Marlow Music Festival

Affiliated to the British and International Federation of Festivals for Music, Speech and Drama

Enquires: piano@MarlowMusicFestival.co.uk

Browse the sections below and click on Class heading link of the class groups to book.  Each class has a specific price and will be listed on the Entries page. See instructions

CLOSED CLASSES (see additional Rule 25)

Own choice

 

P01      9 years and under           

           (maximum 2 minutes)

P02      11 years and under          

           (maximum 3 minutes)

P03      15 years and under          

           (maximum 4 minutes)

P04      16 years and over           

           (maximum 5 minutes)

 

GRADE CLASSES

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

 

P05      Preparatory Grade 

P06      Grades 1 and 2      

P07      Grades 3 and 4      

P08      Grades 5 and 6      

P09      Grades 7 and 8      

 

JUNIOR CLASSES (11 years and under)

Set Pieces Classes

 

P10    7 years and under

        

P11    8 years and under

        

P12    9 years and under

        

P13    11 years and under

          

Own Choice Classes

P14      7 years and under  

           (maximum 2 minutes)

P15      9 years and under  

           (maximum 3 minutes)

P16      11 years and under          

           (maximum 4 minutes)

 

Own Choice Classes 

P17      Junior Study   

           Any one piece from: 25 Easy & Progressive Studies by Burgmuller

           Op 100 (ABRSM)

P18      Junior Jazz and Blues      

           Own choice (maximum 3 minutes)

P19      Junior Sonata        

           One movement of a sonata or sonatina (maximum 5 minutes)

P20      Junior Recital        

           Own choice of 2 or 3 contrasting pieces minimum standard

           Grade 3 (maximum 8 minutes)

P21      Duet/Trio Class 9 years and under      

           Own choice (maximum 3 minutes)

P22      Duet/Trio Class 11 years and under    

           Own choice (maximum 4 minutes)

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASSES (15 years and under)

P23      Own Choice Intermediate Class          

           (maximum 5 minutes)

P24      Intermediate Study         

           Any one piece by Burgmuller, Czerny, Goddard or Heller

P25      Intermediate Jazz and Blues     

           (maximum 5 minutes)

P26      Intermediate Sonata        

           One movement of a sonata or sonatina (maximum 8 minutes)

P27    Intermediate Chopin Bicentenary class

         Own Choice

P28     Intermediate 20th/21st Century         

           Own choice piece written in 20th or 21st century

P29      Intermediate Recital       

           Own choice of 2 contrasting pieces minimum standard Grade 5

           (maximum 10 minutes)    

P30      Duet/Trio Class 15 years and under    

           Own choice (maximum 6 minutes)

 

ADVANCED CLASSES (18 years and under)

P31      Own Choice Advanced Class      

           (maximum 8 minutes)      

P32      Advanced Study     

           Any Bach Invention or Prelude and Fugue

P33      Advanced Blues and Jazz 

           Own choice (maximum 8 minutes)

P34      Advanced Classical

           Any classical piece written up to and including Beethoven and Schubert

P35      Advanced 20th/21st Century     

           Own choice of piece written in the 20th or 21st century

P36      Advanced Recital   

           Own choice of 2 contrasting pieces minimum standard Grade 7

           (maximum 15 minutes)

  

OPEN CLASSES (any age or status)  

P37      Open Study Class   

           Any Etude by Chopin, Liszt, Scriabin etc.

P38      Open Classical Class        

           Any classical piece written up to and including Beethoven and Schubert

P39      Open Romantic Class       

           Any Romantic period piece       

P40      Open Chopin Bicentenary Class

           Any piece written by a Russian composer eg Rachmaninoff, Scriabin etc.

P41      Open Contemporary Class         

           Own choice piece written between 1940 and the present day

P42      Open Recital Class 

           Own choice of 2 contrasting pieces minimum standard Grade 8

           (maximum 20 minutes)

P43      Open Duet/Trio     

           Own choice (maximum 6 minutes)

P44      Family Duet/Trio – any age, any relative      

           Own choice (maximum 6 minutes)

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