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.
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
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