2024 Syllabus - Piano

Graded Pieces

1. Refer to Rules 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 22, 24, 49, 52, 64 and 80. Read all Syllabus rules with care.
2. All Classes from grades 1 to 10 (except for Introductory and Chopin Etudes) will have the opportunity to progress to the Provincial competition held in June 2024. These classes are marked with ("P")
3. Memorization is required.
4. Unlike the RCM rules, the Toronto Kiwanis Festival does not allow popular selections to be used in study classes. If you want to play a popular selection, please enter Section 15 - Popular Piano Solos.
5. To be eligible for a scholarship, competitors must enter a minimum of TWO classes and receive a minimum mark of 85.
6. Performance times MUST be included on the entry form.
7. "Teacher's Choice" pieces are not permitted.
8. We will only accept repertoire from the 2022 RCM Piano Syllabus or 2018 Conservatory Canada Syllabus.
9. Participants have the option to participate either "in person" or "virtually". This decision must be made at the time of registration.
10. Participants who choose the virtual option will be responsible for arranging to have a video recording made of their performance and for creating a YouTube channel that can be shared with the Toronto Kiwanis Festival Office via the online registration system.
11. All classes in this section are eligible to proceed to the Provincial level of competition (June, 2024) upon adjudicator recommendation. Participants should be aware that 2 pieces are required for the Provincial Finals and that the Provincial's registration deadline will be March 25, 2024.