Guitar Syllabus
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GUITAR CLASSES
Saturday 17 March
Adjudicator: Mark Ashford
ALL GUITAR CLASSES WILL TAKE PLACE AT:
Brighton and Hove High School GDST, Montpelier Road, Brighton, BN1 3AT
Own choice throughout – any number of pieces to fit in with the given time limit.
A Festival Medal will be awarded to the performer with the highest mark in any competitive class for 15 years and under
The Roedean Cup will be awaded to the performer with the highest mark within any class and any section within the Festival.
Solo Classes
| 150 | 9 years and under | £6.00 |
| Award: Festival Medal | ||
| Time Limit: 2 minutes | ||
| 151 | 9 years and under - Non-Competitive | £6.00 |
| Time Limit: 2 minutes | ||
| 152 | 12 years and under | £7.00 |
| Test: The music chosen should be of Grade 2-4 standard | ||
| Award: Festival Medal | ||
| Time Limit: 3 minutes | ||
| 153 | 12 years and under - Non-Competitive | £7.00 |
| Time Limit: 3 minutes |
| 154 | 15 years and under | £8.00 |
| Test:The music chosen should be of Grade 3-5 standard | ||
| Award: Festival Medal | ||
| Time Limit: 4 minutes | £8.00 | |
| 155 | 15 years and under - Non-Competitive | |
| Time Limit: 4 minutes | ||
| 156 | Adults: 16 years and over – Non-Competitive | £8.00 |
| Time Limit: 4 minutes | ||
| 157 | Any Age - Competitive | £8.00 |
| Test: The music chosen should be of Grade 5 standard and above. | ||
| Time Limit: 5 minutes |
Guitar Ensembles
Ensembles must contain at least one guitarist and can include any number of other instrumentalists or singers. Minimum two performers. Any number of pieces within the time limit.
| 158 | Any age – Non-Competitive | £10.00 |
| Time limit: 5 minutes | ||
| 159 | 11 years and under - Competitive | £10.00 |
| Time limit: 4 minutes | ||
| 160 | 15 years and under - Competitive | £10.00 |
| Time limit: 4 minutes | ||
| Adult Solo Classes | ||
| 161 | Novice – 16 years and over – Competitive | £8.00 |
| Music chosen should be of Grade 1-3 standard | ||
| Time limit: 4 minutes | ||
| 162 | Intermediate – 16 years and over – Competitive | £8.00 |
| Music chosen should be of Grade 3-5 standard | ||
| Time limit: 4 minutes | ||
Self - Accompaniment Class |
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| 163 | Any Age – Competitive | £8.00 |
| Song with guitar accompaniment | ||
| Time limit: 4 minutes | ||
| Award: £30 presented by The Guitar Museum |
Acoustic Steel-Strung Class
| 164 | Any Age – Competitive | £9.00 |
| Includes all styles of music (Jazz, blues, ragtime etc.) Score not necessary | ||
| Time limit: 4 minutes |
Guitar Solo Prize Classes – Any Age – Competitive
| 165 | Bach Class | £9.00 |
| Any piece by J.S.Bach | ||
| Time limit: 4 minutes | ||
| Award: The Bach Trophy | ||
| 166 | Set piece: any piece by a composer born 1900 onwards | £9.00 |
| Grade 5 standard or above. | ||
| Time limit: 4 minutes | ||
| Award: £25 presented by David Whiteman, maker of classical guitars | ||
| 167 | Flamenco | £9.00 |
| Music score not necessary | ||
| Time limit: 4 minutes | ||
| Award: A voucher for a box of Luthier Strings worth approximately £100 | ||
| presented by Pablo Requena, guita maker. | ||
NEW Ukelele Class Any Age – Non-Competitive |
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| 168 | Solo or Self Accompaniment | £8.00 |
| Time Limit 4 minutes |
Concerto Performance Day
Please see separate section for the Concerto Class for 25 years and under on Sunday 25 March