Local Heros - Congratulations to all AMA students who participated in the 2018 local Eisteddfods, students has again achieved great results in Sydney Eisteddfod; Northern Beaches Eisteddfod; Ryde Eisteddfod and St George Eisteddfod.

Justin Shenouda

1st Prize - 4th Grade Section (RE)

Christina Kwok

Highly Commended - 15 years and under (SE)

Highly Commended - 19 years and under (SE)

Jessica Ma

1st Prize - 10 years and under Section (SE)

2nd Prize - 10 years and under Concerto Section (NBE)

3rd Prize - 12 years and under Baroque Section (NBE)

Highly Commended - 10 years and under Strings Solo Section (NBE)

Highly Commended - Junior Championship Section (NBE)

Hayley Lau

1st Prize - 12 years and under Concerto Section (NBE)

2nd Prize - Junior Championship (NBE)

Highly Commended - 12 years and under Section (SE)

1st Prize - 12 years and under Flute Section (SE)

1st Prize - 12 years and under Viola, Cello, Double Bass Section (SE)

Tasha Wong

1st Prize - 10 years and under Strings Solo graded restricted (NBE)

3rd Prize - 8th grade section (SGE)

Murphy Xi

3rd Prize - 10 years and under Section (SE)

2nd Prize - 10 years and under Strings Solo (NBE)

Highly Commended - 10 years and under Concerto (NBE)

Teresa Yang

2nd Prize - 12 years and under Section (SE)

Highly Commended - 15 years and under Section (SE)

Nicole Wang

Highly Commended - 10 years and under Section (SE)

Well done to all students and thanks to our piano faculty for accompaning the students!

Great success for the inaugural 2018 AMA Chamber Music Summer School! It has be an intensive week working with lots of talented young musicians in tutorials, rehearsals, masterclasses and performances. The final concert featured some incredible music including Mozart Piano Trio in G major, K.496; Haydn Piano Trio in G Hob. XV "Gypsy"; Hermann Cappriccio for 3 Violins and the Dvorak "American" String Quartet. An awesome way to start 2018!

Congratulations also goes to many AMA students has completed their AMEB examinations with great results, many A+ and A, special congratulations to Samuela Keum and Isabella Sun, students of Mr Fox Chan who has received award with distinction for their AMusA and CMusA Violin Performance Exam, Bravo to all students and our staff team for your hard works!

Congratulations to Isabella Sun for winning the 2nd Prize at the Sydney Eisteddfod 9 years and under section! We are very proud of you! Bravo!

Look what we have just received in the post! Grade 1-4 certificates! All with A+ and A!!! Bravo to our students and their amazing teachers!!!

*Grade 1-4 Certificates

*Agapi Achieved A, she is also a member of AMACO

*Daniel Hu achieved A+, he is also a member of AMACO

We are delighted to announce that Arco Music Academy has been nominated by the Georges River Council to be the finalist in the 2016 Excellence in Business Award. We are very proud to be the only music education institution selected in the category of Excellence in Education; Community contribution; Customer services & Accessibility! We will keep working hard to provide the highest quality of music education in Sydney.

Congratulations to Jessica Ma, Isabella Sun, Samuela Keum and former student Anica Wong for their wonderful performances in the Northern Beaches Eisteddfod. Bravo to all of you!!!

Jessica Ma (8 Years Old)
1st prize - 8 Years Strings Solo Graded Section
1st Prize - 8 Years Strings Solo Section
1st Prize - Concerto for Strings Section

Congratulations to Victoria Teo, Student of Mr Fox Chan for her wonderful performances in the 9th International Grumiaux competition for young violinist in Namur, Belgium. We are very proud of her to be in the final even though she didn't get one of the top three prizes. Victoria even interviewed by the local TV channel right after her performance. Bravo Victoria!

We are extremely excited to announce the Arco Music Academy Chamber Orchestra has been invited by Mr David Coleman MP to perform at the Chinese Community Associations Leaders with the Prime Minister, Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP. As the first chamber orchestra established in Hurstville, AMACO quickly gained recognition within the community with its successful debut concerts at Penshurst RSL Club and Homewood Care. The AMACO Musical Director Shilong Ye has bought beautiful music alongside with Arco Music Academy teaching staff at this wonderful occasion hosted by Mr David Coleman MP.

