Rules Click on a subject to read the rules and regulations. Failure to comply with the rules of the Rotary Burlington Music Festival could result in disqualification, preventing eligibility for scholarships and/or Provincial recommendation. ONLINE REGISTRATION YOU are responsible for the accuracy of your selection(s) and the content you provide. If you make an error, we may not be able to change it in some situations where we are able to correct your error, an administration fee of $10 per error will apply. Please Read Carefully. An incorrect registration may result in disqualification at the adjudicator s discretion. The Rotary Burlington Music Festival (RBMF) does not accept the responsibility to check the festival registration for accuracy. It is the responsibility of the teacher and student to ensure that the selection to be performed is registered in the correct class. It is impossible to make changes to registrations after the close of the online registration. TEACHERS: ensure that you have provided the correct class codes and descriptions for each of your students. 1. Online registration will open on August 1, 2016. It will close at midnight September 30, 2016.
Late entries will not be accepted. Do not wait until the last day to register because if you have difficulty registering, time will NOT be sufficient to address any issues or concerns. It is impossible to make changes to registrations after the close of the online registration. 2. Entry fees will not be refunded in the event that a participant cannot attend their scheduled class(es). 3. The teacher and participant are responsible for registering selections in the correct class/class code. The Rotary Burlington Music Festival does not validate the registrations. 4. Note: A $10 administration fee will apply for any requested changes made to an existing registration. Any amount less than $5 will NOT be refunded. Please ensure that your registration is accurate before submitting. 5. A selection may not be used in more than one class. 6. Participants may not use a selection that they have performed in a previous Rotary Burlington Music Festival. 7. Participants are limited to one entry per class, unless otherwise noted. 8. Participants must enter at their current grade level of study. Even though the RCM allows one selection at a higher grade/level, the RBMF requires that all selections be at the current grade/ level. 9. The 2016 syllabus offers both Competitive and Non-Competitive classes in all solo instrument categories. Non-Competitive class participants will receive written and verbal adjudications, but no marks, placements or medals. Non-Competitive participants are not eligible for scholarships. 10. If the participant is planning to enter Provincials, CHOOSE selections and grade/ level carefully. If performers are entered in more than one grade/level, their grade/level will be considered as the one in which the majority of their entries lie. Participants who aspire to a recommendation to Provincials are encouraged to enter in two or more classes in their category. This will ensure the adjudicator can accurately assess the artistic level of the participant. Classical Voice festival participants who wish to be considered for Provincial recommendation must register in at least one graded voice class (category: List A; category: List B; category: List C; category: Concert Class). 11. For all duets, duo, trio, quartet and ensemble classes, only one participant will register and pay the class fee. Please remember to list all duet, duo, trio and quartet partners on your registration form in the appropriate field.
12. Schedules showing dates and times of competition will be posted on the online registration account of the participant and to the teacher s online account (if the teacher s festival ID was included in the registration). These schedules must be shown if they are requested by a Festival Official. The Festival will strive to schedule classes labelled adult/mature in the evenings or on weekends to accommodate work schedules. School groups will be scheduled during school hours. GENERAL 1. All matters not dealt with in these Rules and Regulations must be referred to the Rotary Burlington Music Festival Board of Directors in writing. Their decision will be final and binding. 2. All classes are open to amateurs. An amateur shall be defined as: any person whose principal means of livelihood is not derived from the profession of music. No professionals, other than accompanists, are eligible to perform. 3. In age limit classes, age will be determined as of December 31 of the current year. Proof of age may be requested. Birthdates must be entered on the registration form. 4. The Festival reserves the right to refuse any entry or cancel any class, in which case entry fees will be refunded. In no other circumstances will the entry fees be refunded. 5. The Festival reserves the right to divide or combine classes. 6. PLEASE NOTE: The Festival runs from Monday to Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Participants are expected to play at their scheduled time. Absolutely no changes will be made once the programme has been printed. Entry fees will not be refunded in the event that a participant cannot attend their scheduled class(es). ADJUDICATION 1. Adjudicators decisions are final. 2. Participants studying with or immediately related to an adjudicator, who is participating in the Festival, will not be eligible to compete.
