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Overture Awards Scholarship Competition
Instrumental Music Criteria
CATEGORIES: Any instrument is accepted
- All criteria set forth here apply to the Regional, Semi-Finals and Finals Competition, unless otherwise noted.
- Students should perform their best work. Do not choose works that are more difficult than your current level of proficiency to impress the judges.
- No parents, teachers or coaches will be allowed in the competition area.
- At the Semi-Finals and Finals, no flash photography is allowed.
- Open to SOLOISTS ONLY. Ensembles are not permitted.
- It is the responsibility of the competitor to obtain any necessary copyright permission.
- Performances will be judged on over-all artistic excellence as demonstrated by:
- Intonation
- Tone quality
- Technique: articulation, bowing, tonguing, fingering, fluency, embouchure, pedaling
- Level of technical difficulty
- Rhythmic accuracy
- Interpretation and artistic expression
- General musicianship—expression, dynamics, tempo, phrasing
- Memorization
- Stage presentation
- Students may choose one or more pieces to perform within the time limit. MUSIC MUST BE MEMORIZED.
- Performances must be no less than 1.5 minutes and no more than 5 minutes total.
- For the Regional and Semi-Finals competition, competitors will be stopped at 5 minutes.
- For the Finals Competition, competitors will not be stopped, however, time is being kept and the judges will deduct points from the competitors score.
- Competitors need not perform the same piece(s) they perform in the Regional Round if they advance to the Semi-Finals and Finals Competitions.
- Competitors must be accompanied by piano (except for piano, percussion instrument, guitar or if playing a piece that was written as unaccompanied). Students may use their own accompanist for all rounds of the competition. If you do not have an accompanist and need one, the Overture Awards will supply one for you if; A.) You indicate your need on your application B.) You enclose a copy of your music clearly marked for the accompanist with your application. Competitors must supply their own instruments at the competitions (except piano).
- Five (5) COPIES of the music being performed with the measures clearly numbered and marked must be furnished for the judges on the day of the competition. NO COPYING SERVICE IS AVAILABLE AT COMPETITION SITES. COMPETITORS MUST SUPPLY COPIES AND HAVE THEM PRIOR TO ARRIVING AT SITES.
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