Around the Globe Piano Music Festival: Full syllabus and fees

Around the Globe Piano Music Festival

Full syllabus, fees and prizes

Junior Piano Categories: 16 years of age and under

Worldwide Contemporary Music (Trophy to be awarded)

To include pieces written after 1970

Western European composers

Code	Age group	Time	Fee
JG01	12 years and under	5 min	£13
JG02	16 years and under	7 min	£15

Scandinavian composers

Code	Age group	Time	Fee
JG03	12 years and under	5 min	£13
JG04	16 years and under	7 min	£15

Southern European composers

Code	Age group	Time	Fee
JG05	12 years and under	5 min	£13
JG06	16 years and under	7 min	£15

Balkan composers *Including countries such as Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Slovenia, Montenegro, Republic of North Macedonia, Greece, Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus and Romania Special prize by the Composers Association of Serbia

Code	Age group	Time	Fee
JG07	12 years and under	5 min	£13
JG08	16 years and under	7 min	£15

Eastern European composers excluding Russia

Code	Age group	Time	Fee
JG09	12 years and under	5 min	£13
JG10	16 years and under	7 min	£15

Russian composers

Code	Age group	Time	Fee
JG11	12 years and under	5 min	£13
JG12	16 years and under	7 min	£15

Asian composers *Including West, Central, East and Southeast Asian countries as well as Transcontinental countries such as Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, Kazakhstan and other ex-Soviet Union republics.

Code	Age group	Time	Fee
JG13	12 years and under	5 min	£13
JG14	16 years and under	7 min	£15

Continent of Africa composers

Code	Age group	Time	Fee
JG15	12 years and under	5 min	£13
JG16	16 years and under	7 min	£15

North American composers

Code	Age group	Time	Fee
JG17	12 years and under	5 min	£13
JG18	16 years and under	7 min	£15

Latin American composers

Code	Age group	Time	Fee
JG19	12 years and under	5 min	£13
JG20	16 years and under	7 min	£15

Australian Composers

Code	Age group	Time	Fee
JG21	12 years and under	5 min	£13
JG22	16 years and under	7 min	£15

Composers from other countries

Code	Age group	Time	Fee
JG23	12 years and under	5 min	£13
JG24	16 years and under	7 min	£15

Piano workshop 'Easing Tension in Performance'

Code	Age group	Time	Fee
PW1	Any age		£8

Set Pieces (Special Prize to be awarded)

Any choice from:

Intermediate (up to grade 2)

Twinkle Twinkle, No.34 & Autumn Leaves No.33 from Hey Presto! by Marcel Zidani
Momentum, No.33 from Hey Presto! by Marcel Zidani
A Glimmer of Sunshine, No.1 from Hausmuzik, by Vera Milankovic

Late Intermediate (grade 3-4)

Walking in the Woods from No Words Necessary by Melanie Spanswick
Borjana Borjanke, No.5 from Music Map of Serbia by Vera Milankovic

Early Advanced (grade 5-6)

You Turn To Catch from The Little Polyphonic Book by Nailia Galiamova
China Doll from No Words Necessary by Melanie Spanswick

Advanced (grade 7 and above)

Come Back by Vladimir Titov
Butterfly by Marcel Zidani

Music manuscripts and recordings available on Download Music Scores

Code	Age group	Fee
JC01	12 years and under	5 min	£13
JC02	16 years and under	5 min	£13

Short Recital classes (Medals and Music voucher to be awarded)

Including contrasting pieces of different styles and periods

Code	Age group	Time	Fee
JF01	8 years and under	5 min	£13
JF02	9-10 years	7 min	£15
JF03	11-12 years	10 min	£16
JF04	13-14 years	12 min	£17
JF05	15-16 years	14 min	£18

Free Choice

Including one or more pieces

Code	Age group	Time	Fee
JF06	12 years and under	3 min	£11
JF07	16 years and under	5 min	£13

Piano Duet (for 4 hands)

Code	Age group	Time	Fee
JD01	12 years and under	3 min	£11
JD02	16 years and under	5 min	£13

Piano Duet Set Piece (for 4 hands)

Marionette's Minuet, Date in Mind, Hopscotch from Snapchats by Melanie Spanswick

* recommended with repeats

Code	Age group	Time	Fee
JD03	12 years old and under	3 min	£11

Jazz Piano Classes (Special Prize to be awarded)