3. Participants may be required to certify that the Festival rules have been followed. If an infringement occurs, adjudication will be given, but no mark will be awarded. 4. Medals may be awarded to participants in first, second and third places in each competitive class, provided the minimum standard of excellence is attained: First 80%, Second 75%, Third 70% 5. The adjudicator will discuss the performance of each participant but only the marks of the medal winners will be publicly announced. All participants will receive the adjudicators written comments. 6. All questions must be directed to the secretary or the festival coordinator, not the adjudicator. Participants, parents and teachers are NOT to approach the adjudicator. 7. Our adjudicators may recommend participants from the Rotary Burlington Music Festival to compete in the Ontario Provincial Music Festival, which is held in June. A minimum mark of 85 is required for recommendation. Provincially recommended participants need not necessarily be scholarship winners. AWARDS 1. The adjudicators will choose awards recipients. 2. Every participant will receive a written and verbal adjudication. Marks will be assigned and medals presented for solos, duets, duos, trios and quartets in competitive classes. In larger groups, one medal will be presented to the group, while each member will receive a participation ribbon. Medals may be awarded to participants in first, second and third places in each class, provided the minimum standard of excellence is attained: First 80%, Second 75%, Third 70%. Non-medallists will receive participation ribbons. 3. A Festival Gala Scholarship class is included in the 2016 syllabus. Participants will perform an Own Choice selection by Haydn, Mozart or Beethoven. Grades 9 to Advanced (Post-ARCT) inclusive. The class is open to performers in ALL solo instrument categories (i.e. piano, strings, vocal, etc.). Repertoire used in this class may not be used in any other class. A scholarship of $250 will be awarded to the winner of this class. All participants will receive a written and verbal adjudication. For more
information and to register for this class, refer to category: Festival Gala Scholarship and class 12u (Grades 9-Advanced) in the Scholarship Class section of the syllabus. 4. The Rotary Club of Burlington Central annually gives the Robert O. Elstone Memorial Scholarship to a most promising student at the RCM Grade/Level 6-9 in memory of Robert O. Elstone, Festival Co-Founder, and in honour of his contributions to the Rotary Club of Burlington Central. This year, in memory of his late wife Lyla, who passed away in January, 2016 and who created a lasting legacy as ambassador of the Rotary Burlington Music Festival, the scholarship is renamed the Elstone Memorial Scholarship and two deserving young people will each receive a $500.00 scholarship within this class. The scholarships will be named the Robert O. Elstone Scholarship and the Lyla J. Elstone Scholarship. This scholarship class, the Elstone Memorial Scholarship Class, is open to performers who reside in the Hamilton/Halton region in ALL solo instrument and voice categories. The competitors will be selected by each festival adjudicator based on merit and level of performance during the festival weeks; therefore all Festival participants fitting the above criteria will be eligible for selection. Each adjudicator will select the repertoire to be performed chosen from one of the selections performed at the festival. The adjudicator s choice is final and no other selection can be chosen by the participant. Each participant will receive a written and verbal adjudication, but no marks will be awarded. NOTE: 1) The previous year s winner of the Elstone scholarship is not eligible to compete even if chosen by an adjudicator. 2.) Registration for this class is not required. Candidates will be contacted prior to the competition time. This competition will be scheduled after all competitive classes have been heard. 5. Adjudicators will recommend participants to perform at the Grand Festival Concert, based on artistic excellence and greatest potential talent. 6. At the Grand Festival Concert, two adjudicators, specifically chosen for the event and not participating in earlier Festival events will select recipients for: The Irish Family Scholarships for The Most Promising Student and runner-up The Most Promising Young Performer scholarship and the runner-up.
Sandra Brewer Founder s Scholarship for Most Outstanding Intermediate Performer The winner of the Irish Family Most Promising Student scholarship is not eligible to receive the same award in the following year. SCHOLARSHIPS To be eligible for an individual scholarship in piano, voice, music theatre, strings, speech arts, brass and woodwind or guitar, participants must enter and compete in a minimum of three solo classes in the same discipline. The Festival Gala class is also considered a solo class. One of the three classes must include the Canadian Composer Class. Classical Voice (Voice Competitive) participants MUST enter the Voice Competitive Canadian Composer Class. Music Theatre participants MUST enter the Music Theatre Canadian Composer Class. The selections performed in the Canadian Composer Classes must be original compositions by a Canadian composer. Arrangements are not permitted. Canadian selections MUST be entered in the Canadian Classes to be considered for scholarship. If they are submitted in another category, (i.e. 20th/21st Century), they will not be eligible for scholarship qualification. New this year: Canadian participants may enter their own composition in the Canadian Composer category if a printed score is available for the adjudicator. In this category, ONLY THE PERFORMANCE WILL BE ADJUDICATED. In order to have an original written composition adjudicated, but NOT the performance, please refer to the composition classes: Composition Competitive Recipients of scholarships must have one mark of 85 or more. Choirs or orchestras must have a mark of 85 or more. The adjudicators will select the scholarships winners who need not necessarily be Gold Medal winners, but may be participants who, in the opinion of the adjudicators, show the greatest potential talent.
