3rd Malaysia International

Music Arts Festival 2016 (MIMAF)

BAND

CHOIR
GAMELAN
RECORDER
STRING
HUA YUE

Organized by:

DATE:

29th Nov 1st DEC 2016

VENUE: Genting International

Convention Centre (GICC), Malaysia.

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REGISTRATION CLOSING DATE: 31st July 2016

Supported by:

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Festival Information:
1. Festival dates:
29th November 1st December 2016

2. Venue : Genting International Convention Centre, Malaysia (GICC)

Address: Resorts World Genting, Pahang, 69000 Genting Highlands, Malaysia
3. Competition Categories:
A

Band

Recorder

String Orchestra

Hua Yue (Chinese Orchestra)

Choir

i.
ii.
iii.
i.
ii.

Wind orchestra
Wind ensemble
Percussion ensemble
Recorder orchestra
Recorder ensemble
-

Gamelan ensemble

i. Hua Yue orchestra

ii. Hua Yue ensemble
iii. Percussion ensemble
-

4. LCM Examination
All participating groups are welcome to enter for LCM Ensemble Exam
(more details on page 7 & 8)
5. Proposed schedule

Date
28 November 2016
(Monday)
th

29th November 2016

(Tuesday)

30th November 2016

(Wednesday)
1st December 2016
(Thursday)

2nd December 2016

(Friday)

Activities
Arrival for Participant Group
Choir Competition
Recorder Orchestra Competition
String Orchestra Competition
Winds Ensemble Competition
Recorder Ensemble Competition
Gamelan Ensemble Competition
Hua Yue Ensemble Competition
Percussion Ensemble Competition
LCM Examination
Wind Orchestra Competition
Hua Yue Orchestra Competition
Masterclasses
LCM Examination
Showcase
Masterclasses
Closing Ceremony

Departure of participants

The organizer reserves the right to modify the itinerary without prior notice.

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General Information:
Registration Fees:

Registration fee per performer in each team is RM120.00.

An official invoice will issue to participating organization/school upon registration received by

festival office.
Full payment must be made within 14 working days, bank details will be provided in the
invoice.

Registration closing date is 31st July 2016. Late entries may be accepted with an additional fee
of RM 300 per group, subject to organizers approval.
LCM Ensemble examination (optional): please refer to page 7 &8

Hotel package:

Full package of RM 820.00 per participants includes:

1. Hotel accommodation at Genting First World Hotel (3 ) win sharing, deluxe room
Check in: 28th November 2016 (Monday)
Check out: 2nd December 2016 (Friday)
2. Meals at Genting First World Caf (4 Breakfast, 3 Lunch, 4 Dinner)
3. Separate hotel arrangement is available for local participants.
Please contact 012-4716569(Mr. Khoo) for more details.

Accommodation Genting First World Hotel (3 )

twin sharing. Standard room

RM 138.00/night

* The rate for any additional room request or booking after ( 31st July 2016) will change
subject to room demand and depletion of room inventory on reservation of Genting
Malaysia Berhad
Payment Terms and Cancellation Charges
Full payment must be made to confirm participation in Festival.
Cancellation:
- 25% of total will be forfeited if cancellation is made less than 60 days prior to the festival.
- 50% of total will be forfeited if cancellation is made less than 30 days prior to the festival.
- 75% of total will be forfeited if cancellation is made less than 15 days prior to the festival.
- If cancellation is made 7 days or less prior to festival, 100% of total cost will be forfeited.

Others:
1.
2.
3.
4.

All participating groups must comply with the rules and regulations of the festival.
All judge/assessors decisions will be final and no further correspondence will be entertained.
Organizer reserves the right to reject applicants who fail to make payment by due date.
Closing date: 31st July 2016.

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Festival Categories:
Entries:

There is no limit to the number of teams that a school/organization may enter, however each team
must comprise of the minimum number of player request shown in the table below.
Each musician may perform with only one of the participating team, excluding conductor.

