Piano Division

CHAIRS

Susan Sheridan
Nancy Moore
425-644-9933
425-486-0642


GENERAL RULES

  1. Photocopied music is not allowed per copyright law.

  2. An original score must be provided to the adjudicator.

  3. Music must be memorized.

  4. Only published music of recognized classical repertoire may be used. No transcriptions or arrangements are allowed. The class performance order cannot be changed, except by the Festival Office for emergencies.

  5. Measure numbers must be marked in the left margin at each brace.

  6. Omit optional repeats except when absolutely necessary. Observe Da Capos and essential repeats. Cuts are unacceptable.

  7. Performances will be confined to specified time limits. The performance will be stopped if time is exceeded. If completion of the performance is important to the student, repertoire must be chosen that will fit within the allocated playing time.

PERFORMANCE PROCEDURE

  1. Entrants should report to the Registration Desk at least 15 minutes before the scheduled class time.

  2. Music should be opened to the proper page, stacked in performance order, and presented to the monitor.

  3. Oral adjudication will be given after all students have played. Participants are required to stay to the end of the class. Only accompanists or teachers may leave before the end of a session.

  4. Pick up your music, written adjudication form, and Certificate of Participation at the close of each class.

  5. Teachers, family members and guests are welcome to attend adjudicated classes, but are expected to remain quiet and unobtrusive throughout the session. Verbal or non-verbal communication or coaching is not permitted. The class performance order cannot be changed, except by the Festival Office for emergencies.

  6. Turn off all cell phones and pagers in the performance room. Flash photography is not permitted. Video and audio equipment, if discreetly used, may be acceptable subject to the approval of the adjudicator.

REPERTOIRE REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL PIANO CLASSES

  • Baroque: Fugue must accompany Prelude. Likewise, Minuet I & II and Bourée I & II.

  • Classical: Grades 9-12, this must be a movement of a sonata or a sonatina, including Schubert sonatas, a set of variations, a Fantasia, or Rondo.

  • Either Romantic or Impressionist: Dohnanyi, Rachmaninoff, MacDowell, and all Scriabin Op.48 and earlier, are to be considered Romantic.

  • 20thCentury/Contemporary: Selections must truly reflect the 20th Century/Contemporary idiom. Scriabin after Op. 48 is to be considered 20th Century/Contemporary.

    Only recognized classical repertoire is allowed.

    Fugues must accompany Preludes, in all periods.

To verify the correct period classification of a composer, check the Composer Classification List, which is available online. If the composer does not appear on the Composer Classification List, contact a member of the Music Advisory Panel well in advance of the registration deadline. Period classifications for pieces, which are already in our database are predetermined, and cannot be changed.

COMPLETE PROGRAM SECTION (PIANO)

Performers at all grade levels will play four (4) pieces, one each from four periods of music shown above.

All programs must include the Baroque, Classical and 20th Century/Contemporary periods. All four required periods must be performed during the adjudication.

Class 4 students may choose to play only threeperiods. If three (3) pieces are chosen it must be for the purpose of including larger major piano works. Several smaller works such as Etudes, etc., are not eligible. The program must be at least 17 minutes in length to qualify. All three required periods must be performed for adjudication.

COMPLETE PROGRAM
Class Grades Playing Time Fee
15-612 min$44
27-816 min$50
39-1020 min$55
411-1220 min$55

 

BEETHOVEN SONATA SECTION (PIANO)

For Grades 11-12, this class is interchangeable with Class 4. Performers will perform a complete Beethoven Sonata, other than Op. 49, Nos. 1 & 2 and Op. 79. If a Concerto is entered however, it must be from a period other than Classical.

BEETHOVEN SONATA
Class Grades Playing Time Fee
4a11-1225 min$55

 

SOLO CLASS SECTION (PIANO)

Periods of the solo classes for piano have been combined in pairs. Either period under a heading may be entered.

All performers will play one or more selections within the time limit.

Only recognized classical repertoire is allowed.

BAROQUE - CLASSICAL
Class Grades Playing Time Fee
55-65 min$33
67-86 min$33
79-107 min$33
811-128 min$33


ROMANTIC / IMPRESSIONIST -
20th CENTURY / CONTEMPORARY
Class Grades Playing Time Fee
135-65 min$33
147-87 min$33
159-1010 min$39
1611-1210 min$39

 

ENSEMBLE SECTION (PIANO)


ADDITIONAL RULES

  1. It is suggested, but not required, that the music be memorized.

  2. Music must be composed for the combination selected; if the Four-Hand class is entered, the music must be a four-hand composition. If the Two Piano class is entered, the music must be two piano music. Only published music may be used. No transcriptions, arrangements, or cuts may be used.

  3. An original score must be provided to the Adjudicator.

  4. Both performers in the Piano Ensemble Section must be registered students.

  5. When the performers are at different grade levels, they must enter the class appropriate to the older participant.

  6. Each member must submit an individual entry. The names of all other participants must appear on each individual’s form. Mail in a single envelope: Forms for all members of the ensemble. One check per ensemble.
FOUR HANDS
Class Grades Playing Time Group Fee
215-86 min$44
229-128 min$55

TWO PIANOS
Class Grades Playing Time Group Fee
235-87 min$44
249-1212 min$55
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