Performance Scholarship – Music

Pymble Ladies’ College offers a number of Performance Scholarships – Music providing full or part remission from academic tuition fees (excluding extras) to students entering Year 7. The awarding of scholarships is determined by portfolio submission, an audition, results in the scholarship examination and successful interview.

All candidates for Year 7 2025 scholarships must sit the Academic Assessment Services (AAS) examination on Sunday 13 August 2023.

Before registering to sit the scholarship examination candidates should complete the Performance Scholarship – Music Application form and request a reference from their music teacher. The form including additional documents (portfolio) and reference will be uploaded when registering and assessed by the scholarship panel who will then select candidates to audition.

Please note that the scholarship selection process is competitive and not all candidates who meet the basic criteria will be judged eligible for an audition or proceed to interview in order to be considered for a scholarship.

Criteria and Steps to Apply

• Candidates are to be in Year 5 and less than 12 years of age on 31 December of the examination year.
• Candidates must be Australian Citizens or Australian Permanent Visa holders
• Candidates must first register for the Junior Academic Scholarship through Academic Assessment Services in order to register for the Performance- Music scholarship.
• Candidates’ online registration must include a 300 to 500 word autobiographical essay indicating their special interests and the contribution they would make to the life of the College.Successful candidates must commence in Year 7 2025 and will be expected to participate fully in the musical life of the College, including performing in appropriate musical ensembles.
• Supporting documentation must be submitted along with music teacher’s references. These will be reviewed, and all candidates will be contacted advising if their daughter has been selected to audition.
• Successful candidates for audition should then complete their registration through Academic Assessment Services , if they haven’t already done so.
• If your daughter is only applying for the Performance Scholarship – Music (and not applying for a Junior Academic Scholarship) should wait until after you have been contacted by the Music Department before paying the registration fee to sit the exam.
• Candidates must have completed the following AMEB Grades or equivalent:
  • AMEB Grade 6 (or equivalent) or above for piano.
  • AMEB Grade 6 (or equivalent) or above for violin.
  • AMEB Grade 3 (or equivalent) or above for other string instruments, flute, clarinet and saxophone.
  • AMEB Grade 2 (or equivalent) or above for all other wind, brass and double bass instruments.
• Successful candidates will be required to take Music as an elective subject.
• The scholarship covers full or part remission of tuition fees (excluding extras) for six years. All other expenses are to be met at the full rate.Scholarships will be reviewed on an annual basis and it is the College’s expectation that students maintain their high performance levels and represent the College as and when requested.
• The College Council reserves the right to withdraw a scholarship from any scholarship holder.

Audition Preparation

Your daughter must be suitably prepared for audition. She can audition on one instrument only and will be required to play two contrasting pieces; each piece no more than five minutes in length. The audition will also include aural tests (intervals, rhythm, triads and pitch) appropriate for her grade (AMEB standard), sight reading and singing unaccompanied to a short song of her choice (appropriate examples would be Advance Australia Fair, or an English/Australian folk song or nursery rhyme).

Supporting Documentation

If your daughter is applying for the 2025 Performance Scholarship – Music, she must complete the 2025 Performance Scholarship – Music form and upload it along with her additional documents when registering. To view the 2024 form as a guide, click here

Your daughter’s portfolio should include:

• completed 2025 Performance Scholarship – Music form
• supporting evidence
• Semester 2, 2022 and Semester 1, 2023 and last available NAPLAN test results.

The music teacher’s reference letter should be emailed directly to the Enrolments Department at enrol@pymblelc.nsw.edu.au

Important Dates

Registration for 2024 Performance Scholarship – Music is closed.

Registration for 2025 Performance Scholarship – Music open in April 2023.

The examination will be held at the College on Sunday 13 August 2023.

Music auditions will be held at the College on Saturday 5 August 2023. Online auditions will not be offered.