Division 1 – Woodwind (including Recorder), Brass, Percussion
Entry Deadline: The final deadline for entries in this division Jan. 31st.
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Please be sure to read all the rules and regulations and note the following:
- For classes where age limits are specified, participants must be of the prescribed age on the first day of January in the current year of the Festival. All participants must state their age on the entry form.
- In all classes in which the performance piece is to be the participant’s “Own Choice”, the selection chosen must not be a work for which the participant has received a Gold standing at any previous Orillia Kiwanis Music Festival.
- All “Own Choice” Conservatory pieces must be taken from the current syllabus of either the Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) or Conservatory Canada (CC) unless otherwise indicated.
- Memorization is not required and no marks will be deducted if the music is used.
- The music for each participant’s “Own Choice” selection will be collected by a Festival representative at the start of the class for use by the adjudicator. Please ensure that bar numbers are indicated on the score.
- According to Federal Law, it is illegal to copy documents which are copyrighted without first obtaining permission from the copyright owner. No photocopies will be accepted by a Festival representative unless there is accompanying documentation indicating permission to photocopy was granted by the copyright holder.
- Music that has been downloaded from the Internet must include a confirmation to indicate that it has been legally downloaded.
- Participants are not allowed to rehearse in any Festival location at any time during the Festival; however all efforts will be made to provide appropriate warm up rooms at the Festival location.
- Participants will receive a signal from the adjudicator to begin, after which they will be expected to announce the title and composer of their “own choice” piece before its performance.
- A certificate will be present to each single participant or participating group. Unless otherwise indicated under the class heading in the syllabus, standings will be awarded on the certificates according to the following scale of marks:
GOLD – a mark of 85 or higher
SILVER – a mark of 80 to 84
BRONZE – a mark of 75 to 79
PARTICIPANT- mark of 74 or lower - Any participant may request adjudication only. Please indicate this preference by checking the appropriate box (A/O) on the entry form. A certificate of participation and comments from the adjudicator will be given but no mark or standing will be noted.
- The adjudicators may award trophies at their discretion and these awards will be given out at the Festival Encores concert in May.
- The adjudicator may recommend a maximum of two woodwind participants to represent the Orillia Kiwanis Music Festival at the Ontario Provincials. For more information regarding the criteria for possible recommendation, please visit the Ontario Music Festivals Association website: www.omfa.ca
The performance piece in all of the following classes will be the participant’s “Own Choice” unless otherwise indicated.
COMMUNITY WOODWINDS
FLUTE, OBOE, CLARINET, BASSOON, SAXOPHONE, RECORDER
For school classes, see Schools Division 2
Please indicate on the entry form the instrument(s) you will be playing.
Note: RCM = Royal Conservatory of Music
CC = Conservatory Canada (classical flute, classical clarinet, classical trumpet)
SOLOS – LYRICAL REPERTOIRE IN A SLOWER TEMPO
List B – RCM flute, clarinet, saxophone
List A/B – RCM recorder, CC equivalent
List B – RCM clarinet
List A/B – RCM flute, saxophone, recorder, CC equivalent
NOTE: oboe, bassoon, recorder do not have an RCM Level 3
List B - clarinet
List A/B – RCM flute, saxophone, recorder, CC equivalent
SOLOS – RHYTHMIC REPERTOIRE IN A FASTER TEMPO
List B – RCM oboe, bassoon
List A/B – RCM saxophone, recorder, CC equivalent
List B – oboe, bassoon
List A/B – RCM flute, saxophone, recorder, CC equivalent
List A/B – RCM flute, saxophone, CC equivalent
NOTE: oboe, bassoon, recorder do not have an RCM Level 3
List B - RCM oboe, bassoon
List A/B – RCM flute, saxophone, recorder, CC equivalent
NOTE: oboe, bassoon, recorder do not have an RCM level 5
List B – RCM oboe, bassoon, saxophone
List A/B – RCM flute, saxophone, recorder, CC equivalent
List A/B – RCM flute, saxophone, CC equivalent
NOTE: oboe, bassoon, recorder do not have an RCM level 7
List A/B – RCM flute, oboe, bassoon, saxophone, recorder, CC equivalent
SOLOS – BAROQUE AND CLASSICAL REPERTOIRE
Note: oboe, bassoon, recorder do not have an RCM level 3
Note: oboe, bassoon, recorder do not have an RCM level 5
Note: oboe, bassoon, recorder do not have an RCM level 7
SOLOS – ROMANTIC, 2OTH-, AND 21ST CENTURY REPERTOIRE
Note: oboe, bassoon, recorder do not have an RCM level 3
Note: oboe, bassoon, recorder do not have an RCM level 5
Note: oboe, bassoon, recorder do not have an RCM level 7
List A/B – RCM – clarinet, saxophone, CC equivalent
List A/B – RCM – clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, CC equivalent
SOLOS – UNACCOMPANIED REPERTOIRE
Note: oboe, bassoon, recorder do not have an RCM level 5
Note: oboe, bassoon, recorder do not have an RCM level 7
List C – RCM flute, clarinet, saxophone, CC equivalent
List C – RCM oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, CC equivalent
List D – RCM flute -20th- and 21st-century unaccompanied repertoire, CC equivalent
SOLOS – ETUDES (STUDIES)
Perform an etude or study from the RCM or CC syllabus at the appropriate level.
