Syllabuses. However, where a student has not completed the theory pre-requisite, state AMEB certificates will be issued specifically for presentation to SACE.

Students may now have up to 8 units of community based learning included in the 22 units required to complete SACE, four of which could be available from AMEB. These units do not count towards a university entrance score. TAFE institutes do consider other aspects apart from school subjects, such as the recognition of community based learning, and students should discuss the recognition with officers of the TAFE course for which they seek entry.

To claim the units students must present the original copy of their AMEB national or state certificate to their school SACE Student Counsellor.

School staff will photocopy the certificate and forward it to SACE along with the Application for Status Recognition of Community-based Learning form, which is to be completed and signed by the student.  Students can download the form from the SSABSA web page at www.saceboard.sa.edu.au/comlearn/index.php The form is available in Word or PDF format. Students experiencing trouble downloading the form should speak to their SACE student counsellor.

Teachers are urged to encourage students to claim their units.