Музичка школа "др Милоје Милојевић"

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"Star Ways" 2008.

5th international competition for young accordeonists

Kragujevac (Serbia) 26^th - 31^st of March 2008.

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Concert agency AD LIBITUM and Kragujevac Music School organize Fifth International competition for young accordionists STAR WAYS 2008.

Competition will be organized in Kragujevac (Serbia) between March 26^th and 31^st .

Director of the competiiton is Prof. RADOMIR TOMIC.

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Competition is open for all accordeonists in following categories:

Ia	piano accordion	competitors born on 1997 and younger
Ib	button accordion	competitors born on 1997 and younger
Ic	all types of accordions with FREE basses	competitors born on 1997 and younger
II a	piano accord	competitors born on 1995 and 1996
II b	button accordion	competitors born on 1995 and 1996
II c	all types of accordions with FREE basses	competitors born on 1995 and 1996
III a	piano accordion, pupils of primary music school	competitors born on 1993 and 1994
III b	button accordion, pupils of primary music school	competitors born on 1993 and 1994
III c	all types of accordions with FREE basses,	competitors born on 1993 and 1994
IV	all types of accordions	competitors born on 1991 and 1992
V	all types of accordions	competitors born on 1989 and 1990

Winners of STAR WAYS 2007 competition have not right to take part in STAR WAYS 2008 competition in the same categories.

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For the competition competitors must to prepare free choice programmes :

Category I	4 to 6 min.
Category II	6 to 8 min.
Category III	8 to 12 min.
Category IV	15 to 18 min.
Category V	I section, up to 15 min., with one piece composed before 1800 II section, up to 15 min, with minimum one original work for accordion

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International jury with minimum 5 members will be decided by organizer.

Members of jury are working independently and without any consultation with other members of jury. They have not right to put marks for own pupils !!!!

After first 5 participants in every category jury has a small break for conusltation and making the same marking criterions.

All competitors will be judged by marks between 50 and 100. Maximal and minimal marks will be eliminated . Average mark of all other marks is finally mark for every competitor. This marks will be used for making final rank list of the competition in each category. If two or more competitors have the same average mark youngest of them will be the best placed.

Performing (playing) time will be registered by Secretary of jury. Every competitor who will not respect time limit will be penalized (by Secretary of jury !!!) with reduction his/her average mark for 1 point for every minute out of time limit. Competitor who will play 3 or more minutes out of the time limit will be disqualified from the competition.

Results of the competition will be publiished maximum 30 minutes after finishing each category. Publishe rank list will include individual marks of all members of jury.

These marks are finally and can not be changed !!!!

Members of jury have duty to explain to every competitors (or his/her teacher) own marks !

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All participants with marks 90.00 and more will get Diploma for 1^st prize, participants with 80.00 and more will get Diploma for 2^nd prize and participants with 70.00 and more will get Diplomas for 3^rd prize. All other participants and all teachers will get Diplomas for taking part in the competition.

1^st placed participant in any category will be awarded with a cup. If 1^st placed competitiors have average marks 95.00 or more they will be awarded with special prizes:

Category	I	music partitures
Category	II	music CD
Category	III	rucksacks for accordions
Category	IV	schoolarship for participation in Summer School in Kragujevac in July 2008 or 250 E (just for participanst from abrod)
Category	V	attendance to Castelfidardo competition in October 2008 - PIGINI prize or 400 E (just for participants from abroad)

First three placed competitors must to play on evening concert after the competition. During the concert all diplomas will be hand over.

Winners in each category must to play on final concert.

Competitors who will not take part in this concert lose their special prizes !!!!

Art 6.

Entry fee for taking part in the competition is

Category I	30 E
Category II	35 E
Category III	40 E
Category IV	45 E
Category V	50 E

Abroad participants can pay entry fees when they arrtive in Kragujevac !!!

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Travel and accommodation expenses has to be covered by competitors.

Organizer is ready to help to all interested competitors to find adequate accommodation during the competition in Kragujevac :

accomodation at hotel up to 30 E

full pansion at hotel up to 50 E

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Entry forms must be sent by

· E-mail (ad_libitum_kg@hotmail.com) or by

· fax 00381 34 305135 or by

· post to address:

AD LIBITUM

II srpski ustanak 29

34000 Kragujevac

Serbia

not latter than Februar 1^st 2008.

All entered participants will be informed by March 1^st about time table of the competition.

Playing number for each competitors will be public drawn out 30 minutes before strat of each categoy. Participants (or their represents) should be present during the drawing out the playing numbers.

Phone for information

+ 381 62 316 280

Донатори

Музичка школа "др Милоје Милојевић", Кнеза Милоша 5, 34000 Крагујевац
тел: 034/305-130, е-пошта: office@muzicka-kg.com