SYF 2011 CENTRAL JUDGING OF CHINESE

ORCHESTRAS (SECONDARY SCHOOLS)

BRIEFING-CUM-BALLOTING SESSION
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Date: Thurs 10 March 2011

Time: 3:00–5.00 pm
Venue: CCA Branch
(Auditorium)

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 OFFICER IN CHARGE
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Mr Lim Seng Yuen 9:;

Senior Specialist CCA (Music)
Tel: 64609 823
Fax: 64654 574
LIM_Seng_Yuen@moe.gov.sg

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 AGENDA
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(1) Introduction and Rules & Regulations
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(2) Central Judging Procedures CDEF
(3) Q & A GHIJ
(4) Balloting for Order of Appearance
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(5) Submission of conductor scores and other
matters
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SYF 2011 CENTRAL JUDGING OF CHINESE
ORCHESTRAS (SECONDARY SCHOOLS)
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Date VW
Tues, 19 April 2011 – Thurs 21 April 2011
Time IJ
9.00 am – 6.00 pm
Venue XY
Singapore Conference Hall
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 OBJECTIVES OF SYF
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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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 ADJUDICATORS
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1) Dr Joshua Chan yz{|}
Associate Professor at The University of Hong Kong~Department of Music
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2) Associate Professor Zhou Yu Guo †‡ˆ„…
Associate Professor at Xian Conservatory of Music ‰Š•(/‹„…
3) Professor Wang Zheng Ping Œ•d„…
Professor at Chinese Culture University, Department of Music
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4) Mr Law Wai Lun •‘’“g
Composer ”•–
5) Mr Tham Chiak Kong —˜™“g
Editor-in-Chief, Sound & Sight Journal š›œ•žŸ ¡

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 RULES & REGULATIONS
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Performers ¢b£
– Orchestra size: Minimum ¤¥>¦: 24 , Maximum ¤§>¦: 80
– Must be current students of the school ¨E©ª«/g
– All performers are required to stay on stage throughout the entire duration of the
performance bMI¬-~¢b£¨E®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
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Instrumentation (À¡³
- Balanced Instrumentation (Wind, string, plucking, percussion)
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- No dominant solo sections ̼Íκ´µÏ
- No electronic devices, electric guitars, electric pianos, synthesizers
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 RULES & REGULATIONS
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1!Set Piece %&$
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All performances of the set piece are to adhere to the original score.
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22!Choice Piece "#$

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exceeding 88 minutes
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play the
the same
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choice piece
piece as
as SYF
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2009 º´»¼ 2009 %`•Ó
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Do
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not infringe
infringe copyright
copyright law,
law, obtain
obtain written
written permission
permission from
from original
original
composer
composer before
before reproducing
reproducing or
or re-arranging
re-arranging the
the score.
score.
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 RULES & REGULATIONS
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Judging Criteria ,Îëì
Technique üý(50%) Musicianship •žû(50%)

Articulation ö• Expression ¢í
Dynamics ÷ø Interpretation îï
Rhythm &¼ Style ðñ
Intonation •ù Phrasing Îò
Tone •ú Balance dó
Blend ôõ

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 RULES & REGULATIONS
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Penalty for any infringements of the following:

(1) Choice Piece exceed time limit – deduct 10% of final

mark
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(2) Less than 24 or more than 80 participants – deduct
10% of final mark.
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(3) Reporting late – deduct 5% of final mark.
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 RULES & REGULATIONS
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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.
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There is no quota for the number of awards
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 RULES & REGULATIONS
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Others TU
• The decision of the panel of adjudicators is
final ,x)67/©¤8KL

• No appeal will be entertained º9:;<=>

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OTHER INFORMATION TABC
Post-Central Judging Dialogue Session
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Date: Thursday, 21 April 2011
Time: 4.45pm
Venue: Singapore Conference Hall

Release of Results 67DE

Will be announced after dialogue session
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 TRANSPORT PROCEDURES
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• Buses to stop at the
Conference Hall
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• Not allowed to park or

wait in the parking area of
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 REPORTING PROCEDURES
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(1) Strictly adhere to the stated reporting time SëI&T
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(6) Tuning Room: 15 minutes strictly ù•s-¬LuvÎÕù
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 REPORTING PROCEDURES
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Bulky Instruments that can be transported by Cargo Lift to
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xylophone, marimba, yunluo, cymbals etc
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TUNING HERE)
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 TUNING ROOM ù•s

