Festival Syllabus 2025
Verse Speaking
- Class 001 - SOLO VERSE SPEAKING - Boys and girls 5yrs and under
- Class 002a - SOLO VERSE SPEAKING - Girls 6 yrs
- Class 002b - SOLO VERSE SPEAKING - Boys 6 yrs
- Class 003a - SOLO VERSE SPEAKING - Girls 7 yrs
- Class 003b - SOLO VERSE SPEAKING - Boys 7 yrs
- Class 004a - SOLO VERSE SPEAKING - Girls 8 yrs
- Class 004b - SOLO VERSE SPEAKING - Boys 8 yrs
- Class 005 - SOLO VERSE SPEAKING - Girls 9 yrs
- Class 006 - SOLO VERSE SPEAKING - Boys 9 yrs
- Class 007 - SOLO VERSE SPEAKING - Girls 10 yrs
- Class 008 - SOLO VERSE SPEAKING - Boys 10 yrs
- Class 009 - SOLO VERSE SPEAKING - Girls 11 yrs
- Class 010 - SOLO VERSE SPEAKING - Boys 11 yrs
- Class 011 - SOLO VERSE SPEAKING - Girls 14 yrs and under
- Class 012 - SOLO VERSE SPEAKING - Boys 14 yrs and under
- Class 013 - SOLO VERSE SPEAKING - OPEN
- Class 014 - SOLO VERSE SPEAKING WORDSWORTH - OPEN
- Class 015 - SOLO VERSE SPEAKING NORMAN NICHOLSON - OPEN
- Class 016 - SOLO VERSE SPEAKING BRITISH 20th or 21st CENTURY POETRY - OPEN
- Class 017 - CHORIC VERSE SPEAKING - PRIMARY SCHOOLS
- Class 018 - CHORIC VERSE SPEAKING - SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Verse Reading
- Class 031 - SOLO VERSE READING - OPEN
- Class 032 - SOLO VERSE READING WORDSWORTH - OPEN
- Class 033 - SOLO VERSE READING NORMAN NICHOLSON - OPEN
Prose Speaking
- Class 041 - CHORIC PROSE SPEAKING - PRIMARY SCHOOLS
- Class 042 - CHORIC PROSE SPEAKING - SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Prose Reading
- Class 051 - PROSE READING - 7yrs and under
- Class 052 - PROSE READING - 9yrs and under
- Class 053 - PROSE READING - 11yrs and under
- Class 054 - PROSE READING - 14yrs and under
- Class 055 - PROSE READING - OPEN
Bible Reading
- Class 071 - BIBLE READING - 11yrs and under
- Class 072 - BIBLE READING - 14yrs and under
- Class 073 - BIBLE READING - OPEN
Acting
- Class 081 - SHAKESPEARE SOLO - NOT COSTUME - 14yrs and under
- Class 082 - SHAKESPEARE SOLO - NOT COSTUME - OPEN
- Class 083 - SHAKESPEARE DUOLOGUE - NOT COSTUME - 14yrs and under
- Class 084 - SHAKESPEARE DUOLOGUE - NOT COSTUME - OPEN
- Class 085a - DUOLOGUE - NOT COSTUME - 11yrs and under
- Class 085b - DUOLOGUE - NOT COSTUME - 9yrs and under
- Class 086 - DUOLOGUE - NOT COSTUME - 11yrs and under
- Class 087 - DUOLOGUE - NOT COSTUME - 14yrs and under
- Class 088 - DUOLOGUE - NOT COSTUME - 14yrs and under
- Class 089 - DUOLOGUE - NOT COSTUME - OPEN
- Class 090 - SHORT DRAMATIC SCENE - SOLO - NOT COSTUME - 14yrs and under
- Class 091 - SHORT DRAMATIC SCENE - SOLO - NOT COSTUME - OPEN
Public Speaking
- Class 111 - SPEECH SOLO - 14yrs and under
- Class 112 - SPEECH SOLO - OPEN
- Class 113 - SPOKEN WORD CHALLENGE - TEAMS OF 4 - PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE
- Class 114 - SPOKEN WORD CHALLENGE - TEAMS OF 4 - SECONDARY SCHOOL AGE
- Class 115 - SPOKEN WORD CHALLENGE - TEAMS OF 4 - ADULTS
Choirs - Schools
- Class 201 - JUNIOR CHOIRS - Primary Schools; choir consisting of 35 children or more
