Canada International Music Competition
Location: 50 McIntosh Dr, Unit 115, Markham, ON, L3R 9T3
Application Deadline: March 15, 2019
AGE GROUPS: Eligibility for each group will be determined by the contestant’s age as of March 15, 2019 (application deadline).
| Category & Age groups | Piano | Violin | Viola | Cello | Percussion | Vocal (Bel Canto, Pop) | |
| Children | 7 or under | ||||||
| A | 9 or under | 9 or under | |||||
| B | 11 or under | 12 or under | |||||
| C | 14 or under | 14 or under | |||||
| D | 18 or under | 18 or under | |||||
| E | 30 or under | 30 or under | |||||
| Category & Age groups | Classical Guitar (Electric Guitar) | Ukulele | Wind Instrument, Brass, Woodwind | Harp | Irish Harp | Classical Chamber Music Four-Hand Piano | Vocal Ensemble |
| Children | 7 or under | *7 or under | |||||
| A | 9 or under | 12 or under | *10 or under | ||||
| B | 12 or under | 15 or under | *15 or under | ||||
| C | 14 or under | 18 or under | *18 or under | ||||
| D | 30 or under | 30 or under | *30 or under | ||||
| Category & Age groups | Guzheng | Erhu | Guqin | Professional Guzheng | Chinese Ethnic Instrument Ensemble | ||
| Lute, | Flute, | ||||||
| Zhongyuan, | Xiao, | ||||||
| Xiaoyuan, | Baniao, | ||||||
| Liuqin, | Suona, | ||||||
| Sanxian, | Reedpipe, | ||||||
| Yangqin | Pipe, | ||||||
| Hulusi, | |||||||
| Children | 7 or under | *7 or under | |||||
| A | 11 or under | 18 or under | *10 or under | ||||
| B | 15 or under | 30 or under | *15 or under | ||||
| C | 17 or under | *18 or under | |||||
| D | 22 or under | *30 or under | |||||
| E | 30 or under | *Group ensemble group by oldest performer | |||||
FOUR AWARD CATEGORIES:
- Youth Music Award (Competition)
- Chinese Music Award (Competition)
- Special Theme Award – Johann Sebastian Bach (Competition)
- Excellent Performance Award (Performance)
Applicable award and requirement for performer:
- Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, Woodwind, Brass, Four-handed piano, Chamber music, Vocal(solo), Vocal ensemble:
- Youth Music Award:
- Solo performers must have Two music pieces. One from the Classical period. One from any period of choice.
- Four-Hand Piano can only have one music piece of choice.
- Chinese Music Award: One Chinese piece
- Special Theme Award – Bach: One music by Johann Sebastian Bach
- All Chinese instrument:
- Youth Music Award: Two music pieces. One traditional Chinese piece and one Chinese piece of choice.
- Vocal (Bel Canto, Pop, Ethnic, Musical):
- Youth Music Award: Two original and contrasting pieces
- Chinese Music Award: One Chinese music
- Classical/ Electric Guitar, Ukulele, Percussion:
- Youth Music Award: One music piece of choice.
- Instrumental Ensemble:
- Youth Music Award: One music piece of choice.
- Excellent Performance Award (Any instrumental or vocal style)
- One music piece of choice.
| Youth Music Award | |
| Group | Time limit |
| Children | 4 mins |
| A | 7 mins |
| B | 8 mins |
| C | 9 mins |
| D | 9:30 mins |
| E | 10 mins |
| Other Awards | |
| Group | Time limit |
| Children | 3 mins |
| A | 3:30 mins |
| B | 4 mins |
| C | 4:30 mins |
| D | 5 mins |
| E | 6 mins |
