Piano & Instrumental Syllabus

Please be sure you are familiar with the Rules. In particular, the time limit of each class:
5 minutes, unless otherwise stated in the class description.

1Pianoforte Solo Classical Own Selection9 and younger

Class sponsor    Piano Traders Ltd
“Classical” is taken to mean composers before Schubert.

Winner to receive the Belcher Cup and $25. Second $15. Third $10.

2Pianoforte Solo Classical Own Selection10 and 11 years

Class sponsor    Piano Traders Ltd.
“Classical” is taken to mean Composers before Schubert.

Winner to receive the Auckland Star Cup and $25. Second $15. Third $10

3Pianoforte Solo Classical Own Selection12 and 13 years

Class sponsor    Mr. & Mrs. J F Webley
“Classical” is taken to mean Composers before Schubert.

Winner to receive Lanes Bakery Cup and $25. Second $15. Third $10

4Pianoforte Solo Classical Own Selection14 and 15 years

Class sponsor    Able Music Studio
“Classical” is taken to mean Composers before Schubert.

Winner to receive the Norton Challenge Cup and $25 Second $15 Third $10

5Pianoforte Solo Romantic or Modern Own Selection9 and younger

Class sponsor    Piano Traders Ltd.
“Romantic or Modern” is taken to mean works by Composers from Schubert onwards.

Winner to receive $25 Second $15 Third $10

6Pianoforte Solo Romantic Or Modern Own Selection10 and 11 years

Class sponsor    Piano Traders Ltd.
“Romantic or Modern” is taken to mean works by Composers from Schubert onwards.

Winner to receive $25 Second $15 Third $10

7Pianoforte Solo Romantic Or Modern Own Selection12 and 13 years

Class sponsor    Piano Traders Ltd.
“Romantic or Modern” is taken to mean works by Composers from Schubert onwards.

Winner to receive the Walker & Hall Cup and $25 Second $15 Third $10

8Pianoforte Solo Romantic Or Modern Own Selection14 and 15 years

Class sponsor    Mr Wang Yu
“Romantic or Modern” is taken to mean works by Composers from Schubert onwards.

Winner to receive $25 Second $15 Third $10

9Pianoforte Solos Own Selection (One Piece Only)16 and 17 years

Class sponsor    Mr. & Mrs. J F Webley
Winner to receive $25 Second $15 Third $10

10Pianoforte Solos Own Selection (One Piece Only)18 and older

Class sponsor    Mr. & Mrs. J F Webley
Winner to receive $25     2nd $15   3rd  $10

11Pianoforte Two Pieces In Contrasting Style14 to 17 years

Class sponsor    David Guerin
Two pieces in contrasting style suitable for a concert performance.
Time limits of 8 minutes altogether.

Winner to receive $30 Second $20 Third $10

15Pianoforte Solo Reading At Sight13 and younger

Class sponsor    N Robbins Bequest
Winner to receive $20, Second $15. Third $10.

16Pianoforte Solo Reading At Sight14 and 15 years

Class sponsor    N Robbins Bequest
Winner to receive Rhys & Paton Cup and $20, Second $15. Third $10.

17Pianoforte Solo Reading At Sight16 and older

Class sponsor    N Robbins Bequest
Winner to receive Chas. Begg Cup and $15

18Pianoforte Solo Own Selection12 to 15 years

Class sponsor    North Shore Group of Registered Music Teachers
Restricted to Competitors who have not previously won first prize in any section.

Winner to receive $25 Second $15 Third $10

19Pianoforte Solo NZ Composer13 and younger

Class sponsor    Mr. & Mrs. J F Webley
Winner to receive the Longmire cup and $25 Second $15 Third $10

20Pianoforte Solo Own Selection J.S. Bach13 to 16 years

Class sponsor    Institute of Registered Music Teachers
Any keyboard work composed by J. S. Bach.
Arrangements are not acceptable

Winner to receive $25 Second $15 Third $10

21bPianoforte Double Duo (2 Pianos,8 Hands) Own Selectionopen$8

Class sponsor    N Robbins Bequest
Competitors may only play in one item in each class. Winner to receive $40

22Pianoforte Duet Own Selection, One Piece Only12 and younger$8

Class sponsor    Piano Traders Ltd.
Competitors may only play in one item in each class.

Winner to receive $30 Second $20 Third $10

23Pianoforte Duet Own Selection, One Piece Onlyopen$8

Class sponsor    Mr & Mrs I Knight
Competitors may only play in one item in each class.

Winner to receive $40, second $20

24Pianoforte Solo By J.S. Bach (Rose Cadness Memorial Award)10 to 12 years

Class sponsor    Mrs L MacDiarmid
Any keyboard work composed by J.S. Bach.
Arrangements not acceptable

Winner to receive $25 Second $15 Third $10

25Pianoforte Concerto12 to 17 years$12

Class sponsor    Mr & Mrs I Knight
Competitors must also enter and play in at least one other Class.

Mozart Piano Concerto in A Major K.414 1st mvt and cadenza only

The second Piano (Orchestral Part) will not be judged and may be played
by a Teacher. Three finalists will be chosen and will perform with the
Westlake Chamber Orchestra at The PumpHouse on May 26th Saturday at 4 pm

The finalists will have the opportunity to rehearse with the Orchestra.

