SYF 2011 CO (Sec) Briefing Slides on 10 Mar 2011

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SYF 2011 CENTRAL JUDGING OF CHINESE ORCHESTRAS (SECONDARY SCHOOLS)

BRIEFING-CUM-BALLOTING SESSION!"#$%& 2011 '()*+,-.*/012345678

Date: Thurs 10 March 2011Time: 3:00–5.00 pmVenue: CCA Branch

(Auditorium)

Date: Thurs 10 March 2011Time: 3:00–5.00 pmVenue: CCA Branch

(Auditorium)


Mr Lim Seng Yuen 9:;

Senior Specialist CCA (Music) Tel: 64609 823

Fax: 64654 574

[email protected]

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AGENDA78?@

(1) Introduction and Rules & Regulations *+,-AB

(2) Central Judging Procedures CDEF(3) Q & A GHIJ(4) Balloting for Order of Appearance 56KLMNOD

(5) Submission of conductor scores and other mattersPQRS4TU?@


SYF 2011 CENTRAL JUDGING OF CHINESE ORCHESTRAS (SECONDARY SCHOOLS)

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DateDate VWVW

Tues, Tues, 1919 April 2011 April 2011 –– Thurs 2Thurs 211 April 2011April 2011

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9.00 am 9.00 am –– 6.00 pm6.00 pm

VenueVenue XYXYSingapore Conference Hall Singapore Conference Hall

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1. To provide the opportunity for schools to benchmark their own performance against other groups

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2. To assess the standard of the performance,_bMcd

3. To encourage mass participation

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4. To provide feedback on the performance for improvement (not competition)

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OBJECTIVES OF SYF*+,-vw


ADJUDICATORS,x)

1) Dr Joshua Chan yz{|}Associate Professor at The University of Hong Kong~Department of Music��Z/�(��

2) Associate Professor Zhou Yu Guo��Associate Professor at Xian Conservatory of Music ��(/��

3) Professor Wang Zheng Ping ��d��Professor at Chinese Culture University, Department of Music*��Z/�(��

4) Mr Law Wai Lun��gComposer ��

5) Mr Tham Chiak Kong ��gEditor-in-Chief, Sound & Sight Journal �� ¡


RULES & REGULATIONS*+,-AB


Performers ¢b£– Orchestra size: Minimum ¤¥>¦: 24 , Maximum ¤§>¦: 80– Must be current students of the school Ë©ª«/g– All performers are required to stay on stage throughout the entire duration of the performance bMI¬~¢b£Ë®ª¯t– Dress Code :Full uniform/CCA Costumes¢b£°]±²'()³±– Each student is allowed to participate in more than one Central Judging category provided they do not play the same instrument /g´j"§µ¶·@¸~¹º´»¼½¾`(¿

Instrumentation (À¡³- Balanced Instrumentation (Wind, string, plucking, percussion) (ÀËÁÂ.ÃÄ~ÅÆ~»Ç~ÈÉ(¿ÊË1- No dominant solo sections Ì¼ÍÎº´µÏ- No electronic devices, electric guitars, electric pianos, synthesizersº´ÐÑÒÓ(¿


2!Choice Piece "#$-not exceeding 8 minutes º´Ôµ8 ÎÕ-not allowed to play the same choice piece as SYF 2009º´»¼ 2009 %`�Ó

! Copyright (�Ö×Do not infringe copyright law, obtain written permission from originalcomposer before reproducing or re-arranging the score./]ªØ¡ / ÙÚ(�²ÛÜ�S^Ý~Þßàá��^¾â~qãäåÖ×æç

2!Choice Piece "#$-not exceeding 8 minutes º´Ôµ8 ÎÕ-not allowed to play the same choice piece as SYF 2009º´»¼ 2009 %`�Ó

! Copyright (�Ö×Do not infringe copyright law, obtain written permission from originalcomposer before reproducing or re-arranging the score./]ªØ¡ / ÙÚ(�²ÛÜ�S^Ý~Þßàá��^¾â~qãäåÖ×æç



11!!Set PieceSet Piece %&%&$$'' JourneyJourney by Tan by Tan KahKah Yong Yong ()*()*

All performances of the set piece are to adhere to the original score.èL�`bMËéêáS




Judging Criteria ,Îëì

Expression¢íInterpretationîïStyleðñPhrasingÎòBalancedóBlendôõ

Articulationö�Dynamics÷øRhythm&¼Intonation�ùTone�ú

Musicianship ��û(50%)Technique üý(50%)


Penalty for any infringements of the following:

(1) Choice Piece exceed time limit – deduct 10% of final markþåb¼ÿ!�ÔIæç"RÎ*#$10%%

(2) Less than 24 or more than 80 participants – deduct 10% of final mark.þåj">¦æç"RÎ*#$10%

(3) Reporting late – deduct 5% of final mark. þå&'IJæç"RÎ*#$5%%




Awards +,1) Gold () (80% - 84%) 2) Silver *) (70% to 79%) 3) Bronze +) (60% to 69%)4) Certificate Of Participation j,-. (59% & below)

*Schools that obtain 85% and above will receive the Gold award (with Honours) to recognise their outstanding performance. RÎ85%²qt`()/0à().121



There is no quota for the number of awards)@34L`¦5


Others TU• The decision of the panel of adjudicators is

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Post-Central Judging Dialogue Session with Adjudicators *+,-?@7

Date: Thursday, 21 April 2011 Time: 4.45pm

Venue: Singapore Conference Hall

OTHER INFORMATIONTABCOTHER INFORMATIONTABC

Release of Results 67DEWill be announced after dialogue session

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TRANSPORT PROCEDURESFG4QH

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• Buses to stop at the Conference Hall ENTRANCE for alighting only ]I´ªZ7[J

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REPORTING PROCEDURES&'CD

(1) Strictly adhere to the stated reporting time SëI&T(2) Bring your instruments WITHOUT THE CASES SUVW¿(X~YÓZ.

