2025 PIANO SYLLABUS

Please note dates for 2025:

JUNIORS OCTOBER 2ND & 3RD ABLE MUSIC STUDIOS, MT ALBERT

SENIORS OCTOBER 4TH & 5TH ABLE MUSIC STUDIOS, MT ALBERT

Closing date for entries this year is Friday September 26th

The online entries will be open early September

Adjudicator: TBC

PLEASE NOTE: DESCRIPTION OF CATEGORIES Baroque Classical Romantic Modern

Baroque/Classical-Composers born before Schubert i.e. born before 1797)

Romantic/Modern -Composers born after 1797, i.e. Schubert onwards.

Time limit for each class as stated). Please read through the rules on the website and make a note of timings etc.

Age as of 1 September 2025

CLASS 320 Time limit 3 mins

8 Years and under any composer

CLASS 321 Time limit 3 mins

9 Years and under Baroque/Classical

CLASS 322 Time limit 3 mins

9 Years and under Romantic/Modern

CLASS 323 Time limit 4 mins

10 Years and under Baroque/Classical

CLASS 324 Time limit 4 mins

10 Years and under Romantic/Modern

CLASS 325 Time limit 5 mins

11 Years and under Baroque/Classical

CLASS 326 Time limit 5 mins

11 Years and under Romantic/Modern

CLASS 327 Time limit 5 mins

12+13 Years Baroque/Classical

CLASS 328 Time limit 5 mins

12+13 Years Romantic/Modern

CLASS 329 Time limit 12 mins

Junior Recital Under 13 years

CLASS 330 Time limit 15 minutes

Intermediate Recital Under 16 years

CLASS 331

Open class Grade 3 to 5 No set time limit

2 contrasting examination pieces from either ABRSM, Trinity College or NZMEB syllabus

CLASS 332 Time limit 18 minutes

14-18 Years Two contrasted works

CLASS 333 Cancelled for 2025

12-18 years Piano Concerto This will be replaced next year with an Open(any) concerto conducted with 2 pianos Preliminary and Final with an Age of 24 and under. First movement only.

CLASS 334

Under 12 Piano duet Time limit 5 mins

CLASS 335

Under 16 Piano duet Time limit 5 mins

Questions or queries to WAPAC Piano Convenor Kim Naden

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