| STRING DIVISION |
VIOLIN
- All music for Violin is to be chosen from the current RCM Syllabus unless otherwise stated.
- The exceptions to the above rule are the following classes: Canadian Contemporary, Sight Reading, Quick Study, Duets, Trios, Quartets and the following Suzuki repertoire: Suzuki Violin Volume 1,2,3, Volume 4,5,6 Volume 6,and 7,8,9,10
| VIOLIN SUZUKI CLASSES | ||||
| Suzuki | Book | Fee | Class | Non-Competitive Suzuki Class |
| Junior | Book 1 | $20.00 | ● | ● |
| Book 2 | $20.00 | ● | ● | |
| Book 3 | $20.00 | ● | ● | |
| Intermediate | Book 4 | $23.00 | ● | ● |
| Book 5 | $23.00 | ● | ● | |
| Senior | Book 6 | $23.00 | ● | ● |
| Book 7 | $23.00 | ● | ● | |
| Book 8 | $23.00 | ● | ● | |
| Book 9 | $25.00 | ● | ● | |
| Book 10 | $25.00 | ● | ● | |
| Memorization optional. Original Copy of music must be provided for adjudicator’s use.
Piano accompaniment not required. |
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The Edith Dunn Memorial Suzuki Violin is awarded to an outstanding Suzuki violin performer in the festival as recommended by the adjudicator.
VIOLIN
An original copy of the music for the adjudicator must be supplied by the competitor for all classes.
| GRADES | FEES | List A | List B | Etudes | Sight Reading #2 |
| $17.00 | |||||
| Prep | $20.00 | ● | ● | ● | |
| Grade 1 | $20.00 | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Grade 2 | $20.00 | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Memorization | YES | YES | NO | ||
| List A: Pieces in a Slower Tempo; List B: Pieces in a Faster Tempo | |||||
| GRADE | FEES | List A | List B | List C | Etudes | Sight Reading #2 | |
| $17.00 | |||||||
| Grade 3 | $20.00 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |
| Grade 4 | $20.00 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |
| Memorization | YES | YES | YES | NO | Not Applicable | ||
| GRADE 3 List A: Baroque and Classical Repertoire
List B: Traditional and Romantic Repertoire List C: Repertoire Composed after 1930 |
GRADE 4 List A: Concertos, Sonatinas and Fantasias
List B: Baroque Repertoire List C: Concert Repertoire |
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| GRADE | FEES | List A | List B | List C | Etudes | Sight Reading #2 |
| $17.00 | ||||||
| Grade 5 | $23.00 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Grade 6 | $23.00 | ► | ► | ► | ● | ● |
| Grade 7 | $23.00 | ► | ► | ► | ● | ● |
| Memorization | YES | NO | YES | NO | Not Applicable | |
| List A: Concertos, Airs Varies and Fantasias; List B: Sonatas and Sonatinas; List C: Concert Repertoire | ||||||
| GRADE | FEES | List A | List B | List C | List D | Etudes | Sight Reading #2 |
| $17.00 | |||||||
| Grade 8 | $25.00 | ► | ► | ► | ► | ● | ● |
| Grade 9 | $25.00 | ► | ► | ► | ► | ● | ● |
| Grade 10 | $25.00 | ► | ► | ► | ► | ● | ● |
| ARCT | $40.00 | ► | ► | ► | ► | ||
| Memorization | YES | NO | YES | YES | YES, except
for Grade 8 |
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| List A: Concertos; List B: Sonatas; List C Concert Repertoire; List D : Unaccompanied Repertoire | |||||||
NOTES
- Music chosen for all Violin classes should be listed in the current Royal Conservatory of Music Syllabus. The exceptions to this, where other syllabi may be used are the following classes: Sight Reading, Duets, Trios and Quartets.
- Competitors may enter only one Sight reading pieces will be approximately one grade level below the indicated grade for the class.
