Monash Youth Music Festival disciplines and sections

蒙納士青年音樂節日程

蒙納士青年音樂節提供以下學科的表演機會。大多數獨奏部分包括免費的鋼琴伴奏。去我們的伴奏頁面了解更多信息！

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非競爭性紀律

蒙納士青年音樂節在以下學科提供有益的（非競爭性）表演體驗：

“我們兩個”二重唱

任何兩種樂器，包括聲音！帶上您的朋友或兄弟姐妹一起享受音樂樂趣吧！

器樂獨奏和聲樂獨奏

任何樂器，包括聲音！我們為所有獨奏家（鋼琴除外）提供免費的專業伴奏，或者您可以選擇自帶。

Non-Competitive Disciplines

VCE 音樂 - 器樂和聲樂獨奏

任何樂器，包括聲音！在本節中，您必須提供自己的伴奏。

這些部分是非競爭性的，在沒有競爭壓力的情況下提供了對 eisteddfod 性能的完美介紹。參與者在熱情和欣賞的觀眾面前獲得寶貴的表演經驗。所有參與者都會收到一份基於其作品標準的詳細評審員報告，以幫助他們完善這些作品，以應對即將到來的音樂考試。評審員以有趣的迷你大師班結束每個部分。

這種體驗極大地幫助參與者為未來的音樂節和音樂節、音樂考試、學校音樂會和任何可能分享您的音樂的場合做準備。

VCE Music Performance Recitals

VCE 01 VCE Music Recitals - Piano, Instrumental and Vocal Solos

This section is open to students currently doing VCE Music Performance only. At least one of the pieces played must be from the current VCE list of Prescribed Works.

This section is non-competitive and offers the VCE student a valuable opportunity to gain performance experience and feedback from a qualified VCE examiner, to assist them in perfecting their music for VCE music exams. The Adjudicator gives every participant a detailed Adjudicator’s report and conducts a short master class at the end of the section to provide musical insights, feedback and practice techniques to help improve the VCE student's performance outcome.

Participants may choose more than one piece, provided that the total playing time does not exceed the time limit of 8 minutes.

Competitive Choral and Ensemble Disciplines

Choirs

C01 Primary School Choirs - limit 50 voices

C02 Secondary School Chamber Choirs - limit 30 voices

Performers may appear in more than one group in a section, but there must not be more than a 40% overlap between groups.

Instrumental Ensembles

This discipline welcomes orchestras, concert bands, jazz bands, percussion groups , chimes and bell ringers, string orchestras, brass bands, wind ensembles and single instrument groups such as guitar ensembles, oboe choirs and recorder consorts.

We warmly welcome music groups of all kinds!

E01 Junior Large Ensembles 13 – 50 players
E02 Junior Small Ensembles 3 – 12 players
E03 Senior Large Ensembles 13 – 50 players
E04 Senior Chamber Music Groups 3 – 12 players

NOTE: Pre-recorded accompaniment is not accepted in any section.

These sections are for acoustic ensembles. One or two instruments within a large group may be amplified, but this should be kept to a minimum and should not dominate the sound. For example, one might use an electric bass in a concert band, or include an electronic keyboard in an orchestra to cover missing instruments. Ensemble pianist MUST be within the age group specified for the section entered.

Music chosen for these sections may be two contrasting pieces.

A stage sketch plan must be submitted to the Registrar at least 1 week before Ensembles Day.

Performers may take part in more than one ensemble, but Large Ensembles must not interchange more than 40% of players to another group competing in the same section.

Small Ensembles – a performer cannot participate in more than three ensembles using the same instrument in a given section.

Provided: Full drum kit with cymbals, bass drum and 2 timpani will be provided, so please refrain from bringing your own. Approximately 30 music stands will also be provided.

Not provided: keyboard percussion, traps, idiomatic instruments, sticks, mallets or beaters.

Competitive Solo Disciplines

✨NEW SECTION✨

Guzheng Solos

G01 Guzheng Solo - 12 years & under
G02 Guzheng Solo - 16 years & under

This is a new discipline for 2024. Entrants must provide a photocopy of their sheet music in cypher (Jianpu) notation for the adjudicator.

Guzheng Solos

Piano Solos

P01 Piano Solos – 8 years & under
P02 Piano Solos – 10 years & under
P03 Piano Solos – 12 years & under
P04 Piano Solos – 14 years & under
P05 Piano Solos – 12 to 14 years - Baroque or Classical
P06 Piano Solos – 16 years & under
P07 Piano Solos – 18 years & under
P08 Piano Solos – 21 years & under

P09 Piano Solos – AMEB Preliminary to Grade 2 or equivalent†
P10 Piano Solos – AMEB Grades 3 – 4 or equivalent†
P11 Piano Solos – AMEB Grades 5 – 6 or equivalent†

Please note that the standard for the age limited sections is quite high, so if this is your first music

competition, we recommend that you enter one of the Mini Recital sections N01, N02 or N03, as well as P09, P10 or P11.

String Solos

S01 String Solos – 8 years & under
S02 String Solos – 10 years & under
S03 String Solos – 12 years & under
S04 String Solos – 14 years & under
S05 String Solos – 16 years & under
S06 String Solos – 18 years & under
S07 String Solos – 21 years & under

Please note that the standard for the age limited sections is quite high, so if this is your first music

competition, we recommend that you also enter one of the Mini Recital sections N04, N05 or N06.

Vocal Solos

V01 Junior Vocal Solos – 12 years & under
V02 Junior Vocal Solos – 14 years & under
V03 Vocal Solos – 15 to 18 years
V04 Senior Vocal Solos – Contemporary or Theatre Music – 18 to 25 years
V05 Senior Vocal Solos – Art Song Classical Solo – 15 to 25 years

If this is your first music competition, we recommend that you also enter one of the Mini Recital

sections N04, N05 or N06.

Woodwind & Brass

B01 Brass Solo - 12 years & under
B02 Brass Solo - 14 years & under
B03 Brass Solo - 16 years & under
B04 Brass Solo - 18 years & under

W01 Woodwind Solo - 12 years & under
W02 Woodwind Solo - 14 years & under
W03 Woodwind Solo - 16 years & under
W04 Woodwind Solo - 18 years & under
W05 Woodwind Solo - 21 years & under

W06 Woodwind & Brass Solo - AMEB Grade Preliminary – 2 or equivalent†
W07 Woodwind & Brass Solo - AMEB Grade 3 – 4 or equivalent†

If this is your first music competition, we recommend that you also enter one of the Mini Recital

sections N04, N05 or N06.

NOTE! Pre-recorded accompaniment is not accepted in any section.

† The AMEB Grade or equivalent is the level at which the entrant is studying at time of competition. Entry is open to all music students learning AMEB, ABRSM, Trinity College, Suzuki, Yamaha or any other music education system.

Please verify with your music teacher that the grade or level of the piece to be performed is equivalent to the specified AMEB grade of the section to be entered to ensure fairness of competition.

NOTE! The Adjudicator may choose disqualify you from a placing if they consider that the music you perform is not within the standard prescribed.