10/05/2025
Exciting news! Entries are now open for the 2025 SCDL Performing Arts Competitions...
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See Entry Syllabus below for age groups and classes
2025 ENTRY SYLLABUS
Friday June 20th, Saturday June 21st & Sunday June 22nd, 2025
The Playhouse, 198 Church St, Timaru
Vocal Adjudicator: Arlie McCormick (Dunedin)
Speech Adjudicator: Tania McVicar (Christchurch)
Te Reo Speech Adjudicator: TBA
Piano Adjudicator TBA
COMPETITION CONTACT: Jill de Joux ph. 0272933587 email. [email protected]
ENTRY FEES: $25 ADMIN FEE per person, $5 per class entered (Duets/Pairs $5 per person)
ENTRIES DUE: Friday May 30th 2025
CUPS/TROPHIES: Cups/Trophies awarded at the 2024 Competitions must be cleaned, engraved, and
returned to 16 RHODES ST TIMARU, by Monday May 26th 2025. Cups returned after this date will incur a
$10 late fee. Cups lost or damaged are the full responsibility of the recipient.
READ ALL RULES AND REGULATIONS carefully before entering the competition.
SHEET MUSIC & DRAMATIC SELECTION COPIES for the adjudicator must be handed in 20 minutes before
class commences to the admin table in the lounge:
1. Each piece for individual classes must be separated.
2. Stapled, left hand top corner.
3. Labelled with competitor’s name, Class No., and competitor number clearly printed on the front.
4. Please ensure that Adjudicator copies are unmarked and without loose pages.
PRE-RECORDED ACCOMPANIMENTS/BACKING TRACKS are permitted in Vocal Classes except 33 - 35.
Each competitor should ensure that their music is a good quality recording, with NO backing vocals.
Instructions for uploading backing tracks for vocal classes will be sent with the competition programme.
ELIGIBILITY OF ENTRANTS: Participants who have received instruction from the Adjudicator within the
two-year period before the competition, excluding Seminars, Summer Schools, and Masterclasses, will be deemed ineligible to compete. The committee reserves the right to assess the eligibility of any entry and may choose to decline it. For inquiries regarding eligibility, please email the Competition Contact.
CLASS ORDER: The order of classes in this Syllabus will not be the order in the final programme. That will
be determined by the number of entries in each class and the times available.
FOLK SONG: A national song by an unknown composer and arranged by someone else.
ACCOMPANIST: There will be no accompanist provided. If you wish to use an accompanist you must organize this yourself. There will be a piano provided for use.
WARM-UP ROOM: There will be a warm-up room provided for competitors and accompanists.
REFRESHMENTS: There will be refreshments available for purchase. EFTPOS will be available.
PROGRAMME: All competitors will receive a programme by email. The programme will also be available for download or can be purchased in hardcopy on the day.
GENERAL CONDITIONS: These are attached to this Syllabus and must be read carefully.
VOCAL SECTION
Adjudicator: Arlie McCormick (Dunedin)
Entrant age is at June 20th 2025
*Novice is restricted to anyone who has not placed first in a class at any competition.
