Categories
There are 30 competition categories, each with a pre-selected music. contestants will be performing the same music in each of the events.
There is no age limit for these events, and contestants may enter numerous events as they choose.
Students may compete in as many categories and/or levels of their desire. For example students can compete in both Level 3, Category A and Level 6, Category B.
Any contestants playing an incorrect piece will be disqualified to win a prize.
| Level | Category A | Category B | Category C |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Thompson | Jane Smisor Bastien | Dmitri Kabalevsky |
| Little Spring Song #21 from The First Grade Book | Mini Sonatina No.2 (first movement) from More Mini Sonatinas | Dance , Op. 39 #9 | |
| 2 | John Thompson | Lynn Freeman Olson | Peter Tchaikovsky |
| The Tiresome Woodpecker #25 from The First Grade Book | Sonatina No.3 in a minor (first movement) | The Old French Song, Op.39 #16 from Album for the Young | |
| 3 | J.S. Bach | Albert Biehl | Johann F. Burgmuller |
| Minuet in G Major, BWV 114 | Allegro from Sonatina in C Major, Op.57 No.1 | Ballade, Op. 100 #15 | |
| 4 | J.S. Bach | Muzio Clementi | Frederic Chopin |
| Minuet in G Major, BWV 116 | Spiritoso from Sonatina in C Major, Op.36 No. 3 | Waltz in a minor, B.150 Opus Posth. | |
| 5 | J.S. Bach | Joseph Haydn | Leo Delibes |
| Little Prelude in d minor, BWV 926 | Presto from Sonata in G Major, XVI:27 | Valse Lente from the ballet "Coppelia" | |
| 6 | J. S. Bach | W.A. Mozart | Peter Tchaikovsky |
| Little Prelude in c minor, BWV 999 | Allegro from Sonata in G Major, KV 283 | Sweet Reveries Op. 39 #21 from Album for the Young | |
| 7 | J.S. Bach | Joseph Haydn | Claude Debussy |
| Two Part Invention #1 in C Major | Allegro con brio from Sonata in G Major, XVI:27 | Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum from Children's Corner | |
| 8 | J.S. Bach | Edvard Grieg | Robert Muczynski |
| Two Part Invention #8 in F Major | March of the Dwarfs, Op.54, No.3 | Prelude No.1 and 6, from Six Preludes Op. 6 | |
| 9 | J.S. Bach | Frederic Chopin | Dmitri Shostakovich |
| Gigue from French Suite No.3 | Nocturne Op.9 No.2 | Prelude Op.34 #10 from 24 Preludes | |
| 10 | J.S. Bach | Frederic Chopin | Sergei Prokofiev |
| Italian Concerto Movt I, BWV 971 | Ballade No.3 in Ab Major, Op.47 | Sonata No.3 in a minor, Op.28 |