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FESTIVAL OF MUSICAL ARTS

PIANO SYLLABUS 2017

FESTIVAL DATES

APRIL 3 TO APRIL 7, 2017

ADJUDICATOR: PIANO: MEGAN WOODWORTH

AT

TRINITY WESLEYAN CHURCH

AND

FAITH MEMORIAL UNITED CHURCH

IN

FLORENCEVILLE - BRISTOL

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RULES AND REGULATIONS

1. Competitors and teachers are asked to read the syllabus carefully as there

are some changes in classes this year.

2. In classes where age limit is specified, the entry form must be signed by a parent

or guardian as a certificate of age. In these classes, age is determined as of

December 31, 2016. Those participants wishing to enter in older classes will be

expected to perform and be adjudicated at that level.

3. Participants are to enter only one class in each section.

4. In classes in which any one of the test pieces is a selection of the competitor’s own

choice, the title, composer and duration of the piece in minutes must be specified

on the entry form. All own choice” entries must be approved by the syllabus

committee; therefore, an original copy of the music must be submitted 24 hours

prior to the performance. Failure to comply with this provision will result in

disqualification. Be sure to have your name and class number on the music

submitted. Own choice selections must not be repeated within a 3 year period by

a performer.

5. No substitute pieces will be accepted for any class.

6. Participants are encouraged to choose Canadian repertoire for their “own

choice” classes.

7. Participants are not to do repeats in a selection unless stated in a particular class

in the syllabus. If a selection has two endings in a particular section, participants

are asked to take the second ending. In such a case that the directions say “De

Capo al Fine etc.”, participants are required to repeat that section as indicated.

Please refer to the syllabus.

8. Participants will be informed of performance dates and times as soon as possible.

9. All participants, classes or individuals must be ready to perform fifteen minutes

before the time set for the class to begin.

10. Absolute silence must be maintained and no person may enter or leave the

auditorium during a performance or adjudication.

11. No pictures are to be taken during a performance or adjudication. Video-taping

will be allowed during a performance. It will not be allowed during the

adjudication.

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12. Performers in the Final Concert will be strictly at the adjudicator's

recommendation and invitation. Due to the increasing number of classes, it will

no longer be possible to have winners of every class in the final concert.

13. Fee is $8.00 for each solo class entered and $12.00 for groups of 2 or more.

Students entering more than one class are to submit a separate entry form for

each class entered. The fees may be totaled and submitted with the entry forms.

Cheques must be made payable to: Festival of Musical Arts.

14. Please look at the numbers of the classes carefully as there have been knew

classes listed.

15. All entries must be received no later than February 28, 2017. Fees must

accompany entry forms. Entries should be forwarded to: Elaine White

Secretary-Treasurer

Festival of Musical Arts

44 Curtis Rd.

Florenceville-Bristol, NB, E7L 2G6

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PIANO AGE CLASSES (COMPETITIVE)

Class 1 5 Years and Under

Carnival Ride – Gayle Kowalchyk

Signature Solos, Book 1, p. 2-3

Early Elementary Level

Alfred Publishing Co.


Gentle Mountain Stream – Martha Mier

Sheet Music




Turkey Talk – Kevin Costley

Sheet Music


Frederic Harris Music Co.


Chocolate Chip Cookies – Catherine Rollin

Sheet Music

Elementary Level

Alfred Piano Signature Series



Shopping List – Bernadine Johnson

Sheet Music

Elementary Piano Level

Alfred Signature Series

Alfred Publishing Company


Waltz at Midnight – Millie Eben

Signature Solos, Book 1, p.11-13


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Pogo Stick– Millie Eben

Signature Solos, Book 2, p.14-15

Elementary to Late Elementary



Swirling Winds – Gayle Kowalchyk

Signature Solos, Book 2, p. 21-25

Elementary to Late Elementary Level



Dance of the Gypsies – Martha Mier

Signature Solo – Book 3, p. 18-19

Early Intermediate Level



Bird’s Eye – Matt Schinske

Sheet Music

Intermediate Piano Solo



Amber Waves – Christopher Goldston

Sheet Music

Intermediate Piano Solo Level

Alfred Signature Series



A Dream to Remember – Myra Schubert

Sheet Music

Late Intermediate Piano


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Spirit of the Mountain Stream – Wyman -Anne Rossi

Sheet Music

Late Intermediate Piano Solo



Rain on the Lake – Melody Bober

A Perfect Book 5, p. 17-21



Class15 19 Years and Over

Beginner Adult

One Selection, Own Choice

Class 16 19 Years and Over

Advanced Adult


PIANO AGE LEVEL CLASSES (NON-COMPETITIVE)













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Beginner Adult



Advanced Adult


PIANO GRADED CLASSES (COMPETITIVE)

Please Note: The classes are listed according to piano grade level and

there is no age limit for the players involved. Players are

requested to enter at their grade level or over. They

should not enter at a lower grade level.

