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 Elton Joel RW2   2'25
With apologies to them both. A rock piano solo without lyrics.

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 Elegy RW2   2'25
Many, many parts to weave and balance - needs ensemble skills, even though it's for solo piano.

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 Grumpy Trolls RW2   2'25
A contest piece with bite. Storms and stamps all over the piano before the jump-up-and-bow finish.

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 Snowflakes RW2   2'25
A delicate picture piece - how many shades of quiet can you play?

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 MicroWaltz RW2   2'25
Less than a minute long. For early intermediate students.

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 Processional RW2   2'25
A concert opener that quickly breaks out of its initial stately reserve.

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Running a competition          back to magazine homepage

by Philip Johnston

 

Introduction | Hyping the lead-up | Limiting the time | Creating prize categories
Choosing great rewards | Certificates | The "Doubler" factor | Creating leaderboards | Team based competitions | Strategic timing | Interstudio competitions
Creating a Hall of Fame | Turning it into a fundraiser

 

The great Energizer

No matter how creative your lessons, there will be times when everything feels just a little...ho hum. Where this week feels just a little too much like last week, and nobody seems to be particularly excited about next week.

The best defence against the same-old-weekly-grind is definitely offence—to create an Event that will get your studio buzzing, and your students practicing.

Studio recitals and workshops can do the job, but of all the possible Events, nothing works quite so dramatically as a competition. Choose your prizes, create the pre-competition hype...then light and stand well back. If you get this right, you're in for some serious practice fireworks.

So how do you set up a competition like this? What are the little extras that can make such a big difference? And how can you get it all done without blowing your budget and creating more work than you can handle?

Let's take a tour of the possibilities...it's much easier than you think.

Hyping the leadup >>>