Grenada Steelpan Music Festival - Minor Categories 2008

Grenada Steelband Music Festival, Minor Categories 2008

Rules & Regulations

Minor Categories

1. Short Title

These Rules shall be cited as the Grenada Steelband Music Festival 2008 - Minor Categories Rules.
These Rules shall apply to all Soloists, Duets, Quartets and Ensembles, registered to participate in the Grenada Steelband Music Festival – Minor Categories 2008.

2. Definitions

In these Rules

Adjudicator(s) shall mean person(s) appointed by the Events Committee of Pan Pioneers Productions to evaluate and merit the performances of all competing Soloists, Duets, Quartets and Ensembles.

Alternate Adjudicator(s) shall mean person(s) appointed by the Events Committee of Pan Pioneers Productions to evaluate and merit the performances of all competing Soloists, Duets, Quartets and Ensembles, but whose outcomes do/does not affect the final aggregate score of competitors.

Ballot System shall mean the process employed by the Events Committee, to determine the performance order of all competitors.

Duets shall mean any combination of two (2) Pannists performing in concert on any steelpan instrument configuration.

Designated Playing Area shall mean such area of real estate or venue, selected by the Events Committee within which competitors shall perform for the Festival.

Ensemble shall mean any combination of Pannists performing in concert on steelpan instruments, and that the configuration is not less than ten (10) Pannists and not more than fifteen (15) Pannists.

Grenada shall mean all islands making up the State of Grenada (Grenada, Carriacou & Petite Martinique)

Events Committee shall mean the group of persons appointed by the Executive of Pan Pioneers Productions.

Festival shall mean the Grenada Steelpan Music Festival – Minor Categories 2008 and its constituent stages/phases/categories and all other else it portends.

Steelbands shall mean any steelband affiliated to the Grenada Steelband Association.

Participants shall mean performers or competitors as Soloists, Duets, Quartets and or Ensembles duly registered for the Festival.

Quartets shall mean any combination of four (4) Pannists performing in concert unaccompanied, on steelpan instruments of any configuration.

Musical Piece of Choice shall mean any musical composition played in accordance with the musical scores submitted by Soloists, Duets, Quartets or Ensembles.

3. Competition

The Competition is open to all citizens of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique who have been resident in the State of Grenada for a continuous period of six months before the date of the competition.
Performances are open to all genres of music. All pieces to be performed in competition must be scored in full.
The Championships will be adjudicated by a panel of three musically qualified judges.
The Judges decision is final.
All prospective competitors must register, pay the relevant registration fee, and submit a copy of the score of the piece to be performed on or before 15th September, 2008.
A competitor may participate in all categories of competitions. However, each competitor is only allowed to participate once in any category.
For Soloists, Duets and Quartets a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of five (5) minutes are allowed for each performance. Performances under 3 minutes will result in a deduction of 5 points from the total score of the performer/performers. Performances that exceed 5 minutes will result in a deduction of 5 points for every 10 seconds or part thereof from the total score of the performer/performers.
For Ensembles a minimum of five (5) and a maximum of eight (8) minutes are allowed for each performance. Performances under 5 minutes will result in a deduction of 5 points from the total score of the performer/performers. Performances that exceed 8 minutes will result in a deduction of 5 points for every 10 seconds or part thereof from the total score of the performer/performers
All Participants must be at the venue ready to perform at least one half (1/2) hour before the scheduled starting time. Failure to be present by the stipulated time will result in disqualification.

4. Registration

No Soloist, Duet, Quartet or Ensemble shall participate in the Festival unless registered under this Rule.
Soloists, Duets, Quartets and Ensembles shall register for the Minor Category of the Grenada Steelpan Music Festival 2008, by completing and submitting the Application Form attached to these Rules and Regulations (labelled GSMF 08 REG), together with the non-refundable Registration Fee as hereunder quoted:

Soloist EC$25.00
Duet EC$50.00
Quartet EC$100.00
Ensemble` EC$200.00

Completed Registration Forms accompanied by Registration Fees, shall be delivered to Pan Pioneers Productions.

The Adjudication System shall be guided by Points awarded as per performance (Musical Piece of Choice as is/applicable), and under the following criterion:

Forty (40) Points for Accuracy of Score – the ability of the performer/competitor, to perform the musical piece correctly and in accordance with the score of the composer.

Twenty (20) Points for Accuracy of Dynamics – the ability of the performer/competitor, to most accurately perform such markings on the text of the composer’s score.

Twenty (20) Points for Interpretation – the ability of the performer/competitor to express, render and interpret the musical piece of the composer.

Ten (10) Points for Articulation – the ability of the performer/competitor, to express and follow the phrasing and dynamic markings on the composer’s score.

Ten (10) Points for Quality of Sound – the correctness, consistency and homogencity of the sound of the instruments during the performance, and as produced by the quality of tuning/blending and skill of the Pannist(s).

5. Order of Appearance

a. For each Qualifying Round and Finals, performers/competitors shall perform in order as drawn by Ballot.

b. Where performers/competitors after being duly informed, are not represented at the balloting session(s), the Events Committee shall cause a ballot to be drawn on the absentee’s behalf.

c. The absentee performer/competitor shall be notified of their performance schedule, either electronically or by print within 48 hours after the balloting session.

6. Fees & Prizes

Fees and Prizes shall be as stipulated in Appendix 1 of this document entitled Fees and Prizes for the Grenada Steelband Music Festival, Minor Categories 2008.

7. Discipline

The Festival Producers shall appoint a Three (3) Member Disciplinary Committee to undertake such disciplinary matters as may be brought before it during the Minor Category stage of the Festival.
This Committee shall investigate, enact trial, determine guilt or innocence, exact penalty and or reprimand and discharge as the matter(s) warrant(s).
Performers/Competitors who after due process are disqualified, shall forfeit all rights to prizes and or incentives, accruing from the Festival.

8. Contingency Matters

Each Performer/Competitor in the Festival shall be responsible for;

i. Transportation of its Instruments and Pannists.

ii. Setting up and positioning of all Instruments in the designated performing area.

iii. Security and or protection of its Instruments during the Festival.
Pan Pioneers Productions and or its authorized agents shall not be held liable, for any loss of, or damage to, or theft of, or injury to (where applicable) instruments, musicians and or competitors’ property during the Festival.
No electronic audio and or electronic equipment or related devices (including metronomes) shall be used by any competitor/performer during the Festival.
Where in the conduct or implementation of the Grenada Steelpan Music Festival – Minor Categories 2008, these Rules and Regulations remain silent, Pan Pioneers Productions reserves the right to rule on any matter attendant to or arising there from.

9. Copyright

a. Pan Pioneers Productions and or its Agents, reserve the rights to produce and market Video, Audio and or Audio Visual Recordings of the performances of all Performers/Competitors of the Festival

b. Any such recordings made will remain the property of Pan Pioneers Production.

c. By participating in the competition, the Performer/Competitor agrees to 9a and 9b above.