syllabus

2014
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Questions!
Weve answered most of the
questions that we are asked by
competitors.
Meet the panel of
Adjudicators
Our adjudicators for 2014 are
Elena Cobb, Ernest So,
Rosa Conrad and Emmanuel Vass.
dulwich piano festival
The class
of 2013
Photos by James Eppy
Welcome to the
2014 Dulwich Piano Festival
W
elcome to the third Dulwich Piano Festival. The festival is founded by Lorraine Liyanage
of the SE22 Piano School in East Dulwich. The SE22 Piano School is one of the main event
sponsors. The event is co-sponsored by Rod and Jane Peters from the Inter Schools
Advertiser, a termly publication that is the original Schools Magazine, established in
1991. It has a circulation of 12,000 and is distributed to over 50 of the leading Independent
Schools and Private Nurseries in South London. The Festival is open to musicians in the London are and beyond.
Last year, competitors travelled from as far as Peterborough and Austria to participate! We are expecting a high
volume of entries for 2014 so we have automated this system so you enter via our web site and pay by Paypal. We
do not accept entries by post. We look forward to hearing your performance the June Festival held in the beautiful
and historic setting of The Old Library at Dulwich College on Sunday 15th June 2014.
Tip!
Tip!
Bow before and
after you play
for a polished
performance.
Do provide a
photocopy of music
for the adjudicator
but make sure you
play from the original
copy of the book.
Adjudicators
Emmanuel Vass
Named as one to watch by
The Independent newspaper
in April 2013, Emmanuel Vass
has broadcast multiple times on
the BBC (Radio 3, 6music and
Look North news), held the title
of Yamahas Unsigned Artist of
the Month and performed for
the French, Russian and Filipino
Ambassadors as well as for the
Prince of Monaco. As a pianist
he has played solo in prestigious
venues up and down the country;
Kensington Palace Gardens, BBC
Broadcasting House, Steinway
Hall, Castle Howard and the
Bridgewater Hall.
Moreover as a chamber musician
he has worked extensively with
string and wind players from the
top UK orchestras within duos,
trios and quartets, which has led
to an intimate understanding of
the demands across all instruments
and their repertoire. Vasss
performances are available to
watch on his popular Youtube
channel, and for reviews and
future concert diary visit:
www.emmanuelvass.co.uk
Rosa Conrad
Having majored in composition
for her degree and studied
Postgraduate piano performance
at Trinity College of Music, Rosa
Conrad has been a music teacher
in West London since 2000.
She teaches piano, accordion,
guitar and ukulele. As well as the
more traditional aspects of music
teaching, Rosa enjoys writing
music for her lessons, teaching
harmony and improvisation, and
encouraging collaborations
between her students.
In teaching piano, so often a
solitary instrument, Rosa has always
found that playing duets is an
extremely valuable and vital part
of enjoying the learning process.
To be able easily to make real
music which sounds great is a
wonderful experience for the
beginner. Rosa and her students
devoured what truly easy material
there was available, and for
the last few years she has been
writing more. The result is her book,
Rosamund Conrads Delightfully
Easy Piano Duets. Book one was
published in 2013 and has been
well received by teachers and
amateur pianists alike. Book two is
coming out soon.
www.rosaconrad.com
Elena Cobb
Elena Cobb is a classically trained
and highly experienced pianist,
teacher and composer and she
believes that the child who is stuck
in front of the music is an unhappy
child. She composed jazzy, child-
orientated tunes for her piano
pupils to increase their pleasure
and inspire them to practise at
home and they loved them! Elena
believes that general process
of thinking can be improved by
adding jazz and blues to the
traditional repertoire.
Elenas books from the Higgledy
Piggledy Jazz series for the piano
with CD, alto sax with CD, classical
guitar ensemble and Blue River
for aspiring pianists are popular
with teachers and pupils in the UK,
Canada, USA, Australia, Europe
and Hong Kong.
Elenas piece Super Duck appears
in the Set Pieces class for piano
and we are delighted that Elena
will adjudicate this class.
www.elenacobb.com
2013 Trophy Winners
SE22 PIANO
SCHOOL SHIELD
Eseohe
Lawrence-
Orumwense
INTER SCHOOLS
ADVERTISER CUP
Theodore Moran
PIANO LOBBY
CUP
George Cleaver
SOUTH LONDON
MUSIC CUP
Amarachi Okoro
HARVEY
WHEELER CUP
Poppy Wallyn
DAISY LETS CUP
Alanna Crouch
MARK GOODWIN
PIANOS CUP
Hannah Wickham
ROULLIER WHITE
CUP
Philip Balkan
JULIAN BARBER
CUP
Murray Ashdown
TWO CIRCLES
MUSIC CUP
Tilly Myszka-
Reder
www.dulwichmusicfestival.co.uk
PUSH STUDIOS LLP
CUP
Sophia
Grammatikopolous
Festival Rules & Regulations
Once you submit your entry, you are bound by the festival rules and regulations.
1. Admission Fees
Entry for competitors is free. All spectators of any age
accompanying a competitor must pay an entry fee of 2
which is valid for entry to all classes occuring that same
day.
We do not allow babies and children under the age of 5
to be admitted to any classes in order to provide a quiet
atmosphere for performers and adjudicators.
