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REGISTRATION FOR 2009 IS NOT YET OPEN!
 
 
 

2008 info!
PLEASE MAKE REGISTRATION CHECKS OUT TO
STRINGS FOR KIDS
 

 
 
 
Mail to: Fiddlin’ On The Falls – 1120 S. Boulevard, Idaho Falls, ID 83404
 
Registration Form/Rules

PLEASE MAKE REGISTRATION CHECKS OUT TO STRINGS FOR KIDS

Name _____________________________Birth date________________
Age_____________________ Phone ( ) _____________________
Address______________________________________________________
City, State and Zip _____________________________________________
E-mail _______________________________

Standard OPEN TO ALL CONTESTANTS!
 (Check one)
*Championship       _____ Open to any contestant ($15.00 registration fee – make check to Strings for Kids)
*Adult                    _____ Open to contestants 18 and older ($10.00 registration fee – make check to Strings for Kids)
Junior                     _____ Open to any contestant under 18 (FREE REGISTRATION)
Junior Junior           _____ Open to any contestant under 14 (FREE REGISTRATION)
Small Fry                _____ Open to any contestant under 10 (FREE REGISTRATION)
*Contestants may sign up to compete in either the Championship or Adult Division but not both!

Novice OPEN TO ALL CONTESTANTS WHO HAVE NOT PLACED IN THE TOP FIVE IN THEIR AGE DIVISION IN ANY FIDDLING CONTEST! CONTESTANTS WHO HAVE NEVER PLAYED IN A CONTEST BEFORE ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO ENTER A NOVICE DIVISION!
There is no registration fee for novice divisions
(Check one)
Adult    _____ Open to contestants over 18 (who have not placed in the top 5 in their age division at any fiddle contest)
Junior   _____ Open to contestants under 18 (who have not placed in the top 5 in their age division at any fiddle contest)
Junior Junior _____ Open to any contestant under 14 (who have not placed in the top 5 in their age division at any fiddle contest)
Small Fry _____ Open to any contestant under 10 (who have not placed in the top 5 in their age division at any fiddle contest)

* By signing this form I agree to abide by the rules set forth by this contest committee and/or contest chairman. I release all rights to pictures or audio or video recordings that may be taken of me while participating in or preparing to participate in this contest on the grounds of the Colonial theater. I also understand that while all participants will most likely play a full round (hoedown, waltz and tune of choice) in the preliminaries, some divisions may only play 1 - 2 tunes with an added time limit if their division enrolls more than 15 participants. This contest judges and committee also reserves the right to cut the final rounds of each division to as few as 3 qualifiers in all divisions except the Championship. I understand that it is the sole determination of the of the three highly qualified judges to determine who moves to the final round of competition and that their decision is final. I understand that this contest is not Nationally Certified and that no scores will be kept. I also acknowledge that the final playoff the type of tunes that will be played during each playoff will be determined by the judges, the judges will watch and keep track of each contestant and pick winners and order of placement of the top 7 players in the championship division and the top 3 in all other divisions.
*Signature_______________________________________ Date__________________________________
MAIL TO: Fiddlin' on the Falls 1120 S. Boulevard Idaho Falls, ID 83402
Be sure to register early!!!!!

Standard
OPEN TO ALL CONTESTANTS!
 Division Registration Fee Age Requirement Day
*Championship $15.00Open to Any Contestant Saturday 
*Adult $10.00Open to contestants 18 and older Saturday 
Junior FREEOpen to contestants under 18 Friday 
 Junior Junior FREEOpen to contestants 14 and younger Friday 
Pee Wee FreeOpen to contestants 10 and younger Friday 

*Contestants may sign up to compete in either the Championship or Adult Division but not both!
 