Under 10 years
Class 1: Novice – Under 8 Years
Class 2: Novice – Under 10 Years
Class 3: Own Selection
Class 4: Song in Costume
Class 5: Folk Song
Class 6: Sacred Song
10 – 12 years
Class 7: Novice Lindsey Thompson Trophy
Class 8: Own Selection
Class 9: Song in Costume
Class 10: Folk Song
Class 11: Sacred Song
13 – 15 years
Class 12: Novice
Class 13: Own Selection Sharleyne Diamond Trophy
Class 14: Musical Theatre in Costume Carnegie Family Cup
Class 15: Folk Song
Class 16: Sacred Song
16 – 18 years
Class 17: Novice
Class 18: Own Selection
Class 19: Musical Theatre in Costume Georgia Carnegie Trophy
Class 20: Folk Song
Class 21: Sacred Song
Class 22: Art Song (in English, French, German, Italian, or Spanish)
DUETS:
Class 23: 9 years & under
Class 24: 12 years & under
Class 25: 15 years & under
Class 26: 18 years & under
Open Classes
Class 27: Waiata in Te Reo Maori Junior Award – Open to anyone at Primary or Intermediate School
SCDL Junior Waiata Trophy & $20 Cash
Class 28: Waiata in Te Reo Maori Senior Award – Open to anyone at Secondary School
SCDL Senior Waiata Trophy & $20 Cash
Class 29: Own Composition – Open to all competitors
Special Events Cup & $20 Cash
Class 30: Todd Mudie Group Junior Recital Award – Open to anyone at Primary or Intermediate School
Todd Mudie Group Junior Cup & $100 (1st Place), $70 (2nd Place), $30 (3rd Place)
Class 31: Todd Mudie Group Senior Recital Award – Open to anyone at Secondary School
Todd Mudie Group Senior Cup & $100 (1st Place), $70 (2nd Place), $30 (3rd Place)
SPEECH SECTION
Adjudicator: Tania McVicar
Speech:
Te Reo Speech Adjudicator: TBA
Entrant Age is at June 20th 2025
*Novice is restricted to anyone who has not placed first in a class at any competition.
6 years & under
Class 51: Own Selection Poem
Class 52: Poem in Pairs
Class 53: Nursery Rhyme in Costume
7 – 9 years
Class 54: Poem – Novice (Must not have won a 1st Place at this or any other Speech Competition in New Zealand)
Class 55: Own Selection Poem
Class 57: Character Recital in Costume
Class 58: Improvisation (Reading Time 1 min., Performance Time 2 mins max.)
Class 59: Prepared Reading (Own Selection – 2 mins max.)
10 – 12 years
10 – 12 years
Class 60: Own Selection Poem
Class 62: Character Recital in Costume
Class 64: Improvisation (Reading Time 1 min., Performance Time 2 mins max.)
Class 65: Reading at Sight (set by adjudicator, 1 min reading time) Class 66: Prepared Speech (Own Selection – 3 mins max.)
13 – 15 years
Class 67: Own Selection Poem
Class 69: Character Recital in Costume
Class 71: Improvisation (Reading Time 1
Class 72: Reading at Sight (set by adjudicator, 1 min reading time, 2mins performance time)
Class 73: Prepared Speech (Own Selection – 3 mins max.)
16 – 18 years
Class 74: Own Selection Poem
Class 76: Light Verse (Humorous Verse)
Class 77: Character Recital in Costume
Class 78: Prepared Speech (Own Selection – 4 mins max.)
Class 79: Impromptu Speech (Prep Time 2 mins, performance time 3 mins max)
Open Classes (3 mins max)
Class 80: Own Selection in Te Reo Maori Junior Award – Open to anyone at Primary or Intermediate School
SCDL Junior Te Reo Trophy & $20 Cash
Class 81: Own Selection in Te Reo Maori Senior Award – Open to anyone at Secondary School
SCDL Senior Te Reo Trophy & $20 Cash
PIANO SECTION
Adjudicator: TBA
Entrant Age is at June 20th 2025
*Novice is restricted to anyone who has not placed first in a class at any competition.
Under 10 years
Class 101: Piano - Novice
Class 102: Piano – Own Selection
Class 103: Piano – Piece from a Musical or Movie
10 – 12 years
Class 104: Piano - Novice
Class 105: Piano - Own Selection
Class 106: Piano – Piece from a Musical or Movie
13 – 15 years
Class 107: Piano - Novice
Class 108: Piano - Own Selection
Class 109: Piano – Piece from a Musical or Movie
16 – 18 years
Class 110: Piano - Novice
Class 111: Piano - Own Selection
Class 112: Piano – Piece from a Musical or Movie
Piano Duets
Class 113: Piano Duet - 12 years & under
Class 114: Piano Duet - 18 years & under
Open Classes – Open to All Competitors 18 years & Under
Class 115: Piano – Jazz or Blues Piece
Class 116: Piano – Piece by a New Zealand Composer
Class 120: Piano – Less than 2 years tuition
Class 121: Piano – Own Composition
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