There are many words you could choose when it comes to describing these wonderful young musicians of Arco Music Academy Chamber Orchestra, but according to our Prime Minster Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP, he simply told the players after the performance, "Well played." The Chinese Ambassador Ma certainly agreed with that, who was also there last night to enjoy the impressive performance from AMACO. Congratulations to our young orchestra! We cannot thank David Coleman MP enough for inviting us to this amazing event, and we'd like to thank our wonderful staff Su Choung and Li Gu who were there from the beginning to the end of our performance. AMACO Musical Director Shilong Ye certainly had a big smile on his face after the performance!

As promised, here's the photo of AMA Chamber Orchestra with Prime Minister Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP, Ambassador Ma Zhaoxu, Consul General Li Huaxin, and David Coleman MP after our successful performance at the Chinese Community Association Leaders Dinner. The AMA Chamber Orchestra quickly gained recognition in the Hurstville community with its successful debut concerts at Penshurst RSL Club and Homewood Care. We would like to thank everyone for your continuous support and certainly welcome new members to join our ever-growing family. As our MD Shilong always says, "the beauty of this chamber orchestra is there is no limitation of what instrument you play. If you play a musical instrument, you're welcome to come and audition!" If you'd like to find out more about AMACO and Arco Music Academy, get in touch with us today!

If you want to attend AMACO’s next public concert, come and listen on 12 December for an unforgettable live performance experience. We thank everyone for your continuous support to Arco Music Academy and AMACO!

Congratulations to Violin Student Victoria Teo for getting 3 Prizes at Northern Beaches Instrumental Eisteddfod.

- 1st Prize in 10 Years & Under Concerto for Strings Section

- 1st Prize in 9 Years & Under Baroque for Strings Solo

- 2nd Prize in 10 Years & Under Strings Solo

Victoria Teo is a 9 year old violin student of Mr. Fox Chan from the Rising Stars program at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Victoria is not only gifted with great talent but is also a very hard worker. The sections she entered was highly competitive. Victoria's performance was outstanding, the audience and the jury members were incredibly touched by her playing. We're all very proud of her! Bravo! Very best wishes for a successful future.

NEWS | Congratulations to 4 violin students who attended their very first AMEB practical exam, both Grade 8 students achieved A+, 2 Grade 6 students achieved A+ and A. Thanks to our team and congratulations to all for this great achievement and very best wishes for a successful future!

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Congratulations to violin student Sarah Wang for being awarded a prestigious music scholarship (Year 7-12 full Scholarship) from Pymble Ladies College. Recipients of this scholarship are elite students selected on the basis of exceptional academic and music achievement, proven leadership ability and personal character.

Sarah is shine with promise and we wish them every success in their future studies.

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GREAT NEWS | New Orchestral Program at Arco Music Academy - AMA Chamber Orchestra directed by Shilong Ye. Join now before 20th of March!

Congratulations to the fabulous Estivo Trio who have been selected for the 7th Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition! Bravo to the trio members our violin teacher Fox Chan, piano teacher Ying Ho and cellist Jonathan Bekes. Please join us in congratulating them!

http://www.chambermusicaustralia.com.au/competitions/micmc/

The Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition is a showcase of the best young piano trios and string quartets in the world. It is held every four years. The Estivo Trio is one of the 8 Piano Trios chosen from an international field that were auditioned in 6 cities world-wide, making their selection for the Melbourne Competition a very significant achievement.

Congratulations to Violist Catherine Lu, succeeded in her live audition for Australian Institute of Music Bachelor of Music degree! Catherine only been learning the viola for less than 1 year, we are very proud of her and her teacher Shilong Ye!

"During my three years of studying at Arco , I have personally gained many experience as a student. The teachers there have helped me greatly in improving my instrumental skills and guiding me through my career choices, I was able to successfully pass the audition for AIM is mainly due to their support. I am very grateful for all their encouragement and assistance which has made me what I am today." - Catherine Lu 

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Congratulations to Sarah Wang for receiving 1st Prize at St George Instrumental Eisteddfod!

- 1st Prize in 10 - 12 Years Restricted Section

Sarah Wang is a 10 year old violin student of Mr. Fox Chan from the Rising Stars program at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. She has been learning the violin for less than 4 years, and is not only gifted with great talent but is also a very hard worker. This year was her very first year attending Eisteddfods in Sydney. The section she entered (10 - 12 Years Strings Restricted) was highly competitive, with a total of 19 entrants divided between 2 divisions. Sarah's performance was outstanding, and the audience and the jury members were incredibly touched by her playing. We're all very proud of her! Bravo!