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Class 33 Preparatory

The Haunted Mouse – Nancy and Randell Faber

RCM Celebration Series, 2015 Edition

Preparatory Piano Repertoire A, p. 8

Frederick Harris Music Co. Ltd.

Class 34 Grade 1

Burlesque in G Major - Anonymous


Piano Repertoire 1, p. 8


Class 35 Grade 2

Half Asleep – Christopher Norton



Frederick Harris Co. Ltd.

Class 36 Grade 3

Interlude – Martha Mier




Class 37 Grade 4

Squirrels at Play – Boris Berlin


Piano Repertoire 4, p. 32-33


Class 38 Grade 5

Siciliano, op.68, no.11 – Robert Schumann




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Class 39 Grade 6

On the Lake – Heinrich Hofmann

Celebration Series, Perspectives



Class 40 Grade 7

Le cavalier sans-souci – Jacques Ibert




Class 41 Grade 8

Mazurka in A Minor – Frederic Chopin




Class 42 Grade 9


RCM New Piano Series, Piano Odyssey Series, or


Piano Repertoire 9


Class 43 Grade 10




Piano Repertoire 10


PIANO GRADED CLASSES (NON-COMPETITIVE)


RCM New Piano Series, Piano Odyssey Series, or The


Introductory Piano Repertoire



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Class 45 Grade 1



Piano Repertoire 1



Class 46 Grade 2



Piano Repertoire 2



Class 47 Grade 3


The Celebration Series, Perspectives

Piano Repertoire 3



Class 48 Grade 4



Piano Repertoire 4



Class 49 Grade 5



Piano Repertoire 5



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Class 50 Grade 6



Piano Repertoire 6



Class 51 Grade 7



Piano Repertoire 7



Class 52 Grade 8



Piano Repertoire 8



Class 53 Grade 9



Piano Repertoire 9



Class 54 Grade 10



Piano Repertoire 10



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SACRED PIANO CLASSES (COMPETITIVE)

Class 55 Sacred Piano Solo, 5 Years and Under

Stand up, Stand Up for Jesus – George Duffield and

George Webb

Popular Hymns, Primer Level, p. 6-7

Bastien Piano Basics

Neil A. Kjos Music Company


Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam – Nellie Talbot and E. O. Excel

Popular Hymns, Primer Level, p. 16-17


Neil A. Kios Music Co.


Holy, Holy, Holy – Reginald Heber and John B. Dykes

Bastien Piano Basics, Popular Hymns, Level 1, p. 6-7

Neil A. Kjos Music Co.


When the Saints Go Marching In – Reginald Heber and

John B.Sykes




Give Me that Old -Time Religion - Traditional




Battle Hymn of the Republic – Willam T. Steffe and

Julie Ward Howe



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Onward Christian Soldiers – Sir Arthur Sullivan

Popular Hymns, Level 3, p.2-4



It Is Well with My Soul – Philip E. Bliss and

Horatio G. Spafford

My Favorite Baptist Hymns, Book 2, p. 6-7

The FJH Sacred Piano Library



Blessed Assurance – Phoebe Palmer Knapp and

Fanny J. Crosby

The FJH Sacred Piano Library

Favorite Baptist Hymns, Book 2, p. 8-9



Trust and Obey – Daniel Towner and John H. Sammis


Frederick Harris Music Co.


Rock of Ages – Thomas Hastings and Augustus M. Toplady




Fairest Lord Jesus – Randall Hartsell

Intermediate Level Solo

Sheet Music


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‘Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus – Williams J. Kirkpatrick,

Arr. by Shelley Helzerman Houser

Early Advanced Piano Solo

Morning Has Broken – p. 10-11



Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us with He Leadeth Me

What Can I Play on Sunday? Book 2, p. 2-5

Late Intermediate Piano Level


Class 69 Sacred Piano Solo, 19 Years and Over,


JAZZ PIANO CLASSES (COMPETITIVE)

Please Note: Students entering Jazz Classes are expected to perform

pieces “as written” in the jazz idiom, i.e. “swing style”

would indicate eighth notes to be performed “swing”.

