Strings

1001 STRING BABIES

Own choice

This is a non-competitive class for those studying any stringed instrument under the String Babies method, and performing repertoire from the String Babies books.

Fee £8.50

Up to 2 mins

 1002 STRING BEGINNER KEY STAGE 1

Award: Broomfield Cup

Own choice

Competitors must not have had more than two years' tuition by 1 September 2024

Fee £8.50

Year 2 and under

Up to 3 mins

 1003 STRING BEGINNER KEY STAGE 2

Award: Beginners' Cello Cup

Own choice

Competitors must not have had more than two years' tuition by 1 September 2024

Fee £8.50

Year 6 and under

Up to 3 mins

 1004 STRING BEGINNER KEY STAGE 3

Award: Jean Harding Cup No. 1

Own choice

Competitors must not have had more than two years' tuition by 1 September 2024

Fee £8.50

Year 7 to Year 9

Up to 3 mins

 1005 STRING BEGINNER

Award: Jean Harding Cup No. 2

Own choice

Competitors must not have had more than two years' tuition by 1 September 2024

Fee £8.50

Age between 14 and 17

Up to 3 mins

1006 STRINGS KEY STAGE 1

Award: Junior Violin Cup

Own choice

Any two contrasting pieces

Fee £8.50

Year 2 and under

Up to 4 mins

 1007 STRINGS KEY STAGE 2

Award: Wickham Cup

Own choice

Any two contrasting pieces

Fee £8.50

Year 3 to Year 4

Up to 4 mins

 1008 STRINGS KEY STAGE 2

Award: Molly Palmer Award

Own choice

Any two contrasting pieces

Fee £8.50

Year 5 to Year 6

Up to 4 mins

 1009 STRINGS KEY STAGE 3

Award: Tarisio Cup

Own choice

Any two contrasting pieces

Fee £8.50

Year 7 to Year 9

Up to 5 mins

 1010 STRINGS KEY STAGE 4

Own choice

Any two contrasting pieces

Fee £8.50

Year 10 to Year 13

Up to 8 mins

 1011 STRINGS AMATEUR

Award: Jean Graham Jones Cup

Own choice

Fee £8.50

17 and younger

Up to 10 mins

 1012 STRINGS ADULT

Own choice

Non-competitive class

Fee £10.00 (Senior £8.50)

18 and older

Up to 10 mins

 1013 STRINGS OPEN

Award: Aaron Hannan Memorial Cup

Own choice

One movement of any standard concerto

Fee £10.00 (Under 18/Senior £8.50)

Up to 10 mins

 1014 UNACCOMPANIED BACH

Award: Winifred & Gordon Stables Cup

Own choice

Fee £8.50

17 and younger

Up to 10 mins

 1015 UNACCOMPANIED BACH OPEN

Award: Raymond Memorial Cup

Own choice

Fee £10.00 (Under 18/Senior £8.50)

Up to 5 mins

 1016 RECITAL CLASS

Own choice

Contrasting pieces to provide a varied programme

Fee £8.50

17 and younger

Up to 20 mins

Entrants should be working towards the grade class entered but not yet have taken the exam.  Music may be selected from any current exam syllabus.

