Pianoforte

 

Piano Chair                Paula Seward    604-885-1011

Adjudicator                           Janet Leffek

Session Dates           April 14-18, 2008

Venue                         Sunshine Coast Arts Centre, Sechelt

 Piano Encore Concert:  Sunday, April 20, 2008 Sunshine Coast Arts Centre, Sechelt

 

AGE LIMITS ARE:     Pre-Grade 1-maximum age 8;

 Grade 1-maximum age 9;

 Grade 2-maximum age 10;

 Grade 3-maximum age 11. 

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 or the current Royal Conservatory of Music Syllabus (except where indicated). 

 

Folk, Sacred, Performers Choice, Chamber Music, and Collaborative classes do not have to be taken from the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Performing Arts Official Selection List or syllabi.  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:  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 or the current Royal Conservatory of Music Syllabus.

 

Performer's Choice - Modern/Popular - Jazz, Boogie, Rock, Movie Themes, Television Themes, Broadway musicals, etc.

 

Composition - Solo piano only.  Enter at the appropriate grade level.  Provide a score for the adjudicator.

 

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. However, if Baroque and Classical classes have been entered separately, two other periods may be chosen instead. 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 its entirety at the Grade 10 or ARCT level. Performance in this class is considered as one festival entry. Use Performing Arts BC time Limits:  Junior 15 minutes, Intermediate 20 minutes, Senior 25 minutes.

 

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 once 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.