(3) Report to the Reporting Officers immediately & follow their instructions ¶[\Z7[~S<=]^_`�>a&Tq4�bèc.

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(5) Keep silent in holding areas. Only allowed to tune inside tuning roomtuning room.ªZklm~SPn/gopq�r~dQªù�sù�t

(6) Tuning Room: 15 minutes strictly ù�s¬LuvÎÕù�


REPORTING PROCEDURES&'CD

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TUNING ROOMù�s

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PERFORMANCE PROCEDURESbMCD

Seating Arrangements ?��– Fixed seating plan �L��– No removal or adding of chairs or percussion instruments during

performance SU�m¯t`�Ó~�(�Z��– Can place School’s Guzheng stand on any chair position.��´��ª;<¶�?�Ý�.$�¯�tq�1%

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Provision of other instruments & equipment P\TU¿¦– 96 chairs �Ó (also provided in tuning room)– 50 music stands S�– 1 conductor stand è§¯


1) After CO is seated on stage, CO can tune()t¯8´q¨�2) Once CO is ready, emcee will announce school, song titles

and conductor’s name©ª«¬/]x�¸xè§3) CO will start with the set piece()´®b¼èL�

AFTER SET PIECE IS PERFORMEDèL�b¼¯8"4) Conductor to pause and signal to timpani tuner to tune the

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POST-PERFORMANCE PROCEDURESbM8CD

(1) Proceed back to school ¤] OR ²£(2) Stay back to watch the performances�´TU()bM

– Leave your instruments at the storage area AT YOUR OWN RISK /(¿��ªµl`X¶·¸pÄ% ¹º�/º7»¼;<½¾%

– Schools may be asked to leave the hall to allow other schools to watch the performances ?�¿ÀÁ~ ¹º�Â×ÃÄÅÆ]/gÇb¼�qÈO�ÉTU/guN�´%


POST-PERFORMANCE PROCEDURESbM8CD

IN THE HALL ªb¼�– ONLY enter the hall when permission is given �bècuÊb¼�

– Do not bring any instruments into the Hall SUVW;<(¿uÊb¼�

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– Uncooperative students will be asked to leave þÏ£/¿ÐM�

– Switch off all electronic devices ÑtÒa²TU7ö²`ÒÓ¿¦

– Strictly no food or drink allowed ÓÔÕÖ


School Helpers/]×Ò(1) Total limit to maximum of 15R×Ò>¦d¬15 �.

(2) Cargo lift helpers maximum of 6 ghÒi×Òd¬6 �

(3) No personal belongings (e.g. bags) should be carried on stage . SUVW.�'¯t%

(4) Helpers should all have the same colouredtop/pantsØÙÚ´Û¶Ü.

LOGISTICS ARRANGEMENTS8Ý��


Support by Eason Enterprises

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Yamaha YG1210 w/stand (2 & 1/2 Octaves f2 to c5)- 1 set

Yamaha HandhammeredCopper Timpani TP5000H 23", 26", 29” & 32"- 1 set

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WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING /]ÞVW

• All other required instruments TUÞ£`(¿• Bows, drum sticks, other percussion items/beaters,

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"Timpani Tuner will be on standby (submit Timpani Tuning Chart)

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A Section (Row L & M Only)•School Leaders, HODs, Teachers-in-charge]Ï/�]Ïx ;~]^•CO conductors & instructors'()èì]^

B Section (Side Blocks)•School supporters, parents, Members of the public/]³q£x�ÏxD�>}

C Section (Stall Seats)•Participating CO membersjkbM`'()6a

Entry PassesÊN-í•MOE staff�îÍïaCivil Service Card (CSC) cardDêa-íð•InstructorsèìaSYF Instructor Pass - valid 3 Central Judging daysèìaÊNñ.ÂòWn�ó1•Others (include Schools’ supporters, parents) TU./]³q£x�ÏZ120 admission passes per School per sessionôã/]Â�u�ªlóbM`ÊNõ•PublicD�100 admission passes per session issued 30 mins before commencement of Central Judging (collection @ 3rd level SCH Qing Foyer)ôN¶ö�ÊNñªbM÷øIÝOD�ùß.XY"Z7[��úZ�1

AUDIENCE ADMISSION ��?�


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NOISE LEVEL ²þ– Teachers to maintain good discipline & brief students on

proper conduct S]^Pn/gÿI!pq"#`$Î– Please observe concert etiquette %&��(7'&– Please observe tuning restricted areas, %bù�¬³(æA

CLEANLINESS )*– Keep the hall clean pqZ7[)*%

SAFETY �Â– Schools are responsible for the safety of their students,

instruments & personal belongings /]ËpÄãVW`¿(~·>Ñ$Z%

IMPORTANT REMINDERS±£?@

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