Improvisations will be expected only where the music

specifically requests it.

Class 70 Jazz Piano Solo, 5 Years and Under

Penguin Blues – Nancy Faber

PreTime Piano, Jazz and Blues, Primer Level p. 4-5

Frederick Harris Music Co.Ltd.


Ice Cream Blues – Nancy Faber

PreTime Piano, Jazz and Blues, Primer Level, p. 18-19



Blue Shoe Blues – Melody Bober

A Perfect10, Book One –p. 6-7


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Boogie Train - Melody Bober


Favorite Solos, Book1, p. 6-7



One-Two Cha-Cha-Cha –Melody Bober

Late Elementary to Early Intermediate Piano Solo Level

A Perfect 10, Book 2, p. 5-7



Street Cat Strut – Melody Bober

Solos in Style, Late Elementary, Book 2, p. 24-27

Frederic Harris Publishing Co.


Cucaracha Boogie – James Bastien

Boogie, Rock & Style, Level 3, p.4-5

Neil A. Kjos Co.


Sassy Samba – Melody Bober

Early Intermediate Level Solo

A Perfect 10, Book 3 p.4-5

Alfred Harris Publishing Co.


Berry Blue Jam – p. Eric Baumgartner

Jazz Connections, Book 2, p. 16-18

The Willis Music Co.


Brandon’s Boogie – Dennis Alexander

Early Intermediate Solo Level

Sheet Music


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Carnival Rag – Melody Bober

Grand Piano Solos, Book 5, p. 5-7



Happy Time Jazz – Martha Mier

RCM Celebration Series 6, 2015 Edition, p. 42-43

Frederick Harris Music


I’m Beginning to See the Light

Duke Ellington and Harry James, Arr. by Larry Minsky

Jazz Kaleidoscope p. 22-25

Late Intermediate Level Piano Solo

Warner Bros. Publications


Too Sad for Words – Christopher Norton

Connections 8 p. 31-33


Class 84 Jazz Piano Solo, 19 Years and Over


SONATINA / SONATA CLASSES (COMPETITIVE)

Class 85 Grade 1

Sonatina – C. H. Wilton

Preparatory Piano Literature, p. 18-19

Elementary Level

The F.J.H. Music Company, Inc.

Class 86 Grade 2

Five- Note Sonatina, Oscar Bolck

Preparatory Piano Literature, p. 6-7

The F.J.H. Music Company Inc.

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Class 87 Grade 3

Sonatina in C Major, Movement 1 – Muzio Clementi

The Celebration Series, 2015 Edition

Piano Repertoire 3 p. 10 - 11


Class 88 Grade 4

Sonatina in G Major – Muzio Clementi




Class 89 Grade 5

Sonatina in C Major, op.36, no.3 – Muzio Clementi




Class 90 Grade 6

Sonatina in G Major – Friedrich Kuhlau

First Movement




Class 91 Grade 7

Sonata in C Major – Giovanni Benedetto Platti




Class 92 Grade 8


RCM Celebration Series, Piano Odyssey or Perspectives

Piano Repertoire 8


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Class 93 Grade 9



Piano Repertoire 9


Class 94 Grade 10



Piano Repertoire 10


MARCH CLASSES (COMPETITIVE)


On Parade – Boris Berlin

ABC of Piano Playing, Book 2, p. 35


Class 96 Grade 1

Radetsky March – Johann Strauss, Arr. by James Bastien

Favorite Classic Melodies, Level 1, p.10-11


Class 97 Grade 2

Soldier’s March – Robert Schumann

RCM Celebration Series 2015 Edition

Repertoire 2 – p. 12


Class 98 Grade 3

A Holiday Parade – Melody Bober


Piano Repertoire 3 – p. 26-27


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Class 99 Grade 4

March in D Major – Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach




Class 100 Grade 5

March of Tin Soldiers – Genari Karganov




Class 101 Grade 6

Marche Miniature – Charles Mayer

The Joy of Romantic Piano

Book One: Early- Intermediate Grades, p. 18-19

Yorktown Music Press

Class 102 Grade 7

March of the Gladiators – Arr. by Faber &Faber

BigTime Piano Solos, Level 4

RagTime & Marches, p. 22-25


Class 103 Grade 8


Class 104 Grade 9


Class 105 Grade 10


WALTZ CLASSES (COMPETITIVE)


Waltz – Brahms

First Classics for Beginners, p.16

The Willis Music Co.

