Provisional Class Date(s) Thursday/Friday 26th-27th March 2009
Note: While poems need not rhyme, nor be written in any special form, the adjudicator will look for a feeling for words, shape, imagery, rhythm - an understanding of the craft of poetry.
Would all entrants please refer to rule 15 concerning entry by age.
| 901 | Own Verse - 10 years and under | A poem of own composition read by the 31st January. Time limit 3 minutes. |
| 902 | Own Verse - 12 years and under | A poem of own composition read by the author or an appointed reader. A copy must be submitted to the Festival Co-ordinator by 31st January. Time limit 3 minutes. |
| 903 | Own Verse - 16 years and under | A poem of own composition read by the author or an appointed reader. A copy must be submitted to the Festival Co-ordinator by 31st January. Time limit 3 minutes. |
| 904 | Own Verse - Open | A poem of own composition read by the author or an appointed reader. A copy must be submitted to the Festival Co-ordinator by 31st January. Time limit 3 minutes. |
Provisional Class Date(s) Thursday/Friday 26th-27th March 2009
Note: In classes 908-912, one poem to be selected.
Please note that the selected poem must be detailed on the entry form.
Would all entrants please refer to rule 15 concerning entry by age.
Note: In classes 908-912, one poem to be selected.
| 908 | Verse Speaking - 8 years and under | To be performed from memory. “ Twinkle Twinkle Chocolate Bar” ISBN 0 19 276125 0 |
| 909 | Verse Speaking - 10 years and under | To be performed from memory. “100 Best Poems for Children”
ISBN 0 141 31058 8 |
| 910 | Verse Speaking - 12 years and under | To be performed from memory. “ New Faber Book of Children's Poems” ISBN 0 571 21909 5 |
| 911 | Verse Speaking - 14 years and under | To be performed from memory. “ John Hegley, The Family Pack” ISBN 0 413 71730 5 |
| 912 | Verse Speaking - 16 years and under | To be performed from memory. “ Sophie Hannah Selected Poems” ISBN 0 141 02607 3 |
| 913 | Verse Speaking - Open | To be performed from memory.
Own Choice
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Provisional Class Date(s) Thursday/Friday 26th-27th March 2009
| 905 | Story - Told | A story told in the Norfolk or Suffolk dialect. Time limit 4 minutes. |
| 906 | Story - Read | A story read in the Norfolk or Suffolk dialect. Time limit 4 minutes. |
| 907 | Story - Fictitious | A fictitous story (non-dialect) to be told, not read. Own composition or author of own choice. Time limit 4 minutes. |
Provisional Class Date(s) Thursday/Friday 26th-27th March 2009
Note: Competitors should select their own passage. Please refer to Rule 12 regarding "own choice" details and the provision of adjudicator's copies.
Would all entrants please refer to rule 15 concerning entry by age.
| 914 | Prose Reading - 8 years and under |
Own Choice
Time limit 2 minutes. |
| 915 | Prose Reading - 10 years and under |
Own Choice
Time limit 2 minutes. |
| 916 | Prose Reading - 12 years and under | Own Choice Time limit 21 /2 minutes. |
| 917 | Prose Reading - 14 years and under | Own Choice Time limit 21 /2 minutes. |
| 918 | Prose Reading - 16 years and under | Own Choice Time limit 3 minutes. |
| 919 | Prose Reading - Open | Own Choice Time limit 3 minutes. |
Provisional Class Date(s) Thursday/Friday 26th-27th March 2009
| 975 | Bible Reading - Open | Own Choice. Time limit 3 minutes. |
Provisional Class Date(s) Thursday/Friday 26th-27th March 2009
All competitors in each class will be given the same test piece (prose). Competitors will remain outside until their turn, and will be given the piece from the adjucator's table for immediate reading.
Would all entrants please refer to rule 15 concerning entry by age.
| 920 | Sight Reading - 12 years and under |
| 921 | Sight Reading - 16 years and under |
| 922 | Sight Reading - Open |
Provisional Class Date(s) Thursday/Friday 26th-27th March 2009
Note : Choirs should perform the set piece and a poem of own choice.
Where schools are Through Primaries, equivalent year groups for thr appropriate class should be entered.
Please Note: Copies of the Set Piece are available upon request from Sheila Pascall Tel (01493) 441232
| 923 | Verse Speaking Choirs - First Schools | "Greedy Dog” (James Hurley) |
| 924 | Verse Speaking Choirs - Middle Schools | "The old Brown Horse” (W.F.Holmes) |
| 925 | Verse Speaking Choirs - Open | "Jabberwocky” (Lewis Carroll) |