See also: Composition Classes and String Group Classes
VIOLA
An original copy of the music for the adjudicator must be supplied by the competitor for all classes.
| GRADES | FEES | List A | List B | Etudes | Sight Reading #2 |
| $17.00 | |||||
| Prep | $20.00 | ● | ● | ● | |
| Grade 1 | $20.00 | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Grade 2 | $20.00 | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Memorization | YES | YES | NO | ||
| List A: Pieces in a Slower Tempo; List B: Pieces in a Faster Tempo | |||||
| GRADE | FEES | List A | List B | List C | Etudes | Sight Reading #2 | |
| $17.00 | |||||||
| Grade 3 | $20.00 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |
| Grade 4 | $20.00 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |
| Memorization | YES | YES | YES | NO | Not Applicable | ||
| GRADE 3 List A: Baroque and Classical Repertoire
List B: Traditional and 19th Century Repertoire List C: 20th Century Repertoire |
GRADE 4 List A: Concertos, Concertinos, Fantasias, Airs Varies
List B: Baroque Repertoire List C: Concert Repertoire |
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| GRADE | FEES | List A (except Sonatas) | Sonatas | List B | List C | Etudes | Sight Reading
#2 |
| $17.00 | |||||||
| Grade 5 | $23.00 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Grade 6 | $23.00 | ► | ► | ► | ► | ● | ● |
| Grade 7 | $23.00 | ► | ► | ► | ► | ● | ● |
| Memorization | YES | NO | YES | YES | NO | Not Applicable | |
| List A: Concertos, Concertinos, and Airs Varies; List B: Sonatas and Sonatinas; List C: Concert Repertoire | |||||||
| GRADE | FEES | List A | List B | List C | List D | Etudes | Sight Reading #2 |
| $17.00 | |||||||
| Grade 8 | $25.00 | ► | ► | ► | ► | ● | ● |
| Grade 9 | $25.00 | ► | ► | ► | ► | ● | ● |
| Grade 10 | $25.00 | ► | ► | ► | ► | ● | ● |
| ARCT | $40.00 | ► | ► | ► | ► | ||
| Memorization | YES | NO | YES | YES | YES, except
for Grade 8 |
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| List A: Concertos; List B: Sonatas; List C Concert Repertoire; List D : Unaccompanied Repertoire | |||||||
NOTES
- Music chosen for all Viola classes should be listed in the current Royal Conservatory of Music Syllabus. The exceptions to this, where other syllabi may be used are the following classes: Sight Reading, Duets, Trios and Quartets.
- Competitors may enter only one Sight reading pieces will be approximately one grade level below the indicated grade for the class.
Other Classes that might be of interest: Composition Classes, String Group Classes
VIOLONCELLO
Competitor must supply an original copy of the music for the adjudicator’s use, except for the Sight-Reading class.
| GRADES | FEES | List A | List B | Etudes | Sight Reading #2 |
| $17.00 | |||||
| Prep | $20.00 | ● | ● | ● | |
| Grade 1 | $20.00 | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Grade 2 | $20.00 | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Memorization | YES | YES | NO | ||
| List A: Legato Pieces in a Slower Tempo
List B: Energetic Pieces in a Faster Tempo |
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| GRADE | FEES | List A | List B | List C | Etudes | Sight Reading #2 | |||||||
| $17.00 | |||||||||||||
| Grade 3 | $2000 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||||
| Grade 4 | $20.00 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||||
| Grade 5 | $20.00 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||||
| Memorization | YES | YES | YES | NO | Not Applicable | ||||||||
| List A: Baroque and Classical Repertoire; List B: Traditional and Romantic Repertoire;
List C: Repertoire composed after ca. 1930 |
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| GRADE | FEES | List A (except Sonatas) | Sonatas | List B | List C | Etudes | Sight Reading
#2 |
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| $17.00 | |||||||||||||
| Grade 6 | $25.00 | ► | ► | ► | ► | ● | ● | ||||||
| Grade 7 | $25.00 | ► | ► | ► | ► | ● | ● | ||||||
| Memorization | YES | NO | YES | YES | NO | Not Applicable | |||||||
| List A: Concertos, Sonatas and Suites; List B: Concert Repertoire; List C : Unaccompanied Repertoire | |||||||||||||
| GRADE | FEES | List A | List B | List C | List D | Etudes | Sight Reading #2 |
| $17.00 | |||||||
| Grade 8 | $25.00 | ► | ► | ► | ► | ● | ● |
| Grade 9 | $25.00 | ► | ► | ► | ► | ● | ● |
| Grade 10 | $25.00 | ► | ► | ► | ► | ● | ● |
| ARCT | $40.00 | ► | ► | ► | ► | ||
| Memorization | YES | NO | YES | YES | YES, except
for Grade 8 |
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| List A: Concertos; List B: Sonatas; List C Concert Repertoire; List D : Unaccompanied Repertoire | |||||||
Notes:
- All music for Cello Section to be chosen from current Royal Conservatory of Music Syllabus. The exceptions to this, where other syllabi may be used are the following classes: Canadian Contemporary, Sight Reading, Duets, Trios and Quartets.
