The NSW Government funds a Creative Kids program as an initiative to encourage NSW children to participate in the arts and explore their creativity.

Parents, guardians and carers can apply for a voucher with a value of up to $100 per calendar year for each student aged 4.5 to 18 years old enrolled in school. The voucher may be used with a registered activity provider for registration, participation and tuition costs for a…

During 2021, exams throughout NSW and the ACT were again disrupted at various times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Government-enforced lockdowns were experienced in many regions during the year which meant that teachers and their students had to change their usual approach to lessons and their exams. Teachers had varying levels of access to conduct online lessons via Skype and Zoom and in many cases, exams were unavoidably cancelled…

AMEB (NSW) is pleased to announce a new and improved video exam submission process commencing from the Video Exam Second Session (Session 21). Please read the following carefully before enrolling.

The enroller is to upload directly to AMEB Connect:

• video recording
• exam…

AMEB (NSW) recommends that all enrollers using YouTube should review their account from time to time and remove old videos that are no longer required.

• All videos from previous years should be removed.
• Please do not delete videos uploaded in the current year until the end of December, as stated in the Guidelines on the …

AMEB (NSW) required all videos to be uploaded to YouTube with an Unlisted privacy setting to protect the candidate’s privacy. Child welfare and online safety has always been a priority of AMEB (NSW) so we will always evolve our processes to support child online protection policies.

In recent weeks YouTube has changed the enforcement of their Child safety policy to disallow presentation of photo ID on all videos uploaded to…

Teachers who consistently receive impressive exam results are more than just talented music makers with excellent communication skills – they are also meticulous when it comes to detail.…

Video Repertoire exams will remain the only guaranteed exam option in 2022 for most subjects. Teachers should make themselves aware of the requirements for Repertoire exams and ensure that their students are prepared to sit for a Video Repertoire exam, if necessary.

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A new Violin syllabus is available for examination from 2022.

New publications are available to use in conjunction with the syllabus:

• Series 10 Grade books for Preliminary to Grade 7
• Recorded accompaniments for Series 10 accompanied works for Preliminary to Grade 3
• Violin Technical Workbook (2021) and Violin Sight Reading (2021)
• Series 10 Handbooks for Preliminary to Grade 7
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Revised syllabuses for Trombone, Bass Trombone and Euphonium are available for examination in 2022.

New publications will be available from late January 2022 to use in conjunction with the recently released Trombone & Euphonium Technical Work & Orchestral Excerpts:

• Series 2 Grade books for Preliminary to Grade 4
• Trombone & Euphonium Sight Reading (2021)

These publications can…

The 2019 syllabus for Trumpet is no longer examinable. Only the syllabus as per the 2022 Manual of Syllabuses is available for examination.

Features of the new Trumpet syllabus are:

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