2. Festival Regulations
Te committee does not hold itself responsible for any
injury sustained by any competitor or member of the
public whilst on Festival premises. Te committee may
refuse entry to any person found trespassing on or
damaging premises or property. All children under the
age of 18 must be accompanied by a responsible adult
who will be held fully responsible for the behaviour of
children in their care. Te committee does not hold itself
responsible for any loss or damage which may occur to
competitors copies, remark sheets or any other property
at the Festival.
Photocopied music will not be permitted under any
circumstances. See Section 5.
Photography of your own child is permitted at this event
but we cannot allow flming or distributing of your childs
performance on YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook etc as this will
be in breach of Copyright Laws. We will have an ofcial
photographer for some classes. Te photographer will take
photos of trophies and medals being presented. We will
not circulate these photos without your written consent.
If you do not wish a photo of your child to be used, please
inform us at the event or by email.
All adjudicators decisions concerning performance
are fnal and no discussion or correspondence can be
accepted. Te adjudicator is unable to speak personally to
parents or competitors due to the timing constraints of the
festival. Please do not approach the adjudicator.
Your entry fee cannot be refunded, re-allocated or
transferred once your entry has been accepted, whether
due to illness or for any other reason. Please check your
entry is correct before you submit it as it cannot be altered
in any way.
3. Child Protection Policy
Te Festival, which is run by volunteers and is held in
the venue advertised in the current syllabus, aims to
provide as far as is reasonably practicable a safe and happy
environment for all participants. Tis policy is provided
in order to inform parents/guardians/teachers/responsible
adults, and other members of the public attending the
Festival.
Whilst on the Festival premises children under 18 years
remain the responsibility of their parents/guardians/
teachers or responsible adult in charge, who will ensure
that the children are adequately supervised at all times.
Tis supervision applies particularly to public areas e.g.
toilets, as these areas are not supervised by Festival Staf.
Public toilets will be identifed by a Notice showing
gender.
4. Class Timings & Late Arrivals
See our web site for Class Timings and also a map to
the venue. Please check these the evening before the
competition as the updated timetable will be posted to the
web site 24 hours in advance. Where there are insufcient
entries, classes may be combined.
We only admit competitors to the class at the beginning of
the competition. Late arrivals competing in the class will
be admitted at a suitable break, but audience members
arriving for subsequent classes will not be admitted in
order to minimise disruption to the current class.
Late Arrivals:
If youve missed your turn, your name will be called again
afer all other competitors have fnished performing. Of
course, once the adjudicator has completed his or her
decision and marking, then no more performances will be
allowed to start. If you arrive late, a steward will show you
into the room at a suitable break. No refunds of entry fees
can be entertained if you are unable to perform due to late
arrival and your entry will be forfeited.
Once you submit your entry, you are bound by
the festival rules and regulations. We ask all
competitors to read the information supplied
which will faciliate the smooth running of the
festival.
www.dulwichmusicfestival.co.uk
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5. Photocopied Music & Copies of Music for the
Adjudicator
Te use of photocopies is banned and any competitor
doing so in 2014 will be disqualifed against competing
for medal places. Competitors are reminded that it is
illegal to reproduce copyright materials by photocopying
or any other means without written permission from the
copyright owner. Te Festival cannot be held responsible
for any breaches of the copyright law. However in
Own Choice Duet & Graded Exam classes the Festival
will accept a reproduced copy for the adjudicators
use provided that a published copy has already been
purchased. Please bring a copy of your music on the
day for the adjudicator. Any such reproduction will be
retained by a Festival ofcial and destroyed immediately
afer the class.
6. Marking System, Certifcates & Medals
All competitors receive a Comment Sheet and Certifcate
with a category award. Certifcates and Comment Sheets
will be distributed from the front desk at the end of
each class. Adjudicators may choose only to give verbal
feedback on medal place winners if the timings of the class
do not allow for individual verbal feedback.
Outstanding: 90+ Highly Commended 87-89
Commended 84-86 Pass 83 and below.
A trophy will only be presented for a mark of 87 or above.
For a mark of 86 and below, the Adjudicator will ofer a
Medal for frst place and 2nd and 3rd if class numbers are
sufcient.
A First Place Award will be made in classes where there
are up to fve entries. A Second Place Award will be
made additionally in classes where there are between
six and eight entries. A Tird Place Award will be made
additionally in classes where there are nine or more
entries. All Place Awards are made at the adjudicators
discretion. Te adjudicator may choose not to mark
the exact score on the comment sheet and instead only
indicate the category award.
7. Info for Trophy Winners
Due to the problems getting the cups returned on time
(or at all), we have decided to ask for the full value of the
trophies as the deposit. If you fail to return the trophies
on time, you will automatically forfeit the deposit and we
will purchase a new trophy with the fee. Cups and trophies
will only be awarded if Highly Commended standard
is reached. Winners of cups may have them suitably
engraved at their own expense. Cups may not be taken
out of the country, and must be returned afer 10 months.
A refundable deposit of 80 (cheque payable to Dulwich
Piano Festival) will be required for all trophy winners to
be able to take their trophy home.
8. Order of playing
If there are a number of no-shows for a class, then the
playing order will be altered and playing number will be
brought forward so we ask you to be ready to play as the
frst competitor in your class. Prompt arrival for your class
is vital.
9. How to Enter
We are a paperless festival with entries via our web site
and payment by Credit/Debit card online. We do not post
printed copies of the syllabus or process cheque payments.
DPF@se22piano.co.uk
10. Duet with Teacher
Please ensure your teacher is available to accompany
you on the day as we do not have a Festival Accompanist
available.
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Class PD1 Set Piece - Duet With
Teacher