| Adjudicator: | Rosslyn Farren-Price B.Mus, M.Mus. |
Rosslyn Farren-Price graduated from the University of Melbourne with a first-class honours degree majoring in piano performance and teaching. Her performance lineage pays homage to the strong influence of Claudio Arrau. Her M. Mus. in Composition is from the University of Surrey.
Her career focuses around the piano and she has performed widely as a recitalist, soloist and chamber player recording for Move Australia and for the Australian Broadcasting Commission.
She has also been a tutor in the Faculty of Music, University of Melbourne, and in the UK taught piano, composition and academic music in the Frances Holland School, London, the Hampshire Specialist Music Department at Peter Symonds’ College in Winchester, Winchester College and Alton College.
Both in the UK and abroad she works as an examiner for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, and an adjudicator for the British Federation of Festivals.
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Entries and enquiries to Piano Entries & Enquiries.
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A stamped addressed envelope must be included with your entry for you to receive the timetable.
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Own Choice Classes
(In classes C1 to C13 you may play one or two pieces) In classes C1 to C8 chosen pieces must reflect the general standard of the grades specified — otherwise, the participant will not be eligible for a first, second or third prize placing. |
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| Time Limit | Fees | Award | ||
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| C1 | Beginner (Pre Grade 1) | 2 minutes | £4.00 | Medals |
| C2 | Grade 1 | 3 minutes | £5.00 | Medals |
| C3 | Grade 2 | 3 minutes | £5.00 | Medals |
| C4 | Grade 3 | 4 minutes | £6.00 | Medals |
| C5 | Grade 4 | 4 minutes | £6.00 | Medals |
| C6 | Grade 5 | 5 minutes | £7.00 | Medals |
| C7 | Grade 6 | 5 minutes | £7.00 | Medals |
| C8 | Grades 7 – 8+ | 8 minutes | £8.00 | Medals |
| Please enter only one of the above classes. | ||||
| CLOSED CLASSES - In classes C9 – C11, competitors must not have won first prize in the pianoforte section of a music festival during the last five years. | ||||
| C9 | Age 10 years and under - closed | 4 minutes | £6.00 | Medals |
| C10 | Age 11 to 14 years - closed | 5 minutes | £7.00 | Medals |
| C11 | Age 15 years and over - closed | 8 minutes | £8.00 | Medals |
| C12 | 20th and 21st century own choice 14 & under | 4 minutes | £6.00 | Medals |
| C13 | Jazz, Ragtime and Blues 16 & under | 4 minutes | £6.00 | Certificates |
| C14 | Junior Recital 14 & under Two contrasting pieces Grade 6 and above |
8 minutes | £8.00 | Medals |
| C15 | Sonatina Class 14 & under One movement only to be played |
4 minutes | £6.00 | Medals |
| C16 | Sonata 16 and under Any Sonata movement |
5 minutes | £7.00 | Certificates |
| C17 | Jean Merlow Memorial Scholarship Age 19 & under Two or three contrasting pieces Grade 8 standard or above. |
12 minutes | £10.00 | Certificates |
| C18 | Sonata Open - any Sonata movement One movement only to be performed |
8 minutes | £8.00 | Certificates |
| C19 | Baroque - Open Any piece or pieces by a composer in this category |
8 minutes | £8.00 | Certificates |
| C20 | Romantic Composers - Open Any piece or pieces by a composer in this category |
8 minutes | £8.00 | Certificates |
| C21 | 20th and 21st century - Open Any piece or pieces since 1900; must be in a post-romantic idiom |
8 minutes | £8.00 | Certificates |
| C22 | Senior recital - Open Three pieces to form a varied programme |
15 minutes | £11.00 | Certificates |
| C23 | Duet or Trio 10 years & under | 4 minutes | £7.50 | Medals |
| C24 | Duet or Trio 13 years & under | 5 minutes | £8.50 | Medals |
| C25 | Duet or Trio 16 years & under | 8 minutes | £11.00 | Certificates |
| C26 | Duet or Trio - Open | 10 minutes | £12.50 | Certificates |
| C27 | Duet or Trio - Family | 5 minutes | £8.50 | Medals |
| C28 | Adult Performance Assessment Grades 1 - 4 | 4 minutes | £6.00 | Certificates |
| C29 | Adult Performance Assessment Grades 5 - 8+ | 8 minutes | £8.00 | Certificates |
- There are no restrictions applying to multiple entries, other than the age limits specified, but competitors are not allowed to present any one piece in more than one class.
- The competitor who is adjudged the most outstanding performer in the 2010 classes may be invited to enter for the Emanuel Trophy competition at the 2011 North London Music Festival. The invitation will be issued by the section secretary on the recommendation of the adjudicator.
- The attention of entrants in own choice classes is drawn to No. 2 of the Regulations and General Information. This rule will be strictly applied.
- Please time your pieces carefully and make sure they do not exceed the time limit. When there is a time limit specified the performance will be judged only to that point and may be terminated.
- Classes with few entries may be amalgamated for adjudication.
- Choose music carefully. i.e. do not play a Grade 6 level piece in a Grade 3 - 4 level class.