Royal South Street Eisteddfod 2020
Schimmel Pianoforte Competition
20 Jul 2020 to 22 Jul 2020
(To be confirmed after receipt of Entries and Programming has been finalised)
View Discipline Rule


SCHIMMEL PIANOFORTE

 

Section Chair

Lauren Knight

 

Deputy Chair

Peter Zala

 

Adjudicator

Coady Green


SPECIAL CONDITIONS

To be read in conjunction with General Conditions 2023



 

  1. In all sections, competitors must provide music for the adjudicator. 
  2. Copyright: Please read General Conditions 2022
  3. The Royal South Street Society holds an APRA AMCOS and PPCA license.
  4. V.C.E competitors may repeat items once only in any other section for which they, and the item, are eligible.
  5. Time Limits: Competitors need to be aware of and comply with time limits. Performance will be adjudicated to the maximum time limit.
  6. Dress Code: Each performance is considered a concert; therefore, appropriate concert dress is expected. School uniform is acceptable.
  7. Novice:  Novice Sections are for students who have not won a 1st, 2nd or 3rd place in a solo piano section at any eisteddfod. The following AMEB or equivalent Grade Levels will also apply.

8 years & Under and Novice section Maximum Grade 1 level

9 years & Under Novice section Maximum Grade 1 level

10 years & Under Novice section Maximum Grade 2 Level

11 years & Under Novice section Maximum Grade 3 level

12 years & Under Novice section Maximum Grade 3 level

14 years & Under Novice section Maximum Grade 4 level

  1. Definitions of Popular Music: Themes from Television, Film, Radio, Jazz, Blues, Boogie & Ragtime, or Rock & Pop, are permitted. Does NOT include traditional classical music.
  2. Age limits will be deemed as at the 1st January of the current year.
ALL ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY 30/06/2020 5:00:00 PM (AEST)
8 Years and Under
P700Max Grade Level 1 NOVICE PIANO Solo     8 Years and Under

Session: 20/07/2020 9:00 AM    

Maximum Grade 1 level applies Own Selection Time Limit: Should not exceed 3 minutes. Prizes: Medals, First, Second & Third

Entries Closed
Entry: $14.001st Medal          2nd Medal          3rd Medal          
P701 PIANO Solo     8 Years and Under

Session: 20/07/2020 9:00 AM    

Own Selection Time Limit: Should not exceed 3 minutes. Prizes: Medals, First, Second & Third

Entries Closed
Entry: $14.001st Medal          2nd Medal          3rd Medal          
P702 PIANO FOUR OR SIX HANDS Duo or Trio     8 Years and Under

Session: 20/07/2020 9:00 AM    

Own Selection Time Limit: Should not exceed 3 minutes. Prizes: Medals, First, Second & Third NOTE: Piano four to six hands sections the Section Chair has combine these sections. Names & address of partners in Piano four to six hands sections must be supplied at the time of entry.

Entries Closed
Entry: $17.001st Medal          2nd Medal          3rd Medal          
P703 POPULAR PIANO Solo     8 Years and Under

Session: 20/07/2020 9:00 AM    

The definition of Popular Music is: Themes from TV, Film, Radio, Jazz, Blues, Boogie & Ragtime or Rock & Pop are permitted. Does not include traditional classical music. Prizes; Medals for first, Second & Third.

Entries Closed
Entry: $14.001st Medal          2nd Medal          3rd Medal          
9 Years and Under
P704Max Grade Level 1 NOVICE PIANO Solo     9 Years and Under

Session: 20/07/2020 9:00 AM    

Maximum Grade 1 level applies Own Selection Time Limit: Should not exceed 3 minutes. Prizes: Medals, First, Second & Third

Entries Closed
Entry: $16.001st Medal          2nd Medal          3rd Medal          
P705 PIANO Solo     9 Years and Under

Session: 20/07/2020 9:00 AM    

Own Selection Time Limit: Should not exceed 3 minutes. Prizes: Medals, First, Second & Third

Entries Closed
Entry: $16.001st Medal          2nd Medal          3rd Medal          
P706 POPULAR PIANO Solo     9 Years and Under

