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PROGRAM
FOR COMPETITION
Air (slow or lively), Reel, Polka, Hornpipe, Jig
(double, single, slip), Slide, Set Dance, March, Mazurka, Planxty,
Fling, Barn Dance, Schottische, Clan March.
Grades (Age as of January
1, 2008)
- a = Under 12 years
old
- b = 12 - under 15
- c = 15 - under 18
- d = 18 or over
Solo Competition
Grades "a" & "b": One tune from each of
TWO music classes.
Grade "c": One tune from each of THREE
classes.
Grade "d": One tune from each of FOUR classes,
but must include a Slow Air in the case of fiddle,
tin whistle,
concert flute, and uilleann pipes.
1. Fiddle a/b/c/d
2. Two Row Button Accordion a/b/c/d
3. Concert Flute a/b/c/d
4. Tin Whistle a/b/c/d (6 hole penny-whistle styles only)
5 Piano Accordion a/b/c/d
6. Concertina a/b/c/d
7. Uilleann Pipes a/b/c/d
8. Harp a/b/c/d
9. Mouth Organ a/b/c/d
10. Banjo a/b/c/d
11. Mandolin a/b/c/d
12. Piano a/b/c/d
13. One Row Melodeon (old style) a/b/c/d
14. Bodhrán a/b/c/d
15. Big Pipes (Píob Mhór) a/b/c/d
16. Miscellaneous Instrument a/b/c/d (any instrument not listed
above)
17. Ceilí Band Drummer a/b/c/d
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Solo Slow Airs
In all grades competitors shall submit a list of slow airs to the
adjudicator/s as follows:
- Under 12 - two slow airs; 12-15 - four slow airs; 15-18 -
six slow airs; Over 18 - eight slow airs
- In the Under 12 grade each
competitor shall play one slow air selected by the adjudicator
from a list of two submitted.
- In
the 12-15 grade each competitor shall play two slow airs, one
selected by the adjudicator from a list of four submitted and
the other selected by the competitor from the remaining three
on the list.
- In the 15-18 grade each competitor shall play
two slow airs, one selected by the adjudicator from a list of
six submitted and the other by the competitor from the remaining
five on the list.
- In the Over 18 grade each competitor shall play three
slow airs, two selected by the adjudicator from a list of eight
submitted and the other selected by the competitor from the remaining
six on the list.
18. Fiddle a/b/c/d
19. Uilleann Pipes a/b/c/d
20. Concert Flute a/b/c/d
21. Tin Whistle a/b/c/d
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Ensembles
Duets and Trios:
- Grades "a" and "b",
one tune from each of TWO classes.
- Grade "c". One tune from each
of THREE classes.
- Grade "d". One tune from each of FOUR classes.
Ceilí Bands: (Minimum of 5 members, maximum of 10)
- Grades "a" and "b":
One tune from each of TWO classes.
- Grade "c": Two reels in succession, plus
one tune from each of two other classes.
- Grade "d":
two reels in succession, plus a maximum of two tunes played
in succession from each of three other classes listed above.
In the event of a recall in Grade "d" (Senior)
a Band may not repeat any of the tunes it has played in its first
performance.
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Grupaí Cheoil: (Minimum of
4 members, maximum of 20 members)
Own choice of music for a maximum
of 6 - 8 minutes but with a limit of ten minutes on stage. Whistlers
and lilters may be included, as well as players of bodhran and
bones, but piano and drums are not permitted. Efforts should be
made to play tunes other than jigs, reels and hornpipes, e.g. slow
airs, set dances, old marches, harp music etc. Attention should
also be given to instrumentation arrangements and presentation
of the music. A list of music pieces in the order to be played,
e.g. slip jig, march, etc., shall be submitted by each group leader
to the adjudicators prior to the performance.
22. Duet a/b/c/d
23. Trio a/b/c/d
24. Ceili Band a/b/c/d
25. Grupai Cheoil a/b/c/d
26. Accordion Band
27. Flute Band
28. Miscellaneous
29. Pipe Band
30. Accompaniment a/b/c/d This competition is restricted
to the following instruments: piano, harp, guitar, bouzouki-type
instruments. The adjudication is on the accompaniment only.
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Solo Traditional Singing
In competitions for solo traditional singing the following are
required: Grade (a) two songs of his/her own choice - slow & lively.
Grades (b) and (c) - two songs from a list of four submitted
(two slow and two lively) - one his/her own choice, the second
a contrasting song to be selected by the adjudicator. Grade
(d) two songs from a list of six submitted (4 slow and 2 lively):
one of his/her own choice, the second a contrasting song to
be selected by the adjudicator. In all lists of songs, the
lively songs must be clearly denoted.
Newly Composed Ballad - must not previously
have been sung at any fleadh prior to the current year. Lyrics
for newly
composed songs must be submitted in writing with entry and must
accompany results to All-Ireland level. Songs in waltz time should
be avoided.
31. Irish Singing: Ladies a/b/c/d
32. Irish Singing: Men a/b/c/d
33. English Singing: Ladies a/b/c/d
34. English Singing: Men a/b/c/d
35. Whistling a/b/c/d
36. Lilting a/b/c/d
37. Newly Composed Songs: Irish a/b/c/d
38. Newly Composed Songs: English a/b/c/d
Tír na n'Óg
39. For children
under 10, any two tunes on any instrument. This competition
is NON QUALIFYING for the All-Ireland, but medals are awarded.
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