Pianoforte

Entrants must not have had more than 18 months of piano tuition by 1st September 2022.

701 Piano Beginners A

Year 2 and under, own choice of repertoire.

Award: Musicians Unions (BR) Cup

Time limit: 3 minutes

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

702 Piano Beginners B

Year 3 & 4, own choice of repertoire.

Award: Regis School of Music Forte & Piano Trophy

Time limit: 3 minutes

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

703 Piano Beginners C

Year 5 & 6, own choice of repertoire.

Award: Audrey Cardwell Challenge Cup

Time limit: 3 minutes

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

704 Piano Beginners D

Year 7, 8 & 9, own choice of repertoire.

Award: Regis School of Music Crescendo Trophy

Time limit: 3 minutes

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

705 Piano Beginners E

Year 10 & 11, own choice of repertoire.

Award: Margaret Aves Cup

Time limit: 3 minutes

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

Pieces must be selected from a current graded exam syllabus. Listed duet pieces are allowed; only the entrant will be adjudicated.

710 Piano Grade 1

Award: Whiteman Achievement Shield

Time limit: 3 minutes

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

711 Piano Grade 2

Award: Ellie Achievement Shield

Time limit: 3 minutes

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

712 Piano Grade 3

Award: Jenkins-Draper Achievement Shield

Time limit: 3 minutes

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

713 Piano Grade 4

Award: Bentley Achievement Shield

Time limit: 4 minutes

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

714 Piano Grade 5

Award: St Richard’s Memorial Cup

Time limit: 5 minutes

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

715 Piano Grade 6

Award: Patterson Achievement Shield

Time limit: 6 minutes

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

716 Piano Grade 7

Award: Warren-Davis Achievement Shield

Time limit: 8 minutes

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

717 Piano Grade 8

Award: Phillips Achievement Shield

Time limit: 10 minutes

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

Sight-study pieces are selected by the adjudicator for each class. Entrants will be allocated private practise time before the class commences.

718 Piano Sight-Study Grade 1

Award: Phoebe Toop Cup No. 1

Allocated private practise time: 3 minutes

Entry fee: £8.50

719 Piano Sight-Study Grade 2

Award: Phoebe Toop Cup No. 2

Allocated private practise time: 4 minutes

Entry fee: £8.50

720 Piano Sight-Study Grade 3

Award: Phyllis Pointing Challenge Cup

Allocated private practise time: 5 minutes

Entry fee: £8.50

721 Piano Sight-Study Grade 4

Award: Alison Beard Challenge Cup

Allocated private practise time: 6 minutes

Entry fee: £8.50

722 Piano Sight-Study Grade 5

Award: Clissold Challenge Cup

Allocated private practise time: 8 minutes

Entry fee: £8.50

723 Piano Sight-Study Grade 6

Award: Saffel Challenge Cup

Allocated private practise time: 10 minutes

Entry fee: £8.50

724 Piano Sight-Study Grade 7

Award: Strain Cup

Allocated private practise time: 12 minutes

Entry fee: £8.50

725 Piano Sight-Study Grade 8

Award: Linda Pegrum Sight-Study Cup

Allocated private practise time: 15 minutes

Entry fee: £8.50

767 Piano Sight-Study Open

Award: CFMDS Advanced Sight-Study Cup

Allocated private practise time: 20 minutes

Adult entry fee: £10.00

Senior entry fee: £8.50

Entrants may only enter one Solo Recital Class. Programme must include at least on piece of music not on any current exam syllabus.

726 Junior Piano Recital A

Year 2 and under, Grade 1 and under.

Award: Joy Fearnehough Challenge Cup

Time limit: 3 minutes

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

727 Junior Piano Recital B

Year 2 and under, Grade 2 and above.

Award: Young Pianist Trophy

Time limit: 3 minutes

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

728 Junior Piano Recital C

Years 3 & 4, Grade 2 and under.

Award: Joyce Foote Challenge Cup

Time limit: 3 minutes

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

729 Junior Piano Recital D

Years 3 & 4, Grade 3 and above.

Award: Regis School of Music Inspiration Trophy

Time limit: 3 minutes

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

730 Intermediate Piano Recital A

Years 5 & 6, Grade 3 and under.

Award: Joan Barrow Challenge Cup No. 1

Time limit: 3 minutes

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

731 Intermediate Piano Recital B

Years 5 & 6, Grade 4 and above.

Award: Catherine Davenport Trophy

Time limit: 4 minutes

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

732 Intermediate Piano Recital C

Years 7, 8 & 9, Grade 4 and below.

Award: Sheila Lacy Trophy

Time limit: 5 minutes

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

733 Higher Piano Recital A

Years 7, 8 & 9, Grade 5 and above.

Award: Austin Storry Cup No. 1

Time limit: 5 minutes

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

734 Higher Piano Recital B

Years 10 & 11, own choice.

