Criteria for Use of Private Studios
Where an individual or a school provides the studio, it must meet AMEB minimum standards as follows:
- The criteria for a studio to be suitable for AMEB Music examinations
are:
- comfortable room, well ventilated and well lit, that ensures privacy
- piano in good condition, with regard to action and tuning (for information regarding requirements for digital pianos, please see the AMEB Federal website)
- firm, stable chair or piano stool, preferably adjustable
- reliable and well balanced music stand
- suitable desk and chair for the examiner, arranged so the examiner has a clear view of the candidate's hands and the keyboard
- adequate waiting area for candidates
- clean and accessible toilet facilities
- minimum size of studio (3 metres x 4 metres).
- The criteria for a studio to be suitable for AMEB Speech
and Drama examinations are:
- comfortable room, well ventilated and well lit, that ensures privacy
- adequate performance space for the candidate
- suitable desk and chair for the examiner
- adequate waiting area for candidates
- clean and accessible toilet facilities.
The host teacher is asked to meet the examiner and escort him/her to the examination studio.
It is expected that candidates and visiting teachers will respect the facilities at the examination studio, by waiting only in the area directed by the host teacher, leaving the premises upon completion of examinations, and not interrupting examinations in progress. Please note that recording the whole, or any part, of any AMEB examination is not permitted.
Timetables must not be re-arranged at teachers' studios or schools or any other venues without prior permission from the AMEB (NSW).