Scholarships will be presented at the Grand Festival Concert. The scholarship recipient or a representative must be present at the concert to accept the scholarship. Scholarships will not be mailed. If a representative is to collect the scholarship, they must have a note of permission from the scholarship recipient. The permission may also be in the form of an e-mail sent to the Festival Coordinator at info@rotarymusicfest.org prior to the concert. PERFORMANCE 1. RCM represents Royal Conservatory of Music. CC represents Conservatory Canada. CNCM represents Canadian National Conservatory of Music. 2. The most recent Conservatory Syllabus edition must be used. All selections must be performed from memory (Exceptions are noted at the beginning of each class). The use of music will result in adjudication only, with no mark given. Exceptions: Studies/Etudes, Duets, Duos, Trios, Quartets, Ensembles, Bands, Orchestras, Chamber Groups, String Sonatas, Brass and Woodwinds, Choral and Bible Reading. In Brass and Woodwinds classes, memory is encouraged but is not mandatory. 3. Note: Participants must play all movements in Sonata classes at the Associate and Advanced levels. 4. Unless otherwise specified, all selections must be played without general repeats. Da Capos and Dal Segnos must be observed. 5. The rules state that selections entered in Canadian Composer classes must be original compositions by a Canadian composer. Arrangements are not permitted. 6. Time restricted classes will be timed by a stopwatch... Non-compliance to this rule will receive an adjudication but no mark. 7. Instrumental and vocal participants must provide their own accompanist. No taped accompaniment will be accepted, unless otherwise stated. (Exceptions to this rule are noted at the beginning of each class description.) 8. All participants must supply an original copy of their music for the adjudicator and their accompanist must also use an original copy. Online purchased musical scores are acceptable with proof of purchase or permission identifier. 9. No practice or warm up rooms are provided. Practice is not permitted on the festival piano.
PROVINCIALS/NATIONALS Please ensure that you have read all of the Provincial rules at www.omfa.info, if you are anticipating entering the Provincial competition. The Rotary Burlington Music Festival is a member of the OMFA, Ontario Music Festivals Association and the FCMF, the Federation of Canadian Music Festivals. We are entitled to send participants to compete at the Provincial level. Our adjudicators recommend participants and one of the selections they are to perform from those they performed during the festival weeks. Participants may represent only one local festival for each instrument per year. Provincial rules state that the participant MUST perform the selection recommended by the adjudicator. Participants who aspire to a recommendation to Provincials are encouraged to enter in two or more classes in their category. This will ensure the adjudicator can accurately assess the artistic level of the participant. CLASSICAL VOCAL PROVINCIAL CANDIDATES: Classical Voice festival participants who wish to be considered for Provincial recommendation must register in at least one graded voice class (category: List A; category: List B; category: List C; category: Concert Class). This will ensure that Classical Voice Provincial candidates are recommended at the correct grade level. We may designate up to 2 participants from: Level/Grade 6: Voice, Piano and Strings Levels/Grades: 7, 8, 9 and 10: Voice, Piano, Strings, Classical Acoustic Guitar, Woodwind and Brass. Associate: Voice, Piano, Strings, Classical Acoustic Guitar, Woodwind and Brass. An 'Associate' level competitor is a participant who is studying at the Associate level, but has not completed their Associate level as of December 31 of the current year.
Open: Voice, Piano, Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, Chamber Groups and Classical Acoustic Guitar. An 'Open' level competitor is a student who is performing at the Associate level or higher. Music Theatre: Elementary: 11&12; Junior: ages 13&14; Intermediate: ages 15&16; Senior: ages 17&18; Advanced: ages 19 to 28. Speech Arts: Junior: ages 11 to 13; Intermediate: ages 14 to 16; Senior: ages 17 to 18; Advanced: ages 19 to 28. Bands, Ensembles, Orchestras, and Choirs are eligible for recommendation by our adjudicators for the Recorded Provincial competition. CDs of performances and an original score must be submitted to be judged. COPYRIGHT The Rotary Burlington Music Festival respects the rights of all composers, authors, lyricists and publishers to own their creations and to earn a living from their artistic works. The Festival expects all performers, teachers and coaches to respect copyright; we ask that all material you provide to adjudicators and to accompanists be from purchased, not photocopied, sources. If you purchase and download music from the internet, present the adjudicator proof of purchase for every score used (the scores for the adjudicator, the accompanist and for you). Where it appears that copyright has not been respected, the adjudicators will award the merited mark; however, the participant will be disqualified from receiving any awards, medals or recommendations. It is the sole responsibility of the participant to ensure that the score(s) used follow the copyright laws. Unauthorized recording of performances in any media is NOT permitted. Thank you for your cooperation, The Rotary Burlington Music Festival Board Click for copyright information form