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ELEGIBILITY
1.
BCRMTA (Vancouver Branch) Student
Performers’ Guild Festival is open to students of members of the BCRMTA
and students of members of the BCRMTA – Student Teachers Auxiliary from
ALL BRANCHES.
FESTIVAL ENTRIES
2.
DEADLINE:
October 4, 2009
Sunday (midnight)
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All completed festival entries must be mailed or hand delivered to: |
Ms. Deborah
Choit
1058 West 42nd
Ave.,
Vancouver, B.C. V6M 2A8 OR
Any
SPG
Festival Committee member as listed.
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NO LATE ENTRIES are accepted. |
3. Completed Festival entries
include:
| completed
Student Entry
Form (one form per student) |
| completed
Master
Accounting Sheet for each teacher |
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Cheques
with full payment accompanying the submitted form. Please make cheques payable to
STUDENT
PERFORMERS’ GUILD. |
| Please include the teacher's email address as
the teachers will be the ones contacted by email for any changes or
news. |
4. Entries must be on current 2009 Entry Form
and all sections must be completed.
Extra
forms may be photocopied from originals or can be downloaded from the BCRMTA-Vancouver Branch website:
Forms.
5. All forms are to be completed by the
teacher and it is the responsibility of the
teacher to ensure that all forms are filled correctly
in neat handwriting.
6. FULL PAYMENT must accompany the
entries. Bank charges for NSF cheques will be billed to the entrant.
7. Entries not conforming to the above rules will
be rejected by the SPG Festival Committee. Teachers will be notified and if
they wish, the SPG Festival Committee will correct the entries for a fee of
$40.00. If any outstanding charges are not forthcoming within one week
after the deadline (October 11, 2009
midnight) to the treasurer, the entry
will be withdrawn automatically. Please note that NO CHANGES will be
allowed after this final deadline.
8. Students must perform as scheduled in the
program. Changing of class selections is not
permitted under any circumstances after the registration deadline. Students
with SPECIAL REQUESTS such as religious or
travel restrictions, must state
this in advance on the entry form at time of registration. Teachers are reminded to
ensure the entry form is accurately completed for selection, title, composer
and performance time.
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CLASS ENTRIES
9.
All classes are either Preliminary
(Pre-Grade 1), Junior (Grades 1-4), Intermediate (Grades 5-8) or
Senior (Grades 9-12). Please go to
Piano Classes
for the details of each class.
10. Unless otherwise stated, all classes are own
choice, and one selection only.
Pieces
may be chosen from any recognized Canadian examination syllabus. However
the Guild Committee will use the 2008 Royal Conservatory of Music
Syllabus as a guideline to grading, and where a piece is graded at a
different level by another syllabus, the September 2008 RCM grading will
take precedence.
EXCEPTION:
If the most recent RCM Syllabus/other syllabus require 2 or more
selections to be performed as a group, students must
perform all the required parts provided it is within the time limit. Any
student who performs a selection with more than
one part must state this on the entry form with
the total performance time given. For selections
of more than one part that do not fit the
preceding qualifications, please enter under
OWN CHOICE.
11. Competitive classes will be held at levels 11
and 12. Level 11 are for students who have passed their Grade 10 Practical
Examination and are working towards their ARCT Examination. Level 12 are
for students who have passed their ARCT Examination and still wish to
participate in the Festival.
12. Students who have passed the Practical
Examination of the Royal Conservatory of Music (or equivalent) by the summer
(August session) immediately preceding
the
Festival must proceed to the next grade or higher.
EXCEPTION: members of an ensemble group may
be one grade above or below
the stated level.
13. FIRST PLACE winners from the previous Guild
Festival are NOT ELIGIBLE to
compete again in a
class in which they have obtained first place standing.
EXCEPTION: Open classes.
14. Competitors over the age of 23 may enter the
festival in the ADULT Category
and will be adjudicated but are not
eligible for awards or scholarships.
15. Non-competitive classes will be held as
requested. Indicate this on the entry form as NC. ONLY comments are given.
16. The Guild Committee reserves the right to
reclassify and regrade any non-conforming entry
without notification. Copy of any ungraded selection is required
with the application.
17. The correct length of
performance must be stated on the entry form. If in doubt, please use a
stop-watch.
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PROGRAM PROCEDURE
18.
Teachers must ensure that his/her
student(s) know where and when their classes
are
to be held. Students who miss their class will not be rescheduled.
19. An original copy
of music must be provided for the adjudicator.
PHOTOCOPIES ARE NOT ALLOWED.
EXCEPTION: Out of print music with certification
from a recognized music supplier. Students who forget their
music will be given a written adjudication
ONLY.
20.
Music should be presented to the Adjudicator’s Assistant when called with
the correct page open.
Student’s name and number should be written on the music.
All unnecessary markings should be erased. Music must be marked with
measure
numbers.
21.
Students are expected to perform from memory. Students who play
from the score will be given written adjudication but no mark or place.
EXCEPTION:
Chamber ensemble classes.
22.
