entry information page and entry form, 2014 Harbin China Summer International Accordion Art Week, 7-11 August 2014

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http://www.accordions.com/china/yuandi/2014-03-10 haerbinzhixia zhangcheng.htm
报名申请表 Entry Application Form Entries close 25 July 2014.

2014 Chinese Harbin Summer International Accordion Festival Competitions Rules

2014 中国•哈尔滨之夏国际手风琴艺术周比赛章程

In order to further promote the development of the China accordion undertaking, the selection of outstanding international accordion talent, hosted by
- Harbin Normal University,
- Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China,
- Harbin Municipal People's Government
for the "32nd China Harbin Summer Concert International Accordion Art Week & International Accordion competition" will be held 7th to 11th August, 2014 in the internationally famous "Music City" of Harbin, China.

By then, there will be an accordion experts and scholars from around the world gathered in Harbin, the common theme being the exquisite art of accordion.

I. Group Category in Contest and Track Requirement

1. Children Group:

（1）Children Group A (Born after September 1, 2004)
Preliminary: Choose 1or 2 melodies at random, which can be foreign or Chinese; the performance shall not be over 6 minutes.
Final: Choose 1 or 2 melodies at random, which can be foreign or Chinese; the performance shall not be over 8 minutes. The same melody can be performed in the Preliminary and the Final.
（2）Children Group B (Born between September 1, 2000 and August 31, 2004)
Preliminary: Choose 1or 2 melodies at random, which can be foreign or Chinese; the performance shall not be over 8 minutes.
Final: Choose 1or 2 melodies at random, which can be foreign or Chinese; the performance shall not be over 8 minutes. The same melody can be performed in the Preliminary and the Final.

2. Juvenile Group：

（Born between September 1,1998 and August 31, 2000）
（1）Juvenile Group A（Traditional Bass）
Preliminary：
1.（including two-part）A polyphony above Bach two-part.
2. Choose 1or 2 melodies at random (which can be foreign or Chinese).
Note：The performance shall not be over 8 minutes.
Final: Choose the melody different from the one in the Preliminary; if there are more than 2 melodies, their styles shall differ from each other, in one of which the technique shall be outstanding, and the performance shall not be over 15 minutes.

（2）Juvenile Group B（Free Bass）
Preliminary：
1.（including two-part）A polyphony above Bach two-part.
2. Choose 1 or 2 melodies at random (which can be foreign or Chinese).
Note: The performance shall not be over 8 minutes.
Final: Choose the melody different from the one in the preliminary; if there are more than 2 melodies, their styles shall differ from each other, in one of which the technique shall be outstanding, and the performance shall not be over 15 minutes.

3. Youth Group：

（Born before August 31,1998 and after September 1, 1995, not including the students of attached schools of music or art colleges.)
（1）Youth Group A（Traditional Bass）
Preliminary: Choose 1 or 2 melodies at random, which can be foreign or Chinese; the performance shall not be over 15 minutes.
Final: Choose the melody different from the one in the Preliminary; if there are more than 2 melodies, their styles shall differ from each other, in one of which the technique shall be outstanding, and the performance shall not be over 20 minutes.

（2）Youth Group B（Free Bass）
Preliminary：
1. A polyphony above Bach three-part (including three-part)
2. Choose 1 or 2 melodies at random (which can be foreign or Chinese).
Note: The performance of melody shall not be over 15 minutes.
Final: Choose 2 or 3 melodies different from the one in the Preliminary; their styles shall be different, in one of which the technique shall be outstanding, and the performance shall not be over 20 minutes.

4. Adult Group：

（Born before August 31, 1995）
（1）Adult Group A （Free Bass Group）：Accordion teachers or lovers of normal colleges, art colleges, music education major of music colleges, art department or academy of comprehensive university, art gallery and the children's palace (not including the teachers and students of music performance major of music colleges)．

（2）Adult Group B （Traditional Bass Group）：Accordion teachers or lovers of normal colleges, art colleges, music education major of music colleges, art department or academy of comprehensive university, art gallery and the children's palace (not including the teachers and students of music performance major of music colleges)．
（Note:there is only 1 round in Group B）

Preliminary of Group A: Choose 2 or 3 melodies of different styles, and the performance shall not be over 15 minutes.

Final of Group A:
Choose 2 or 3 melodies different from the one in the Preliminary, the styles shall differ from each other, in one of which the technique shall be prominent, and the performance shall not be over 20 minutes.

Group B: Choose the melody at random, and the performance shall not be over 20 minutes.

5. Performer Group：

（Born before August 31, 1996）
Preliminary：
1. A polyphony above Bach three-part (including three-part)
2. A lyric work
3. A technical work
Note：The performance shall not be over 20 minutes.