- Class 202 - JUNIOR CHOIRS - Primary Schools; choir consisting of between 12-35 children
- Class 205 - SENIOR CHOIRS - Secondary Schools
- Class 209 - CHILDREN'S ACTION SONGS - Infant Schools - 7yrs and under
Choirs - Other
- Class 210 - YOUTH CHOIRS - Other than schools
- Class 214 - CHOIRS - OPEN - Mixed voices, 12 or more performers (any combination of voices)
- Class 215 - CHOIRS - OPEN - Mixed voices, 12 or more performers (any combination of voices)
Junior Vocal
- Class 226 - BOYS' VOCAL SOLO - 9yrs and under
- Class 227 - GIRLS' VOCAL SOLO - 9yrs and under
- Class 228 - BOYS' VOCAL SOLO - 11yrs and under
- Class 229 - GIRLS' VOCAL SOLO - 11yrs and under
- Class 230 - BOYS' VOCAL SOLO - 12yrs and over (for either changed or unchanged voices)
- Class 231 - GIRLS' VOCAL SOLO - 13yrs and under
- Class 232 - GIRLS' VOCAL SOLO - 15yrs and under
- Class 233 - GIRLS' VOCAL SOLO - 18yrs and under
- Class 240 - JUNIOR VOCAL SOLO - 13yrs and under
- Class 241 - JUNIOR VOCAL SOLO - 14 to 18yrs
- Class 242 - ART SONG IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE - 13 to 18yrs
- Class 244 - CHORISTERS' SOLO - BOYS OR GIRLS - 16yrs and under
- Class 246 - JUNIOR FOLK SONG 11 to 18yrs - without accompaniment
- Class 250 - SONGS FROM THE SHOWS - Junior Solo - 14 to 18yrs
- Class 251 - SONGS FROM THE SHOWS - Junior Solo - 13yrs and under
- Class 252 - DISNEY SONGS - Junior Solo - 7 to 11yrs
- Class 253 - SONGS FROM CONTEMPORARY GENRES - 14-18 yrs
Adult Vocal
- Class 260 - LADIES' VOCAL SOLO
- Class 261 - MEN'S VOCAL SOLO
- Class 265 - BRITISH COMPOSER - VOCAL SOLO
- Class 267 - SPIRITUALS - SOLO
- Class 269 - LIEDER CLASS
- Class 270 - ART SONG IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE - OPEN
- Class 271 - ORATORIO or SACRED SONG - SOLO
- Class 273 - OPERATIC - SOLO
- Class 275 - SONGS FROM THE SHOWS - SOLO
- Class 276 - SONGS FROM CONTEMPORARY GENRES - OPEN
- Class 277 - GILBERT AND SULLIVAN - SOLO, DUET OR ENSEMBLE (up to 5 singers - any age)
- Class 279 - VICTORIAN/EDWARDIAN BALLAD
- Class 280 - FOLK SONG - SOLO - unaccompanied
- Class 281 - TRADITIONAL SCOTTISH SONG - SOLO with or without accompaniment
Vocal Duets & Ensembles
- Class 290 - VOCAL DUETS - any voice - 11 to 18yrs
- Class 292 - VOCAL DUET - any voice - OPEN
- Class 294 - VOCAL ENSEMBLES - OPEN (3-11 people)
Recitals
- Class 300 - RECITAL SOLO - OPEN - any instrument including voice
- Class 301 - UNDERGRADUATE AND POSTGRADUATE RECITAL - any instrument including voice
Folk
Composition
Instrument Duets, Mixed Groups, Orchestras, Bands
- Class 320 - FAMILY MUSIC-MAKING - OPEN - instrumental and/or vocal
- Class 325 - HANDBELLS (including Belleplates and Hand Chimes) - Junior Schools
- Class 330 - INSTRUMENT ENSEMBLE - Junior Schools
- Class 335 - FIRST ACCESS ENSEMBLE - whole class tuition
- Class 340 - INSTRUMENT ENSEMBLE - Senior Schools (pupils only)
- Class 345 - ORCHESTRA CLASS - JUNIOR SCHOOL
- Class 350 - ORCHESTRA CLASS - SENIOR SCHOOLS
- Class 355 - ORCHESTRA CLASS - OPEN
- Class 360 - DANCE BAND OR CONCERT BAND CLASS - OPEN
