Pianoforte

BEGINNERS CLASSES

Entrants must not have had more than 12 months' tuition by 1 September 2024

701 PIANO BEGINNERS YEAR 2 & UNDER

Award: Musicians' Union (BR) Cup

Own Choice

Fee £8.50

Up to 3 mins

702 PIANO BEGINNERS YEARS 3 & 4

Award: Regis School of Music Forte & Piano Trophy

Own Choice

Fee £8.50

Up to 3 mins

703 PIANO BEGINNERS YEARS 5 & 6

Award: Audrey Cardwell Challenge Cup

Own Choice

Fee £8.50

Up to 3 mins

704 PIANO BEGINNERS YEARS 7, 8 & 9

Award: Regis School of Music Crescendo Trophy

Own Choice

Fee £8.50

Up to 3 mins

705 PIANO BEGINNERS YEARS 10 & 11

Award: Margaret Aves Cup

Own Choice

Fee £8.50

Up to 3 mins

GRADED EXAM CLASSES

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

 710 PIANO GRADE 1

Award: Whiteman Achievement Shield

Own Choice

Fee £8.50

17 and younger

Up to 3 mins

 711 PIANO GRADE 2

Award: Ellie Achievement Shield

Own Choice

Fee £8.50

17 and younger

Up to 3 mins

 712 PIANO GRADE 3

Award: Jenkins-Draper Achievement Shield

Own Choice

Fee £8.50

17 and younger

Up to 3 mins

 713 PIANO GRADE 4

Award: Bentley Achievement Shield

Own Choice

Fee £8.50

17 and younger

Up to 4 mins

 714 PIANO GRADE 5

Award: St Richard's Memorial Cup

Own Choice

Fee £8.50

17 and younger

Up to 5 mins

 715 PIANO GRADE 6

Award: Patterson Achievement Shield

Own Choice

Fee £8.50

17 and younger

Up to 6 mins

 716 PIANO GRADE 7

Award: Warren-Davis Achievement Shield

Own Choice

Fee £8.50

17 and younger

Up to 8 mins

 717 PIANO GRADE 8

Award: Phillips Achievement Shield

Own Choice

Fee £8.50

17 and younger

Up to 10 mins

SIGHT STUDY CLASSES

Sight study pieces are selected by the adjudicator. Entrants will be presented with two pieces to choose from, followed by allocated private practice time for their chosen piece before the class commences.

718 PIANO SIGHT STUDY GRADE 1

Award: Phoebe Toop Cup No. 1

Test: Entrants will be allocated 3 minutes to practice the set piece

Fee £8.50

17 and younger

 719 PIANO SIGHT STUDY GRADE 2

Award: Phoebe Toop Cup No. 2

Test: Entrants will be allocated 4 minutes to practice the set piece

Fee £8.50

17 and younger

 720 PIANO SIGHT STUDY GRADE 3

Award: Phyllis Pointing Challenge Cp

Test: Entrants will be allocated 5 minutes to practise the set piece.

Fee £8.50

17 and younger

 721 PIANO SIGHT STUDY GRADE 4

Award: Alison Beard Challenge Cup

Test: Entrants will be allocated 6 minutes to practise the set piece.

Fee £8.50

17 and younger

 722 PIANO SIGHT STUDY GRADE 5

Award: Linda Pegrum Sight Study Cup

Test: Entrants will be allocated 8 minutes to practise the set piece.

Fee £8.50

17 and younger

 723 PIANO SIGHT STUDY GRADE 6

Award: Stephen Norris Memorial Cup

Test: Entrants will be allocated 10 minutes to practise the set piece.

Fee £8.50

17 and younger

 724 PIANO SIGHT STUDY GRADE 7

Award: Christopher Coote Memorial Cup

Test: Entrants will be allocated 12 minutes to practice the set piece.

Fee £8.50

17 and younger

 725 PIANO SIGHT STUDY GRADE 8

Award: Doreen Ayliffe Challenge Cup No. 2

Test: Entrants will be allocated 15 minutes to practice the set piece.

