Piano
Class
Please refer to
the Honours Awards section for award descriptions.
Please refer to
Rules specific to Piano Discipline on Page 4 before submitting
entries.
Beginner Division:
These classes are for younger students or students in their first
year of study. The class name is followed by class number.
Example: Class name Primary age 5 Number PR5
Intro classes are
divided into A class for students at the Prep A level of RCM and B
class for students at the Prep B level of RCM or normal
introductory level.
Example: A level
Baroque – class number 100A B level Baroque – class number 100B
A student entering the
A level class must move up to B level or higher the following year.
Classical
Conservatory Division: One
selection by any composer / style from the period. See examples
below.
Baroque
(1600 to 1750): Bach, Handel, Telemann, Purcell, Leopold
Mozart, Couperin, Kirnberger, Krebs, Rameau, Scarlatti, or any other
composer of this period.
Classical
(1755 to 1825): Sonatina, Sonata, Variations or any piece
written in classical form by a composer from this period. Diabelli,
Clementi, Kuhlau, Haydn, W.A. Mozart, Beethoven or any other
composer from this period.
Romantic (1820 to
1900):
Short Character pieces, waltz, nocturne, by Schubert, Schumann,
Chopin, Liszt, Brahms, Mendelssohn, or any other style or composer
from this period.
Impressionistic:
Faure, Debussy, Ravel, Ibert, Grovlez, Poulenc or any other
composer of this period. In intermediate and senior divisions
only, Canadian compositions using this style may enter this class
provided the competitor has already entered the Canadian Class.
Contemporary (1900
to present day):
Milhaud, Schoenberg, Bartok, Kabalevsky, Shostakovich, Prokofiev,
Nakada or any other composer of this period.
Canadian:
Hanson, Coulthard, Fleming, Ridout, Ouchterlony, Marsden, Poole,
Archer, or any other Canadian Composer. Check with Canadian Music
Center on line for extensive list of Canadian Composers. The intent
of this class is to showcase Canadian compositions. Any contestant
performing a Canadian piece must enter this class before entering a
Canadian piece in another class.
Solo:
This class is exempt from Entry Rule #8. The intent of this class
is to provide a student with the opportunity to perform another
graded piece recognized by a conservatory of equal or greater
difficulty than their usual grade. Please state usual grade on
entry form.
Sight Reading:
Students are encouraged to take these classes to improve their
sight reading skills. Some competitions require this class to be
eligible for an award. Competitor is given about 30 seconds to
study music.
Quick Study:
Students are encouraged to take these classes to improve their
quick study skills. Some competitions require this class to be
eligible for an award. Competitor is given at least 24 hours to
study music. Memorization is not mandatory.
Contemporary Idioms
Division: One
selection by any composer of a particular style as presented in the
Contemporary Idioms Syllabus of Conservatory Canada. Selections
must be from this particular syllabus. Non syllabus selections
please enter the Supplementary Division.
Ballad / Blues,
Swing, Rock and Other Genres:
See Contemporary Idioms Syllabus for details.
Supplementary
Division:
These classes are exempt from Entry Rule # 8 (will no longer be
exempt from Entry Rule # 8 in 2010) and Entry Rule #9, and Music
Discipline Rule #1. Competitors entering these classes may perform
any selection of equal or greater difficulty than their usual grade
and may enter more than once in each class. Please state usual grade
on entry form. To encourage participation and avoid lengthy classes,
these classes may be divided into more than one per category age
group. For example: Grade 3 Jazz Class A and Grade 3 Jazz Class B.
This does not affect competition but allows for more frequent
adjudications.
Jazz:
Choices from any era of Jazz Music ( approximately 1890 to present),
i.e.: Dixie, ragtime, blues, rock & roll, swing, bebop, etc., but
not pop. Improvisation is encouraged by the more advanced students.
Popular:
Choices from any type of popular music, i.e.: pop, movie, TV themes,
etc.
Modern:
Contemporary Composers and arrangements of Classical works that are
not found in a syllabus.
Sacred:
Any arrangement of a sacred piece.
Ensemble Division:
Please
state usual grade on entry form. Exempt from Music Discipline Rule
#1.
Duet:
1 piano, 4 hands, Trio: 1 piano, 6
hands, Duo: 2 pianos, 4 or 8 hands
Concerto:
Solo with orchestral accompaniment (provided by a second piano)
Family:
Any of the above. Competitors must be related (mother, brother,
cousin, uncle, etc.)
Student and
Teacher:
duet or duo but not concerto.
Concert Group
Division:
The intent of these classes, though not exclusively, is to provide
for the convenience of out-of-town competitors. This division is
open to anyone. Pieces must be memorized. Performance will be
stopped if time limit is exceeded. Contrast and content of
program will be taken into account. Each piece will be given a
separate grade, and will be counted as separate pieces for the
purposes of awards.
Junior Concert
Group:
Grade 1–4, 2-3 pieces, 10 minute time limit.
Intermediate
Concert Group:
Grade 5–8, 2-3 pieces, 25 minute time limit.
Senior Concert
Group:
Grade 9–ARCT. 3 - 4 pieces, 30 minute time limit.
A.R.C.T Graduate
Concert Group:
Up to 5 pieces, 40 minute time limit.
Competitions
(Gail Carson Romantic Piano Competition and Senior Piano
Competition): See awards page for more information.
Non-Competitive
Division:
This is a division for anyone who does not wish to enter on a
competitive basis while still experiencing the festival atmosphere
of sharing their music and having it adjudicated by an authoritative
educational figure other than their teacher. These classes are
exempt from Entry Rules # 8 and 9, and Music Discipline Rule #1.
Participants will receive a friendly adjudication only, and designed
to encourage and promote musicality and a return to the festival in
future years. These classes may vary in arrangement depending on the
number of entries. Please state usual grade level or number of
years of study on entry form.
Adult Piano
Workshop:
The Adult class provides a non-competitive nurturing atmosphere
designed to encourage adults of any level to perform and partake of
the adjudicator’s expertise.
Original
Composition Division:
These classes have been arranged by length of composition rather
than age group. This is designed to allow for more freedom of
expression by the composition. A contestant may enter more than one
composition per class. Each composition is a separate entry. Each
composition must be written on manuscript paper in black ink,
or it may be computer-generated. Each entry is assumed to be the
original work of the individual whose name appears on the entry form
attached to the manuscript. All rights to the composition will be
retained by the composer. Each contestant will be expected to
perform their composition in the festival or to arrange to have it
performed. All composers will receive a certificate of
participation. However, due to the subjective nature of this class
and diversity of styles and forms, there will be no mark attached.
Students will receive an adjudication only.
Cariboo Festival Society 1974 Fox Mt. Rd.
Williams Lake, B.C. V2G 5B5
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