Marlow Music Festival

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INSTRUMENTAL SECTION ADDITIONAL RULES

 

1 ACCOMPANIMENT

Ensembles may have piano accompaniment. Recorded accompaniments are not permitted.

 

2 MUSIC STANDS

Performers other than soloists must provide their own music stands.

 

3 GRADE CLASSES

Entrants should not have passed the grade for which the piece is set before 30th September 2008.

 

4 ENSEMBLES

An ensembles should consist of not than 10 players.

 

RECORDER CLASSES

All types of recorder.  Own choice of music

 

IN01     7 years and under      £5.00

           (maximum 3 minutes)

IN02     9 years and under      £5.00

           (maximum 3 minutes)

IN03     11 years and under    £5.00

           (maximum 3 minutes)

IN04     15 years and under    £5.00

           (maximum 5 minutes)

 

WIND GRADE CLASSES (see additional rule above)

One piece taken from a current or previous examination syllabus for the specified grade

 

IN05     Grade 1          £5.00

IN06     Grade 2          £5.00

IN07     Grades 3 & 4   £5.00

IN08     Grades 5 & 6   £6.00

IN09     Grades 7 & 8   £6.00

 

WIND SOLO CLASSES

Own choice of music

 

IN10     Closed Wind Solo (11 years and under) – see rule 13        £5.00

           Any wind instrument (maximum 3 minutes)

IN11     Junior Woodwind Solo (11 years and under)         £5.00

           (maximum 3 minutes)

IN12     Junior Brass Solo (11 years and under)       £5.00

           (maximum 3 minutes)

IN13     Intermediate Woodwind Solo (15 years and under)         £5.00

           (maximum 5 minutes)

IN14     Intermediate Brass Solo (15 years and under)       £5.00

           (maximum 5 minutes)

 

WIND SOLO CLASSES (Continued)

 

IN15     Advanced Woodwind Solo (18 years and under)     £6.00

           (maximum 8 minutes)

IN16     Advanced Brass Solo (18 years and under)  £6.00

           (maximum 8 minutes)

IN17     Open Wind Solo         £10.00

           Any wind instrument (maximum 8 minutes)

 

WIND RECITAL CLASSES

Two or three pieces of contrasting styles and periods

 

IN18     Junior Wind Recital (11 years and under)   £7.00

           (maximum 10 minutes)

IN19     Intermediate Wind Recital (15 years and under)   £9.00

           (maximum 15 minutes)

IN20     Advanced Wind Recital (18 years and under)        £11.00

           (maximum 20 minutes)

IN21     Open Wind Recital     £14.00

           (maximum 25 minutes)

 

WIND ENSEMBLE CLASSES (see additional rule above)

Two contrasting pieces of own choice

IN22     Junior Wind Ensemble (11 years and under)         £8.00

           (maximum 5 minutes)

IN23     Senior Wind Ensemble (12 - 18 years)        £10.00

           (maximum 10 minutes)

IN24     Open Wind Ensemble £10.00

           (maximum 10 minutes)

 

MIXED ENSEMBLE CLASSES (see additional rule above)

Own choice.  Any combination of instruments

 

IN51     Open Jazz Ensemble  £10.00

           Four or more instruments (maximum 8 minutes)

IN52     Intermediate Chamber Music Ensemble (15 years and under)     £8.00

           (maximum 8 minutes)

IN53     Open Chamber Music Ensemble       £12.00

           (maximum 12 minutes)

IN54     Open Family Ensemble (any relative)        £8.00

           (maximum 8 minutes)

V14      Open Vocal And Instrumental Ensemble     £12.00

Any combination of voices and instruments (maximum 12 minutes)

IN55     Orchestra Junior (11 years and under)       £8.00

           Piano accompaniment optional (any age or status)

           Two contrasting pieces of own choice (maximum 8 minutes)

IN56     Orchestra Senior (12 years and over)         £12.00

           Two contrasting pieces of own choice (maximum 12 minutes)

 

STRING GRADE CLASSES (see additional rule above)

One piece taken from a current or previous examination syllabus for the specified grade.  Any bowed instrument, harp or guitar.

 

IN25     Grade 1          £5.00

IN26     Grade 2          £5.00

IN27     Grades 3 & 4   £5.00

IN28     Grades 5 & 6   £6.00

IN29     Grades 7 & 8   £6.00

 

STRING SOLO CLASSES

Own choice of music

 

IN30     Closed String Solo (11 years and under) – see rule 13       £5.00

           Any bowed instrument, harp or guitar (maximum 3 minutes)

IN31     Junior String Solo (11 years and under)      £5.00

           Any bowed instrument (maximum 3 minutes)

IN32     Junior Guitar Solo (11 years and under)     £5.00

           (maximum 3 minutes)

IN33     Junior Harp Solo (11 years and under)       £5.00

           (maximum 3 minutes)

IN34     Intermediate String Solo (15 years and under)      £5.00

           Any bowed instrument (maximum 5 minutes)

IN35     Intermediate Guitar Solo (15 years and under)     £5.00

           (maximum 5 minutes)

IN36     Intermediate Harp Solo (15 years and under)       £5.00

           (maximum 5 minutes)

IN37     Advanced String Solo (18 years and under)           £6.00

           Any bowed instrument (maximum 8 minutes)

IN38     Advanced Guitar Solo (18 years and under)          £6.00

           (maximum 8 minutes)

IN39     Advanced Harp Solo (18 years and under)   £6.00

           (maximum 8 minutes)

IN40     Open String Solo       £10.00

           Any bowed instrument (maximum 8 minutes)

IN41     Open Guitar Solo       £10.00

           (maximum 8 minutes)

IN42     Open Harp Solo         £10.00

           (maximum 8 minutes)

 

STRING RECITAL CLASSES

Two or three pieces of contrasting styles and periods

 

IN43     Junior String Recital (11 years and under)  £7.00

           (maximum 10 minutes)

IN44     Intermediate String Recital (15 years and under)  £9.00

           (maximum 15 minutes)

 

STRING RECITAL CLASSES (Continued)

 

IN45     Advanced String Recital (18 years and under)       £11.00

           (maximum 20 minutes)

IN46     Open String Recital    £14.00

           (maximum 25 minutes)       

 

STRING ENSEMBLE CLASSES (see additional rule above)

Two contrasting pieces of own choice.

 

IN47     Junior String Ensemble (11 years and under)        £8.00

           (maximum 5 minutes)

IN48     Senior String Ensemble (12 - 18 years)       £10.00

           (maximum 10 minutes)

IN49     Open String Ensemble          £10.00

           (maximum 10 minutes)

IN50     Open Folk Guitar Group       £10.00

           eg blues, ragtime, popular song, folk idiom

           (maximum 12 minutes)

 

See also classes IN51 – IN56 under Mixed Ensemble Classes

Syllabus— Instrumental