Final：
1. A Scarlatti sonata
2. A big-scale work (sonata, variations, suite, etc.), choose other work at random or choose none (different from the Preliminary)
Note: the performance shall not be over 30 minutes.

6. Ensemble：

（Note: there is only 1 round, and it is not allowed to have 5 accordions.）
（1）Ensemble Group A：Group below 18（Born after September 1, 1996）
Choose the melody at random, and the performance shall not be over 15 minutes.

（2）Ensemble Group B：Group above 18（Born before August 31,1996）
Choose the melody at random, and the performance shall not be over 20 minutes.

7. Indoor Music Group：

（Note: There is only 1 round, unlimited by age）
In the ensemble, the accordion is the chief instrument. Choose the melody at random, and the performance shall not exceed 20 minutes.

8. Popular Music Group：

（1）Group below 18 (Born after September 1, 1996）
Preliminary: Choose the melody at random, the number unlimited, and the performance shall not exceed 8 minutes;
Final: Choose the melody at random, the number unlimited, and the performance shall not exceed 10 minutes.

（2）Group above 18（Born before August 31, 1996）
Preliminary: Choose the melody at random, the number unlimited, and the performance shall not exceed 10 minutes;
Final: Choose the melody at random, the number unlimited, and the performance shall not exceed 12 minutes.

9. Electronic Accordion Group：

（Born before August 31, 1998）
Choose the melody at random, the number unlimited, and the performance shall not exceed 15 minutes. It's not allowed to use the instrumentals.

II. Award Arrangement and Premium

In each group, 4 awards including gold, silver, bronze and honorable mention are set up respectively, grant the trophy or the certificate. In the performer group, the premium of gold award is 1500 US dollars, silver award 1000 US dollars, bronze award 500 US dollars.

III. Entry Fee

200 Yuan for children group and juvenile group, 300 Yuan for youth group, adult group, performer group, popular music group, electronic accordion group and ensemble group A, 400 Yuan for ensemble group B and indoor music group.

The competitor can remit by local post office (Don't put money in the envelope in remitting in case of losing), and indicate the competitor's name and group category in the contest on the money order.

Address: No. 50, Hexing Road, Nangang District, Harbin; Organization Committee Office of 2014 China Harbin Summer International Accordion Art Week of Harbin Normal College Music Academy; Shi Dan
Post Code：150080 Phone（Fax）： 0451-88067584

IV. Registration Date and Mode

Registration Mode: Download the application form on the on-line website of Chinese accordion ( www.accordions.com/china/index.shtml), fill it and issue the form to: gjbs2012@126.com, then post the application form, two 2-inch photos and the copies of effective ID certificate (residence booklet, ID card and passport) to the Organization Committee Office of 2014 China Harbin Summer International Accordion Art Week; the address as above.
Application Date：May 1- Jul. 25, 2014

V. Contest Points

1. The contest sequence is decided by the result of drawings of each group.

2. The competitors of each group shall perform with no score. If the melody does not conform to the demand of the article, the organization committee has the right to cancel the contest qualification.

3. If the contest melody exceeds the requisite time, the judge has the right to ask for the stop, which will not affect the contest marks. If the melody is too short (not reaching two thirds of stipulated time), the marks will be affected.

4. The contest marks of each group will be posted publicly after each round of contest to show justice.

5. The competitors entering the quarter-final will bring the preliminary marks into the quarter-final, the preliminary marks and the quarter-final marks accounting for 50% respectively.

6. The judges are composed of well-known scholars and professors domestic and abroad.

7. The awarded competitors shall be obliged to take part in the award ceremony and the concert of awarded competitors; otherwise they will lose the award qualification.

8. All competitors entering the Final will be awarded the certificate of honor.

9. Registration Time: August 5-6, 2014, for the whole day
Address: No. 50, Hexing Road, Nan Gang District, Harbin; Keyboard Department of Harbin Normal College Music Academy; Organization Committee Office of 2014 China•Harbin Summer International Accordion Art Week.
Note: The competitor shall deliver a copy of the list of contest melodies at registration, including optional and requisite melodies. If the score is discovered damaged or missing page, the organization committee will not accept it.

10. The expenses of competitors and their followers shall be born by themselves. The organization committee can provide the hotel reserve service, reserve phone: 18704506745

11. The organization committee has the right to adjust the competitor's award installation according to the number of applicants and contest situations.

12. The organization committee has the right to make the final interpretation on this article.

Organization Committee Phone: 0451 - 88067584 or 13936565674 or 18777777721
Organization Committee of 2014 China Harbin Summer International Accordion Art Week
March 10, 2014
报名申请表 Entry Application Form