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

  • 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

  • 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)

 

Special Awards:

Lily Jane Foote Memorial Cup | for outstanding solo piano performance.

Rachel Dean Memorial Cup | for most promising piano duet partnership.