2024 PIANO SYLLABUS

Please note dates for 2024:

JUNIORS OCTOBER 7TH & 8th MT ALBERT

SENIORS OCTOBER 5TH & 6TH THEOSOPHICAL HALL EPSOM

Closing date for entries this year is Friday September 20th

Adjudicator: Chris Greenslade

Chris Greenslade was a student of Bruce Greenfield and went on to complete his honours degree in performance with Richard Mapp at the Wellington Conservatorium of Music. His post graduate studies were at the Royal Northern College of Music with Mark Ray where he was the recipient of the RNCM Julius Scholarship and studying chamber music with Dr Christopher Rowland. Chris works regularly as soloist and collaborative pianist and is the principal pianist for the Hamilton Civic Choir. He has appeared with St Mathews Chamber Orchestra playing harpsichord for Bach’s St Mathew Passion as well as Civic Choirs performance of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana for 2 pianos and percussion.  

Chris is passionate about music education and as well as teaching piano at St Paul’s Collegiate, he is a performance fellow at the University of Waikato Conservatorium of Music and has a busy studio of students who have had regular success in both local and national competitions including the North Shore concerto competition and the Wallace National Jr Piano Competition. As well as adjudicating for IRMTNZ he has been regional coach and adjudicator for the CMNZ secondary schools chamber music contest. Chris has also enjoyed working for a number of years with Conductive Education Waikato providing music appreciation classes for children with special needs. 

PLEASE NOTE: DESCRIPTION OF CATEGORIES Baroque Classical Romantic Modern

Baroque/Classical-Composers born before Schubert i.e. born before 1797)

Romantic/Modern -Composers born after 1797, i.e. Schubert onwards.

Time limit for each class as stated). Please read through the rules on the website and make a note of timings etc. Age as of 1 September 2024

CLASS 320 Time limit 3 mins

8 Years and under any composer

CLASS 321 Time limit 3 mins

9 Years and under Baroque/Classical

CLASS 322 Time limit 3 mins

9 Years and under Romantic/Modern

CLASS 323 Time limit 4 mins

10 Years and under Baroque/Classical

CLASS 324 Time limit 4 mins

10 Years and under Romantic/Modern

CLASS 325 Time limit 5 mins

11 Years and under Baroque/Classical

CLASS 326 Time limit 5 mins

11 Years and under Romantic/Modern

CLASS 327 Time limit 5 mins

12+13 Years Baroque/Classical

CLASS 328 Time limit 5 mins

12+13 Years Romantic/Modern

CLASS 329

Junior Recital Under 13 years 12 minutes

CLASS 330

Intermediate Recital Under 16 years 15 minutes

CLASS 331

Open class Grade 3 to 5

2 contrasting examination pieces from either ABRSM, Trinity College or NZMEB syllabus (no set time limit)

CLASS 332

14-18 Years Two contrasted works 18 minutes

CLASS 333

12-18 years Piano Concerto

Please see website for May 2024 competition

CLASS 334

Under 12 Piano duet Time limit 5 mins

CLASS 335

Under 16 Piano duet Time limit 5 mins

Questions or queries to WAPAC Piano Convenor Kim Naden

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