From the participants we expect following playing skills:
- Start level
- playing and having no pipes at all
- Basic level
- playing 1 or 2 pipes
- being able to read music for these pipes
- having pipes tuned in D (soprano, tenor) or in G (alto), tuned at A 440’
Play 1 or 2 parts of this music in (sight reading) tempo.
If you can do that without too much effort, then this is your level.
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- Intermediate level
- playing at least 3 different pipes
- knowing several chromatic fingerings on these pipes
- being able to read music for these pipes
- having pipes tuned in D (soprano, tenor) and in G (alto, bass), all tuned at A 440’
- please, don’t forget to bring your bass
Play 3 parts of this music in (sight reading) tempo.
If you can do that without too much effort, then this is your level.
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- Advanced level
- playing at least 4 different pipes, including an extended pipe
- knowing all chromatic fingerings on these pipes
- being able to read music for these pipes
(alto: both high and low notation)
(tenor: both treble clef and bass clef) - good sight-reading
- having pipes tuned in D (soprano, tenor) and in G (alto, bass), all tuned at A 440’
Play all 4/5 parts of this music in tempo.
If you can do that without too much effort, then this is your level (mind the accidentals).
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