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See below for details of the Samro Hubert van der SpuyNational Music Competition.

History:
The South African Society of Music Teachers began in Cape Town in 1918 as a small association of music teachers. The first Annual General Council Meeting was held in the October of 1922.

The society was the initiative of Harry Garvin; a well-known teacher and all-round musician in Johannesburg. Mr Garvin had previously been one of the founders of The South African Union of Musicians and was president of that body during its lifetime from 1894 to 1907. He was also president of the South African Society of Music Teachers from its inception till the end of 1931.

The South African Society of Music Teachers received a licence on the 26 November 1932 so that it could be recognized as an Incorporated Society in terms of the Companies Act of 1926. The broad outlines of the constitution as it now exists were decided at the conference held one month later. Since then, the constitution has been reviewed or amended 3 times in its entirety; the first time during 1948-1949, the second time during 1964-66, and recently during 2001-2002.

Articles for the establishment and regulation of Institutional Centres came into operation in 1973, and all university music departments except UNISA had joined by 1975.In 1931 there were seven local branches of the society, called Centres, and the General Council consisted of the President, four Vice-Presidents, and the Honorary General Secretary and Treasurer. There were 169 members all told.

The Society celebrated its silver jubilee in 1946. There were 15 Centres and the membership had more than doubled. By 1958 the membership had doubled again, and by 1986 it had passed the 900 mark.

Currently, the society consists of 9 ordinary centres and 34 institutional centres with more than 1,000 members.

SAVMO Tygerberg |SASMT Tygerberg

The SASMT Tygerberg branch instituted what was known as the Sanlam National Music Competition in 1989. The purpose of the competition was to identify promising music learners and give them the opportunity to compete at a National level from an early age.The competition created a platform to identify, develop and nurture talented musicians. It has already steered a number of young musicians towards building a successful music career on a national and international level.

The competition caters for four categories of instruments; piano, strings, woodwind, brass and other (percussion, harp, classical guitar and recorder). The participants are selected after auditions held in the main Centre’s of South Africa. Any two contrasting works from the first two rounds must be performed during the audition. The maximum duration is 10 minutes. The competition takes place over four founds. All participants take part in the first two rounds. The competition has enjoyed 21 years of success and will continue under its new name: The Hubert van der Spuy National Music Competition.

The

Samro Hubert van der Spuy

National Music Competition

24 – 28 September 2012

Hugo Lambrechts Music Centre

RULES OF THE COMPETITION

The mission of the Samro Hubert van der Spuy National Music Competition is to offer talented young music learners the opportunity to learn from one another in a competition environment and to compete on a national level.

Venue and dates of the competition

Hugo Lambrechts Music Centre, Picton Street, Parow, Western Cape. 24 – 28 September 2012.

Registration

Group A

• Any learner up to and including 13 years at the time of the competition may participate.
• The entry fee is R150 and is not refundable. Electronic payments: SASMT Tygerberg, ABSA, branch code 502110, account number 1137500210. Please use the participant`s name and surname as reference. Attach proof of payment to entry from.
• Participants are responsible for their own travel and accommodation.

• The age limit for participation is 14 years at the time of the competition.
• No entry fees are payable.
• Candidates accepted for the competition will receive a travel and accommodation subsidy

• Five contrasting pieces of at least three style periods are required during the first three rounds.
• The first round must include a piece from the Baroque period and the second round must include a piece from the Classical period. Pieces may not be repeated during these rounds.
• The maximum duration is ten minutes for the first and second rounds, and fifteen minutes for the third and final rounds. Should a participant exceed the allocated time, he/she may be asked to stop performing.
• All repeat signs must be ignored, except in the case of Da Capo.
• Should there be no original pieces for instruments other than the piano from these style periods, written representations can be made to present an alternative piece of music. Address your representations to the chairperson of SASMT Tygerberg and include a copy of the work.
• concertos or parts thereof are not allowed. However, concertos or parts thereof will be allowed in case of other instruments.
• The competition takes place over four rounds. All participants take part in the first two rounds.
• A candidate will only be allowed to participate on one instrument.

• First round: Two contrasting pieces (one Baroque)
• Second round: Two new contrasting pieces (one Classical)
• Third round: Two contrasting pieces – one from a previous round and one own choice not yet performed.
• Final round: A programme of three pieces put together from previous rounds.

• Candidates who performed in the final round in 2011 do not have to play an audition.
• Previous winners of the first prize may not participate in the same category in the competition.
• Category winners from Group A and Group B are eligible for any other prize.
• All rounds are taken in consideration
• The adjudicators’ decision is final and will be announced at the end of each round.

• Qualifying auditions for the competition will take place in Bloemfontein, Durban, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Pretoria from the end of May 2012.
• All candidates are adjudicated on their standard of playing .
• After the closing date for entries, candidates will be notified in writing when, where and how their auditions will take place.
• Any two contrasting pieces from the first two rounds must be presented.
• Maximum duration: 10 minutes
• Participants qualifying for the competition will be notified not later than 30 June 2012

• First prize: A gold medal and R10 000
• Second prize: A silver medal and R6 500
• Third prize: A bronze medal and R4 000
• Best performance of a South African compositions: R3 000, R2 000, and R1000
• Category prizes for the best development candidate: R500 for each category.
• 4 Unisa prizes
• Best performance of a Baroque work in 1st round: R1 500
• Best performance of a Classical work in 2nd round: R1 500
• Best performance of a Romantic work in 3rd round: R1 500
• Most promising candidate of 10 years and younger: R1 500
• Most promising development candidate: R1 000
• Project prize for the most successful development project: R5 000
• All participants in the third round: R800
• All participants in the final round: R1 000
• Tygerberg prize: R1 000

• First-prize winner`s music teacher: R2 000
• Second-prize winner`s music teacher: R1 600
• Third-prize winner`s music teacher: R1 300
• Teacher with the most promising development candidate: R1 000
• Tygerberg prize winner`s teacher: R800