Vocal Classes

7, 28 & 29 March 2009

 
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Adjudicators: Robert Latham BA (Mus), Cert. Ed. (see Choral Classes)

Coral Gould LRAM, ARCM, LTCL, Cert. Ed.

Coral Gould first qualified as a teacher at Birmingham College of Education, where she specialised in Music, Movement and Drama. She continued music studies and obtained diplomas in school music, piano and singing. Her class teaching career was spent in both Independent and State schools, where she taught music to all age groups including adults. She now has a busy private teaching practice. She was a member of the vocal staff of the Birmingham Junior Conservatoire from 1999 - 2007. Numerous current freelance projects include vocal teacher training. She has produced and directed Music Theatre Productions and is Conductor of the Coral Gould Singers. She is General Secretary of the Association of Teachers of Singing, an Examiner for London College of Music, a member of the Incorporated Society of Musicians and the British Voice Association. She is an adjudicator member of the British and International Federation of Festivals. We are delighted that she is able to adjudicate at the 2009 Watford Festival.

  • Entries and enquiries to the Choral & Vocal Secretary.

  • A stamped addressed envelope is essential for you to receive a timetable.

  • Competitors requiring an accompanist should contact Shirley Woods Tel: 020 8440 7609

  • Please time your songs carefully and make sure they do not exceed the time limit.  You may sing two short songs in a class if you wish.

 
  Junior & Intermediate Classes (Own Choice)  
      Time Limit Fee Award  
B1 Girls and Boys Solo - Age 7 & under 3 minutes £4.50 Medals
B2 Girls and Boys Solo - Age 10 & under 3 minutes £4.50 Medals
B3 Girls and Boys Solo - Age 12 & under 4 minutes £5.50 Medals
B4 Girls and Boys Solo - Age 14 & under 4 minutes £5.50 Medals
B5 Boys Treble Solo - Unchanged voices only 5 minutes £6.50 Medals
B6 Girls Vocal Solo - Age 16 & under 5 minutes £6.50 Certificates
B7 Girls Vocal Solo - Age 18 & under 5 minutes £6.50 Certificates
B8 Tenor/Baritone/Bass Solo - Age 18 & under 5 minutes £6.50 Certificates
  B9 Novice - Age 18 and under
Competitors may enter this class if they have not
previously been awarded first place in a vocal class
at any music festival.
4 minutes £5.50 Certificates  
  B10 Folk Song - Age 16 & under
Traditional folk song with or without simple
accompaniment, sung in English.
4 minutes £5.50 Certificates  
  B11 Vocal Duet - Age 16 & under
Any combination of voices.
5 minutes £8.00 Certificates  
B12 Songs from the Shows - Age 9 and under 3 minutes £4.50 Medals
B13 Songs from the Shows - Age 11 and under 4 minutes £5.50 Medals
B14 Songs from the Shows - Age 14 and under 4 minutes £5.50 Medals
B15 Songs from the Shows - Age 18 and under 5 minutes £6.50 Certificates
  B30 Vocal Ensemble  3- 8 voices in harmony - 18 and under 5 minutes £8.00 Certificates  

 

B31

Vocal Solo (Religious Text e.g. Panis Angelicus)

16 and under   New for 2009

5 minutes

£6.50

Certificates

 

 

Please sing 'Songs from the Shows' only in classes B12, B13, B14 and B15 (not B1 – B9)

Time your songs carefully and make sure they do not exceed the time limit. You may sing two short songs in a class if you wish.

 
 

 

Carnatic singing classes can be found in the Carnatic section of the website (Section F)

 

 
 

Open Vocal Classes (Own Choice)

 
      Time Limit Fee Award  
  B16 Oratorio - Any voice
Aria from oratorio
8 minutes £7.50 Certificates  
  B17 Lieder - Any voice
1 or 2 songs by Schubert, Schumann, Brahms,
Wolf or Richard Strauss
8 minutes £7.50 Certificates  
  B18 Recital - Any voice
 3 or 4 songs suitable for recital group
15 minutes £10.00 Certificates  
  B19 Vocal Duet - Any combination of voices 5 minutes £8.00 Certificates  
  B20 Ballad - Any voice
Victorian Ballad
5 minutes £6.50 Certificates  
  B21 French Song - Any voice
Any Art Song by a French composer,
sung in French
5 minutes £6.50 Certificates  
  B22 Shakespeare Song - Any voice
Words by William Shakespeare,
music by any composer
5 minutes £6.50 Certificates  
  B23 Songs from the Shows - Any voice 5 minutes £6.50 Certificates  
  B24 Novice - Age 19 & over
Competitors may enter this class only if they have
not previously been awarded first place in a vocal
class at any music festival.
5 minutes £6.50 Certificates  
  B25 Light Opera - Any voice
Solo from any Light Opera, e.g. Gilbert and Sullivan
5 minutes £6.50 Certificates  
  B26 Opera - Any voice
Aria from any opera
8 minutes £7.50 Certificates  
  B27 British Song - Any voice
British Composer
5 minutes £6.50 Certificates  
  B28 Folk Song - Any voice
Traditional folk song with or without simple
accompaniment, sung in English.
5 minutes £6.50 Certificates  
  B28a Folk Song - Any voice
Traditional folk song with or without simple
accompaniment, sing in any language other
than English.
5 minutes £6.50 Certificates  
  B29 Vocal Ensemble  3- 8 voices in harmony   5 minutes £8.00 Certificates  
  B30 Vocal Ensemble  3- 8 voices in harmony   Age 18 & under 5 minutes £8.00 Certificates  
 

B31

Vocal Solo (Religious Text e.g. Panis Angelicus)

16 and under   New for 2009

5 minutes

£6.50

Certificates

 
 

B32

Vocal Solo (Religious Text e.g. Panis Angelicus)  Open       Any voice   New for 2009

5 minutes

£6.50

Certificates

 
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