Affiliation

Your Choir budget should include:

6 TRT days minimum

• 2 for conference day #1
• 1 for conference day #2
• 1 for off-site rehearsal (may not be required for Regional and Associate Affiliation)
• 1 for concert day (not applicable for Associate Affiliation)
• 1 for combined choir rehearsal (not applicable for Associate Affiliation) – may be a half day

If you have a large choir you may need extra adults to meet ratios - may not be a TRT.

3 bus trips maximum

• 1 when attending a combined choir rehearsal in Term 1 (drop off and return)
• 1 for off-site rehearsal (drop off and return)
• 1 for Concert Day                 

We strongly encourage the use of public transport (free for schools between 9am-3pm), parent transport, share with other schools, Community transport (Council bus) and/or walk where possible.

Adelaide or Regional Affiliates travelling to Adelaide Concert Series need to consider:

• Buses to and from Adelaide 
• Accommodation for students whilst in Adelaide.

We encourage schools to seek funding from:

• Local Councils
• Community organisations (Lions, Rotary)
• Variety
• Jane Lyall Scholarship (opens June)
• Suzanne Scholarship (regional soloists/ Guest Artist and musicians)

Your Choir may need an Hourly Paid Instructor (HPI) teacher and/or accompanist. This entitles you to 18 HPI Choir Teacher hours or 16 HPI Accompanist hours. Limit of one Department paid HPI per school.

• Processing fee of $230.00 (+GST)
• Where a school has been appointed an HPI Choir Teacher OR an HPI Accompanist, payment will be made by the Department via PSMF
• Where a school has been appointed both a Choir Teacher and an Accompanist, the Department will pay for the Accompanist and the school will pay the Choir Teacher directly
• Additional HPI hours (if required) must be budgeted at the school level to be accessed once the allocated hours are exhausted, after which HPIs will invoice the school directly.

Many schools charge choir students a participation fee to subsidise the cost. For example, some schools charge their students $50.00 each for participation. These charges may include bus hire, t-shirts, materials etc. students participation fee should not include covering TRTs or affiliation.

If you have any questions about your schools’ level of participation, please contact us and we will happily answer them.

Adelaide Affiliates perform on a world class stage at an Adelaide theatre in September. You do not have to be a Metropolitan school to be an Adelaide Affiliate. 

• Earlybird affiliation is due by 22 November, 2024 (end Week 6) and costs $820.00 + GST.
• The Affiliation Fee for documents received after 22 November, 2024 is $920.00 + GST.

Please coordinate and nominate 1 person to be responsible for filling out/signing the forms and passing them on to your finance office for payment. Please check that both payment and the affiliation paperwork have been sent in a timely fashion.

​If you are not sure whether you will be in a position to run choir next year, contact us to negotiate a solution. If you wish to withdraw, let us know by the end of Week 2, Term 1, 2025 and you will receive a full refund. Any withdrawals after that time may receive a refund at the discretion of the Music Society less a $90.00 Administration Fee.

Affiliation Terms and Conditions

Hourly Paid Instructor Terms and Conditions

Regional Affiliates sing at their closest Regional Festival with an option to be part of a Regional Row at the Festival Theatre. Metropolitan schools are able to affiliate as Regional.
​There are 2 levels of Affiliation and Regional Affiliates fees, depending on when we receive your forms and payment.

• Earlybird affiliation is due by 22 November, 2024 (end Week 6) and costs $280.00 + GST.
• The Affiliation Fee for documents received after 22 November, 2024 is $380.00 + GST.

Regionals do have the chance to perform at the Festival Theatre if they wish. This will however incur a fee and is to be arranged through your Regional Co-ordinator.

Please coordinate and nominate 1 person to be responsible for filling out/signing the forms and passing them on to your finance office for payment. Please check that both payment and the affiliation paperwork have been sent in a timely fashion.

​If you are not sure whether you will be in a position to run choir next year, feel free to take advantage of the earlybird fee and get your forms in. If you wish to withdraw, let us know by the end of Week 2, Term 1, 2025 and you will receive a full refund. Any withdrawals after that time may receive a refund at the discretion of the Music Society less a $90.00 Administration Fee.

An Associate Affiliation allows the school to use our music and materials with no performance expectations outside of the school.

​There are 2 levels of Associate Affiliation fee, depending on when we receive your forms and payment.

• Earlybird affiliation is due by 22 November 2024 (end Week 6) and costs $450.00 + GST.
• The Affiliation Fee for documents received after 22 November, 2024 is $550.00 + GST.

Please coordinate and nominate 1 person to be responsible for filling out/signing the forms and passing them on to your finance office for payment. Please check that both payment and the affiliation paperwork have been sent in a timely fashion.

​If you are not sure whether you will be in a position to run choir next year, feel free to take advantage of the earlybird fee and get your forms in. If you wish to withdraw, let us know by the end of Week 2, Term 1, 2025 and you will receive a full refund. Any withdrawals after that time may receive a refund at the discretion of the Music Society less a $90.00 Administration Fee.