2024
Anchorage Keyboard Teachers Association
Ribbon Festival
Saturday, April 20, 2024
(9:00-6:00 time may be adjusted due to enrollment)
St. John United Methodist Church
1801 O'Malley Road, Anchorage, AK
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Welcome to the Anchorage Keyboard Teachers Association’s (AKTA) Ribbon Festival!
Rules and Guidelines
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Recitals:
This year all recitals will be videotaped and sent to an outside adjudicator for comments. Music must be scanned and emailed to pianoakta@gmail.com by April 20th. PDFs are preferred.
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Each student must perform at least one piece but no more than six pieces in order to participate in the Festival. These may include:
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One solo piece
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One student composition: Students may perform their own original composition.
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Duets/Ensembles: Teams of two or more performers, including at least one pianist (piano 4- or 6- hands, or piano with one or more other instrument(s)/voice). Each team may play no more than two pieces.
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Students should perform duets with other students rather than their teachers. If necessary, a teacher may play with their primer level students only.
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All solo music is to be memorized. Adjudicator will only comment on a performance if complete music is provided, and solos and solo compositions are memorized.
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Students who perform their own compositions must provide the adjudicator with either a hand written or a typeset copy of the music.
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A separate original score from each duet team, ensemble, or soloist must be provided for the adjudicator. Please have measures numbered. A copied page may be attached to a legal edition of the music to facilitate a page turn.
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When submitting repertoire, you will be asked to give the approximate level of the piece. (Primer/Elementary/Intermediate/Advanced)
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The adjudicator comments will be available to teachers a week after the festival.
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NOTE: Teachers living outside the Anchorage area (on the Kenai Peninsula or in Fairbanks) may submit a video of their student's performance, along with a PDF of their music. Send the files to AKTA, pianoakta@gmail.com
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Theory Testing:
This link will give you all the information about levels.
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Those participating in the theory testing will receive a certificate of completion as well as a beautiful rosetta ribbon valued at 5 ribbons.
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Games/Activities:
Student performers may participate in scale testing and theory games throughout the day. Scales may include up to 15 major and 15 harmonic minor scales at their level (5-note, 1 octave, or 2+ octaves, or a combination of two consecutive scale levels with standard fingering). Allow at least two hours to try all the games!
Ribbons:
Each student will receive five ribbons for each piece performed. Students receive one ribbon for each completed scale and each game level they complete. There are 3 levels of difficulty for each of the following – flashcards, notes, key signatures, and music terms. Those participating in the theory testing will receive a certificate of completion as well as a beautiful rosetta ribbon valued at 5 ribbons.
Teacher Involvement:
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Teachers (with 1 or 2 students entered) are required to volunteer 2 or 3 hours during the day of the Festival. This is necessary in order to assure optimal student/teacher ratios and create an exciting educational experience for all involved.
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Teachers (with 3 or more students entered) are required to be present and help with the Festival for the entire day (9:00 a.m. to no later than 6:00 p.m.). This is necessary in order to assure optimal student/teacher ratios and create an exciting educational experience for all involved.
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Due to the need for teachers to assist with games, etc., it is likely teachers will not be available to listen to their student’s performances.
Registration:
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Registration fees are $35 per student.
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If a student is ill the day of the festival, the registration fee will not be refunded but the student will be given the opportunity to submit a video of their performance after the festival. This will be adjudicated along with all the other videos from the recitals from the festival.
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There is no fee for parents to perform duets with their own children.
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Teachers complete entry forms, providing one payment for all entry fees required.
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Be sure to put student solos and compositions on the Solo/Composition Form and student duets/ensembles on the Ensemble Form.
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Please indicate approximate performance times. Suggested maximum time is 5 minutes per piece.
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Registration deadline is Friday, March 23, 2024. All applications must be received or postmarked by March 23, 2024
• When your registration is received, you will receive an invoice that may be paid by check or Pay-Pal
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• If you choose to register by mail, contact Dean Epperson, at pianoakta@gmail.com, and he will email a hard copy of the required forms.
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