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CSOTFA – District 6
2008 Amateur Fiddle & Flatpick contest
to be Held Saturday - February 16th, 2008

 

St. James Lutheran Church
2500 Shasta View Dr., Redding, CA

Located just South of Highway 44 at Shasta View Drive Exit

Pictures from last years contest

Link to Download Printable Flyer

2008 Tenative Contest Schedule
7:00 AM Registration
8:00 AM Adult Division
8:30 AM Junior Division
9:30 AM Adult Picking
10:00 AM Peewee Division (age 8 & under)
11:45 AM Jr. Jr. 1
1:45 PM Junior Picking (age 11-17)
2:30 PM Pewee Picking (age 10 & under)
3:00 PM Jr. Jr. 2
5:00 PM Twin Fiddles
Youth/Youth
Youth/Adult
Adult/Adult
6:00 PM Dinner
7:00 PM Open Divisions (Pewee/Jr. Jr., Junior, Adult, Picking)
7:30 PM Awards

Entry Fees: $12 per Division  -   $10 for each Twin Fiddle Contestant

Registration will close 30 minutes prior to posted start time except for Adult Divison.  For more information please call 530-474-4427

2008 Amateur Contest Rules:

All contestants must be members of CSOTFA District 6 or live within the District 6 boundaries.  All contestants must register 30 minutes before the posted start time for their division.

 Contestants/Accompanists are responsible for being available at competition time.  Due to time constraints, it is not feasible to wait until a contestant or accompanist can be found.  If you are not ready to compete at your time, you will be allowed to play at the end of the division.

 Contest Divisions are as follows:

PeeWees – 8 years and under

Jr Jr 1 – 9 & 10 yr olds

Jr Jr 2 – 11 & 12 yr olds

Jr – 13-17 yr olds

Adult – 18yrs and over

Twin Fiddles – Two fiddlers playing in harmony.  Contestants may only play once.

 If you have placed in the top 5 in your age division at a certified contest or won your age division at this contest, you are required to compete in either the next age division or the appropriate Open Division.

 Contestants may only compete in one fiddle division with the exception that they may also compete a twin fiddle division.

 Each contestant will be required to play a hoedown, a waltz and a tune of choice in the fiddle division.  A time limit of 4 minutes is set.  Penalty points begin at 4:01.

 Pickers will play a fast tune and a slow tune.  A time limit of 4 minutes is set.  Penalty points begin at 4:01.

 Twin Fiddles will play one tune only.

 Judging will be as follows:

Danceability and Rhythm – 30 points

Intonation – 30 points

Tone – 30 points

Difficulty – 10 points


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