Orchestra Competition
Type

Division
Open
I

Wind Orchestra

II

Age
Limits
nil

below 18

No. of
players

Maximum
Performance Time
(minutes)

2 songs, min grade 3

Min 25

12

2 songs, max grade 3

Min 25

10

Repertoires
2 songs, min grade 3

Min 25

15

III

below 13

2 songs, Min grade 2

Min 25

String Orchestra

nil

nil

2 songs

20 - 45

Recorder Orchestra

nil

nil

2 songs

20 - 40

II

below 13

1 song

Min 21

10

Min 13

1 song

Min 21

15

Hua Yue Orchestra

*no. of player does not include conductor.

Requirement:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Teams are requested to perform 2 pieces with contrasting styles. (except hua yue orchestra)
Original music score must be used.
Total duration includes 3 minutes of on & off.
Sound check are not allowed on stage.

Ensemble Competition
Type
Western

Group

Brass
Woodwind
Recorder

Percussion ensemble

Chamber (chong zou)

Bowing string ensemble
Plucked instrument ensemble
Blowing with percussion
Percussion ensemble
*No accompaniment / backing is allowed
Hua Yue
(Chinese
Orchestra)

Repertoires

No. of
players

Min Performance
Time (minutes)

Total
time*

12

3-8

12

6 20

6 - 20

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Choir

Rules and Regulation

Category

Age Limit

Open

No

Children

12 and below

Youth

25 and below

Chamber

Reporting Time:

No

No. of Singer

Min. 20

Repertoire

Duration

2 songs

5 10 mins

Min. 25

Min. 25

6 16

All participating groups must report for competition 15 minutes prior to reporting time. Groups
failing to report after 15 minutes may be considered as walkover.

4 copies of the conductor score must be submitted 1st day of festival (28th Nov 2016) for judging
purposes. Groups are required to collect the music scores after competition.

Judging Criteria:

Adjudicators will judge the performance of groups according to the following categories.
o

Sound (Intonation, Quality and Balance)

Musicality (Dynamics, Phrasing, Interpretation)

Technique (Technique, Articulation, Ensemble, Rhythm)

The average of total score given by adjudicators shall be the final score.

Awards:

There is no pre-determined number of Gold, Silver and Bronze awards.

Teams will awarded according to their performance scores.
90 and above

Gold with Honour

80-89

Gold

60-69

Bronze

70-79

Silver

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Instruments provided by organiser:

Item
Standard Drum set
Timpani (set of 4)
Xylophone

Wind
Orchestra

Hua Yue
Orchestra

String
Orchestra

Recorder
Orchestra

1
-

Vibraphone

Glockenspiel

Gong (tam tam)

Marimba

Tabular bell

1
1

Conga

Double Bass (String Bass)

Bongo

Music stand

Conductor podium
Piano

Da Tang Gu
Gang Gu

50

60

30

20

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London College of Music University of West London

The London College of Music (LCM) is one of the largest specialist Music and Performing Arts

institutes in the UK. It has a long history of music education dating back to 1887, when it was situated
in Great Marlborough Street, London, where the college began as an examination body. In 1991 LCM
became part of Thames Valley University, which was renamed the University of West London in
2011.

The London College of Music offers an impressive range of innovative courses, respected worldwide

and delivered with creativity and passion by practising industry experts. Courses include Performance
and Composition, Popular Music Performance and Recording, Performing Arts, Music Management,
Music Technology and Theatre Production.

London College of Music Examinations is an international examinations board offering graded and
diploma qualifications in music, drama and communication.

