Sunday 17th May Classes

This class is for children aged 5 - 10 years old. They must present a speech of no longer than 2 minutes on a topic of their choosing. Suggested topics include; a favourite book, a memorable event/holiday/visit, a favourite item/memento, a hobby or personal interest etc. The student should have written the speech themselves and using AI to help create the speech is strictly forbidden. Note cards to display notes may be used. Competitors may use a visual aid for their performance, but this is not a requirement and will not be marked.

This class is for children aged 11 - 16 years old. They must present a prepared speech of no longer than 3 minutes on a topic of their choosing. Suggested topics include; a favourite book, a memorable event/holiday/visit, a favourite item/memento, a hobby or personal interest, the environment, a favourite film/play/musical etc. The student should have written the speech themselves and using AI to help create the speech is strictly forbidden. Note cards to display notes may be used. Competitors may use a visual aid for their performance, but this is not a requirement and will not be marked.

This class is for students who are working towards or have recently taken a musical theatre exam (LAMDA/ABRSM/Trinity/RSL etc) at Grade 6 - 8 level. The competitor will be required to sing one song (3 - 4 minutes long) taken from a published musical or film musical. The performance must include a minimum of 30 seconds and no more than one minute of published or devised spoken dialogue in character which will either lead naturally into the song or come directly after the song. The performance should include appropriate actions/movement/use of space. The song must be accompanied and the backing track should not have any backing vocals (please see T&Cs for more information). A clean, legible, unannotated copy of the lyrics should be provided for the adjudicator.

This class is for children of any age who are working towards or have recently completed a grade 6, 7 or 8 piano exam (with any exam board). The competitor should prepare 1 piece with a time limit overall of 4 minutes per performer.

This class is for children aged 10+ years old who have been learning piano for under 3 terms. The competitor should prepare 1 or 2 pieces with a time limit overall of 2 minutes per performer. We have another beginner piano class on Saturday 25th April for children aged 4-9 years old.