Session: 20/07/2020 9:00 AM    

Own Selection Time Limit: Should not exceed 3 minutes. Prizes: Medals, First, Second & Third

Entries Closed
Entry: $16.001st Medal          2nd Medal          3rd Medal          
10 Years and Under
709 PIANO FOUR OR SIX HANDS Duo or Trio     10 Years and Under

Session: 20/07/2020 9:00 AM    

*NOTE: If insufficient entries are received in either the 8 Years & Under or 10 Years & Under Piano Four or Six Hands sections, the committee reserves the right to combine sections. Name and email address of partners in Piano Four or Six Hands sections must be supplied at time of entry

Entries Closed
Entry: $20.00
P710Max Grade Level 2 NOVICE PIANO Solo     10 Years and Under

Session: 20/07/2020 9:00 AM    

Maximum Grade 2 level Own Selection Time Limit: Should not exceed 3 minutes Prizes: Medals, First, Second & Third

Entries Closed
Entry: $16.001st Medal          2nd Medal          3rd Medal          
P711 PIANO Solo     10 Years and Under

Session: 20/07/2020 9:00 AM    

Own Selection Time Limit: Should not exceed 3 minutes Prizes: Medals, First, Second & Third

Entries Closed
Entry: $16.001st Medal          2nd Medal          3rd Medal          
P712 POPULAR PIANO Solo     10 Years and Under

Session: 20/07/2020 9:00 AM    

Own Selection Time Limit: Should not exceed 3 minutes Prizes: Medals First, Second & Third

Entries Closed
Entry: $16.001st Medal          2nd Medal          3rd Medal          
P713 PIANO SOLO BY AN AUSTRALIAN COMPOSER Solo     10 Years and Under

Session: 20/07/2020 9:00 AM    

Own Selection Styles may include Classical, Jazz or Popular Time Limit: Should not exceed 3 minutes Prizes: Medals, First, Second & Third

Entries Closed
Entry: $16.001st Medal          2nd Medal          3rd Medal          
11 Years and Under
P714Max Grade Level 3 NOVICE PIANO Solo     11 Years and Under

Session: 20/07/2020 9:00 AM    

Maximum Grade 3 level Own Selection Time Limit: Should not exceed 3 minutes Prizes: Medals First, Second & Third

Entries Closed
Entry: $16.001st Medal          2nd Medal          3rd Medal          
P715 PIANO Solo     11 Years and Under

Session: 20/07/2020 9:00 AM    

Own Selection Time Limit: Should not exceed 3 minutes Prizes: Medals, First, Second & Third

Entries Closed
Entry: $16.001st Medal          2nd Medal          3rd Medal          
P716 POPULAR PIANO Solo     11 Years and Under

Session: 20/07/2020 9:00 AM    

Own Selection Time Limit: Should not exceed 3 minutes Prizes: Medals, First, Second & Third

Entries Closed
Entry: $16.001st Medal          2nd Medal          3rd Medal          
P717 PIANO BY AUSTRALIAN COMPOSER Solo     11 Years and Under

Session: 20/07/2020 9:00 AM    

Own Selection Styles may include Classical, Jazz or Popular Time Limit: Should not exceed 3 minutes Prizes: Medals, First, Second & Third

Entries Closed
Entry: $16.001st Medal          2nd Medal          3rd Medal          
12 Years and Under
P720Max Grade Level 3 NOVICE PIANO Solo     12 Years and Under

Session: 20/07/2020 9:00 AM    

Maximum Grade 3 Level Own Selection Time Limit: Should not exceed 4 minutes Prizes: Medals, First, Second & Third

Entries Closed
Entry: $16.001st Medal + $20          2nd Medal          3rd Medal          
P721 FLORENCE LEE MEMORIAL PIANO Solo     12 Years and Under

Session: 20/07/2020 9:00 AM    

Own Selection Time Limit: Should not exceed 4 minutes Prizes: Medals, First, Second & Third

Entries Closed
Entry: $16.001st Medal + $20          2nd Medal          3rd Medal          
P722 POPULAR PIANO Solo     12 Years and Under

Session: 20/07/2020 9:00 AM    

Own Selection Time Limit: Should not exceed 4 minutes Prizes: Medals, First, Second & Third

