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V International Youth Competition
Jun 19, 2009
Jun 21, 2009
Please Note: Registration is now closed. Competitors will receive their assigned preliminary round performance times by May 15.
Prizes, Application, Rules & Required Pieces
Youth Competition Dates: Preliminary Rounds: June 19-20
Two Divisions:
15-18 Division
14 & Under Division
Eligibility: Open to competitors, regardless of nationality, who are not older than either 14 or 18 years old, depending upon the category, through the date of the competition finals, and who are not represented by professional management. Each division is limited to the first forty-five applicants to have all required materials in to the GFA. First prize winners from any previous IYC are not eligible for the same age group.
Deadline: Entries with all fees and application materials must be received by the GFA no later than May 1, 2009. No late entries will be considered.
*All prizes subject to mandatory 30% federal tax withholding for foreign prize-winners; US prize-winners will be issued a 1099.
All prizewinners will also receive strings generously donated by Savarez and a gift certificate from GSP. All participants will receive a gift certificate from Strings By Mail.
Entry Requirements for Both Divisions
Entry fee: $175 - includes GFA student membership and a three day pass for all convention activities and concerts Friday through Sunday; $145 for current GFA members who will compete.
Please note that the competitors themselves must be GFA members. No more than two family members accompanying the contestant may purchase a three day (June 19-21) convention pass at the special rate of $100 per person. Regular convention rates apply to all other attendees. A $65/day per person rate is available for convention activities prior to the Youth Solo Competition. Tickets for individual concerts are available at the convention.
IMPORTANT: all registrants under the age of 18 at the time of the convention must be accompanied by a paid adult registrant for the duration of their stay. Minors are not allowed on convention/college premises unaccompanied. GFA and Ithaca College do not take responsibility for any minors during their stay.
Select any solo from the Heitor Villa-Lobos Complete Works for Solo Guitar, Editions Max Eschig,
And, select one free choice piece not to exceed 6 minutes.
The above selections may be played in any order.
Each performer is allotted a 12-minute slot in the Preliminary Round schedule. Due to the nature of this event, a performance may be stopped by the judges if the player is not near completion of the music after 12 minutes of playing.
Tuning or pausing between the sections is not included in the timing.
Finalists will be announced at the featured evening concert on the concluding day of the Preliminary Round.
Repertoire may be changed, but must be within the competition guidelines.
15-18 Division, Final Round (four finalists):
This round is open to the public.
All pieces must be memorized.
Three solo pieces of contrasting styles not to exceed a total of 15 minutes. Villa-Lobos works may not be included, but other works from the Preliminary round may be repeated.
All performers will be stopped at a total of 15 minutes playing time.
Repertoire may be changed, but must be within the competition guidelines.
Tuning or pausing between the sections is not included in the timing.
14 & Under Division, Final Round (four finalists):
This round is open to the public.
Two solo pieces of contrasting styles not to exceed a total of 12 minutes. Villa-Lobos works may not be included, but other works from the Preliminary round may be repeated.
All performers will be stopped at a total of 12 minutes playing time.
Tuning or pausing between the sections is not included in the timing.
Competition Procedures
A list of times will be e-mailed to the participants the week before the Convention.
The preliminary and final round venue information will be available at the Convention.
Check in for the IYC participants will be at the registration desk.
There will be a meeting of competitors and their families at on Friday, June 19 at 12:30 pm (location: TBA). Procedures will be reviewed and there will be a brief tour of the preliminary competition venue.
For the Preliminary Round, contestants should be near the judging venue, ready to perform, at least 15 minutes before their scheduled time. (This is necessary in the unlikely event that judging will run ahead of schedule.)
Contestants should bring only their guitar (without the case) and guitar-elevation device into the judging venue. FOOTSTOOLS WILL NOT BE PROVIDED.
The judges do not require copies of the score.
Make sure to tune the instrument before entering the judging venue. Performers are allowed, of course, to check tuning once inside the Preliminary venue.
Finalists will be announced at the Saturday evening feature concert.
Judging
Each player will be evaluated on a 0-25 point scale for four categories (Program Selection, Technique, Interpretation, Overall Presentation), making the highest possible score 100 total points.
Judges with a current student as a contestant will be excused from judging that contestant and the remaining judges' scores will be averaged.
The judges' scores will be tallied for each performer. The four performers with the highest scores will continue to the Final Round
Judges will make comments on their scoring sheets regarding the individual performances, and these comments will be made available and may be picked up at the registration desk only by the contestant or legal guardian the day after the Preliminary Round.
Judges with a current student as a finalist will be excused from judging the Final Round and another judge, if available, will replace the excused judge.
Scoring for the Final Round does not include preliminary scores.
The decision of the judges for both rounds is final and no protests or appeals will be entertained.
IYC Mixer
There will be a meet and greet opportunity for the competitors and their families at 6:00 pm Saturday. The location will be available at the convention.
All registrations and payments must be made directly through the GFA website. Youth Competitor Three-day Pass:$175*
Youth Competitor Full Registration:$250*
Private Lessons Package:$100 (includes 3 lessons)Parents' Three-Day Pass:$100 per person
* Competition registration requires active GFA Membership, an additional $50, or $30 for full-time students.