TIME LIMITS WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED. The competitor will be
stopped by the Adjudicator’s Assistant if the performance is beyond the
allotted time limit.
NO scholarship or award will be given for any incomplete
performance.
23.
The Adjudicator, at his/her discretion, may stop a performance at any time.
24.
All music, marking sheets and certificates must be collected at the end of
the
class. The SPG assumes NO responsibility for music
left by competitors.
25.
Suitable dress and stage deportment is expected and required.
26.
Competitors, teachers and parents are not permitted to approach or speak to
the
adjudicator for any reason whatsoever. Failure to comply with these
regulations will result in immediate
disqualification. Any necessary communication may be addressed to the
Adjudicator’s Assistant.
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AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS
27.
Marks
and ranks of FIRST, SECOND and THIRD will be given for marks 80% and over.
Written and oral adjudication will be given after each class. The first
place
winner in all classes will be announced by the adjudicator.
28.
A mark of 88% or better is required to qualify for a trophy.
29.
To qualify for a Student Performers’ Guild Scholarship the student must:
| be studying with a member of
BCRMTA in good standing |
| enter three competitive
solo classes (not including Concerto) (entry
in the Concert Group class constitutes one solo entry) |
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Senior Division Only: to perform either a
work by J.S. Bach or a major Sonata i.e. Schubert, Mozart, Beethoven or Haydn. |
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A
student cannot be eligible for the BCRMTA Vancouver Branch
Scholarship for two consecutive years. |
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A student cannot be eligible for Junior, Intermediate or
Senior scholarship in two consecutive years. |
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All decisions of the adjudicators are final. |
30.
To
qualify
for
the BCRMTA Vancouver Branch Award, the student must:
| be studying with a member of BCRMTA
in Vancouver Branch |
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willing to represent the Vancouver Branch to compete in the Provincial
Piano Competition that is held every two years. |
| follow the guidelines as stated from
section 29. |
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EMAIL ENQUIRIES
31. All
festival enquires must be made by the teacher by email.
Students and parents should direct all enquires to their individual teachers who
should then make the enquiries to the appropriate festival committee member.
32.
Please EMAIL appropriate Guild Committee member listed in
Committee
for any
specific information you need. All enquiries will be answered daily.
TEACHER'S
ADVERTISEMENT
33.
Teachers participating in the Festival will have
their name listed in the program. For those who wish to advertise their studio
may send a pdf or word file to the chairperson.
Quarter
page $30.00
Half
page 50.00
Full
page 100.00
PROGRAMS
34.
Program fee for 2009:
$ 5.00 each
35.
Order ONE program per family (required) and
ONE per teacher (required), and make sure that the PROGRAM FEE has been
added to the entry fees in your cheque. It is the teacher’s responsibility
to see that students receive their programs.
36.
Programs will be available on
October 30, 2009, Friday after 9:00am
at
the location that you have chosen in the Master Accounting Sheet.
Vancouver location:
1058
W.42nd Ave., Vancouver, B.C.,
Burnaby location:
3896
Cambridge Street.
There will be a box outside the front door for pick-up. No phone calls to the
residences, please.
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HONOUR
RECITAL
37.
Only those who qualify for an award or trophy will
be selected to perform at the Honour Recital. Teachers will be contacted on
or after November 28, 2009.
Programs of the Recital will be posted on the website at
www.bcrmta.org/spgfestival
after
December 3,
2009.
38. The
Honour Recital will be held on
December 6, 2009, Sunday
at
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts (6450 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby, B.C.). Trophy
and award recipients must arrive 30 minutes earlier to sign out for trophies and
awards.
Times:
1:00-2:30pm;
3:00-4:30pm; 5:00-6:30pm
Admission Fees: $ 5.00
for each non-performing students, parents, friends, family members and teachers.
Please note admission is free for all participating
teachers.
COMPLAINTS AND PROTESTS
39.
All
complaints and protests MUST be made to the Festival Chair IN WRITING during the
Festival, accompanied by a fee of $30.00. Any complaints or protests made by
telephone will not be considered. All fees will be returned in full should the
protest be sustained. Decisions made by the Guild Committee will be final.
TROPHIES
40. All
trophies will be awarded at the Honour Recital. Students receiving trophies
should sign a Trophy Release Form with the Trophy Co-ordinator before the
Honour Recital.
41.
All trophies must be returned before October
1, 2009 to:
Deborah Choit’s residence: 1058 W. 42nd
Avenue, Vancouver
OR
Daisy Chu's residence:
528
West 28th Avenue, Vancouver
42.
$100.00
will be
charged for each trophy that is returned after the deadline.
43.
Donations for scholarships are always welcome. Please contact the Festival
chair to give your donation.
44.
The complete list of trophies and scholarships will be available on the website www.bcrmta.org/spgfestival
starting September 2009.
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OTHERS
45.
Teachers who have students interested in volunteering in the festival should
refer to the “Students Volunteer Program”.
46.
The Guild Committee reserves the right to make a final decision on any
questions, irregularities, protest, etc. which may
arise. All rules and regulations mentioned from
1-45 will be strictly
adhered.
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