Entries Closed
Entry: $16.001st Medal + $20          2nd Medal          3rd Medal          
P723 PIANO SOLO BY AN AUSTRALIAN COMPOSER Solo     12 Years and Under

Session: 20/07/2020 9:00 AM    

Own selection Styles may include Classical, Jazz or Popular BUT NOT Rock & Roll Time Limit: Should not exceed 4 minutes Prizes: Medals, First, Second & Third

Entries Closed
Entry: $16.001st Medal + $20          2nd Medal          3rd Medal          
P724 PIANO FOUR OR SIX HANDS Duo or Trio     12 Years and Under

Session: 20/07/2020 9:00 AM    

Own selection Time Limit: Should not exceed 5 minutes Prizes: Medals, First, Second & Third NOTE: 12 Years or 14 Years & Under in the Piano Four to Six hands sections are now combined sections. Names & address of partners in Piano Four to Six Hands sections must be supplied at the time of entry.

Entries Closed
Entry: $20.001st Medal + $40          2nd Medal          3rd Medal          
14 Years and Under
P730Max Grade Level 4 NOVICE PIANO Solo     14 Years and Under

Session: 20/07/2020 9:00 AM    

Maximum Grade 4 level Own selection Time limit: Should not exceed 5 minutes Prizes: Medals, First, Second & Third

Entries Closed
Entry: $19.001st Medal + $25          2nd Medal          3rd Medal          
P731 FLORENCE LEE MEMORIAL PIANO Solo     14 Years and Under

Session: 20/07/2020 9:00 AM    

Own selection Time limit: Should not exceed 5 minutes Prizes: Medals, First, Second & Third

Entries Closed
Entry: $19.001st Medal + $25          2nd Medal          3rd Medal          
P732 POPULAR PIANO Solo     14 Years and Under

Session: 20/07/2020 9:00 AM    

Own selection Time limit: Should not exceed 5 minutes Prizes: Medals, First, Second & Third

Entries Closed
Entry: $19.001st Medal + $25          2nd Medal          3rd Medal          
P733 PIANO SOLO BY AN AUSTRALIAN COMPOSER Solo     14 Years and Under

Session: 20/07/2020 9:00 AM    

Own selection Styles may include Classical, Jazz or Popular BUT NOT Rock & Roll Time limit: Should not exceed 5 minutes Prizes: Medals, First, Second & Third

Entries Closed
Entry: $19.001st Medal + $25          2nd Medal          3rd Medal          
P734 PIANO FOUR OR SIX HANDS Duo or Trio     14 Years and Under

Session: 20/07/2020 9:00 AM    

Own selection Time Limit: Should not exceed 5 minutes Prizes: Medals, First, Second & Third NOTE: 12 Years or 14 Years & Under in the Piano Four to Six hands sections are now combined sections. Names & address of partners in Piano Four to Six Hands sections must be supplied at the time of entry.

Entries Closed
Entry: $20.00
16 Years and Under
P741 PIANO Solo     16 Years and Under

Session: 20/07/2020 9:00 AM    

Own Selection Time limit: Should not exceed 6 minutes Prizes: First $30 + Medal Second & Third - Medals

Entries Closed
Entry: $22.001st Medal + $30          2nd Medal          3rd Medal          
P742 POPULAR PIANO Solo     16 Years and Under

Session: 20/07/2020 9:00 AM    

Own Selection Time limit: Should not exceed 6 minutes Prizes: First $30 + Medal Second & Third - Medals

Entries Closed
Entry: $22.001st Medal + $30          2nd Medal          3rd Medal          
P743 PIANO SOLO BY AN AUSTRALIAN COMPOSER Solo     16 Years and Under

Session: 20/07/2020 9:00 AM    

Own Selection Styles may include Classical, Jazz or Popular BUT NOT Rock & Roll Time limit: Should not exceed 6 minutes Prizes: First $30 + Medal Second & Third - Medals

Entries Closed
Entry: $22.001st Medal + $30          2nd Medal          3rd Medal          
Open
P744 PIANO FOUR OR SIX HANDS Duo or Trio     Open

Session: 20/07/2020 9:00 AM    

Own Selection Time limit: Should not exceed 6 minutes Prizes: $60 + medal Second & Third medals NOTE: Name & addresses of partners in Piano Four or Six Hands section must be given at time of entry.