Winner to receive $500 Second $300 Third $160

26Pianoforte Scholarship (Junior)12 and 13 years$8

Class sponsor    Mrs H Bowick
a Any Study by Burgmuller
b Own Selection
c Sight Reading  (Competitors must also enter Class 15 separately and
pay its entry fee)

Time limit of 7 mins of A and B together

 Winner to receive Chen Family Cup and $30 Second $20 Third $10

27Pianoforte Scholarship (Intermediate)14 and 15 years$8

Class sponsor    N Robbins Bequest
a Any movement by Clementi/Haydn
b Own Selection
c Sight Reading  (Competitors must also enter Class 16 separately and
pay its entry fee)

Time limit of 7 mins of A and B together

 Winner to receive the Atwaters Cup and $40 Second $30 Third $20

28Pianoforte Scholarship (Senior)16 and 17 years$8 

a Any Sonata by Scarlatti
b Own Selection
c Sight Reading  (Competitors must also enter Class 17 separately and
pay its entry fee)

Time limit of 7 mins of A and B together

29Pianoforte Recital (Junior)12 to 14 years$8

Class sponsor    Able Music Studio
Competitors to prepare and present two or three pieces of a contrasting nature.

Recital to last 10 to 12 minutes.

Winner to receive the Webley Cup and $25 Second $15 Third $10

30Pianoforte Recital (Intermediate)15 to 17 years$8

Class sponsor    N Robbins Bequest
Competitors to prepare and present two or three pieces of a contrasting nature.

Recital to last 12 to 15 minutes.

Winner to receive the S J Cup and $40 Second $20 Third $15

31Pianoforte Recital (Senior)18 and older$8

Class sponsor    Music Education Centre
Competitors to prepare and present a recital lasting not less
than 15 minutes nor more than 20 minutes.

Marks will be awarded for choice, presentation and musicianship.

Winner to receive the Yamaha Cup and $60 Second $40 Third $10

32Pianoforte Sonata Recital16 and older$17

Class sponsor    Rangitoto Masonic Royal Arch Chapter No 52, Mr Yong Qu, Farrell's Music House
Competitors must also enter and play in at least one other class.

Competitors to play the first movement only at the first session,
but must be prepared to play more if requested by the Adjudicator.

Recalls will play the whole Sonata on the Final night.

Winner to receive the N.Z. School of Music Cup and $500 donated by 
Rangitoto Masonic Royal Arch Chapter No 52,
second prize $200 donated by Mr Yong Qu, 
and third prize $60 donated by Farrell's Music House.

34Young Performer Of The Year Award15 to 20 years$12

Class sponsor    Lewis Eady
2018 CRITERIA FOR PIANOFORTE

A. Performers shall be 15 and under 21 years as at 1st of October 2018.

B. Each competitor shall perform a programme with a maximum time of twenty minutes. 
There will be percentage mark given for the complete programme. 
A penalty of 5 marks will be imposed if the time limit is exceeded by 30 seconds or more.

C. The programme should consist of three contrasting pieces from different periods of musical history, 
i.e. Baroque, Classical, Romantic, 20th Century, 21st Century or Contemporary.

D. In the event of a large number of entries requiring a semi-final, 
competitors will be chosen based on their marks in the Preliminary round. 
The number of semi-finalists is determined as per the NYPA rules 7.1-7.2. 
Those competitors recalled will repeat their complete programme, as stated in B and C.

E. Three finalists will be chosen for the Final Award Concert 
and will perform one piece of their own choice from their original programme.

SOCIETY NOMINATION

Each Society, which is a financial member of PACANZ, may nominate up to two competitors, 
who shall be selected by the adjudicator, based on a performance as outlined in A-C (above).
The adjudicator will determine that a competitor has displayed a sufficient standard of 
performance to competently represent that society at the National Finals.

The standard required will be at the absolute discretion of the adjudicator but will include;
• A demonstration of adequate preparation
• An authority of performance
• A performance with a level of maturity commensurate with a national final
competition of this age group.

If the adjudicator considers that sufficient standard has NOT been reached by any competitor, 
then NO nomination will be made.
The Nominating Society is responsible for paying part of the entry fee to the 
National Young Performer Awards i.e. $75 inc gst.
The Nominee is responsible for paying the rest of the entry fee to the 
National Young Performer Awards i.e. $175.00 incl get

DIRECT ENTRY NOMINATION

If the adjudicator considers that more than two competitors have reached a sufficient standard 
the adjudicator may report to the committee that those competitors should be given the option 
of a DIRECT ENTRY NOMINATION.

The DIRECT ENTRY nominee will be responsible for paying the full entry fee i.e. $250.00 incl gst

Vouchers to the value of first $100 Second $50 Third $25

35aString Solo11 and younger

Class sponsor    Mr & Mrs I Knight
Winner to receive the Junior Cup and $15 Second $12 Third $10

35bString Solo12 to 14 years

Class sponsor    Mr & Mrs I Knight
Winner to receive the Junior Cup and $15 Second $12 Third $10

35cString Solo15 to 17 years

Class sponsor    The Shore Singers Choir
Winner to receive the Senior Cup and $25 Second $15 Third $10 The winner may be invited to perform at a concert by the Shore Singers

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