2011 MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP FEISEANNA

NAFC under 15 Music Scholarship Competition

at the Peach State Feis in Georgia on Saturday, May 7, 2011

Winner:  Claire Shirey

NAFC 15 & over Music Scholarship Competition

at the West Virginia Feis at Pittsburgh on Saturday, March 26, 2011

Winner:  Molly Hildreth

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1. Age will be determined as of January 1


2. Musicians who have received compensation to play at a feis are not eligible.

3. Competitor must supply their own  instrument and be capable of playing the melody  of tunes specified     
    in the syllabus.

4. Competitor must be a resident of North America.

5. Competitor must be prepared to play at a metronomically correct speed.

6. Competitor must report to the assigned stage, ready to compete, when the scholarship competition is
    announced.  Under no circumstance will the competition be delayed because a competitor is not    .
    present.  



UNDER 15 YEARS AGE CATEGORY                                  $500.00  SCHOLARSHIP

Competitor must be prepared to play two tunes of the adjudicator’s choice from the following
categories:


Slip Jig          40 bars         at traditional speeds                      Approximately 115-120
Reel              48 bars         at traditional speeds                      Approximately 115-120
Hornpipe      40 bars         at traditional speeds                                                    138
Jig                 48 bars          at traditional speeds                                               115-120

The Competitor will play tune twice over with an 8 bar introduction.  A dancer selected by the feis committee will dance 2 steps (32 bars) and begin dancing immediately following the 8 bar introduction.  The candidate will continue playing until the tune has been completed twice over
Repeat procedure for the second tune.



15 YEARS AND UNDER 25 YEARS AGE CATEGORY                 $500.00 SCHOLARSHIP

Competitor must be prepared to play two tunes of the adjudicator’s choice from the following categories.

Slip Jig          40 bars                                                               113 metronomic speed
Reel              48 bars                                                               113 metronomic speed
Hornpipe      40 bars                                                               138 metronomic speed
Jig                48 bars                                                                 73 metronomic speed

 The Competitor will play tune twice over with an 8 bar introduction.  A dancer selected by the feis committee will dance 2 steps (32 bars) and begin dancing immediately following the 8 bar introduction.  The candidate will continue playing until the tune has been completed twice over.
Repeat procedure for the second tune.

There will be no second or third places awarded in the music competition.