new for 2011
Each year the Rotary Burlington Music Festival Board reviews its practices to see how we can improve our festival for our participants, parents, and teachers. As a member of the Ontario Music Festival Association, our festival routinely connects with other festivals to share knowledge and experience. It is important to us to provide the very best festival we can. We consider all changes carefully, taking into account feedback we receive from you, our participants. Please take some time to read over the exciting changes we have made for the 2011 Rotary Burlington Music Festival.
The SYLLABUS FORMAT is all new with updated programming and editing features.
ONLINE REGISTRATION has been revised to let you 'shop a la carte'. Look up the class(es) for which you want to register, then click the shopping cart to add one or multiple classes.
To be eligible for an individual scholarship in piano, voice, music theatre, strings, speech, winds, or guitar, participants must enter and compete in a minimum of three classes in the same discipline. One of the three classes must be a Canadian class. The Canadian Classes have been divided into two categories this year - one for classical Canadian selections and the other for Canadian Pop, Rock, & Jazz. Voice performers can satisfy the Canadian content by singing in either the Art Song or the Music Theatre classes.
PIANO:
Invention classes have been added for piano Grades 1 and 2.
Romantic has been divided to reflect the syllabus divisions:
Romantic, 20th and 21st Centuries Grades 1 to 7
Romantic Grades 8& 9
Post Romantic, 20th and 21st Centuries Grades 8 & 9
Post Romantic / Early 20th Century Grades 10, Associate, & Open
20th and 21st Centuries Grades 10, Associate, & Open
Own Choice classes have been added.
All grades. Any selection. Own choice.
Selection should be at an appropriate level to your grade.
No Pop/Rock/Jazz.
ENSEMBLE:
New classes have been added.
Classes are now competitive in the Ensemble section.
All ensembles (excepting duets and trios) will register in these expanded instrument classes.
Enter Live Creativity for individual self-accompanied performances.
Small Mixed Ensemble
Maximum of 5 performers. Any combination of instruments.
No vocal.
Large Mixed Ensemble
Any combination of instruments with or without vocalist(s).
Jazz Ensemble
Maximum of 5 performers with or without vocalist(s).
STRINGS:
Double Bass has been deleted due to lack of interest.
MUSIC THEATRE:
Costume change times must also be included in performance times.
Time restrictions have been added to some classes.
Duet, Trio, and Quartet classes have been added in Music Theatre.
VOICE:
Mature Student classes have been added for participants over the age of 28.
One selection. Own choice.
WINDS:
ALL NEW!!
TIME RESTRICTED classes will be timed by a stopwatch. Performances which exceed the time limit will receive adjudication only and no mark.
PROVINCIALS:
The Rotary Burlington Music Festival will receive and forward the forms to Provincials; however the participant is advised to consult the online provincial rules if anticipating applying to provincials from our Festival.
We will provide an adjudicator signed form with the piece selection recommended by the adjudicator as per provincial rules. These forms will be handed to you at the Grand Festival Concert.
Any participant, who chooses to change the recommended piece or the grade level, will need to obtain permission in e-mail format from the Provincials Coordinator. Forward the permission and the changes to the Rotary Burlington Music Festival Coordinator to be included in the documents that we must send to the Provincials Coordinator.
