Jean McCulloch Memorial Junior Piano Competition

• Failure to comply with any regulation may result in disqualification.
• The student must currently study with an SRMTA member in good standing.
• The competitor’s program needs to be of the same grade level, i.e. either level 3 OR 4, but not both.
• First-place winners are not allowed to compete in the same level two years in a row; for example, the winner of Level 3 is still eligible to compete at Level 4 in the following year; the winner of Level 5 is still eligible to compete at Level 6 in the following year, etc.
• Repertoire does not have to be from a currently recognized conservatory syllabus but needs to be equivalent to the level in which the student is competing. Adjudicator’s discretion.
• No changes to repertoire after April 1.
• Any changes to the program order must be announced on the day of the competition.
• Consideration will be given to a balanced program.
• Time limits indicated below are for the total performance and therefore include the time between selections.
• Competitors must perform from memory.
• Competitors must bring original copies of music for the adjudicator. Photocopied music will NOT be accepted.
• Competitors are responsible for their own expenses.
• The adjudicator’s decision is final.

Time Limits

• Level 3-4 (RCM or equivalent): 12 minutes
• Level 5-6 (RCM or equivalent): 16 minutes
• Level 7-8 (RCM or equivalent): 20 minutes

Time limits include all music from start to finish AND breaks in between selections. Round all timings to the nearest minute when calculating the timing.