Fee £8.50

17 and younger

SOLO RECITAL CLASSES

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

726 JUNIOR PIANO SOLO RECITAL YEAR 2 & UNDER LOWER

Award: Joy Fearnehough Challenge Cup

Own choice

Grade 1 and under

Fee £8.50

Up to 3 mins

727 JUNIOR PIANO SOLO RECITAL YEAR 2 & UNDER HIGHER

Award: Young Pianist Trophy

Own choice

Grade 2 and above

Fee £8.50

Up to 3 mins

728 JUNIOR PIANO SOLO RECITAL YEARS 3 & 4 LOWER

Award: Joyce Foote Challenge Cup

Own choice

Grade 2 and under

Fee £8.50

Up to 3 mins

729 JUNIOR PIANO SOLO RECITAL YEARS 3 & 4 HIGHER

Award: Regis School of Music Inspiration Trophy

Own choice

Grade 3 and above

Fee £8.50

Up to 3 mins

730 INTERMEDIATE PIANO SOLO RECITAL YEARS 5 & 6 LOWER

Award: Joan Barrow Challenge Cup No. 1

Own choice

Grade 3 and under

Fee £8.50

Up to 3 mins

731 INTERMEDIATE PIANO SOLO RECITAL YEARS 5 & 6 HIGHER

Award: Catherine Davenport Trophy

Own choice

Grade 4 & above

Fee £8.50

Up to 4 mins

732 INTERMEDIATE PIANO SOLO RECITAL YEARS 7, 8 & 9

Award: Sheila Lacey Trophy

Own choice

Grade 4 & below

Fee £8.50

Up to 5 mins

733 HIGHER PIANO SOLO RECITAL YEARS 7,8 & 9

Award: Austin Storry Cup No. 1

Own choice

Grade 5 & above

Fee £8.50

Up to 5 mins

734 HIGHER PIANO SOLO RECITAL YEARS 10 & 11

Award: Clayton Award

Own Choice

Fee £8.50

Up to 8 mins

735 HIGHER PIANO SOLO RECITAL YEARS 12 & 13

Award: Mary Begg Challenge Cup

Own Choice

Fee £8.50

Up to 10 mins

DUET RECITAL CLASSES

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 YEAR 2 & UNDER LOWER

Award: Susan Saunders Challenge Cup

Own choice.  Grade 1 & under

Fee £12.50

Up to 3 mins

 737 JUNIOR PIANO DUET YEAR 2 & UNDER HIGHER

Award: George Saffell Challenge Cup

Own choice. Grade 2 & above

Fee £12.50

Up to 3 mins

 738 JUNIOR PIANO DUET YEARS 3 & 4 LOWER

Award: Claire Edbury Trophy

Own choice. Grade 2 & under.

Fee £12.50

Up to 3 mins

 739 JUNIOR PIANO DUET YEARS 3 & 4 HIGHER

Award: Mark Edbury Trophy

Own choice. Grade 2 & above.

Fee £12.50

Up to 3 mins

 740 INTERMEDIATE PIANO DUET YEARS 5 & 6 LOWER

Award: Clissold Challenge Cup

Own choice. Grade 3 & under.

Fee £12.50

Up to 3 mins

 741 INTERMEDIATE PIANO DUET YEARS 5 & 6 HIGHER

Award: Kirk Trevor Challenge Cup

Own choice. Grade 4 & above.

Fee £12.50

Up to 4 mins

 742 INTERMEDIATE PIANO DUET YEARS 7,8 & 9

Award: Strain Cup

Own choice. Grade 5 & below.

Fee £12.50

Up to 5 mins

 743 HIGHER PIANO DUET YEARS 7,8 & 9

Award: Pam Blackburn Victory Trophy

Own choice. Grade 5 & above.

Fee £12.50

Up to 5 mins

 744 HIGHER PIANO DUET YEARS 10 & 11

Award: Pallant Piano Group Cup

Own choice.

Fee £12.50

Up to 8 mins

 745 HIGHER PIANO DUET YEARS 12 & 13

Award: Joan Barrow Challenge Cup No. 2

Own Choice.

Fee £12.50

Up to 10 mins

ADULT CLASSES

 706 PIANO ADULT BEGINNER

Award: Derek Golder Memorial Cup

Own Choice. Grade 3 & under.

Fee £10.00 (Senior £8.50)

Up to 3 mins

 707 PIANO ADULT INTERMEDIATE

Award: The Furlong Award

Own Choice. Grades 4 & 5.

Fee £10.00 (Senior £8.50)

Up to 5 mins

 708 PIANO ADULT HIGHER

Award: Ernest England Memorial Cup

Own Choice. Grade 6 & above.

Fee £10.00 (Senior £8.50)

Up to 8 mins

 709 PIANO ADULT SECOND STUDY

Award: Kerry Lebbern Cup

Own Choice. Entrant must not play the piano as their first instrument.

Fee £10.00 (Senior £8.50)

Up to 5 mins

BAROQUE KEYBOARD CLASSES

Any piece or pieces of music originally composed for a Baroque keyboard instrument. Graded exam pieces are eligible.

