General Information

Eligibility

Entry Rules

Entry Forms and Fees

Honors and Awards

Composer Classification List

 

Division Specific Information

Concerto

Piano

Strings

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Brass

Woodwind

Harp

CHAIRS

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

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 when 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.
   
   
6. Turn off all cell phones and pagers. Flash cameras are not permitted in the performance room. 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 and Minuet 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 before Op.48 are to be considered Romantic.
  
  
• 20th Century/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.
  

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 for adjudication.

Class 4 students may choose to play only 3 pieces, each from a different period (as shown above), provided the total performance is a minimum of 17 minutes in length. All three required periods must be performed for adjudication.

COMPLETE PROGRAM
Class	Grades	Playing Time	Fee
1	5-6	12 min	$40
2	7-8	16 min	$45
3	9-10	20 min	$50
4	11-12	20 min	$50

 

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
4a	11-12	25 min	$50

 

SOLO CLASS SECTION (PIANO)

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

BAROQUE
Class	Grades	Playing Time	Fee
5	5-6	5 min	$30
6	7-8	6 min	$30
7	9-10	7 min	$30
8	11-12	8 min	$30

CLASSICAL
Class	Grades	Playing Time	Fee
9	5-6	5 min	$30
10	7-8	6 min	$30
11	9-10	7 min	$30
12	11-12	8 min	$30

ROMANTIC-OR-IMPRESSIONIST
Class	Grades	Playing Time	Fee
13	5-6	5 min	$30
14	7-8	8 min	$30
15	9-10	10 min	$35
16	11-12	10 min	$35

CONTEMPORARY
Class	Grades	Playing Time	Fee
17	5-6	5 min	$30
18	7-8	6 min	$30
19	9-10	7 min	$30
20	11-12	8 min	$30

 

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 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 the other participants must appear on each ensemble entry. Mail, in a single envelope: forms for all members of the ensemble; one check per ensemble.
   

FOUR HANDS
Class	Grades	Playing Time	Group Fee
21	5-6	5 min	$40
22	7-8	6 min	$40
23	9-10	7 min	$50
24	11-12	8 min	$50

TWO PIANO
Class	Grades	Playing Time	Group Fee
25	5-6	5 min	$40
26	7-8	7 min	$40
27	9-10	10 min	$50
28	11-12	12 min	$50