- Sight reading pieces will be approximately one grade level below the indicated grade for the Class.
STRINGS AGE ACHIEVEMENT CLASS
Competitor must supply an original copy of the music for the adjudicator’s use.
| DESCRIPTION | AGE REQUIREMENT | VIOLIN SOLO | VIOLA SOLO | VIOLONCELLO SOLO | |||
| Fee | Class | Fee | Class | Fee | Class | ||
| AGE 4 | Age as of December 31 of preceding year | $20.00 | 3054NC | ||||
| AGE 5 | $20.00 | 3055NC | $17.00 | 3241NC | $17.00 | 3328NC | |
| AGE 6 | $20.00 | 3056NC | $17.00 | 3242NC | $17.00 | 3329NC | |
| AGE 7 | $20.00 | 3057NC | $17.00 | 3243NC | $17.00 | 3330NC | |
| AGE 8 | $20.00 | 3058NC | $17.00 | 3244NC | $17.00 | 3331NC | |
| AGE 9 | $20.00 | 3059NC | |||||
| AGE 10 | $20.00 | 3060NC | |||||
STRINGS OLDER BEGINNER AND ADULT CLASSES
Competitor must supply an original copy of the music for the adjudicator’s use.
| Description | Minimum Age Requirement | VIOLIN SOLO | VIOLA SOLO | VIOLONCELLO SOLO | |||
| Fee | Class | Fee | Class | Fee | |||
| 1 Year of Study – Older Beginner | 14 years as of December 31 of the preceding year | $20.00 | 3061 | $17.00 | 3245 | $17.00 | 3332 |
| 2 Years of Study – Older Beginner | $20.00 | 3062 | $17.00 | 3246 | $17.00 | 3333 | |
| 3 Years of Study – Older Beginner | $20.00 | 3063 | $17.00 | 3247 | $17.00 | 3334 | |
| Grade 1 – Older Beginner | $23.00 | 3050 | $17.00 | 3335 | |||
| Grade 2 – Older Beginner | $23.00 | 3051 | $17.00 | 3336 | |||
| Grade 3 – Older Beginner | $23.00 | 3052 | $17.00 | 3337 | |||
| Grade 4 – Older Beginner | $23.00 | 3053 | $17.00 | 3338 | |||
| Grade 5 – Older Beginner | $23.00 | 3054 | $17.00 | 3339 | |||
| Grade 6 – Older Beginner | $25.00 | ►3055 | $17.00 | ►3340 | |||
| Grade 7 – Older Beginner | $25.00 | ►3056 | $17.00 | ►3341 | |||
| Grade 8 – Older Beginner | $25.00 | ►3057 | |||||
| Adult Beginner with less than 2 years of studies | 18 years as of
Dec 31 of the preceding year |
$25.00 | 3064 | ||||
STRING ENSEMBLES
Competitor must supply an original copy of the music for the adjudicator’s use, except for the Sight-Reading class.
