THE CLASSICAL MUSIC CLUB STUDENT GRANTS 2020
CRITERIA and GUIDELINES for tutors and parents/carers
We would like to encourage tutors to nominate any talented student who will be in years 7-12 next year (2020). This of course includes any student currently in grade 6. It also includes home schoolers.
Students who have already been nominated in a previous year are encouraged to re-apply.
This also applies to former Grant winners, but not in a successive year.
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY
The student you are nominating for a grant:
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Must be a resident of the Wingecarribee or Mulwaree Shires*
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Will be in years 7-12 in 2020
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Has been learning their chosen instrument** for about 5 years OR has reached 4th or 5th grade level (eg AMEB) or similar.
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Has been taking exams in that instrument (preferable but not obligatory)
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Is committed to Classical repertoire and technique
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Shows promising musical and technical ability
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Needs financial assistance with tuition
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*this year we have extended our intake area to include the adjoining shire of Mulwaree (Goulburn etc)
**students are to apply on only one instrument ( ie their ‘best’ one)
HOW TO SUBMIT NOMINATIONS (deadline is 31st August 2019)
The student or his parent needs to apply through his tutor.
TUTORS: If the tutor decides to nominate a student then this can be done by emailing Yvonne D’Arcy directly at darcy.family@bigpond.com and requesting a teacher’s nomination form. Please title your email ‘student grant’.
PARENTS: when your child’s tutor has decided to nominate him/her, then you need to email Yvonne D’Arcy at darcy.family@bigpond.com and request a student form. Please title your email ‘student grant’.
Forms will be emailed to you or if you prefer snail mail, let Yvonne know.