Tuning is 15 minutes only

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Orchestra Tuning is 442 Hz

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 PERFORMANCE PROCEDURES
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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. •Ž˜´™šª
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– Movement of Sheng Stand is allowed. But school must return it on
platform after usage. ¡¢Þ£~´—m•~˜%¹bM8¨Eš¤á’.
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– 96 chairs ”Ó (also provided in tuning room)
– 50 music stands S˜
– 1 conductor stand 觯

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 PERFORMANCE PROCEDURES
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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•

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4) Conductor to pause and signal to timpani tuner to tune the
choice piece 觰Lxcâù•^±ùÿ!•L•e`²ù
5) CO to perform the choice piece. ()b¼ÿ!•

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(Circles)

Zhong Foyer
(Stalls)
For audience
only

School3
School 1 Fountain
LIFT

STAGE
Tuning Room School2

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POST-PERFORMANCE PROCEDURES
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(1) Proceed back to school ¤] OR ²£
(2) Stay back to watch the performances
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– Leave your instruments at the storage area AT YOUR
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POST-PERFORMANCE PROCEDURES
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IN THE HALL ªb¼•-
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– Uncooperative students will be asked to leave þÏ£/
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– Switch off all electronic devices ÑtÒa²TU7ö²
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– Strictly no food or drink allowed ÓÔÕÖ

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 LOGISTICS ARRANGEMENTS
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School Helpers /]×Ò
(1) Total limit to maximum of 15 R×Ò>¦d
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(3) No personal belongings (e.g. bags) should
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(4) Helpers should all have the same coloured
top/pants ØÙÚ´Û¶Ü.

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 INSTRUMENTS PROVIDED BY ORGANISERS
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No Instrument Brand/Model
1 Timpani L•e- Set of 4 Yamaha Handhammered
Copper Timpani TP5000H
23", 26", 29” & 32"- 1 set
2 Glockenspiel áâz- 1 piece Yamaha YG1210 w/stand (2
& 1/2 Octaves f2 to c5)- 1
set
3 Da Tang Gu Z[e Þß'àZ[e
4 Yangqin stands •z˜ x 6 Support by Eason
Pai Sheng stands •~˜ x 4 Enterprises

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-Schools are not allowed to bring their own set of instruments if these are
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 WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING
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• All other required instruments TUÞ£`(¿
• Bows, drum sticks, other percussion items/beaters,
Cello/Bass stoppers, guzheng stands etc
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• Tuning devices ù•¿

"Timpani Tuner will be on standby (submit

Timpani Tuning Chart)
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 AUDIENCE ADMISSION ‡ˆ?’
A Section (Row L & M Only)
•School Leaders, HODs, Teachers-in-charge ]Ï/ƒ]Ïx ;~]^
•CO conductors & instructors '()èì]^

B Section (Side Blocks)

•School supporters, parents, Members of the public
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C Section (Stall Seats)

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Entry Passes ÊN-í

•MOE staff „îÍïa
Civil Service Card (CSC) card Dêa-íð
•Instructors èìa
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•Others (include Schools’ supporters, parents) TU ./]³q£x–ÏZ1
20 admission passes per School per session ôã/]‚u›ªlóbM`ÊNõ
•Public Dˆ
100 admission passes per session issued 30 mins before commencement of Central Judging
(collection @ 3rd level SCH Qing Foyer)
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Adjudicators
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 IMPORTANT REMINDERS
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NOISE LEVEL ²þ
– Teachers to maintain good discipline & brief students on
proper conduct S]^Pn/gÿI!pq"#`$Î
РPlease observe concert etiquette %&ϥ(7'&
– Please observe tuning restricted areas, %bù•¬³(
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CLEANLINESS )*
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SAFETY ŠÂ
– Schools are responsible for the safety of their students,
instruments & personal belongings /]¨EpÄãVW
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