Award: Clayton Award

Time limit: 8 minutes

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

735 Higher Piano Recital C

Years 12 & 13, own choice.

Award: Mary Begg Challenge Cup

Time limit: 10 minutes

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

Adult entry fee: £10.00

759 Piano Solo Recital Open

Own choice, time limits must be strictly adhered to. Credit will be given for contrasting programmes and performance from memory.

Award: Doreen Ayliffe Challenge Cup

Time limit: 12–15 minutes

Adult entry fee: £15.00

Under 18 entry fee: £12.50

Senior entry fee: £12.50

Duets may be performed with another entrant, a parent or a teacher. Both performers will be adjudicated together as an ensemble.

736 Junior Piano Duet A

Year 2 and under, Grade 1 and under.

Award: Susan Saunders Challenge Cup (with Class 737)

Time limit: 3 minutes

Duo entry fee: £12.50

737 Junior Piano Duet B

Year 2 and under, Grade 2 and above.

Award: Susan Saunders Challenge Cup (with Class 736)

Time limit: 3 minutes

Duo entry fee: £12.50

738 Junior Piano Duet C

Years 3 & 4, Grade 2 and under.

Award: Claire Edbury Trophy (with Class 739)

Time limit: 3 minutes

Duo entry fee: £12.50

739 Junior Piano Duet D

Years 3 & 4, Grade 3 and above.

Award: Claire Edbury Trophy (with Class 738)

Time limit: 3 minutes

Duo entry fee: £12.50

740 Intermediate Piano Duet A

Years 5 & 6, Grade 3 and under.

Award: Joan Barrow Challenge Cup No. 2

Time limit: 3 minutes

Duo entry fee: £12.50

741 Intermediate Piano Duet B

Years 5 & 6, Grade 4 and above.

Award: Kirk Trevor Challenge Cup

Time limit: 5 minutes

Duo entry fee: £12.50

742 Intermediate Piano Duet C

Years 7, 8 & 9, Grade 4 and below.

Award: Pam Blackburn Victory Trophy (with Class 743)

Time limit: 5 minutes

Duo entry fee: £12.50

743 Higher Piano Duet A

Years 7, 8 & 9, Grade 5 and above.

Award: Pam Blackburn Victory Trophy (with Class 742)

Time limit: 5 minutes

Duo entry fee: £12.50

744 Higher Piano Duet B

Years 10 & 11, own choice.

Award: Pallant Piano Group Cup (with Class 745)

Time limit: 8 minutes

Duo entry fee: £12.50

745 Higher Piano Duet C

Years 12 & 13, own choice.

Award: Pallant Piano Group Cup (with Class 744)

Time limit: 10 minutes

Duo entry fee: £12.50

760 Piano Duet Recital Open

Own choice.

Award: Lilla Rush Cup

Time limit: 10 minutes

Duo entry fee: £15.00

706 Piano Adult Beginner

Grade 3 and below, aged 18 and over. Entrant may only enter one of Classes 752, 753 and 754.

Award: Derek Golder Memorial Cup

Time limit: 3 minutes

Adult entry fee: £10.00

Senior entry fee: £8.50

707 Piano Adult Intermediate

Grades 4 & 5, aged 18 and over. Entrant may only enter one of Classes 752, 753 and 754.

Award: Furlong Award

Time limit: 5 minutes

Adult entry fee: £10.00

Senior entry fee: £8.50

708 Piano Adult Higher

Grade 6 and above, aged 18 and over. Entrant may only enter one of Classes 752, 753 and 754.

Award: Earnest England Memorial Cup

Time limit: 8 minutes

Adult entry fee: £10.00

Senior entry fee: £8.50

709 Piano Adult Second Study

Entrant must not play the piano as their first instrument.

Award: Kerry Lebbern Cup

Time limit: 5 minutes

Adult entry fee: £10.00

Senior entry fee: £8.50

Any piece or pieces of music originally composed for a baroque keyboard instrument, to be performed on a piano. Pieces listed on a current graded exam syllabus are eligible for entry.

746 Baroque Keyboard Junior

Ages 12 or younger.

Award: Vivien Daniels Challenge Cup No. 1

Time limit: 3 minutes

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

747 Baroque Keyboard Intermediate

Ages 16 or younger.

Award: Regis School of Music Bach Trophy

Time limit: 5 minutes

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

748 Baroque Keyboard Higher

Ages 18 or younger.

Award: Richard Frostick Challenge Cup

Time limit: 6 minutes

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

Adult entry fee: £10.00

761 Baroque Keyboard Open

Any age.

Award: Janice Knight Cup

Time limit: 10 minutes

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

Adult entry fee: £10.00

Senior entry fee: £8.50

Any movement or combination of movements from a Classical sonata composed before 1828. Pieces listed on a current graded exam syllabus are eligible for entry.

