Pre Rising Stars Training Program (PRSTP)
Guidelines
The Pre Rising Stars Training Program, proudly associated with Arco Music Academy, is intended to help prepare young students for successful entry into the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Open Academy Rising Stars Junior Program. Normally children aged 3 years old will be eligible to apply for the PRSTP, although older children up to the age of 6 may apply.
The Program requires a high level commitment from parents to support and help nurture their child by attending 3 lessons per week. The lessons should be evenly spaced throughout the week. Each lesson will be 60 mins in total (30 minutes lesson, 10 minutes break then 20 minutes lesson) with some flexibility to be determined by the student’s teacher. Parents are responsible for supervising their child during lesson breaks. Parents are also responsible for supervising their child’s home practice between lessons.
All piano students will follow the program devised by Dr Paul Rickard-Ford, Senior Lecturer in Piano at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music; Strings students will be devised by Mr Fox Chan.
Lessons will be organised as close as possible to school term dates with each term involving 10 weeks of lessons (making 30 lessons per term).
Depending on the number of applications received it may be necessary to assess applicants in a short live interview/audition. Entry to the program will be limited.
All students accepted into the PRSTP have an opportunity to be assessed and given a written feedback by our program patrons (Dr Paul Rickard-Ford for piano and Mr Fox Chan for strings) twice a year. If the teacher feels that inadequate progress has been made then the student will not be offered a place in the next term.
Fees
PRSTP Hurstville Fee:
$100 per lesson. 30 lessons per term = $3000 per term.
Materials/Method Book/s: $95 per term.
Total Cost: $3095 per term.
PRSTP North Shore Fee:
$120 per lesson
Any missed lessons will not be made up or refunded. If a teacher misses a lesson the lesson will be made up at a mutually convenient time.
2022 Term Dates
Term 1 starting on 23 Jan
Term 2 starting on 17 April
Term 3 starting on 10 July
Term 4 starting on 3 October
Application
Every new applicant must audition or have an interview. A non-refundable audition fee of $30 is payable within 48 hours of submitting your application.
Please fill in application form from the follow link:-
https://forms.gle/A3mvCyaSNfCbABps5
