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2021 Teaching Honour Roll
 08-07-2022

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…

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Diploma Preparation Workshop July 2022
 08-07-2022

On Saturday 2 July 2022 at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Emeritus Professor David Lockett AM, the AMEB Federal Chief Examiner, presented an informative workshop to an audience of AMEB teachers and students of all instruments preparing for Associate and Licentiate Diploma exams.

During this three hour workshop, Professor Lockett provided his perspectives on preparation for Diploma level performance not only as an…

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Changes this year
Changes to video submission process
 05-07-2022

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…
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Time to clean up your YouTube account
 04-04-2022

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
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No ID needed for Grade 8 Video exams
 04-04-2022

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…

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Details make the difference
 22-03-2022

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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.…

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Guaranteed exam option
 07-03-2022

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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News for Trumpet teachers
 17-01-2022

Trumpet series 2The 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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Changes this year
Notice of Withdrawal - face to face Theory grade exams
 17-01-2022

2022 will be the last year that Theory of Music grades 1 to 6 will be available as face-to-face exams, however they will continue to be available as online exams.

 

 

Changes this year
New Violin syllabus
 17-01-2022

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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