Percussion Program

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“Paços’ Premium” International Music Competition – 2024

Categories

A. Students up to age 22
Elimination Round
– One Piece of Mallets (Vibraphone or Marimba)
– One Piece of Snare Drum
Final Round
– One Piece of Mallets (Vibraphone or Marimba)
– One of the 8 pieces for Solo Timpani Eight Pieces from E. Carter
– Side by Side (Multipercussion) from M. Kitazume

B. Students up to age 17
Elimination Round
– One Piece of Mallets (Vibraphone or Marimba)
– One Piece of Snare Drum
Final Round
– One Piece of Mallets (Vibraphone or Marimba)
– Study 1 (Tímpani) from Nick Woud
– Dualités (Multipercussion) from A. Miyamoto

C. Students up to age 14
Elimination Round
– One Piece of Mallets (Vibraphone or Marimba)
– One Piece of Snare Drum
Final Round
– One Piece of Mallets (Vibraphone or Marimba)
– Modulations (Timpani) from E. Beck
– Rondo (Multipercussion) from M. Peters

D. Students up to age 12
Elimination Round
– One Piece of Mallets (Vibraphone or Marimba)
– One Piece of Snare Drum
Final Round
– One Piece of Mallets (Vibraphone or Marimba)
– Fandango from Fundamental Solos for Timpani (Timpani) from M.Peters
– One of six Rockschool Grade 2 Drums Originals Pieces (Drums)

E. Students up to age 10
Single Round
– One Piece of Mallets (Vibraphone, Marimba or Xylophone)
– One Piece of Snare Drum
– One of the six Rockschool Grade 1 Drums Originals Pieces (Drums)

F. Students up to age 8
Single Round
– One Piece of Mallets (Vibraphone, Marimba or Xylophone)
– One Piece of Snare Drum
– One of six Pieces Rockschool Debut Drums Originals (Drums)

THE INTERPRETATION BY MEMORY WORKS IS NOT REQUIRED

Additional Notes

∙ Each heat must not exceed 15 minutes in categories C, D, E and F. Categories A and B can play up to 30 minutes;

∙ Studies will not be accepted, only Pieces with exception of Study 1 on B Category;

∙ The Marimba available for the competition will be an Adams Classic Series 5 octaves;

∙ The Vibraphone is an Adams – Concert Voyager Alpha Series;

∙ Timpani will be Adams Professional 32” 29” 26” and 23”;
*If the candidates practice the German set (23” 26” 29” 32”), they must inform at the time of registration, to enable the logistics in the disposition of the sets with the candidates;

∙ Candidates will have the opportunity to experience the competition room and the instruments in their corresponding study schedule, depending on the number of registrations;

∙ All the necessary Percussion material will be available to candidates, who may choose to take their snare drums already properly assembled so as not to exceed the regulatory time and thus leave this information at the time of registration;

∙ In the drum set ups and Multipercussion, you must indicate at the time of registration if you decide to bring your own instruments, otherwise, you must play with those made available by the competition organization.