Class of 2009
Click here for Summer School 2009 Enrollment forms
Summer School 2009 common tune:
Angus MacKinnon (PDF - all sections)
RNZPBA Summer School is for pipers and drummers of all levels of ability and experience. It’s not kids’ stuff. Programmes and tuition will be designed to match your personal and band playing skills. Those at the earlier stages of playing will be helped to improve and progress. More advanced pipers and drummers, including band leaders, will be catered for. National Summer School will go ahead if 100 pre-enrolments are received by 1 June 2007.
TOP CLASS TUTORS
RNZPBA Summer School will again be led by top class overseas and New Zealand tutors. Jack Lee and Reid Maxwell from the Simon Fraser University in Canada are coming back again. This year there will be an international tutor for the Bass section as well.
WHEN AND WHERE
RNZPBA Summer School is a 5 day residential course. It will be held at Christchurch Boys' High School, Straven Road, Riccarton. Enrolments will be in the morning of the Sunday for Boarders, and the Welcome and the first lessons will be on Sunday afternoon.
The Summer School concludes at about 12.30pm on the Friday.
Boarders will enroll before 12.00noon on the Sunday at Adams House.
Day pupils will enroll at Boys High School from 1.00pm.
Adams House is in Harakeke Street Riccarton (one block from Boys High School).
NOTE that it is not a requirement to
“live in”. Participants may choose to arrange their own accommodation. If you choose to live in you must abide by the rules, and curfews.
These rules and curfews must be adhered to by adults and
younger students.
Boys High School and Adams House are Drug and Alcohol Free facilities.
ENROLMENT PREREQUSITE
Pipers should be capable of playing Green Hills of Tyrol (or similar), on the pipes, and drummers on the drum!
PROGRAMME
The programme will focus on individual and group tuition. At the start of RNZPBA Summer School your playing level will be assessed by tutors to help match teaching and learning to your experience. The tutors will also take account of any special goals you would like to achieve during the school. This means it is very important that you fill in the enrolment form with accurate information. This information is used to do the initial groupings.
The person applying to attend the Summer School MUST BE the person who fills in the enrolment form.
COST
The budget for the RNZPBA Summer School is carefully planned to keep costs as low as possible for each person attending.
Summer School Fee $200.00
*Accommodation and Meals $345.00
The full registration fee is $200. The complete fee is to be paid with enrolments by 1 June 2008.
Refunds will only be made in exceptional circumstances.
The full board fee for those staying at Adams House ($345) is payable by 1 November 2008.
BANDS CAN HELP
Good bands will actively try to support the enrolment of their pipers and drummers. At previous National Summer Schools many bands and some notable Centres helped their members financially
100 ENROLMENTS NEEDED BY 1 JUNE 2008
Before finalizing arrangements for the RNZPBA Summer School the RNZPBA Education Group needs to know that we have sufficient enrolments. The bottom line is 100 enrolments by 1st June. This year there will be a maximum number of 225 places available.
Please send your enrolment form to the RNZPBA Executive Officer no later than 1st June. with your fee of $200. Forms must have all sections completed, to be accepted.
Read the form carefully, as it has changed from previous years.
The fee will be refunded in full in the event of there being insufficient enrolments. Please don’t wait until after 1st June to enroll because you may find all the places have been taken.
Recipients of RNZPBA Scholarships from the 2008 Summer School MUST submit an application and attach a copy of the Scholarship certificate given.
SUPERVISION
Younger members of RNZPBA Summer School who are living in will be supervised by adult staff, however children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult.
We are looking for suitable “school parents” to take on the job of supervision. These need to be people NOT enrolled for the Summer School. Please ring Robyn Forbes if you could be interested, or fill in that section on the enrolment form.
Phone 03 3492037 (home) (after 6.00pm)
INFORMATION
The Tutors Recital will be held on Sunday 4 January at 7.30pm
Feel most welcome to contact me for more information. If there is something you want to know – give me a call! This year we will be changing some of the format, so even if you think you have been there – done that, don’t miss out on the opportunity to be part of a summer school that promises to be the best ever!
Robyn Forbes 03 3492 03
PLEASE NOTE
ALL enrolments are to be sent directly to:
The Executive Officer,
PO Box 13211,
Christchurch
Payments can be made by cheque, Visa or Mastercard.
No direct credits this year.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Feel most welcome to contact any member of the Education Group for more information. If there is something you want to know – give us a call!
Robyn Forbes 03 3492 037
Marion Horsburgh marion@srm.co.nz
Geoff Hallberg 0275705575
Malcolm Galloway 04 4990 442
Jamie McEwan 03 3427 604
Glen Rodgers 0274798674
Stuart Easton 03 4676 637
Geoff McKenzie 03 2176 760
Typical comments from pipers and drummers who attended the last National Summer School:
* It was good that I could get my pipe major skills here for the future.
* The tutors took time to work with individuals.
* A great Summer School. Will love to attend again. It was real good value for money. Thanks for such an awesome time.
* Brilliant. I’ve never learnt this much in my five years of playing!
* Don’t ever can National Summer School, or I’ll be most annoyed.
* Any problems I had, I only needed to ask, and the tutors were really happy to help me.
* The tutors were awesome, and incredibly obliging.
* Learnt more here than I’ve ever learned at band.
* Lots of helpful tips and hints on playing style.
* Value for money was excellent. Don’t know how you do it. Very professional organisation.
* Top stuff – wish we had these in Australia. I’d love to come back.
* It was cheap for what you got.
* It’s expensive – but worth it.
* I had heaps of fun. I’ll be back next time.
* I hate the massed bands.
* The massed bands were brilliant!
* Absolutely top shelf stuff. Bloody great!