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Class 107 Grade 1

Firefly Waltz – Martha Mier

Late Elementary/Early Intermediate

Favorite, Solos, Book 2, p. 10-11


Class 108 Grade 2

Waltz Op. 39, No. 15 – Johannes Brahms, Arr. By Carol Matz

Early Intermediate Solo Level

Famous & Fun Classics, Book 4, p.10-11


Class 109 Grade 3

Rosemary Skating Waltz – Boris Berlin

Intermediate Level Solo

Legacy Collection, Volume 3, p. 5-7


Class 110 Grade 4

Moonlight Waltz – Boris Berlin

Late Intermediate Level Solo

Legacy Collection, Volume 4, p. 3-5


Class 111 Grade 5

A Slow Waltz – Dmitri Kabalevsky

Piano Repertoire Celebration Series Perspectives – p. 43


Class 112 Grade 6

Graceful Waltz – Melody Bober

Late Intermediate Level Solo

Signatures Solos, Book 5, p. 14-16


Class 113 Grade 7

Waltz – Viktor Kosenko


Piano Repertoire 7 – p. 56-57


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Class 114 Grade 8


Class 115 Grade 9


Class 116 Grade 10


CANADIAN COMPOSER CLASSES (COMPETITIVE)


Oranges and Lemons – Arr. by Boris Berlin

Celebration Series 2015 Edition

Preparatory Piano Repertoire B, p. 10

Frederick Harris Music

Class 118 Grade 1

Frere Jacques Stands on His Head – Clifford Poole




Class 119 Grade 2

Courageous Cat – Teresa Richert

Celebration Series, 2015 Edition



Class 120 Grade 3

Funny Puppy – Anne Crosby Gaudet




Class 121 Grade 4

Jazzberry Jump – Stephen Chatman

Celebration Series 2015 Edition



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Class 122 Grade 5

A Joke – Pierre Gallant


Legacy Collection, Volume 4, p.10-11

Frederic Harris Music

Class 123 Grade 6

Cancan – Douglas Finch




Class 124 Grade 7

Nocturne – Clifford Poole




Class 125 Grade 8


RCM Celebration Series, Piano Odyssey

Piano Repertoire 8 or Piano Studies, RCM New

Series 8, or Study Album 7- 8 (8) or Celebration

Series, Perspectives Repertoire8 or Piano Studies 8


Class 126 Grade 9



Piano Repertoire 9 or Piano Studies 9, RCM New Series 9 or

Studies 9, RCM Celebration Series 9 or Study Album 9-10

Celebration Series, Perspectives 9 or Piano Studies 9,

Or Celebration Series 2015 Edition 9 or Piano Studies 9

Frederick Harris Music Co. Inc.

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Class 127 Grade 10



Piano Repertoire 10, Piano Studies 10, RCM New Series 10,

Study Album 9-10, or Celebration Series, Perspectives 10, or

Piano Studies 10 or Celebration Series 2015 Edition 10 or

Piano Studies 10

Frederick Harris Music Co. Inc.

MINUET PIANO SOLO CLASS (COMPETITIVE)


Minuetto, op. 37, no.2 – James Hook


Piano Repertoire Level B, p.14

Frederic Harris Music

Class 129 Grade 1

Minuet in A Minor – Johann Krieger




Class 130 Grade 2

Menuetto in C Major – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart




Class 131 Grade 3

Menuet in E flat Major – Johann Mattheson




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Class 132 Grade 4

Minuet in G Major, bwv Anh. 116

Attr. to Johann Sebastian Bach


Piano Solos Repertoire 4, p. 8-9


Class 133 Grade 5

Menuet in E Major – Johann Sebastien Bach


Piano Solos Repertoire 5, p. 6


Class 134 Grade 6

Minuet in G Minor – Gottfried Heinrich Stolzel


Piano Solos Repertoire 6, p. 9


Class 135 Grade 7

Minuet – Beethoven, Arr. by Denes Agay

The Joy of Beethoven, p. 38-39

Yorktown Music Press

Class 136 Grade 8


Class 137 Grade 9


Class 138 Grade 10


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Special Canadian Composer Class

Please Note: Classes 139 to Class 141 are featuring a Canadian

Composer. This year we have chosen, Clifford Poole

All selections are own choice and must be composed by

her. They may be non-competitive or competitive. If the

performer wishes to perform competitively, please mark

the entry form with an A.