Free Choice

Code	Age group	Time	Fee
JJ01	12 years and under	3 min	£11
JJ02	16 years and under	5 min	£13

Set Pieces (one or two pieces)

Happy Feet, No 1, from Solo Collection by John Kember
Three Cats from Jazz, Latin and Modern Collection by Tim Richards

Code	Age group	Time	Fee
JJ03	12 years and under	5 min	£13

Romance, No 19, from Jazz Piano Studies 1 by John Kember
London Road, No 1, from Blues, Boogie and Gospel Collection by Tim Richards

Code	Age group	Time	Fee
JJ04	16 years and under	5 min	£13

Duet Set Piece (for 4 hands)

Real Time Rag, No.9, from Duet Collection - 10 pieces for piano duet by John Kember

Code	Age group	Time	Fee
JJ05		3 min	£11

These books should be available from good music shops or the two publishers (Schott and Faber Music). They are also available via www.johnkember.com and www.timrichards.ndo.co.uk.

Grade Repertoire classes (Music voucher to be awarded)

Music voucher awarded by Brittens Music

From any UK examination board programme: including one or two pieces

Code	Grade	Age group	Time	Fee
JR01	Piano (Grade 1-3)	8 years and under	2 min	£10
JR02	Piano (Grade 1-4)	9 years and under	3 min	£11
JR03	Piano (Grade 1-5)	10 years and under	3 min	£11
JR04	Piano (Grade 1-5)	11-12 years	4 min	£12
JR05	Piano (Grade 1-5)	13 years and above	4 min	£12
JR06	Piano (Grade 6-8)	12 years and under	5 min	£13
JR07	Piano (Grade 6-8)	13-14 years	6 min	£14
JR08	Piano (Grade 6-8)	15-16 years	7 min	£15

Adult Piano Categories: 17 years old and above

Advanced Level Categories:

Worldwide Contemporary Music (Trophy to be awarded)

To include pieces written after 1970

Western European composers

Code	Time	Fee
AG01	15 min	£20

Scandinavian composers

Code	Time	Fee
AG02	15 min	£20

Southern European composers

Code	Time	Fee
AG03	15 min	£20

Balkan composers *Including countries such as Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Slovenia, Montenegro, Republic of North Macedonia, Greece, Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus and Romania Special Prize by the Composers Association of Serbia

Code	Time	Fee
AG04	15 min	£20

Eastern European composers excluding Russia

Code	Time	Fee
AG05	15 min	£20

Russian composers

Code	Time	Fee
AG06	15 min	£20

Asian composers *Including West, Central, East and Southeast Asian countries as well as Transcontinental countries such as Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, Kazakhstan and other ex-Soviet Union republics.

Code	Time	Fee
AG07	15 min	£20

Continent of Africa composers

Code	Time	Fee
AG08	15 min	£20

North American composers

Code	Time	Fee
AG09	15 min	£20

Latin American composers

Code	Time	Fee
AG010	15 min	£20

Australian Composers

Code	Time	Fee
AG11	15 min	£20

Composers from other countries

Code	Time	Fee
AG12	15 min	£20

Set Pieces (Special Prize to be awarded)

Solo piano

Choice of any combination of pieces:

Through the Looking Glass, Piano Suite Op. 8 (8 Piano pieces) by Vladimir Titov
Toccata and Fugue from Vignettes by Lindsey Berwin
Presto by Ivan Brkljacic
Significantus Piano Suite 9, (9 parts) by Lola Perrin

Music manuscripts and recordings available on Download Music Scores

Code	Time	Fee
AC01	15 mins	£20

Recital classes (Trophy & music voucher to be awarded)

Short Recital (Including contrasting pieces of different styles and periods)

Code	Time	Fee
AF01	25 min	£38

Diploma Recital

Code	Time	Fee
AF02	45 min	£70

Traditional Style Free Choice

Code	Time	Fee
AF03	15 min	£20

Piano Duet (for 4 hands)

Free choice

Code	Time	Fee
AD01	15 min	£20

Set piano duets

Code	Time	Fee
AD02	10 min	£16

Any choice from:

Before Sleep for four hands* by Lola Perrin
Serbian Reel Dance (Kolo) for four hands** by Aleksandar Vujic

* music manuscript available from www.lolaperrin.com/sheet-music; recordings available on Soundcloud

** music manuscripts available at Download Music Scores; recordings available on YouTube

Jazz Piano Classes - Advanced Level (Special Prize to be awarded)

Free Choice

Code	Time	Fee
AJ01	10 min	£16

Jazz Set Piece

Code	Time	Fee
AJ02	8 min	£15

Summertime from The Jazz Piano Player - Autumn Leaves by John Kember
Bluesology No.11 from Blues, Boogie and Gospel Collection by Tim Richards

These books should be available from good music shops or the two publishers (Schott and Faber Music). They are also available via www.johnkember.com and www.timrichards.ndo.co.uk/books.html.