749 Classical Sonata Junior

Ages 12 or younger.

Award: Austin Storry Cup No. 4

Time limit: 3 minutes

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

750 Classical Sonata Intermediate

Ages 16 or younger.

Award: Linda Pegrum Sonata Cup No. 1

Time limit: 5 minutes

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

751 Classical Sonata Higher

Ages 18 or younger.

Award: CFMDS Beethoven Cup

Time limit: 6 minutes

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

Adult entry fee: £10.00

762 Classical Sonata Open

Any age.

Award: Linda Pegrum Sonata Cup No. 2

Time limit: 10 minutes

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

Adult entry fee: £10.00

Senior entry fee: £8.50

Programme may be improvised or performed from a score. Pieces listed on a current graded exam syllabus are eligible for entry.

752 Jazz Piano Junior

Ages 12 or younger, own choice.

Award: DW Plastic Ltd. Jazz Passion Trophy No. 1

Time limit: 3 minutes

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

753 Jazz Piano Intermediate

Ages 16 or younger, own choice.

Award: DW Plastic Ltd. Jazz Passion Trophy No. 2

Time limit: 5 minutes

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

754 Jazz Piano Higher

Ages 18 or younger, own choice.

Award: DW Plastic Ltd. Jazz Passion Trophy No. 3

Time limit: 6 minutes

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

Adult entry fee: £10.00

765 Jazz Piano Open

Any age, own choice. Credit will be given for any improvisations included.

Award: DW Plastic Ltd. Jazz Passion Trophy No. 4

Time limit: 10 minutes

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

Adult entry fee: £10.00

Senior entry fee: £8.50

755 Piano Composition Junior

Ages 12 or younger, non-competitive. Music must be the original

composition of the entrant performed by the entrant.

Time limit: 3 minutes

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

756 Piano Composition Intermediate

Ages 16 or younger, non-competitive. Music must be the original

composition of the entrant performed by the entrant.

Time limit: 5 minutes

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

757 Piano Composition Higher

Ages 18 or younger, non-competitive. Music must be the original composition of the entrant performed by the entrant.

Time limit: 6 minutes

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

Adult entry fee: £10.00

766 Piano Composition Open

Any age. Music must be the original composition of the entrant, with performance by, or arranged by, the entrant.

Award: Clarke Jervoise Cup No. 2

Time limit: 10 minutes

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

Adult entry fee: £10.00

Senior entry fee: £8.50

758 Piano Open

Own choice. Credit will be given for performance from memory.

Award: Kathleen Chuter Challenge Cup

Time limit: 10 minutes

Adult entry fee: £10.00

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

Senior entry fee: £8.50

759 Piano Solo Recital Open

Own choice, time limits must be strictly adhered to. Credit will be given for contrasting programmes and performance from memory.

Award: Doreen Ayliffe Challenge Cup

Time limit: 12–15 minutes

Adult entry fee: £15.00

Under 18 entry fee: £12.50

Senior entry fee: £12.50

760 Piano Duet Recital Open

Own choice.

Award: Lilla Rush Cup

Time limit: 10 minutes

Duo entry fee: £15.00

761 Baroque Keyboard Open

Any age, any piece or pieces of music originally composed for a Baroque keyboard instrument.

Award: Janice Knight Cup

Time limit: 10 minutes

Adult entry fee: £10.00

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

Senior entry fee: £8.50

762 Classical Sonata Open

Any age, any movement or combination of movements from a Classical sonata composed before 1828.

Award: Linda Pegrum Sonata Cup No. 2

Time limit: 10 minutes

Adult entry fee: £10.00

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

Senior entry fee: £8.50

763 French Composer Open

Any piece of French piano music composed after 1880.

Award: Campbell Challenge Cup

Time limit: 10 minutes

Adult entry fee: £10.00

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

Senior entry fee: £8.50

764 Russian Composer Open

Own choice.

Award: Thomas Loten Challenge Cup

Time limit: 10 minutes

Adult entry fee: £10.00

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

Senior entry fee: £8.50

765 Jazz Piano Open

Own choice, may be improvised or performed from a score.

Credit will be given for any improvisations included.

Award: DW Plastic Ltd. Jazz Passion Trophy No. 4

Time limit: 10 minutes

Adult entry fee: £10.00

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

Senior entry fee: £8.50

766 Piano Composition Open

Any age. Music must be the original composition of the entrant,

with performance by, or arranged by, the entrant.

Award: Clarke Jervoise Cup No. 2

Time limit: 10 minutes

Adult entry fee: £10.00

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

Senior entry fee: £8.50

767 Piano Sight-Study Open

Set piece, chosen by the adjudicator. Entrants are allocated 20

minutes of private practise time.

Award: CFMDS Advanced Sight-Study Cup

Adult entry fee: £10.00

Under 18 entry fee: £8.50

Senior entry fee: £8.50