Novice
OPEN TO ALL CONTESTANTS WHO HAVE NOT PLACED IN THE TOP FIVE IN THEIR AGE DIVISION IN ANY FIDDLING CONTEST! CONTESTANTS WHO HAVE NEVER PLAYED IN A CONTEST BEFORE ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO ENTER A NOVICE DIVISION! – There is no registration fee for novice divisions.
 Division RegistrationAge RequirementDay
Adult FREE Open to contestants 18 and olderSaturday 
Junior FREE Open to contestants under 18 Friday 
Junior Junior 

FREE 

Open to contestants under 14 

Friday 

Pee Wee FREE Open to contestants under 10 Friday 

By registering for this contest I agree to abide by the rules set forth by this contest committee and/or contest chairman. I release all rights to pictures or audio or video recordings that may be taken of me while participating in or preparing to participate in this contest on the grounds of the Colonial theater. I also understand that while all participants will most likely play a full round (hoedown, waltz and tune of choice) in the preliminaries, some divisions may only play 1 - 2 tunes with an added time limit if their division enrolls more than 15 participants. This contest judges and committee also reserves the right to cut the final rounds of each division to as few as 3 qualifiers in all divisions except the Championship. I understand that it is the sole determination of the three highly qualified judges to determine who moves to the final round of competition and that their decision is final. I understand that this contest is not Nationally Certified and that no scores will be kept. I also acknowledge that the final playoff the type of tunes that will be played during each playoff will be determined by the judges, the judges will watch and keep track of each contestant and pick winners and order of placement of the top 7 players in the championship division and the top 3 in all other divisions.


 
 
 
 
 

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
  
Friday - ALL CONTESTANTS MUST BE SIGNED UP BY 9:30 AM to compete in the contest!
PeeWee, Jr Jr and Junior Standard and Novice Divisions compete all day
 TimeEvent
9:00

Registration  for all standard and novice PeeWee, Junior Junior and Junior Contestants -

All contestants MUST be registered no later than 9:30 AM 

9:20Judges Meeting - all contestants need to attend! 
9:30

Contest Starts (Order of play Novice PeeWee, Standard PeeWee, Novice Jr Jr, Standard Jr Jr, Novice Junior then Standard Junior)

If you are not ready to play (on stage) when you are called you will be withdrawn from the contest! 

12:00LUNCH BREAK 
1:00Preliminaries continued - be ready for call backs or a second round 
5:00DINNER BREAK 
6:00House opens for fiddlers to warm up 
6:30

Idaho Falls Junior Fiddlers Play 

6:45  

 Judges Play

 7:00

 Top Fiddlers - play off for titles and places 

Awards are given at the end of each play off!

 

 

Saturday - ALL CONTESTANTS MUST BE SIGNED UP BY 9:30 AM to compete in the contest!
Novice and Standard Adults and Championship division compete all day!
 
 

 TimeEvent
8:30Registration - All fiddlers (Adult Standard and Novice and Championship) must be registered no later than 9:30 AM to compete in the fiddle contest! 
9:15Judges Meeting - FIDDLERS ATTEND the Judges meeting - this contest doesn't have standard rules and you will want to know the format and what the judges have to say about the contest format. 
9:30

Contest Begins

Preliminaries

Adult Novice

Adult Standard

Championship 

 

Any contestant who is not on stage when their name is called will be immediately disqualified from the contest!

12:00Lunch break 
1:00

Preliminaries Continued 

and

Second Round or Call Backs/Play Offs begin

 

Make sure you are back at the contest so you don't miss your turn in a play off.

 

As with preliminaries

Any contestant who is not on stage when their name is called for a play off or call back will be immediately disqualified from the contest!

 

5:00Dinner break 
6:00Judges Performance 
6:15

Celtic Air - Performance

 

7:00

Accompanist contest - (the top 5 accompanists of the day will be selected by the judges to play off - the accompanist picks a fiddler and plays any one tune with a 3 minute time limit)

 

 Any accompanist who is not on stage when their name is called will be immediately disqualified from the contest!

7:15

Adult Standard and Championship

Play offs

JUDGES CHOICE

 

 8:45 

TOP 3 CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION

PLAY OFF FOR TITLE

Round Robin and Judges Choice!

Be Prepared to play anything!!!!!

9:15

AWARDS