Entry Kit

Step 1

Read the entry guidelines below. This is also downloadable as a PDF.

Step 2

To be completed by a teacher or member of the school community involved in the program, eg Parent & Friends organisation President.

In a TOTAL of 800 words or fewer, please tell us how your school PROVIDES ACCESS TO INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC EDUCATION AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR AS MANY STUDENTS AS POSSIBLE, AS FREQUENTLY AS POSSIBLE! Address the following three criteria:

1. Access. Things to consider in your response:
   

   How do you ensure your instrumental music program involves as many students in the school as possible? • Do you have a selection process? • Are the instruments loaned, rented or purchased by the students? • What resources do the students need to purchase? • How do students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds get access to the instrumental program? • How does your program reflect the make-up of your school and wider community (eg gender, cultural, ability, etc)? • Do students learn during programmed class time, or out-of-hours? • Do students learn 1:1, small groups, large groups or whole class? • Can any student learn, or do they need to be undertaking classroom music first? • Does your program involve staff and families as well as students?

2. Innovation. Things to consider in your response:
   

   What are the aspects of your program that give it a special quality or character? For example:

   Do students make their own instruments? • Do you have eclectic ensembles, such as those comprising unusual instruments or unusual groupings of instruments or the instruments students already have? • Do you have innovative fundraising strategies?

How do the students learn - how are your methodologies innovative? For example: Who teaches the students - do the students teach one another? • Do you use tutor books or teach aurally? • Teacher arranges music for them/students compose pieces. • Do you have creative ways of involving musicians from the wider community in your program? • What instruments do students start on, and progress to? • Do you use inventive ways of creating performance opportunities for your students? • Does your program reflect in some special way the music in your surrounding community?

3. Impact: Things to consider in your response:
   

   How do you measure the success of your instrumental music program? • How does your program impact on students? • On teachers? • How, if at all, does it impact more broadly on your school community?

Note: We understand it may be difficult to say everything in 800 words. Bullet points are acceptable.

Step 3

To be completed by a student or students involved in the program.

In 200 words or less answer the following question:

What do you love most about learning to play a musical instrument at school?

Note: If more than one student is completing the section, please note the total word count for the entry is 200 words. A composite entry by many students must not exceed a total of 200 words.

Step 4

Download the word template provided and copy/paste both submissions into this document. (Save this document where you can easily locate it for attachment to the registration form).

Step 5

Complete the online registration form which contains your school’s contact details and the five research questions. (Note these questions are for our records and  research purposes only. Your answers will NOT affect the outcome of your entry.)

Attached the saved document containing your answers to steps 2 & 3 to the online registration form.

The closing date for entries is 5pm on 6 September, 2010.

Contact

For more details about the Flame Awards contact:

Tina Broad, Campaign Director,
Music: Play for Life, Music Council of Australia
Tel: 02 4454 3887 / 0439 022 257
Fax: 02 4454 3882