Entries Closed
Entry: $22.00
16 Years and Under
P745 ADJUDICATOR CHALLENGE PIANO Solo     16 Years and Under

Session: 20/07/2020 9:00 AM    

Prerequisite for scholarship consideration Music is chosen by the adjudicator and will be emailed to the entrants 14 days prior to the date of this section. All competitors to leave auditorium prior to the commencement of this section Prizes: First $30 + Medal Second & Third - Medals

Entries Closed
Entry: $22.001st Medal + $30          2nd Medal          3rd Medal          
VCE Students Only
P750 VCE STUDENTS PIANO Work of a PRE 20th Century Composer Solo     VCE Students Only

Session: 20/07/2020 9:00 AM    

One or more works may be played. This section is solely for students who are studying VCE Music Performance or Music Investigations. Time Limit: Should not exceed 9 minutes Prizes: First $50 + medal Second & Third medals

Entries Closed
Entry: $24.001st Medal + $100          2nd Medal          3rd Medal          
P751 VCE STUDENTS PIANO Work of a 20th Century Composer Solo     VCE Students Only

Session: 20/07/2020 9:00 AM    

One or more works may be played. This section is purely for students who are studying VCE Music Performance or Music Investigations. Time Limit: Should not exceed 9 minutes Prizes: First $50 + medal; Second & Third medals

Entries Closed
Entry: $16.001st Medal + $100          2nd Medal          3rd Medal          
19 Years and Under
P752 PIANO JAZZ Solo     19 Years and Under

Session: 20/07/2020 9:00 AM    

Own Selection – must include some improvisation Time Limit: Should not exceed 9 minutes Prizes: $50 + medal Second & Third medal

Entries Closed
Entry: $24.00
P753 PIANO SOLO BY AN AUSTRALIAN COMPOSER Solo     19 Years and Under

Session: 20/07/2020 9:00 AM    

Own selection Styles may include Classical, Jazz or Popular BUT NOT Rock & Roll Time Limit: 6 to 9 minutes Prizes: First $50 + medal Second & Third medals

Entries Closed
Entry: $24.001st Medal + $100          2nd Medal          3rd Medal          
P754 PIANO RECITAL Solo     19 Years and Under

Session: 20/07/2020 9:00 AM    

Two contrasting works by different composers Special conditions 4 applies to this section Time Limit: Should not exceed 9 minutes overall. Prizes: First $50 +medal Second & Third medals

Entries Closed
Entry: $27.001st Medal + $100          2nd Medal          3rd Medal          
Open
P755 BAROQUE PIANO Solo     Open

Session: 20/07/2020 9:00 AM    

A keyboard work (or part of a work) from the Western Musical Tradition, composed between 1600 and 1750 Time Limit: Should not exceed 9 minutes. Prizes: First $50 + medal, Second & Third medals

Entries Closed
Entry: $27.001st Medal + $100          2nd Medal          3rd Medal          
756 POPULAR PIANO Solo     Open

Session: 20/07/2020 9:00 AM    

The definition of Popular Music is: Themes from TV, Film, Radio, Jazz, Blues, Boogie & Ragtime or Rock & Pop are permitted. Does not include traditional classical music. Prizes; First $100 + Medal, Second & Third Medals.

Entries Closed
Entry: $27.00
P757 PIANO SOLO CLASSICAL STYLE Solo     Open

Session: 20/07/2020 9:00 AM    

A work by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, or Clementi Time Limit: Should not exceed 9 minutes. Prizes: $50 + medal, Second & Third medals

Entries Closed
Entry: $27.001st Medal + $100          2nd Medal          3rd Medal          
P759 PIANO COMPOSITION / ORIGINAL ARRANGEMENT Solo     Open

Session: 20/07/2020 9:00 AM    

An original composition or arrangement, any style Time Limit: Should not exceed 9 Minutes. Prizes: $50 Prize + medal Second & Third medal

Entries Closed
Entry: $27.001st Medal + $100          2nd Medal          3rd Medal