Arco Strings Ensemble is up and running! Conguatulations to students who have been selected to take part in the ASE, and a big thank you to our Arco Music Academy Conductor ShiLong Ye. ASE had the first rehearsal today and already sounding very well. Please come and join our first show case for the ASE on the 21st of December!

Congratulations to Harrison Huang for receiving 2 Prizes at St George Instrumental Eisteddfod.

Congratulations to Debbie Jin for receiving 2 Prizes at St George Instrumental Eisteddfod.

- 1st Prize in 3rd and 4th Grades

- HC in 8-9 years Open

Congratulations to Kasey Zhou for receiving 1st Prize at St George Instrumental Eisteddfod.

12 Years old Kasey has only started learning the violin 9 months ago, with extramly hard working, she has achieved 1st Prize in Debutant Section in St George Instrumental Eisteddfod.

Congratulations to Victoria Teo for receiving TWO 1st prizes in Northern Beaches Eisteddfod!

- 8 Years Strings Solo

- 8 Years Concerto for Strings Solo

Victoria is an 8 year old violin student of Mr. Fox Chan from the Rising Stars Program in the Sydney Conservatoirum of Music. This is her first time participating in a competition, and has been a very good start for Victoria. Bravo!

We are very proud to be one of the main sponsorship of St George Instrumental Eisteddfod to help our children to have such a great event to learn, grow and improve.

St George Eisteddfod was one of the most important eisteddfod for our children for 92 years, but sadly it was facing closure due to a lack of financial support from businesses and individuals. Dr Paul Rickard-Ford and the St George Eisteddfod commitee were taking an active role in trying to save this eisteddfod from closing down. 

Arco Music Academy, as a leading academy in St George area, which presenting opportunities for all our students who will benefit from the chance to perform in this event, we are very glad to donate our time and money to support this worthy event which will benefit countless students in the future. We also named and creat one of the biggest prize in this eisteddfod as "Junior Strings Championship" for strings players to have more motivation in performing in such a great event.

For more information about the Eisteddfod, please visit:

http://www.stgie2014.com

2014 AMEB Exams Dates has been updated, please visit page for more information.

http://arcomusic.com.au/page.php?st=31

2014 Competition & Eisteddfods Dates has been updated, please check page for more information.

http://arcomusic.com.au/page.php?st=8

Arco Trademark has been Successfully Registered! We will do our best to provide the most professional education to our students to build  a well-known brand in the coming future. This is our Goal, our student's Goal! When you see Arco's logo, you will hear Arco's beautiful music.

Big congratulations to our violin students for winning 3 prizes in St George Eisteddfod Violin Competition. 11 years old Ellen Choung, 9 years old Noah Ni and 7 years old Natalie Jordanov, all three students are first time attending a competition in their life. Congratulations to all 3 students and especially their teachers for the hard work! We are proud of our students!

Congratulations to Joshua Zhi for getting 4 prizes at Sydney Eisteddfod piano competition! 

6 years old Joshua has won the following prizes:

1st prize in 8 years old Section

3rd prize in 9 years old pre 20th Century Section

2 x Highly Commended in 9 years old 20th Century and 7 years old Section

Big Congrats to Joshua, Dr Paul Rickard-Ford and James Guan.

Congratulations to Louis Long for getting a 3rd prize at Sydney Eisteddfod piano competition! Louis is a 15 years old piano student of Mr.James Guan from our Academy, this is his first time attending the competition, a very good start for Louis and the rest of our competitors.

Joshua Zhi, a 5 years old piano student of Dr Paul Rickard-Ford, is the prize winner in 4 different sections of the Sutherland Piano Competition 2013.

Cynthia Shi, 23 years old piano student of Mr. Benjamin Au, has recently achieved an A+ for her theory exam.

Cynthia commenced learning the piano last year at Arco Music Academy. She is an exceptional student among the many students who have accepted. Cynthia is a music lover who enjoys learning the piano a lot, displayed in her passion and her conscientious approach to practice, spending every possible time to sit at the piano and try to remember what Mr. Benjamin has taught her in the lessons. A big congratulations to Cynthia Shi.