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Hello Band parents.

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2020 (Term 4) Calendar Dates:

Band Instrument Return & Rehire 2020 – PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

Return date: Thursday 10^th December                 Rehire date: Friday 11^th December

All hired band instruments must be returned to the music room on the morning of Thursday 10^th December before the school bell from 8.30am to 8.55am (at the latest).

Junior, Concert and Senior band may leave instruments in the music storeroom (inside music room on right hand side) after their last band rehearsals in the week commencing 7^th December if they are not required for Presentation Days.

Training band instruments must be returned on Thursday the 10^th of December to the music room.

All instruments will be checked, and a stock take done. Any instruments requiring repair or service will be sent off over the holidays to the relevant repairer. 

Please ensure the instrument is returned with all accessories (e.g. neck straps and harnesses, ligatures and mouthpieces). 

On Friday 11^th December we will call the students to the band room during the day, at a time according to their 2020 band, to collect their instruments.  Please make sure your child is aware they will need to come to collect their instrument when called. If your child's hired instrument requires repairs, we will provide them with another suitable instrument if we have one available.

If your child does not collect their hired instrument on 11^th December it will be stored securely over the holidays. We will let you know details for collection of these instruments at the start of next term.

Unfortunately, we cannot rehire instruments prior to 11^th December as we have to book professional repairers to check them all and a team of volunteers to help organise.  As you may appreciate with such a large number of instruments, this is a lengthy process.

If there are any other problems with returning or collecting instruments on the dates above, please contact the instrument coordinators at APSbandinstruments@gmail.com

Large instruments (tuba, euphonium, tenor and baritone sax)

Large instruments kept at home also need to be returned.  We appreciate they are heavy and difficult for students to carry so parents may drop these to the school music room at the before school band rehearsals Monday 7^th to Thursday 10^th December 8.00-8.50 am.  They should be available for pick up again on Friday 11^th December between 8.30am and 2.55pm.  If they are being sent for repair, the instrument coordinator will contact you.

COVID safety

Please ensure your child’s instrument is returned with their name on a label on the case (masking tape is fine). Any personal items such as reeds and cleaning cloths must be removed from the case, otherwise they will be taken out during stock take and disposed of.

Due to COVID, the majority of students will receive the same instrument back for 2021 unless it needs to go for repair or service in which case a clean replacement will be issued.

Band Committee Meeting

Our final Band Committee meeting for the year was held on Tuesday the 17^th November at 7pm in the Music Room.

This is a busy time of year for band and we are currently in the midst of planning & preparing for 2021 and always welcome involvement/help from parents!

If you are interested in helping out with Band in 2021 please email band@artarmonpandc.org.au.

Questions?

If you have a question about your hired instrument or instrumental tutorial, please contact your tutor in the first instance, then our Instrument Coordinator or Tutor Coordinator if needed. 

For anything else please contact your Band Coordinator:

THANK YOU!