 1017 STRINGS INITIAL GRADE

Own choice

Fee £8.50

17 and younger

Up to 3 mins

 1018 STRINGS GRADE 1

Award: Olive Lewis Challenge Cup No. 2

Own choice

Fee £8.50

17 and younger

Up to 3 mins

 1019 STRINGS GRADE 2

Award: Mark Anstead Award

Own choice

Fee £8.50

17 and younger

Up to 3 mins

 1020 STRINGS GRADE 3

Award: Lynden Cranham Challenge Cup

Own choice

Fee £8.50

17 and younger

Up to 3 mins

 1021 STRINGS GRADE 4

Award: Percy Lewis Memorial Cup No. 1

Own choice

Fee £8.50

17 and younger

Up to 4 mins

 1022 STRINGS GRADE 5

Award: Percy Lewis Memorial Cup No. 2

Own choice

Fee £8.50

17 and younger

Up to 5 mins

 1023 STRINGS GRADE 6

Award: CMF Cup No. 11

Own choice

Fee £8.50

17 and younger

Up to 5 mins

 1024 STRINGS GRADE 7

Award: Keith Parker Cup

Own choice

Fee £8.50

17 and younger

Up to 5 mins

 1025 STRINGS GRADE 8

Award: Passingham Trophy

Own choice

Fee £8.50

17 and younger

Up to 10 mins

1026 DUET GRADES 1-2

Own choice

With or without piano accompaniment

Fee £12.50

17 and younger

Up to 5 mins

 1027 DUET GRADES 3-4

Own choice

With or without piano accompaniment

Fee £12.50

17 and younger

Up to 5 mins

 1028 DUET GRADES 5-6

Own choice

With or without piano accompaniment

Fee £12.50

17 and younger

Up to 5 mins

 1029 DUET GRADES 7-8

Own choice

With or without piano accompaniment

Only one piece to be performed

Fee £12.50

17 and younger

Up to 5 mins

 1030 STRING DUET OPEN

Own choice

Only one piece to be performed

Any two contrasting string instruments

Fee £15.00

Up to 5 mins

 1031 STRING & PIANO DUET - SONATA CLASS

Own choice

One movement of any standard sonata

Both players must be competitors

Fee £15.00

Up to 10 mins

1032 SINGLE INSTRUMENT ENSEMBLE - PRIMARY

Own choice

May include accompaniment

All to perform on same stringed instrument

Three/four performers £16.50 5+ performers £25.00

Group of a minimum of 3 people

Year 6 and under

Up to 5 mins

1033 SINGLE INSTRUMENT ENSEMBLE - SECONDARY

Own choice

May include accompaniment

All to perform on same stringed instrument

Three/four performers £16.50 5+ performers £25.00

Group of a minimum of 3 people

Year 7 to Year 13

Up to 5 mins

1034 MIXED STRING ENSEMBLE - PRIMARY

Own choice

May include accompaniment

All to perform on different stringed instruments

Three/four performers £16.50 5+ performers £25.00

Group of a minimum of 3 people

Year 6 and under

Up to 5 mins

1035 MIXED STRING ENSEMBLE - SECONDARY

Award: Intermezzo Award

Own choice

May include accompaniment

All to perform on different stringed instruments

Three/four performers £16.50 5+ performers £25.00

Group of a minimum of 3 people

Year 7 to Year 13

Up to 5 mins

1036 ENSEMBLE OPEN

Award: Graham Elliott Trophy

Own choice

Only one piece to be performed

Open to professionals and teachers

Three/four performers £25.00 5+ performers £30.00

Group of a minimum of 3 people

18 and older

Up to 15 mins

1037 CHAMBER MUSIC AGE 13 & UNDER

Award: Friends of West Sussex Young Musicians Cup

Own choice

Only one piece to be performed

Any number or combination of instruments, one player per part

Three/four performers £16.50 5+ performers £25.00

Group of a minimum of 3 people

13 and younger

Up to 10 mins

 1038 CHAMBER MUSIC AGE 14-16

Award: Piacere Quartet Ensemble Trophy

Own choice

Only one piece to be performed

Any combination of instruments, one player per part

Three/four performers £16.50 5+ performers £25.00

Group of a minimum of 3 people

Age between 14 and 16

Up to 10 mins

 1039 CHAMBER MUSIC OPEN

Award: Florence Greaves Cup

Own choice

Only one piece to be performed

Any number or combination of instruments, one player per part

Three/four performers £25.00 5+ performers £30.00

Group of a minimum of 3 people

Up to 15 mins

 1040 FAMILY GROUP

Award: Freda & Douglas Moore Challenge Cup

Own choice

Only one piece to be performed

For the encouragement of music making in the home

Any combination of vocal and/or instrumental

Fee £20.00

Group of a minimum of 3 people

Up to 5 mins

 1041 FAMILY GROUP OPEN

Own choice

Only one piece to be performed

For the encouragement of music making in the home

Any combination of vocal and/or instrumental

Participants may be professionals

Fee £25.00

Group of a minimum of 3 people

Up to 5 mins

1042 STRING ORCHESTRA JUNIOR

Own choice

Piano optional

Minimum 4 parts - minimum 2 players per part

Fee £30.00

Group of a minimum of 8 people

17 and younger

Up to 5 mins

 1043 STRING ORCHESTRA INTERMEDIATE

Own choice

Piano optional

Minimum 4 parts - minimum 2 players per part

Fee £30.00

Group of a minimum of 8 people

17 and younger

Up to 15 mins

 1044 STRING ORCHESTRA

Own choice

Piano optional

Fee £35.00

Group of a minimum of 8 people

Up to 15 mins

1045 VIOL CONSORT OPEN

Own choice

Any number of players and combination of instruments

Three/four performers £25.00 5+ performers £30.00

Group of a minimum of 3 people

Up to 10 mins

 1046 VIOL BROKEN CONSORT OPEN

Own Choice

Any number of players and combination of instruments

Three/four performers £25.00 5+ performers £30.00

Group of a minimum of 3 people

Up to 10 mins

 1047 EARLY MUSIC STRINGED INSTRUMENTS SOLO OPEN

Own choice

Excluding the violin family

Fee £10.00 (Under 18/Senior £8.50)

Up to 8 mins

 1048 EARLY MUSIC CONSORT OPEN

Own choice

Any number of players and combination of instruments

Three/four performers £25.00 5+ performers £30.00

Group of a minimum of 3 people

Up to 10 mins