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Welcome to term 3 – another fantastic term of music at AMS. We hope you had a wonderful break and are ready for lots more learning and fun this term!
Congratulations.....
Congratulations to all our wonderful students who performed brilliantly in our CONCERTS! We were thrilled with all performers from our 2 year olds to our adults - and you should all be very proud of yourselves!
Congratulations also to all students who sat their AMS Piano Exams and AMEB Piano Exams at the end of term 2. There was lots of beautiful playing and some wonderful results.

A special mention to EVE FERNANDO who received the rare honour of an A+ for her AMS Junior Plus Exam.

We had a wonderful time at SING MOVE & GROOVE last Monday. Our one day workshop had our K-6 kids doing a Hip Hop routine, creating some fabulous percussion ensembles and getting their pop microphone technique going – great fun!

Congratulations to Miss Samantha who presented a highly successful ‘Winter Piano Seminar’ at the Wesley Conference Centre during the holidays. Teachers from all over NSW attended the one day workshop which was inspiring and informative!

This term....
Classes commence from Monday July 19. Yes, we know this is a pupil free day for public schools but AMS classes are not affected by these and our classes ARE ON. The last day of classes for term 3 is Sunday September 26.

Our big event for term 3 is the AMS PIANO EISTEDDFOD. Open to all students from Junior 2 onwards, this is a wonderful opportunity to focus on preparation and performance.
Junior & Super Starter - Sunday September 19. Students in Junior and Super Starter will present 2 pieces from their class material.
Junior Plus, Extension, Spectrum, Advanced - Saturday September 4 (heats) & Sunday September 5 (3pm grand Final). Students present 2 pieces from performance pieces from their private lesson programme. Performers will be selected from the heats to perform in the grand Final on Sunday. All Grand Final performers will be considered for the 2010 AMS Performance Award. Please find the forms attached – and get in quick as some sections fill fast!

Here it comes.... AMS CAMP 2010. October 8-10 (last weekend of the next school holidays). Open to all students from JUNIOR PLUS ONWARDS aged 7 and over. Get your form in places are limited!

We are thrilled to be starting our new Adult Class at Dulwich Hill - so if you want to brush up on your childhood skills or have always wanted to play, give us a call at the office and we will get you organised!
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Enjoy term 3!

CONCERTS JUNE 20

Our preschool concert was fantastic!

All our little performers were beautiful with their singing, percussion and playing.

Congratulations everyone!

We had so much fun at Maisy’s party, held at our new Northern Beaches AMS. We sang some songs, danced and played musical instruments. AMS Music parties are wonderful and can be tailored to suit any age group. There’s a special present for the birthday child and a musical party bag for each guest!

GENERAL NEWS

Private lessons with our amazing AMS private teachers are available to Junior Plus and all Extension students. Lessons are enormously beneficial and places fill quickly. Please ask your teacher for a contact sheet and get a time organised now!

A reminder to all Junior and Super Starter students to listen, listen, listen to your AMS CD. The power of your ears is an incredible learning tool. The more you listen, the easier it is to remember your pieces and to sing and play them at home and in class. The CD is not designed for you to play along to, it is designed to help you remember how to sing and play your pieces. Some ideas for listening to your CD are: in the car, over breakfast, at bed-time or before your play your pieces at home. It doesn’t matter where you are - listen, listen, listen.

Music education can be a positive force on all aspects of a child's life, particularly on their academic success. The study of music by children has been linked to higher scoresin learning aptitude tests.

AMS staff love to send their own children to AMS! There are currently 15 children of staff ranging from 18 months to 14 years in attendance at AMS classes with another couple of the really little ones ready to begin soon. That’s 100% of the staff offspring coming to class! Director, Michelle Madder (pictured here) is the mother of four of her own AMS students. One recently graduated after many years with Miss Lindi and Miss Samantha and others are currently in Junior Course, Spectrum Course and Advanced Course.

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