 746 BAROQUE KEYBOARD JUNIOR

Award: Vivien Daniels Challenge Cup No. 1

Own Choice

Fee £8.50

12 and younger

Up to 3 mins

 747 BAROQUE KEYBOARD INTERMEDIATE

Award: Regis School of Music Bach Trophy

Own Choice

Fee £8.50

16 and younger

Up to 5 mins

 748 BAROQUE KEYBOARD HIGHER

Award: Richard Frostick Challenge Cup

Own choice

Fee £8.50

18 and younger

Up to 6 mins

CLASSICAL SONATA CLASSES

Any movement or combination of movements from a Classical sonata composed before 1828.  Graded exam pieces are eligible.

 749 CLASSICAL SONATA JUNIOR

Award: Austin Storry Cup No. 4

Fee £8.50

12 and younger

Up to 3 mins

 750 CLASSICAL SONATA INTERMEDIATE

Award: Linda Pegrum Sonata Cup No. 1

Fee £8.50

16 and younger

Up to 5 mins

 751 CLASSICAL SONATA HIGHER

Award: Beethoven Cup

Fee £8.50

18 and younger

Up to 6 mins

JAZZ PIANO CLASSES

Music may be improvised or performed from a score.  Credit will be given for any improvisations included.  Graded exam pieces are eligible.

 752 JAZZ PIANO JUNIOR

Award: DW Plastic Ltd Jazz Passion Trophy No. 1

Own Choice

Fee £8.50

12 and younger

Up to 3 mins

 753 JAZZ PIANO INTERMEDIATE

Award: DW Plastic Ltd Jazz Passion Trophy No. 2

Own Choice

Fee £8.50

16 and younger

Up to 4 mins

 754 JAZZ PIANO HIGHER

Award: DW Plastic Ltd Jazz Passion Trophy No. 3

Own Choice

Fee £8.50

18 and younger

Up to 6 mins

PIANO COMPOSITION CLASSES

Music must be the original composition of the entrant, performed by the entrant.

 755 PIANO COMPOSITION JUNIOR

Non-competitive

Fee £8.50

12 and younger

Up to 3 mins

 756 PIANO COMPOSITION INTERMEDIATE

Non-competitive

Fee £8.50

16 and younger

Up to 5 mins

 757 PIANO COMPOSITION HIGHER

Non-competitive

Fee £8.50

18 and younger

Up to 6 mins

These classes are open to teachers and professionals.

 758 PIANO OPEN

Award: Doreen Ayliffe Challenge Cup No. 1

Own choice.

Credit will be given for performance from memory.

Fee £10.00 (Under 18/Senior £8.50)

Up to 10 mins

 759 PIANO SOLO RECITAL OPEN

Award: Kathleen Chuter Challenge Cup

Own Choice

Minimum and maximum time limits must be strictly adhered to. Credit will be given for a contrasting programme and performance from memory

Fee £10.00 (Under 18/Senior £8.50)

Up to 12-15 mins

 760 PIANO DUET RECITAL OPEN

Award: Lilla Rush Cup

Own Choice. 

Performance will be adjudicated as an ensemble.

Fee £15.00

Up to 10 mins

 761 BAROQUE KEYBOARD OPEN

Award: Janice Knight Cup

Own Choice

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

Fee £10.00 (Under 18/Senior £8.50)

Up to 10 mins

 762 CLASSICAL SONATA OPEN

Award: Linda Pegrum Sonata Cup No. 2

Any movement(s) from a classical sonata composed before 1828.

Fee £10.00 (Under 18 £8.50, Senior £8.50)

Up to 10 mins

 763 FRENCH COMPOSER OPEN

Award: Campbell Challenge Cup

Any piece of French piano music composed after 1880.

Fee £10.00 (Under 18/Senior £8.50)

Up to 10 mins

 764 RUSSIAN COMPOSER OPEN

Award: Thomas Loten Challenge Cup

Own choice.

Fee £10.00 (Under 18/Senior £8.50)

Up to 10 mins

 765 JAZZ PIANO OPEN

Award: DW Plastic Ltd Jazz Passion Trophy No. 4

Music may be improvised or performed from a score. Credit will be given for any improvisation included.

Fee £10.00 (Under 18/Senior £8.50)

Up to 10 mins

 766 PIANO COMPOSITION OPEN

Award: Clarke-Jervoise Cup No. 2

Music must be the original composition of the entrant, either performed by the entrant or with performance arranged by the entrant.

Fee £10.00 (Under 18/Senior £8.50)

Up to 10 mins

 767 PIANO SIGHT STUDY OPEN

Award: CFMDS Advanced Sight Study Cup

Sight study pieces are selected by the adjudicator.  Entrants will be presented with two pieces to choose from, followed by allocated private practice time of 20 minutes for their chosen piece before the class commences.

Fee £10.00 (Under 18/Senior £8.50)