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Syllabus—Vocal |
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VOCAL SECTION ADDITIONAL RULES
REPEATS No repeats to be performed in set pieces, except verse repeats. Repeats may be performed in Own Choice classes as long as the maximum time limit is not exceeded.
KEY TRANSPOSITIONS Transpositions are permitted.
GRADE CLASSES Entrants should not have passed the grade for which the piece is set before 30th September 2008.
ACCOMPANIMENT Recorded accompaniments are not permitted.
CHORAL CLASSES Two contrasting pieces of own choice
V01 Junior School Choir (9 years and under) £8.00 (maximum 6 minutes) V02 Junior School Choir (11 years and under) £8.00 (maximum 6 minutes) V03 Senior School Choir – Girls £10.00 (maximum 8 minutes) V04 Senior School Choir – Boys £10.00 (maximum 8 minutes) V05 Senior School Choir – Mixed Voices £10.00 (maximum 8 minutes) V06 Youth Choir £10.00 (maximum 8 minutes) V07 Church Choir £12.00 (maximum 8 minutes) V08 Mixed Voice Choir (SATB) £12.00 (maximum 8 minutes) V09 Ladies’ Choir £12.00 (maximum 8 minutes) V10 Men’s Choir £12.00 (maximum 8 minutes)
ENSEMBLE CLASSES Own choice
V11 Duet (15 years and under) £5.00 (maximum 5 minutes) V12 Duet (16 years and over) £7.00 (maximum 6 minutes) V13 Close Harmony Group (eg Barbershop, Gospel) £12.00 Any combination of voices (maximum 8 minutes) V14 Open Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble £12.00 Any combination of voices & instruments (maximum 12 minutes)
GRADE CLASSES (see additional rule above) One piece taken from a current or previous examination syllabus for the specified grade
V15 Grade 1 £5.00 V16 Grade 2 £5.00 V17 Grades 3 & 4 £5.00 V18 Grades 5 & 6 £6.00 V19 Grades 7 & 8 £6.00
OWN CHOICE CLASSES Own choice of one piece (not a show song – see V28 - V3 2)
V2 0 Boys and Girls Solo (8 years and under) £5.00 (maximum 4 minutes) V2 1 Boys and Girls Solo (9 years and under) £5.00 (maximum 4 minutes) V2 2 Boys and Girls Solo (11 years and under) £5.00 (maximum 4 minutes) V2 3 Boys and Girls Solo (12-15 years) £5.00 (maximum 4 minutes) V2 4 Young Adults Solo (16-17 years) £5.00 (maximum 4 minutes) V2 5 Young Adults Solo (18-19 years) £5.00 (maximum 4 minutes) V2 6 Sacred Song - Boys and Girls (11 years and under) £5.00 (maximum 4 minutes) V2 7 Sacred Song - Boys and Girls (12 - 15 years) £5.00 (maximum 4 minutes)
SHOW SONG CLASSES – STAGE OR FILM Own choice of one piece
V2 8 Show Song Solo (9 years and under) £5.00 (maximum 4 minutes) V2 9 Show Song Solo (11 years and under) £5.00 (maximum 4 minutes) V3 0 Show Song Solo (12-15 years) £5.00 (maximum 4 minutes) V3 1 Open Show Song Solo £7.00 (maximum 5 minutes) V3 2 Old Tyme Musical Solo £7.00 Own choice of one piece (maximum 5 minutes)
TRADITIONAL FOLK SONG CLASSES Own choice – unaccompanied or accompanied
V3 3 Traditional Folk Song Solo (9 years and under) £5.00 (maximum 4 minutes) V3 4 Traditional Folk Song Solo (11 years and under) £5.00 (maximum 4 minutes) V3 5 Traditional Folk Song Solo (12 – 15 years) £5.00 (maximum 4 minutes) V3 6 Open Traditional Folk Song Solo £7.00 (maximum 5 minutes)
OPERA CLASSES Own choice of one piece, any voice
V3 7 Open Opera Solo £7.00 (maximum 5 minutes) V3 8 Open Oratorio Solo £7.00 (maximum 5 minutes) V3 9 Open Light Opera Solo £7.00 (maximum 5 minutes)
RECITAL CLASSES Two or t hree pieces of contrasting styles and periods V4 0 Boys and Girls Solo Recital (15 years and under) £9.00 (maximum 10 minutes) V4 1 Open Recital (any voice) £12.00 (maximum 15 minutes)
BRITISH SONG SOLO CLASS Own choice of one piece by 20th/21st century British composer
V4 2 Open British Song Solo (any voice) £7.00 (maximum 5 minutes)
FRENCH MELODIE CLASS Own choice of one piece, must not include operatic arias
V4 3 Open French Melodie (any voice) £7.00 (maximum 5 minutes)
LIEDER CLASS Own choice of one piece
V4 4 Open Lieder (any voice) £7.00 (maximum 5 minutes) |