- Class 361 - INSTRUMENTAL DUET - Junior School
- Class 362 - INSTRUMENTAL DUET - Senior School
- Class 363 - INSTRUMENTAL DUET - Open
Pianoforte Classes
- Class 401 - PIANOFORTE SOLO - 8yrs and under
- Class 402 - PIANOFORTE SOLO - 9 and 10yrs
- Class 403 - PIANOFORTE SOLO - 11 and 12yrs
- Class 405 - PIANOFORTE SOLO 9 Yrs and under
- Class 406 - PIANOFORTE SOLO 10 - 12yrs
- Class 408 - PIANOFORTE SOLO - 13 and 14yrs
- Class 409 - PIANOFORTE SOLO - 15 to 18yrs
- Class 410 - PIANOFORTE SOLO - OPEN
- Class 412 - PIANOFORTE JAZZ SOLO - 18yrs and under
- Class 414 - PIANOFORTE DUET (4 hands at one piano) 13yrs and under
- Class 416 - PIANOFORTE DUET (4 hands at one piano) 13 to 18yrs
- Class 418 - PIANOFORTE TRIOS (6 hands at one piano) 18yrs and under
- Class 420 - PIANOFORTE DUET (4 hands at one piano) - OPEN
Organ Classes
Accordion Classes
Woodwind Classes
- Class 501 - WOODWIND SOLO - 10yrs and under
- Class 502 - WOODWIND SOLO - 11 and 12yrs
- Class 503 - WOODWIND SOLO - 13 and 14yrs
- Class 504 - WOODWIND SOLO - 15 to 18yrs
- Class 510 - WOODWIND SOLO - OPEN
- Class 512 - WOODWIND ENSEMBLE - PRIMARY SCHOOLS - 4 or more players
- Class 515 - WOODWIND ENSEMBLE - OPEN
- Class 520 - RECORDER ENSEMBLE - PRIMARY SCHOOLS
- Class 525 - RECORDER ENSEMBLE - OPEN
- Class 530 - RECORDER SOLO - 9yrs and under
- Class 531 - RECORDER SOLO - 10 to 12yrs
- Class 533 - RECORDER SOLO - OPEN - Grade 3+
Brass Classes
- Class 550 - BRASS SOLO - 10yrs and under
- Class 551 - BRASS SOLO - 11 and 12yrs
- Class 552 - BRASS SOLO - 13 and 14yrs
- Class 553 - BRASS SOLO - 15 to 18yrs
- Class 560 - BRASS SOLO - OPEN
- Class 570 - BRASS ENSEMBLE - PRIMARY SCHOOLS - 4 or more players
- Class 575 - BRASS ENSEMBLE - OPEN - 4 or more players
String Classes
- Class 601 - VIOLIN SOLO - 10yrs and under
- Class 602 - VIOLIN SOLO - 11 and 12yrs
- Class 603 - VIOLIN SOLO - 13 and 14yrs
- Class 604 - VIOLIN SOLO - 15 to 18yrs
- Class 610 - VIOLIN SOLO - OPEN
- Class 621 - VIOLA SOLO - 10 yrs and under
- Class 622 - VIOLA SOLO - 11 and 12 yrs
- Class 623 - VIOLA SOLO - 13 and 14yrs
- Class 624 - VIOLA SOLO - 15 to 18yrs
- Class 630 - VIOLA SOLO - OPEN
- Class 641 - VIOLONCELLO - SOLO - 12yrs and under
- Class 642 - VIOLONCELLO - SOLO - 13 and 14yrs
- Class 643 - VIOLONCELLO - SOLO - 15 to 18yrs
- Class 650 - VIOLONCELLO - OPEN
- Class 660 - DOUBLE BASS SOLO - OPEN
- Class 665 - STRING ENSEMBLE - PRIMARY SCHOOLS - 4 or more players
- Class 670 - STRING ENSEMBLE - OPEN
- Class 675 - STRING QUARTET - OPEN - 1 first violin, 1 second violin, 1 viola, 1 violoncello
Harp Classes
Guitar Classes
- Class 690 - GUITAR SOLO (non-amplified) - 12yrs and under
- Class 691 - ELECTRIC GUITAR SOLO - 12yrs and under
- Class 692 - GUITAR SOLO (non-amplified) - 13 to 18yrs
- Class 693 - ELECTRIC GUITAR SOLO - 13 to 18yrs
- Class 694 - GUITAR SOLO (non-amplified) - OPEN
- Class 696 - ELECTRIC GUITAR SOLO - OPEN
Percussion Classes
Speech & Drama Classes
Speech Classes
Drama Classes
Music Classes
Vocal Classes
Miscellaneous Classes
Instrumental Classes