Instrumental Music Program 2018

Thank you for your interest in the Instrumental Music Program at St John Paul II College. Our music tutors are among the best in the ACT, and deliver well-planned, in-depth music lessons, with your child’s musical ambitions always kept as the number one priority.

Instruments St John Paul II College currently has tutors teaching Piano, Voice, , , Drums, Woodwind (, ), Brass (, , ), and /Strings.

Cost All instrumental lessons cost $37.00 per half hour lesson, and invoicing is per term. Music tutors invoice families directly.

Where and when Lessons are held in the Performing Arts Centre at St John Paul II College during school terms. Lesson times can be flexible, including being held before school, during lunch or recess, as well as during Independent Learning Time on Wednesday and Thursday.

Other musical opportunities Students who become part of the Instrumental Music Program are encouraged to join one of the St John Paul II Bands, to experience the pleasure and challenge of playing with others. The College has an expanding Band Program, offering positions in both contemporary and formal bands settings.

St John Paul II College hires various instruments at a cost of $50 per term. Please fill in an Instrument Hire form if interested.

Conditions For terms and conditions of the Instrumental Music Program, see over. Please keep this page for referral, in case of student absence from school or changes to circumstances.

If you would like your child to be part of the Instrumental Music Program in 2018, please complete and sign the attached Instrumental Contract and return to the College office.

For more information please email [email protected]

Sharon Robinson Aron Lyon Music and Band Teacher Instrumental Music Program Coordinator

1021 Gungahlin Drive, NICHOLLS ACT 2913 Email: [email protected] Telephone: 6163 4800 Web: www.jpc.act.edu.au

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Parent/Guardian Agreement Instrumental Music Lessons

When signing the Instrumental Contract, parents/guardians and students acknowledge and accept the following conditions of the St John Paul II College Instrumental Program:

Lesson fees  Instrumental lessons are charged at the rate of $37.00 per half hour. Payment arrangements are made between parents/guardians and the Music Tutor.  Lessons are invoiced on a per term basis, unless otherwise negotiated with the Music Tutor.  Each term’s lesson fees must be paid in full by the end of Week 2 each term. Failure to pay will result in lessons being ceased until payment has been made in full. Please note that parents/guardians are liable for upfront payment for the whole term, unless previous arrangements have been made with the Music Tutor. Student expectations  Students are expected to practise regularly to develop skills being taught in the lessons.  Students must arrive 5 minutes early for their lessons, and be fully prepared.  Students are not to have lessons during Pastoral Care at the beginning of the day. Absence from lessons  It is the student’s responsibility to attend their lesson at their allocated time. Music Tutors will seek out a student for a maximum of three times per term: after this, it will be treated as a “no-show”.  48 hours’ notice of a planned absence is required for a make-up lesson to be allocated.  In case of student illness on the day of their lesson, parents/guardians are to notify the Music Tutor directly before 8am or the lesson will be forfeited and no make-up lesson allocated.  A maximum of two make-up lessons are allowed per term. Ceasing lessons  A minimum of two weeks’ written notice to the Music Tutor is required if a student will not be continuing with music lessons the following term. Cancellation of lessons at the beginning of a term will result in a charge of one full term’s fees.

Any issues with a Music Tutor must be reported directly to the Instrumental Music Coordinator or Band and Music Teacher.

1021 Gungahlin Drive, NICHOLLS ACT 2913 Email: [email protected] Telephone: 6163 4800 Web: www.jpc.act.edu.au

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Instrument Music Program Contract 2018

Please circle which instrument/s your child is interested in learning.

Piano Brass (Trumpet, Trombone, Flute)

Guitar (Bass, Acoustic, Electric, ) Voice

Violin Woodwind (Saxophone, Clarinet)

Drums

STUDENT DETAILS Full Name:

Year level in 2018: PARENT/GUARDIAN DETAILS Name:

Phone number: Email: Parent / Guardian Agreement I, (print name) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. parent / guardian of (print student name)…………………………………………………………… have read, understood and accept the conditions of the instrument music program at St John Paul II College. Parent/Guardian signature: Date:

Student signature: Date:

Please return form to the JPC student office. Once the form is received and processed, parents / guardians will be contacted with required information. Office Use Only Form Received: Music Tutor Informed: Student Enrolled: Timetable Received:

1021 Gungahlin Drive, NICHOLLS ACT 2913 Email: [email protected] Telephone: 6163 4800 Web: www.jpc.act.edu.au

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