Level 3
Note: oboe, bassoon, recorder do not have an RCM level 3
Note: oboe, bassoon, recorder do not have an RCM level 5
Note: oboe, bassoon, recorder do not have an RCM level 7
SOLOS – SONATA
Perform two contrasting movements from a sonata of your choosing from the
RCM or CC syllabus at the appropriate level.
List B – RCM bassoon
List B – RCM flute, oboe, clarinet, recorder, CC equivalent
SOLOS – CONCERTOS
Perform two contrasting movements from a concerto of your choosing from the
RCM or CC syllabus at the appropriate level.
SOLOS – CANADIAN COMPOSERS
Perform a piece written by a Canadian composer in the current RCM syllabus, or the current CC classical syllabus or Contemporary Idioms syllabus at the appropriate level.
MASTER CLASS
Each participant will be given a mini-lesson by the adjudicator on a selection of his/her own choosing. Neither marks nor standings will be awarded.
5 minutes performance, 15 minutes master class
10 minutes performance, 30 minutes master class
SOLOS – YEARS OF STUDY
Perform a piece of your own choosing at the appropriate level.
For Woodwind Ensembles, see Ensemble Division 3
COMMUNITY BRASS
FRENCH HORN, TRUMPET, CORNET, E-FLAT ALTO HORN, TROMBONE, EUPHONIUM, BARITONE, TUBA
For school classes, see Schools Division 2
Please indicate on the entry form the instrument(s) you will be playing.
Note: RCM = Royal Conservatory of Music
CC = Conservatory Canada (Trumpet only)
SOLOS – LYRICAL REPERTOIRE IN A SLOWER TEMPO
List B – RCM trumpet and CC equivalent
List B– RCM trumpet and CC equivalent
NOTE: French horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba do not have an RCM Level 3
List B – trumpet and CC equivalent
SOLOS – RHYTHMIC REPERTOIRE IN A FASTER TEMPO
List – RCM trombone, tuba
List B – trombone, tuba
NOTE: French horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba do not have an RCM Level 3
List B - RCM trombone, tuba
SOLOS – BAROQUE AND CLASSICAL REPERTOIRE
Note: French horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba do not have an RCM level 5
Note: French horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba do not have an RCM level 7
SOLOS – ROMANTIC, 2OTH-, AND 21ST CENTURY REPERTOIRE
Note: French horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba do not have an RCM level 5
Note: French horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba do not have an RCM level 7
SOLOS – UNACCOMPANIED REPERTOIRE
List C – RCM tuba
List D – RCM trumpet and CC equivalent
SOLOS – ETUDES (STUDIES)
Perform an etude or study from the RCM or CC syllabus at the appropriate level.
Note: French horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba do not have an RCM level 3
Note: French horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba do not have an RCM level 5
Note: French horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba do not have an RCM level 7
SOLOS – SONATA
Perform two contrasting movements from a sonata of your choosing from the RCM or CC syllabus at the appropriate level.
SOLOS – CONCERTOS
Perform two contrasting movements from a concerto of your choosing from the
RCM or CC syllabus at the appropriate level.
SOLOS – CANADIAN COMPOSERS
Perform a piece written by a Canadian composer in the current RCM syllabus, or the current CC classical syllabus or Contemporary Idioms syllabus at the appropriate level.
MASTER CLASS
Each participant will be given a mini-lesson by the adjudicator on a selection of his/her own choosing. Neither marks nor standings will be awarded.
5 minutes performance, 15 minutes master class
10 minutes performance, 30 minutes master class
SOLOS – YEARS OF STUDY
Perform a piece of your own choosing at the appropriate level.
For Community Brass Ensembles, see Ensemble Division 3
COMMUNITY PERCUSSION
SOLO
Perform a selection of your own choosing at an appropriate age and level. All percussion instruments are acceptable.