Resources and support

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To support teachers and students, AMEB offers a variety of workshops and masterclasses. We aim to provide professional development opportunities for a variety of ages and career stages, as well as updates of AMEB syllabuses and insights into the exam process.

We regularly update and refresh our syllabuses to ensure they remain relevant and with the most current pedagogical practises at their core. When new syllabuses are released, they're usually accompanied by new products designed to support your teaching and learning, and we'll provide workshops to guide you through the new material and key changes.

These workshops are often presented in collaboration with industry associations and local music retailers. If you have an idea for a workshop, please let us know! And don’t forget to sign up to our eNews or like our Facebook page to ensure you hear about all the upcoming opportunities to get involved.

Teaching tools: Publications and analysis

AMEB produces a wide range of publications including grade books, theory analysis guides and past theory papers - all of which are available to teachers. Our AMEB Online Shop features the full range of these great resources, or check with your favourite local music retailer for their stock of publications.

New syllabuses are available as a teacher's pack, which includes all the Grade books, the new Technical Work books, Sight reading book, and more. These can be purchased by newcomers to AMEB too, and they will set you up for years to come. And it's much cheaper than buying everything individually!

Our Teacher Handbook publications provide further analysis of pieces, performance notes and so on. With approximately 200 titles currently available, you’re sure to find the right aide for your student.

If you're looking for professional development, please continue down the page for more information regarding our Teaching syllabuses and exams.

Learning tools: Past exam papers

Let's start with getting you set up for success. That means so much more than learning dots on a page, or character analyses. It starts with healthy practises and making sure that you're in great shape to continue learning your craft for a long time to come. That's why we've created a Candidate Wellbeing Resources page. You'll not only find out the importance of sleep, posture, and breathing, we've also included advice from professionals about how to look after yourself from the inside out. You'll find tools to train your brain for optimised learning, how to get the most out of your energy levels, and even how to manage performance nerves. We've also included a bunch of links if you're keen to find out more. We know that mental health is even more important so this page also includes links to professional organisations who are there to help if you're experiencing anxiety, depression, or just want to chat.

Once you're all set up to be the best performer possible, why not check out our Helpful Hints? We've put together a whole bunch of suggestions to help you on your journey, and get the most out of your exam preparation. These include everything from planning your practice from when you select your repertoire, right through to what to expect on and after the exam day. We've also collated feedback from our Examiners to help you avoid common pitfalls.

Teachers help guide the path, learners do the work, but it's parents who can make the strongest allies in motivating children to practice and achieve their goals.

We always recommend talking with your teacher about how you can best support your young learner. They'll have lots of great ideas to keep them motivated, and can share goals and strategies with you to help your little ones stay focussed in their practice.

We recommend having a read of our Helpful hints. These have been put together to guide everyone in supporting the learner to get the most out of their exam preparation

Another great thing for parents to be across is the importance of integrating healthy habits in daily practice. We recommend having a read of our page of Candidate Wellbeing Resources to see how you can help support your child to truly flourish.

Schools and teaching studios are the life-blood of quality arts education and that's exactly what we're here to support. We offer Institution Licenses for our Manual of Syllabuses, which makes the downloadable document available to multiple users within the school. You can purchase one for your team through our AMEB Online Shop.

To make enrolling and fee payment easier, schools and studios can request a SchoolPay account in SCORE. With SchoolPay, you'll receive invoicing for exam enrolments (no more messing around with credit cards), you can set up your finance team to receive invoices, and  you can better manage your students in bulk.

Don't forget that you can enrol your class in online theory exams. All students will receive the same paper, and you can see the progress of their practice exams to help them along their learning pathways.

With a large cohort of students, you may even be able to host a special exam day at your own studio. You can set yourself up as a Private Venue in SCORE where you can apply to hold your own day of exams, and even invite other local teachers and students to join you. This can help with filling up the minimum quota of enrolments, and is also a really great way to get to know your colleagues and share ideas. Please note that certain venue requirements must be met, and all arrangements are subject to date and examiner availability so please contact the AMEB Tasmania office to find out more.

Want to connect with other teachers and resources to expand your knowledge and share your experiences?

You can start by getting social! AMEB's Facebook page has some great tips and resources, so give that a "like" to get started. There's also a group specially for AMEB Rockschool Teachers. Or try our AMEB Federal website, which (apart from being our AMEB Online Shop) holds some handy tips and inspirational content.

Keen to help more students with their exam journey? You could register yourself on our website (visit the Teachers and contacts section below for more). Or ask us about putting an AMEB or AMEB Rockschool logo on your website to let people know that you offer exam tuition.

There are lots of ways to spread the word about your studio. AMEB partners with the Music Teachers' Associations both within Tasmania and nationally. Consider registering with TMTA to connect with new students, network, and stay up to do date with local professional development opportunities. String teachers have their own network, too. AMEB also partner with the Australian Strings Association (AUSTA) both nationally and within Tasmania.

And don't forget that we're here to help. Please don't hesitate to contact the AMEB Tasmania team with any questions about exams, syllabuses, or anything AMEB-related. New to AMEB or want to further your understanding of our syllabuses? We'd like to offer all teachers a one-on-one with the State Manager to chat about whatever you need to help you in your AMEB teaching journey.