Pianoforte
Discipline Chairs Valerie Anderson - 604-885-6756
Betty Jane
Norris - 604-886-9356
RMT Liaison Betty Jane
Norris - 604-886-9356
Adjudicators Shauna
Kohl-Walters and Ailsa Zaenker
Session Dates: March 31st - April
4th, 2003
Venue:
Sunshine Coast Arts Centre, Sechelt. B.C.
AGE LIMITS ARE: Pre Grade 1 maximum age 8, Grade 1 maximum age 9, Grade
2 maximum age 10, Grade 3 maximum age 11. For those not included in these
age limits, enter the first year in the Older Beginner Classes.
Solo selections shall be chosen from the Sunshine Coast Festival of the
Performing Arts Official Selection List, except where indicated. The list
can be viewed at http://www.oocities.org/sunshinecoastfestival, or your
local library. You can also contact your discipline chair, the president
or the vice president. Participants wishing to substitute pieces not
found on the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Performing Arts Official Selection
List must obtain documented approval from either The Royal Conservatory of
Music, Conservatory Canada, The Associated Board or The Victoria Conservatory
of Music. Attach this documentation to your entry form.
Folk, sacred and collaborative classes are own choice. Selections
must meet the accepted standard for suitability of style and level of difficulty.
Material from method books may be used in Pre Grade One classes only.
Remember that teachers are responsible for entering selections in the correct
class.
Repeat signs should not be observed with the exception of D.C..
SIMPLIFIED ARRANGEMENTS OF STANDARD EDITIONS will be allowed in the Popular
and Sacred Classes only.
MEMORIZATION is desirable but not mandatory. Competitors should be
aware that an adjudicator's decision may be influenced by memorization.
If you have any questions, contact your discipline chair.
Piano Classes
20th and 21st Century - Not Canadian or Bartok
Bartok - state Volume and Number please
Duets
- I - Enter at the grade level of the more advanced student
- II - Parent and Child - entry is at the child's grade level
Own Choice - any category except modern/popular. Must be chosen from
the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Performing Arts Official Selection List.
Performer's Choice - Modern/Popular - Jazz, Boogie, Rock, Movie Themes,
Television Themes, Broadway musicals etc.
Composition - Enter at the appropriate grade level. Please
provide a score for the adjudicator.
Jazz Improvisation - Adjudication will be based on creativity.
Sight Reading - adjudicator prescribed
Repertoire Class - Own choice, 3 selections only, which must be at
the same grade level, from 3 different periods to include Baroque and Classical.
Consideration will be given to programming in the assessments. For
this class only, due to time constraints, a Sonata or Suite need not be performed
in it's entirety at the Grade 10 or ARCT level. Participants should perform
the 3 selections with normal breaks between the pieces as in a concert and
should not wait between the selections for the adjudicator to write remarks.
Performance in this class is considered as one festival entry.
Chamber Music - 10 minutes, maximum - for piano and one or
more other instruments.
No grade level or age restrictions.
Piano Collaboration - (Accompanying) - 10 minutes, maximum.
Pianist only to be adjudicated. The chosen piece may be entered in
this class only during the festival. The festival is not responsible
for providing the performer to be accompanied.
Technical Studies - Choose from the Sunshine Coast Festival of the
Performing Arts Official Selection List.
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