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NATIONAL YOUNG PERFORMER AWARDS

 2011

CRITERIA

For  Acoustic Instrument

2011 Competition Criteria

NATIONAL YOUNG PERFORMER AWARDS

2011 CRITERIA  FOR ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTS

A.             Competitors shall be 15 and under 21 years of age as at 1^st October 2011

B.             This award is open to competitors on any (non-electric) acoustic instrument. *

C.             The programme should consist of three contrasting pieces from different periods of musical history, i.e. Baroque, Classical, Romantic, 20^th Century or Contemporary. 

D.             Each competitor shall perform a programme with a maximum time of twenty minutes. There will be a percentage mark for the complete programme.  A penalty of 5 marks will be imposed if the time limit is exceeded by 30 seconds or more.

E.              There will be a semi-final of up to six competitors who will repeat their full programme, as set out in B. and C.

F.              Three finalists will be chosen for the Final Award Concert and will perform one piece of the adjudicator’s choice from their original programme.

F.       Semi-finalists will be determined by marks gained in the preliminary round.

SOCIETY NOMINATION

Each Society, which is a financial member of PACANZ, may nominate up to two competitors, which shall be selected by the adjudicator, based on a performance as outlined in A-D (above).

The adjudicator will determine that a competitor has displayed a sufficient standard of performance to competently represent that society at the National Finals.

The standard required will be at the absolute discretion of the adjudicator but will include;

·                A demonstration of adequate preparation

·                An authority of performance

·                A performance with a level of maturity commensurate with a national final competition of this age group.

If the adjudicator considers that sufficient standard has NOT been reached by any competitor, then NO nomination will be made.

The Nominee is responsible for paying part of the entry fee to the National Young Performer Awards i.e. $50 plus GST

Direct Entry

If the adjudicator considers that more than two competitors have reached a sufficient standard, the adjudicator may report to the committee that those competitors should be given the option of a Direct Entry. The Direct Entry competitor will be responsible for paying the full entry fee i.e. $100 plus GST

*NB as PACANZ runs a separate pianoforte competition in the following year, pianoforte is not included under Acoustic Instruments.

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