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The Rose Fletcher Memorial Solo Piping Competition Sunday 12th May 2024 How to Enter |
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Welcome to our fourth online piping competition, sponsored once again by McCallum Bagpipes. Our aim is to create an experience as close as we can to a regular solo piping competition and to make it a really satisfying experience for everyone taking part. As last year, each event is limited to a maximum of 12 entries, with the exception of the Piobaireachd which is limited to 16. The closing date for entries is Saturday May 4th 2024. There is a fee of £5 per event to enter. In each event everyone will be ranked in winning order and will receive a crit sheet on their performance from our adjudicator, who, this year, will be John Reville. (See below for a short resume of John's achievements). To enter, competitors need to do three things any time before the closing date:
The adjudicator will then have a week to assess the performances. The results will be announced on this website and our FaceBook page on Sunday 12th May. Competitors will receive their crit sheets by email. On the same day we will publish the whole competition here for public viewing to visitors just as if they were attending a normal competition. If you are willing for your entries to be viewed by the general public at this point please mark your videos as 'public' on your entry form. Competitors under the age of 18 will also need the signature of their parent or guardian. If you prefer your performances to seen only by the judge, mark them as 'private'. The judge will not be aware of your choice while he is assessing your performances. Highland Dress is not compulsory but there will be an award for the Best Dressed Piper. The entry categories are: Section 1: Junior Practice Chanter (Under 19): 1. March (one 2-parted march in any time signature) 2. Slow Air (2 parts in any time signature) Section 2: Junior (under 19): 3. March Medley (either one 4-parted march or two 2-parted marches in any time signature) 4. Slow Air (2 parts in any time signature) Section 3: Intermediate Section (Any age): 5. March Medley (either one 4-parted march or two 2-parted marches in any time signature) 6. Slow Air (2 parts in any time signature) Section 4: Advanced Section: 7. March, Strathspey & Reel (4 or more parts per tune) 8. Slow Air (2 parts), Hornpipe & Jig (4 parts each) Section 5: Piobaireachd: 9. Ground only All sections to be played on the bagpipe except Section 1. Competitors may only enter one section, with the exception of Section 5 which is open to all. |
Rules on recording and uploading your performances Each performance must be one continuous, un-interrupted video which should include your introduction stating your name, the date of the recording, the competition, the category, the event and the name of your tune(s), ie. "This is Joe Bloggs, competing in the Intermediate 2/4 March at the 2024 Rose Fletcher Memorial Online Solo Piping competition on Thursday, 3rd May. My tune is John MacDonald of Glencoe." Ideally, during your performance you should be in full sight of the camera throughout, preferably with both hands visible, the aim being to ensure that your video has not been altered in any way. Guidance on producing the best quality recordings
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John comes from Waterford in the south east of Ireland. His piping career started at the age of 11 with his school pipe band, at the age of 16, he joined Saint Laurence O’Toole pipe band and enjoyed 10 seasons competing there. At the end of the 2002 contest season, he joined the ranks of Field Marshal Montgomery where he spent the next 16 seasons and went on to enjoy multiple major championship wins including 8 Worlds Titles and 2 Grand Slams. In the 2019 season, he joined the ranks of Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia pipe band. He is a former winner of the Northern Ireland Piper of the Year contest & the Irish Piobaireachd Society contest as well as featuring in the Piobaireachd prizes for the All-Ireland solo championships. John is a long standing solo and pipe band adjudicator with the Irish Pipe Band Association and he joined the RSPBA adjudication panel for the 2023 contest season. He has a keen interest in Piobaireachd and has benefitted from three main influences on his tuition including Stephen Power, Andrew Wright & Roddy MacLeod over the last three decades. |
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