Adult Piano Learners

Intermediate

Free choice

Code	Time	Fee
AL01	5 min	£13

To include one or more pieces

Set Pieces (up to grade 2)

Code	Time	Fee
AL02	4 min	£12

Any choice from:

Tides, No.28 & Twinkle Twinkle, No.34, from Hey Presto! by Marcel Zidani
Far Away, No.2 from Hausmuzik, by Vera Milankovic

* recommended with repeats

Late Intermediate

Free choice

Code	Time	Fee
AL03	6 min	£14

To include one or more pieces

Set Pieces (grade 3-4)

Code	Time	Fee
AL04	5 min	£13

Any choice from:

Voices in My Head, from No Words Necessary by Melanie Spanswick
No Starts in the Sky Tonight, No.4 from Hausmuzik, by Vera Milankovic

Early Advanced (grade 5-7)

Free choice

Code	Time	Fee
AL05	10 min	£16

To include one or more pieces

Set Pieces

Code	Time	Fee
AL06	5 min	£13

Any choice from:

Three Japanese Doll, from The Little Polyphonic Book by Nailia Galiamova
Dancing Through the Daffodils from No Words Necessary by Melanie Spanswick

Music manuscripts and recordings available on Download Music Scores

Grade Repertoire classes

From any UK examination board programme: including one or two pieces

Code	Grade	Time	Fee
AR01	Piano (Grade 1)	2 min	£10
AR02	Piano (Grade 2)	2 min	£10
AR03	Piano (Grade 3)	3 min	£11
AR04	Piano (Grade 4)	4 min	£12
AR05	Piano (Grade 5)	5 min	£13
AR06	Piano (Grade 6)	6 min	£14
AR07	Piano (Grade 7)	8 min	£15
AR08	Piano (Grade 8)	10 min	£16

Jazz piano classes

Free choice

Code	Time	Fee
AJ01	10 min	£16

Set Pieces

Intermediate

Code	Time	Fee
AJ02	3 min	£11

Any choice from:

Jazz warmin' up, No. 37, from Hey Presto! by Marcel Zidani
Improvisation, No. 21, from Hey Presto! by Marcel Zidani

Late Intermediate

Code	Time	Fee
AJ03	4 min	£12

Rain Again from Jazz, Latin and Modern Collection by Tim Richards

Early Advanced

Code	Time	Fee
AJ04	5 min	£13

Wade in the Water (Traditional) from Blues, Boogie and Gospel Collection by Tim Richards

Prizes

Around the Globe Trophy
For the most outstanding performer from the Junior Category Contemporary Music
Around the Globe Trophy
For the most outstanding performer from the Adults Category Contemporary Music
Special Prizes by the Composers' Association of Serbia
- Books with music scores and CDs for the most outstanding performers from the Balkan Composers and Set Pieces Classes in the Junior Category
- Books with music scores and CDs for the most outstanding performers from the Set Pieces and Balkan Composers Music Classes in the Adult Category
Special Prize
An opportunity for all winners from the Junior and Adult Categories to play at the Winners Piano Recital in London
Around the Globe Medals awarded by Global Media Publishing Ltd
For winners of the Junior Recital classes
Music voucher £15 awarded by Brittens Music
For the most outstanding performer from the Junior Recital classes
Music voucher £15 awarded by Brittens Music
For the most outstanding performer from the Junior Grades Repertoire classes
Around the Globe Trophy awarded by Global Media Publishing Ltd
Music voucher £25 awarded by Kensington Chimes Music
For the winner of the Adults Recital classes
Around the Globe Special Prize
An opportunity for the most promising pianist or piano duo from the Adult Category to take part in the celebrated Around the Globe Concert Music Series 2020 to play a piano recital at the venue in the heart of London. The prize includes a sponsored promotional video recording of the concert.
Special Prize by Branco Stoysin
CDs by Branco Stoysin for the winners of the Junior Jazz Classes
Special Prize by Branco Stoysin
Books/CDs for the winners of the Adult Jazz Class

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