Royal Wootton Bassett Arts Festival Syllabus Speech & Drama & Musical Theatre – 14th & 15th November Music including Classical Guitar – 21st & 22nd November Dance – 21st & 22nd November CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES 30th September 2020 Web: RWBArtsFestival.com Twitter: @RWBArtsFestival Reg Charity No: 1135906 Affiliated to the British & International Federation of Festivals £3.50 The Royal Wootton Bassett Arts Festival Committee invites you to become a ‘Friend’ of the Festival. This is a way to show your support for the work the Festival does and also benefit from some special benefits at the same time. Friends of the Festival are entitled to: ❖ Free ‘Anytime’ access to both Festival weekends ❖ A Free Festival Programme each year ❖ Reserved seats at the annual Highlights Concert ❖ Your name printed in the Syllabus and Programme each year ❖ Friends of the Festival, who are Music or Speech and Drama teachers, will be included in a database which will be promoted to the public to help them locate teachers in the area ❖ Each year when you subscribe you will be entered in our Prize Draw taking place at the AGM where you will have the chance to win back your membership fee There are three ways in which you can join: ❖ Individual - £15pa ❖ Couple - £20pa ❖ Family - £30pa ❖ Business/Organisation - £40 Please complete the form below and return it to: Daxa Jannaty, Fairfields, Braydon, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 0AQ [email protected] Name Address Telephone Mobile Email Membership Individual (£15) Couple (£20) Family (£30) Business / Organisation Category (£40) Please make cheques payable to: Royal Wootton Bassett Arts Festival Or pay online: HSBC Sort: 40-47-16 A/C: 11400479 Reg Charity No: 1135906 Closing date for Entries: 30th September 2020 CONTENTS CONTACT NAMES AND ADDRESSES................................................................................................................... 8 GENERAL RULES ............................................................................................................................................... 9 SPEECH AND DRAMA ...................................................................................................................................... 11 VERSE SPEAKING ............................................................................................................................................ 17 NOVICE CLASSES ............................................................................................................................................. 18 CHORAL / GROUP SPEAKING ........................................................................................................................... 19 ACTING .......................................................................................................................................................... 19 SOLO RECITALS ............................................................................................................................................... 21 READING CLASSES .......................................................................................................................................... 22 MEMORISED PROSE........................................................................................................................................ 23 MIME CLASSES ............................................................................................................................................... 23 PUBLIC SPEAKING SOLO .................................................................................................................................. 24 CONCISE SPEECH AND DRAMA RULES ............................................................................................................. 25 MUSICAL THEATRE ......................................................................................................................................... 26 MUSICAL THEATRE COPYRIGHT RULES ............................................................................................................ 26 CONCISE MUSICAL THEATRE RULES ................................................................................................................ 27 MUSIC ............................................................................................................................................................ 29 SINGING ......................................................................................................................................................... 34 CHOIRS ........................................................................................................................................................... 36 PIANO ............................................................................................................................................................ 37 ENSEMBLES .................................................................................................................................................... 38 INSTRUMENTAL .............................................................................................................................................. 38 CLASSICAL GUITAR.......................................................................................................................................... 39 CONCISE MUSIC RULES ................................................................................................................................... 41 DANCE ........................................................................................................................................................... 42 BALLET ........................................................................................................................................................... 45 TAP ................................................................................................................................................................ 45 SONG & DANCE .............................................................................................................................................. 45 MODERN ........................................................................................................................................................ 46 CHARACTER .................................................................................................................................................... 46 CHOREOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................................................ 46 CLASSICAL DUO .............................................................................................................................................. 46 CLASSICAL TRIO / QUARTET ............................................................................................................................ 46 CABARET DUO ................................................................................................................................................ 47 CABARET TRIO / QUARTET .............................................................................................................................. 47 CLASSICAL GROUP .......................................................................................................................................... 47 CABARET GROUP ............................................................................................................................................ 47 CONCISE DANCE RULES................................................................................................................................... 48 AUDIENCE TICKETS 1 Day £4.00 2 Days £7.00 Both Weekends £10.00 Children FREE PROGRAMME £4.00 3 Web: www.RWBArtsFestival.com Twitter: @RWBArtsFestival Reg Charity No: 1135906 Closing date for Entries: 30th September 2020 Join us for the Highlights Concert Friday 5th February 2021 THE MEMORIAL HALL ROYAL WOOTTON BASSETT The most outstanding performers in the Festival will be invited to take part in the Highlights Concert. All are welcome to join us for this celebration of talent Doors Open: 6.00pm Concert: 6.30pm 4 Web: www.RWBArtsFestival.com Twitter: @RWBArtsFestival Reg Charity No: 1135906 Closing date for Entries: 30th September 2020 CHAIRMAN’S WELCOME Welcome to the Royal Wootton Bassett Arts Festival. 2020 will be another momentous year for RWBAF. Our new combined Festival will see Music and Classical Guitar sharing the same weekend at last, we are moving to a new amazing venue and we will be launching a new Dance Section too! All Music will now take place over one weekend. For many years most of Music took place in the summer with Classical Guitar in the autumn. But from 2020 onwards all of our music classes will be on the same musical weekend. This year RWBAF will move venues to The Deanery in Wichelstowe, just 5 miles and a 10 minute drive from Royal Wootton Bassett. We have enjoyed many years at the Royal Wootton Bassett Academy but, in order to secure our venue for the future we have decided to make this move. If you would like to find out more about this wonderful venue follow this link: The Deanery CE Academy. Following the successful launch of the Musical Theatre classes in 2019 we are now launching a new Dance Section in 2020. There are new classes in Ballet, Song and Dance, Tap, Modern, Character and much more; plus, you can enter a solo, duo, trio/quartet or group. So, whether