Examinations are held across a large network of exam centres worldwide, and are unique in the
graded examinations world in being awarded by a university.
We offer:

a wide range of exam levels, catering for candidates of all standards

accreditation by Ofqual

an exceptionally large portfolio of subjects

UCAS points towards university entry at Grades 6-8

a comprehensive catalogue of supporting publications

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Full detail of LCM Ensemble Exam is available at:

http://www.uwl.ac.uk/sites/default/files/Academic-schools/London-College-of-Music/Web/LCMExams/PDF/Other/ensemble.pdf

Exam Fees:
Music Grades

Practical (RM)

Ensemble Level 1 (plus RM40 per candidate)

200

Ensemble Level 2 (plus RM40 per candidate)

250

Ensemble Level 3 (plus RM40 per candidate)

290

Ensemble Level 4 (plus RM40 per candidate)

370

Ensemble Recital Level (plus RM40 per candidate)

640

Ensemble Level 5 (plus RM40 per candidate)

Ensemble Exam Level

Ensemble
Level

Grade
equivalent

1
2
3
4
5
Recital

1-2
3-4
5
6-7
8
Diploma (DipLCM)

450

Duration of Examination (specially created for festival)

Level 1
12 mins

Level 2
15 mins

Level 3
15 mins

Level 4
18 mins

Level 5
18 mins

Recital
30 mins

How fees are calculated for exam:

For a group of level 3, with 30 members

Group fee = RM 290

Individual fee: RM 40 X 30 members = RM 1200

Total fee for the group = RM 290 + RM 1200 = RM 1490.00

A group certificate + 30 individual certificate will be award to each participating performer

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Sample LCM Certiifcates

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3rd Malaysia International Music Arts

Festival 2016 (MIMAF)
Registration Form

Closing Date: 31st July 2016

Section I Group information

Participants Information
Name of group:
Full mailing
address:

City

State

Contact Person:

( Mr. / Mrs. / Ms. )

Mobile Phone:

Country

E-mail :

Participating Events

Please tick on any event your organization would like to take part. (multiple selection are allowed)

Wind Orchestra
Open Division
Division I
Ensemble
Recorder
Orchestra
Strings
Orchestra
Hua-Yue
Orchestra
Gamelan
Ensemble
Choir
Open
Youth

Division II
Division III
Percussion

Ensemble

Ensemble

Percussion

Children
Chamber

Others
LCM Examination exam fees applies (please refer to page 8 for more details)

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Section II Participating Group Details

ORCHESTRA / CHOIR
No.

Group Name

Repertoire

1.

Duration

Number of
Performers

2.
1.
2.
1.
2.

ENSEMBLE
No. Code*

Group Name

Type

Western

Hua Yue

Brass
Woodwind
Recorder
Percussion ensemble
Chamber (chong zou)
Bowing string ensemble
Plucked instrument ensemble
Blowing with percussion
Percussion ensemble

Repertoire

Duration

Number of
Performers

Code

B. E
W. E
R. E
Perc. Ens I
Cham
BSE
PIE
BWP
Perc. Ens II

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Section III Others

Total Number of Participants:

_____________

Total Number of Officer (Teacher):

_____________

Total Number of Supporting Crew:

_____________

Total Room Needed:

_____________

Meal: ________

*for hotel accommodation, please complete page 13

Short Biography of Participating group /school (not more than 100 words)

*Please Attach a Landscape Photo of your group with minimum 600 dpi for programme booklet
purpose. Each group will be receiving 5 complimentary copies of the programme booklet.
If you have any inquire. Please do not hesitate to contact us:
Malaysia
Mr. Khoo Wei Kiat
Mobile: +6012-4716569
Email: khoo.mimaf@gmail.com
Overseas & LCM Exams related enquiries
Ms Peline Ong
Office: +65 6622 5868 (Singapore)
Email: info@lui.com.sg

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Hotel Package / Room List

Name of Group /
Country
Total number of room (with full
package) refer to page 3
Name of contact
person
Contact number &
Email address
S/N

Room #

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
*Excel file may be requested
Total Amount Payable

Payment Type

Registration Fee
Hotel Package

Name of guest (as per

passport)

Gender

Number of
Participants

Sub
Total

Passport
Number

Date of
Birth

2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Per
Participants
MYR
120.00
MYR
820.00

LCM Exam Fees

refer to page 8
(optional)
Total Amount Payable

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