Adjudicator | Elizabeth Hayley, GRSM Hons, LRAM, LGSMD, LTCL | Read more →
Section Leader | Christopher Johnston: piano@cfmds.org.uk
Venue | The Regis School of Music, 46 Sudley Road, Bognor Regis, PO21 1ER
Pianoforte Classes
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BEGINNERS CLASSES
Entrants must not have had more than 18 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)