Term 3 Music News

Dear Music Parents,

Welcome back to Term 3! Please take note of the dates of important events coming up:

Term 3 Dates for the diary

Attendance to the above events is compulsory and Music students are expected to attend as part of the Music Program.

Music Camp

We are excited to announce that the 2024 Music Camp will be going ahead on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th August.

Students in Year 4 and above are required to attend:

• Junior, Concert and Senior Band
• Junior, Concert and Senior Strings
• Junior and Senior Guitar

This year the camp will be held at The Collaroy Centre, 22 Homestead Ave, Collaroy NSW 2097.

The camp is a wonderful opportunity for the children to consolidate their musical skills and also rehearse for the APS Concourse Concert.

This year children will need to be dropped off and picked up at the Collaroy Centre directly by their parents/carers. Further details regarding drop off times will be communicated shortly by the Camp Coordinators.

Strings Co - Convenors 2025 – Volunteers required

The Strings Co-Convenor is the "overseer" of the Strings program and works with other volunteers who do specific roles such as treasurer, tutor coordinator, instrument coordinator, ensemble coordinators, music camp coordinator etc. The role is definitely suited to being shared by 2 people and most of the work can be done from home. Full training will be provided, and our current convenors will be happy to support the new convenors during Term 4 to ensure a smooth handover. We also have a great team of parents on the Strings Committee, most of us are working, studying, and have multiple kids at Artarmon Public School but we enjoy being part of this great program.

Here are the key responsibilities of Strings Co-Convenor:

• Responsible for the overall running of the Strings Program and ensuring that the Program is fulfilling the aims for which it was established. The Co-Convenors consult with the Director/Conductor, Mr Mansukhani, on the short and long-term vision of the Strings Program.
• The Co-Convenors arrange a committee meeting once a term.
• On special events the Co-Conveners are responsible for liaising with the school executive, Principal and Mr Mansukhani
• Being a signatory to the bank account and being aware of the financial status of the Strings Committee bank account
• Writing Strings Newsletter for Newsflash
• Writing emails to parents and coordinators regarding events and notices
• Answering email enquiries and liaising with Committee members.

This role needs to be filled for the Strings Program to continue in 2025. Otherwise, there will be no one executing the above key roles, answering email enquiries, making payments to Directors/Tutors and liaising with school executive, Mr Mansukhani and Strings parents on Music Events like Mother's Day concert, Sydney Eisteddfod, End of Year Concert etc. 

If you are interested, have questions or are able to help out please contact strings.artarmonpandc@gmail.com

Guitar Convenor 2025 – Volunteer required

The Guitar Convenor is the "overseer" of the Guitar program and works with other volunteers who do specific roles such as treasurer, tutor coordinator, music camp coordinator etc. The role does not require you to be on site as most of the work can be done from home. Full training will be provided, and our current convenor will be happy to support the new convenor during Term 4 to ensure a smooth handover. We also have a great team of parents on the Guitar Committee, most of us are working, studying, and have multiple kids at Artarmon Public School but we enjoy being part of this great program.

Here are the key responsibilities of Guitar Convenor:

• Responsible for the overall running of the Guitar Program and ensuring that the Program is fulfilling the aims for which it was established. The Convenor consult with the Director/Conductor, Mr Thomlinson, on the short and long-term vision of the Guitar Program.
• On special events the Convener is responsible for liaising with the school executive, Principal and Mr Thomlinson
• Being a signatory to the bank account and being aware of the financial status of the Guitar Committee bank account
• Co-ordinate Guitar instruments including registration, purchasing and annual stocktake
• Writing Guitar Newsletter for Newsflash
• Writing emails to parents and coordinators regarding events and notices
• Answering email enquiries and liaising with Committee members.

This role needs to be filled for the Guitar Program to continue in 2025. Guitar Program cannot continue without a Guitar Convenor. There will be no one executing the above key roles, answering email enquiries, making payments to Directors/Tutors and liaising with school executive, Mr Thomlinson and Guitar parents on Music Events like Sydney Eisteddfod, End of Year Concert etc.

If you are interested, have questions or are able to help out please contact guitar.artarmonpandc@gmail.com

2024 Invoices

Please note that children who are in group tutorials (Training Strings, Training Band and Training Guitar) will be invoiced by the Music Committees per semester, in Term 1 and Term 3. Please make payment to the Band, Strings or Guitar bank accounts.

For in school private tutorials you will be invoiced directly by your child’s tutor and payment will need to be made to the tutor’s bank account.

Update your child’s class details

At the end of each semester, each student will receive a music report from the Music Committee that contains feedback from their tutors and Music Directors.

In the music report, your child’s class name will also be printed. 

Please update your child’s class name in your MySchoolMusic parent portal. After logging in, please click "Update Student" on the right-hand side and update the class details for your child. If you have problems logging into your parent portal, please forward the error message to your ensemble coordinator.

Please also review and update any other contact details that may have changed. 

Thank you for your time in updating the class details. The music parent portal is the most important communication method used by the Music Committee.

Music Bags

APS music bags are available for purchase for $20 each.  Please contact your Music Convenor for payment method and collection if you are interested. Please refer to respective sections for their contact details.

Got a question?

Step 1: Have you looked in the Strings/Band/Guitar Information packs? A copy is available in the MSM parent portal: https://portal.msmusic.com.au/artarmonmusic

Step 2: Don’t forget to subscribe to SzApp for String/Band/Guitar Ensemble News. Found under Manage tab, choose the String, Band or Guitar Ensemble to keep in the loop with any alerts to upcoming events and updated news.

Step 3: For instrument related enquiries please contact our Instrument Coordinators

For tutor related enquires please contact our Tutor Coordinators at tutorband@atarmonpandc.org.au. (The missing r is not a typo)

For invoicing related enquiries, please contact our Treasurers (Please refer to respective sections for their contact details)

Step 4: For any other enquiries please contact your Ensemble Coordinators, Event Coordinators, or the Music Convenors (Please refer to respective sections for their contact details).

Band Committee Details

Guitar Committee Details

Strings Committee Details