BAND NEWS
BAND NEWS
Welcome back to school and welcome to all those students & families who have joined the band and music program for the first time this year. We are all looking forward to a great year of music at Artarmon Public School.
Band parents, in addition to email communications, we encourage you to regularly check Newsflash for upcoming events and important band updates. We will publish advance dates as soon as we know them to help you plan the year!
Registrations for Band:
If your child is new to Artarmon Public School (APS) in 2021 and interested in joining Band, you need to register online by going to the following link:
https://portal.msmusic.com.au/artarmonmusic
Registrations for students new to APS will close on the 19th of February.
The 2021 Band Information Pack can also be found on the school website under ‘Music Programs > Band’. Please read this prior to registering for Band.
Important Note - Students must be registered online through the Music Portal prior to participating in and/or attending any Band group.
Tutorials:
Our Tutor Coordinators (Jane and Rebecca) have been working with our Music Tutors and the school to finalise group tutorials for our new training band students as well as individual in-school tutorials.
Parents will be emailed tutorial details (including tutor name, tutorial time, tutorial day and location) this week. Please look out for this important information in your email.
Small group tutorials and individual in-school tutorials are scheduled to commence this week (week 3).
If you have a question regarding your child’s tutorial, please email your Tutor in the first instance. Alternatively, email tutorband@artarmonpandc.org.au regarding tutorials.
Band Rehearsals
We are pleased to announce that Junior Concert Band, Concert Band and Senior Concert Band rehearsals have already started for 2021:
Rehearsal times for Concert Bands:
- Junior Concert Band: Mondays 12.50pm to 1.40pm AND Thursdays 8am to 8.50am
- Concert Band: Mondays 8am to 8.50am AND Thursdays 12.50pm to 1.40pm
- Senior Concert Band: Tuesdays 8am to 8.50am AND Thursdays 2pm to 2.55pm
Rehearsals for Training Band will commence in week 5 or 6. Training Band rehearsals will be held weekly on Fridays from 8am to 8.50am. Look out for an email update confirming the Training Band rehearsal start date.
Jazz Band rehearsals start this week and will be at the following times for the next 3 weeks:
- Friday 12th February 7.50 – 8.50am
- Thursday 18th February 3.00 – 4.00pm
- Friday 26th February 7.50 – 8.50am
- After the above dates, Jazz Band rehearsals will be held weekly on Thursdays from 3.00 – 4.00pm.
Orchestra rehearsals will start in week 4 or 5 and will be held weekly on Wednesdays from 8am to 8.50am.
All band rehearsals are held in the school music room. For rehearsals before school, students should arrive at school promptly at 7.50am so that the band rehearsal can start by 8am.
Creative Kids Administration – Parent Volunteer(s) Needed
In 2021 the NSW Government will continue to contribute a $100 Creative Kids rebate for NSW residents. The Artarmon P&C is currently registered as a Creative Kids provider for the band and strings programs.
In order to offer this rebate to Band and Strings families in 2021, we need a parent volunteer to work with the continuing creative kids parent volunteer to help administer this process.
Together, the volunteers will process the Creative Kids vouchers with Service NSW, communicate with parents regarding any issues and record voucher payments received against Band and String invoices.
This process is busiest in Term 1, with a little bit of finishing up in Term 2 and then done for the year! The majority of the volunteering can be done in your own time on your own computer with internet connection.
If this volunteer role interests you, or you would like more details, please contact Kali at the band email (band@artarmonpandc.org.au).
Instrument Hire
If your child still needs to pick-up their hired instrument, it can be collected from the Music room before their band rehearsal.
Hire instruments are located inside the music storeroom (first door on right inside the music room) and are clearly marked with students’ names.
Upon collection of a hire instrument please review, complete and return the pink slip asap. These can be found inside the hired instrument case.
Parent Portal
Classes for 2021 have been confirmed and communicated to parents.
If your child is enrolled in Band, please log into the Parent Music Portal and update your child’s class details this week. This is important information we need for scheduling & communication purposes with the school.
https://portal.msmusic.com.au/artarmonmusic
Questions?
For general questions, please refer to the Band Information Pack which is available in the Parent Portal and on the school website under Music Programs. Band rehearsal times for your child(ren) and the name of your Band Coordinator(s), once assigned, will also appear in the Parent Portal when you login.
If you have a question about your hired instrument or instrument tutorial, please contact your Tutor in the first instance. Alternatively, contact our Instrument Coordinator or Tutor Coordinators if required.
- Instrument Coordinator: Kirsteen Daly (APSbandinstruments@gmail.com)
- Tutor Coordinators: Rebecca Wall & Jane Absolum (tutorband@artarmonpandc.org.au)
THANK YOU!
Email: band@artarmonpandc.org.au