Class 139 Performers from ages 5 to 9, One Selection, Own Choice

Class 140 Performers from ages 10 to 14, One Selection, Own choice

Class 141 Performers from ages 15 and older, One Selection, Own Choice

Special Classical Composer Class

Please note: Classes 142 to 144 are featuring classical composer. This

year we have chosen Frederic Chopin. Selections are

own choice. They may be an original piece of

Bach or may be an arrangement of one of his pieces. They

may be non-competitive or competitive. If the performer

wishes to perform competitively, please mark the entry

form with an A.



Class 144 Performers from ages 15 and older, One Selection, Own Choice

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JUNIOR, INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR PROVINCIAL FINALS

CLASSES (COMPETITIVE)

Class 145 In this Junior Class – Competitors must enter to be considered

for Provincial Finals.

Requirements for entering the Provincial Finals are as follows:

1. 18 years of age or under

2. Level of difficulty RCM/ CC Grade 5-7, VD/ EPUM Grades

3-5

3. MUST be memorized

4. Maximum time 10 minutes

5. Two Selections:

(a) One movement of a Sonatina or Sonata

(b) One other appropriate selection of a contrasting style

Class 146 In this Intermediate Class – Competitors must enter to be

considered for Provincial Finals.


1. 18 years of age and under

2. Level of difficulty RCM/ CC Grades 8-10, VD/ EPUM

Grades 6-8


4 Maximum time is 15 minutes

5. Two selections:

(a) One movement of a Sonatina or Sonata

(b) One other appropriate selection of a contrasting style

Class 147 In this Senior Class – Competitors must enter to be considered

for Provincial Finals.



2. Maximum time – 40 minutes


4. Two selections

(a) One movement of a senior Sonatina, Sonata, Concerto,

or a complete concerted work

(b) One own choice selection (but not another movement of

the above)

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Class 148 In this Junior Provincial Canadian Composer Class

Competitors must enter to be considered for Provincial Finals.


1. 18 years of age or younger

2. Level of difficulty RCM/ CC Grades 5-7, VD/ EPUM

Grades 3-5


4. Maximum time is 10 minutes.

5. Two selections of contrasting style

Class 149 In this Intermediate Provincial Canadian Composer Class –

Competitors must enter to be considered for Provincial Finals.


1. 18 years of age or younger

2. Level of difficulty RCM/CC Grades 8-10, VD/ EPUM Grades

6 to 8


4. Two selections – Maximum time is 15 minutes.

Class 150 In this Senior Provincial Canadian Composer Class –

Competitors must enter to be considered for the Provincial Finals.



2. Maximum time 40 minutes


4. Two selections:

(a) At least two movements of a multi-movement

(b) One own choice selection (but not another movement of

the above)

SIGHT READING CLASSES

(COMPETITIVE/NON-COMPETITIVE)

Please Note: These classes are the adjudicator’s choice selections.

Participants should enter the class at their grade level.

The same as the graded class entered. Classes 151

through 160 may be entered as competitive or non-

competitive. Please indicate a competitive entry by the

addition of an A after the class number. For example,

Class 151 is non-competitive and Class 151A is

competitive.

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Class 151 Grade 1 Piano










PIANO SOLO QUICK STUDY CLASSES

(COMPETITIVE OR NON-COMPETITIVE)

Please note: Competitors may enter only one quick study class from

class 161 to class 168 and must enter at the grade at which

they are entered in other classes. Age is not a factor. It is

to be learned by SELF- STUDY ONLY with no assistance

from anyone. Please indicate a competitive entry by an

addition of an A after the class number. For example,

Class 161 would be non- competitive and Class 161A

would be competitive.





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PIANO DUET AND TRIO CLASSES

(COMPETITIVE/NONCOMPETITIVE)

Please note: Please indicate a competitive class by the addition of an A

after the class number. For example, class 169 is non-

competitive and class 169A is competitive.

Class169 Piano Duet, 9 Years and Under


Class 170 Piano Duet, 12 Years and Under






Class 173 Piano Duet, 19 Years and Over


Class 174 Piano Trio, 9 Years and Under






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Class 178 Piano Trio, 19 Years and Over


FAMILY AND NON-FAMILY FUN CLASSES (NON-

COMPETITIVE)

Class 179 Family Piano Duet


Class 180 Parent and Child Duet


Class 181 Family Piano Trio

One Selection, Own Class

Class 182 Non-Family Piano Duet


Class 183 Non-Family Piano Trio


Class 184 Own Composition


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