DEFINITIONS

4. All competitions shall be open to amateur/non-professionals only. For the purpose of these competitions, amateur/non-professional shall be defined as:"any person whose principal means of livelihood is not obtained from the professional practice or teaching of music even though he/she may from time to time accept remuneration for musical services rendered".

5. A GRADE CHOIR can be a choir consisting of a group of pupils from any one grade in a school and shall have a minimum number of 10 pupils. These classes shall be competitive with marks and public adjudication.

6. For purposes of these competitions a folk song shall be defined as follows: A folk song, may or may not have a known composer, but it must be a song which is perpetuated by oral tradition and it may undergo change in the process of oral transmission so that it exists in multiple versions and variants. Where music is out of print words and melodic line must be submitted to adjudicator and will be accepted. For purposes of authenticity, folk song entries will be reviewed by the Association, which may require a substitution at its discretion.

7. For purposes of these competitions a Primary Choir shall be defined as Kindergarten to Grade Three inclusive. An Elementary Choir shall be defined as Grades Four, Five and Six. A Junior High Choir shall be defined as Grades Seven, Eight and Nine. A Senior High Choir shall be defined as Grades Ten, Eleven and Twelve. Any school music programs that do not conform to the above may overlap with permission granted at the Association's discretion, prior to the closing date for entries.

8. For the purpose of the festival, "best performance" in any one class shall mean the highest mark awarded in that class, unless otherwise specified