| STRING ENSEMBLES | ||||||||||
| Grade | Violin Duets | Cello Duets | Violin & Cello or Viola Duets | BACH
Double Violin Concerto |
Double Concerto | String Trios | String Quartets | String Ensembles | Youth Orchestra | |
| FEES | $25.00 | $25.00 | $25.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | |
| JUNIOR | 1 | 3400 | 3408 | 3411 | 3500 | 3600 | 3750NC | 3751 | ||
| 2 | 3401 | 3409 | 3412 | 3501 | ||||||
| 3 | 3402 | 3410 | 3413 | 3502 | ||||||
| INTER-MEDIATE | 4 | 3403 | 3414 | 3503 | ||||||
| 5 | 3404 | 3415 | 3504 | 3601 | ||||||
| 6 | 3405 | 3416 | 3505 | |||||||
| SENIOR | 7 | 3406 | 3417 | 3506 | ||||||
| 8 | 3407 | 3418 | 3700 | 3507 | ||||||
| 9 | 3419 | 3701 | 3508 | 3602 | ||||||
| 10 | 3420 | 3702 | 3509 | |||||||
| ARCT | 3510 | 3603 | ||||||||
| Combination | Violins Only | Any String Instrument | ||||||||
| Memorization | Optional | Optional | Optional | Optional | ||||||
| Accompaniment | None | Piano | Piano | Piano –
optional |
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| Time Limit | 20 Minutes | |||||||||
| Notes | #1 | #1 | #3 | #1 | #2 | |||||
NOTES
- Performances must be within two consecutive grade levels of the chosen grade. Example: A competitor at a Grade 1-2 level may play a Grade 1 or 2 duet with another competitor at a grade 2-3 level. Otherwise the duet or trio will be adjudicated as a non- competitive entry
- Competitor may only join once
- Any one movement.
HARP
Competitor must supply an original copy of the music for the adjudicator’s use, except for the Sight-Reading class.
For all Harp classes, one or two pieces may be performed.
| HARP SOLO | |||
| GRADE | FEES | HARP SOLO | |
| JUNIOR | Grade 1 | $20.00 | ● |
| Grade 2 | $20.00 | ● | |
| Grade 3 | $20.00 | ● | |
| INTERMEDIATE | Grade 4 | $23.00 | ● |
| Grade 5 | $23.00 | ● | |
| Grade 6 | $23.00 | ► | |
| SENIOR | Grade 7 | $23.00 | ► |
| Grade 8 | $25.00 | ► | |
| Grade 9 | $25.00 | ► | |
| Grade 10 | $25.00 | ► | |
| ARCT #2 | $40.00 | ► | |
| OTHER | Non-Competitive NC #1 | $21.00 | ● |
NOTES:
THIS CLASS DOES NOT HAVE ANY RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS.
- Competitor’s own choice unless otherwise indicated of any solo piece from the current RCM Syllabus in the level
- Competitors are to provide own accompaniment.
GUITAR
Competitor must supply an original copy of the music for the adjudicator’s use.
For all Guitar classes, one or two pieces may be performed.
| LEVEL | FEES | Classical (Current RCM Syllabus) | Contemporary Idioms
(Current Canada Conservatory Contemporary Idioms) |
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| JUNIOR | PREPARATORY | $20.00 | ● | |
| Level 1 | $20.00 | ● | ● | |
| Level 2 | $20.00 | ● | ● | |
| Level 3 | $20.00 | ● | ● | |
| INTERMEDIATE | Level 4 | $23.00 | ● | ● |
| Level 5 | $23.00 | ● | ● | |
| Level 6 | $23.00 | ► | ● | |
| SENIOR | Level 7 | $25.00 | ► | ● |
| Level 8 | $25.00 | ► | ● | |
| Level 9 | $25.00 | ► | ||
| Level 10 | $25.00 | ► | ||
| ARCT | $40.00 | ► | ||
| OTHER | Non-Competitive NC | $25.00 | ● | |
| Adult Beginner
18 years of age as of December 31 of the preceding year with less than 2 years of musical studies. |
$16.00 | ●
(Gtr Adult Beg) |
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| Original Copy of Music for Adjudicator | Supplied by competitor | Supplied by competitor | ||
| Memorization | Required | Required | ||
| Accompaniment | ||||
| Time Limits | ||||
NOTES:
THIS CLASS DOES NOT HAVE ANY RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS.
- Competitor’s own choice unless otherwise indicated of any solo piece from the current RCM or Canada Conservatory Contemporay Idioms Syllabus in the level
- Competitors are to provide own