Congratulations to the winner of the
2015    15 and Over Music Scholarship 
Zohra Coday from St. Louis
The competition was held at the St Louis Irish Arts Feis 
on Feb 14, 2015.
Congratulations to all the participants
Caroline Burton     Flute
Zohra Coday     Concertina
Holly Laws     Fiddle
 Olivia Hokjarvi     Piano Accordion
Ashby Laws     Piano Accordion
Margaret Schnabel     Fiddle
Griffin Reed     Concertina


2015 Under 15 Music Scholarship 
will be held at the
Rockland County Feis
July 19, 2015

COMPETITOR ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

FOR MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION

1. Age will be determined as of January 1

2. Musicians who have received compensation to play at a feis are not eligible.

3. Competitor must supply their own instrument and metronome and be capable of playing the melody of tunes specified in the syllabus to the proper metronomic speeds. Competitors must choose to play an instrument from the following list:  Button or piano accordion, concertina, melodian, piano or keyboard, violin, flute, tin whistle, banjo, uilleann pipes, or harp.

4. Competitor must be a resident of North America.

5. Competitor must report to the assigned stage, ready to compete, when the scholarship competition is announced. Under no circumstance will the competition be delayed because a competitor is not present. 

6. The prompting or coaching of competitors during the competition is prohibited.

7. There will be no second or third places awarded in the music competition.

 

 

UNDER 15 YEARS AGE CATEGORY                                                          $500.00 SCHOLARSHIP

 

Competitor must be prepared to play all tunes from the following list: The adjudicators will select a hard and soft shoe dance from the list.

                                                                                       Metronomic speed

Slip Jig        (soft shoe)   8 bar intro plus 40 bars              113

Reel            (soft shoe)   8 bar intro plus 48 bars              113

Hornpipe      (hard shoe) 8 bar intro plus40 bars               138

Treble Jig   (hard shoe) 8 bar intro plus 48 bars              73

The Competitor will play an 8 bar introduction and then the tune.  A dancer selected by the Feis committee will begin dancing immediately following the 8 bar introduction and dance two steps.

 

 

15 YEARS AND UNDER 25 YEARS AGE CATEGORY                                 $500.00 SCHOLARSHIP

 

Competitor must be prepared to play all tunes from the following list. The adjudicators will select a hard and soft shoe dance from the list.

 

Metronomic speed

Slip Jig        (soft shoe)   8 bar intro plus 40 bars              113

Reel           (soft shoe)   8 bar intro plus48bars                113

Hornpipe     (hard shoe)   8 bar intro plus 40 bars             138

Treble Jig    (hard shoe) 8 bar intro plus 48 bars              73

 

The Competitor will play an 8 bar introduction and then the tune.  A dancer selected by the Feis committee will begin dancing immediately following the 8 bar introduction and dance two steps.

2014 Music Scholarship Competition Under 15

Won by
Michael Kepler from Pittsburg



Congratulations to all the competitors

Brianna Brown, St. Louis – Concertina
Abbygael Cancian, Cleveland, Fiddle
Emmett Galla , Cleveland, Fiddle
Julia Kilroy, Cleveland , Whistle
Molly Kilroy, Cleveland, Fiddle
Sarah Perry, Columbus, Fiddle
Maggie Ridgeway, Columbus, Whistle
Michael Kepler, Philadelphia, Fiddle

            2014 Music Scholarship Competition 15 and Over

                                 Won by Andrea Lee,
       From the DeDannan School in Vancouver, BC Canada

2013 Music Scholarship Competition Under 15

Winner: Sarah Perry

2013 Music Scholarship Competition Over 15

Winner: Anna Johnson

2012 NAFC 15 & over Music Scholarship Competition

at the Pittsburgh Winter Feis

Winner:  Justine Bensur

2012 NAFC under 15 Music Scholarship Competition

at the Buckeye State Feis

Winner:  Sarah Perry

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COMPETITOR ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

FOR MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION

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1. Age will be determined as of January 1

2. Musicians who have received compensation to play at a feis are not eligible.

3. Competitor must supply their own instrument and metronome and be capable of playing the melody of tunes specified in the syllabus to the proper metronomic speeds. Competitors must choose to play an instrument from the following list:  Button or piano accordion, concertina, melodian, piano or keyboard, violin, flute, tin whistle, banjo, uilleann pipes, or harp.

4. Competitor must be a resident of North America.

5. Competitor must report to the assigned stage, ready to compete, when the scholarship competition is announced. Under no circumstance will the competition be delayed because a competitor is not present. 

6. The prompting or coaching of competitors during the competition is prohibited.

7. There will be no second or third places awarded in the music competition.

 

 

UNDER 15 YEARS AGE CATEGORY                                                          $500.00 SCHOLARSHIP

 

Competitor must be prepared to play all tunes from the following list: The adjudicators will select a hard and soft shoe dance from the list.

                                                                                       Metronomic speed

Slip Jig        (soft shoe)   8 bar intro plus 40 bars              113

Reel            (soft shoe)   8 bar intro plus 48 bars              113

Hornpipe      (hard shoe) 8 bar intro plus40 bars               138

Treble Jig   (hard shoe) 8 bar intro plus 48 bars              73

The Competitor will play an 8 bar introduction and then the tune.  A dancer selected by the Feis committee will begin dancing immediately following the 8 bar introduction and dance two steps.

 

 

15 YEARS AND UNDER 25 YEARS AGE CATEGORY                                 $500.00 SCHOLARSHIP

 

Competitor must be prepared to play all tunes from the following list. The adjudicators will select a hard and soft shoe dance from the list.

 

Metronomic speed

Slip Jig        (soft shoe)   8 bar intro plus 40 bars              113

Reel           (soft shoe)   8 bar intro plus48bars                113

Hornpipe     (hard shoe)   8 bar intro plus 40 bars             138

Treble Jig    (hard shoe) 8 bar intro plus 48 bars              73

 

The Competitor will play an 8 bar introduction and then the tune.  A dancer selected by the Feis committee will begin dancing immediately following the 8 bar introduction and dance two steps.