Intake dates: From 2016.
Address: Australia-wide.
Phone: 1300 725 709
Email: [email protected]
Website: musical-theatre.ameb.edu.au
The Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB), Australia’s leading provider of examinations for music, speech and drama, will launch an entirely new syllabus on Tuesday November 10 in musical theatre. The brand new program of study will be introduced along with a series of music publications designed to support musical theatre education from beginner through to levels. The launch comes in response to public demand, and will be music to the ears of Australia’s next crop of star performers and their teachers.
AMEB has been supporting music education in Australia for over 100 years through graded examinations and syllabuses providing 100,000 examinations each year for young up and coming musicians. To help guide the syllabus writing process, AMEB engaged a committee of musical theatre experts from around the country, including teachers at primary, secondary and tertiary levels; performers; and academics.
The project is being undertaken in response to public demand from students and teachers whose particular passion is musical theatre. The graded publications showcase the best musical theatre repertoire internationally and features Australian compositions at every grade level. Custom-composed vocalises in typical musical theatre styles allow students to demonstrate a variety of technical skills in a musically satisfying and efficient way, while short dedicated exercises further encourage the accrual of a variety of vocal techniques, with an emphasis on vocal safety and an appropriate rate of development.
AMEB envisage the new syllabus will serve a range of Australian students and teachers, including those wishing to perform in amateur and school musicals, compete in eisteddfods, attend youth music academies and those preparing to be professional performers.
