PROGRAMS OFFERED
PIANO ACHEIVEMENT EXAMS
This program provides a standard of curriculum that requires students to strive for focused musical excellence in performance, technique, ear training, sight reading, and theory. It helps keep students on a continuous path of growth and progress and rewards the student for their hard work.
HOLIDAY FESTIVAL
"Each Holiday Season a theme is chosen for a festival in which gold, silver, and bronze medals are awarded for the performance of one piece. Students perform memorized solos following the annual theme and receive feedback from three adjudicators. Medals are awarded based on the quality of preparation. Students strive to earn gold medals and in doing so achieve a high performance standard, presenting a polished and musically engaging work." -- PVVC MTAC website
BAROQUE FESTIVAL
• Students perform one piece (or one movement of a piece) by a Baroque composer.
• All levels and all instruments / vocal categories are eligible to participate.
• This is a judged event in recital format.
• 50% of students will be selected by the judges as winners, and they will receive a winner’s seal on their certificates.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA JUNIOR BACH FESTIVAL
To celebrate the music of J.S. Bach, an annual festival is held in which participants plan an original work by memory. It is open to keyboard, instrumental, and vocal students. There are three rounds of adjudications.
Branch: three judges can select up to 50% of participants with eligible repertoire who have combined scores of 270 or higher to advance to the Regional Festival in Ventura. Besides keyboard, selected wind, string, and voice students perform in a separate Regional in Los Angeles. Other works by Baroque composers as well as works from the Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook are permitted, but not eligible to advance.
Regional: three judges select 45% of participants to advance to the Complete Works Auditions.
Complete Works Audition: This is the most competitive adjudication for the selected participants to perform a complete work from the list of Bach’s works selected for the audition.
ENSEMBLE FESTIVAL
This annual festival focuses on the joy of creating music together. There is no adjudication and there are no formal repertoire requirements. Students prepare a piece written for two or more musicians. They perform with other students or alongside their teachers. Students often dress in costumes that reflect the character of the work performed. A t-shirt design contest is also associated with this festival. The winning designer receives a cash prize and their design is printed on t-shirts which every festival participant receives.
BRANCH COMPETITION
There are three divisions: ages 12 & under, 13 - 15, and 16-18. (Depending on the number of applicants, age 15 will be in 2nd or 3rd division.) There are two judges for each division. Winners will be announced after each division program. Students may perform any memorized piece from the standard classical repertoire. Popular music is not allowed.
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