Gulf Coast Accordion JamFest & Competition
Saturday March 8, 2014 - 9am to 12:30pm
National Accordion Association Convention
Southfork Hotel and Convention Center (http://www.SouthforkHotel.com ),
12720 Merit Drive, Dallas, Texas 75251
1600 North Central Expressway
Plano, Texas 75074
Southfork Hotel Reservation System ($90 per night with breakfast- Event code is ACCORDIONG)
Entry Deadline March 7 (or register at Convention)
FULL RULES:
SOLO-DUET-ENSEMBLE - Competition is open to all ages, all instrument, all styles, Ð semi-professional and amateur Ð especially the adult Hobby-est!
Musician will be judged against the perfect score of 100 Ð win a medal for the grade Ð win a trophy for top 3 places in age bracket.
Gulf Coast JamFest Solo & Ensemble Competition
One Solo $10
One Duet or Duet or Ensemble $10 - (AddÕl $2 for each member)
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Gulf Coast JamFest OPEN Competition (Solo or Duet or Ensemble)
Jamfest Category Ð SHOWMANSHIP Ð Sing, Dance, engage audience, Entertain
$25 (AddÕl $2 for each member) - Two Songs min. - Winners per age bracket.
ALL - First Place winners compete for Additional Prizes like FREE ACCORDIONS, FREE INSTRUCTION, AND MORE
Other Details:
¥ Max of 12 per category (age will be broken into 4 year categories until enough entries - with adult in 20 year categories until enough entries)
¥ There will be points ADDED for degree of difficulty Ð up to 10 points Ð as appropriate for age category and obvious level of the musician. So a score of 110 is possible.
¥ Each performance will be allowed up to 5 minutes to perform one selection (10 minutes for JamFest Ð multiple songs).
¥ Musician may read music (no deductions). No music will be presented to the judges.
¥ Fully acoustic or electronic instruments allowed with small amp (provided by contestant). No equipment will be furnished by competition except a Piano.