Welcome to the 2nd VPA Online contest and the first official contest of 2021.
Please find all contest details here, including Tune requirements, entry portal and contest submission information.
Comprehensive competition details can be found here
To enter, please follow this link to TryBooking where you can purchase your competition entry as well as a 2021 VPA Membership
https://www.trybooking.com/BNWPZ
***Contest Tune Requirements***
Novice and D grade Light music requirements and all Piobaireachd set lists can be found in the ‘Competition Information’ page
Light Music
Novice Grade
Element 1 – 2 parts of 2/4 March (VPA subscribed tune list)
Element 2 – 2 parts of Strathspey into 2 parts of Reel (VPA Subscribed tune list)
D grade
Element 1 – 4 parts of 2/4 March (VPA subscribed tune list)
Element 2 – 2 parts of Strathspey into 2 parts of Reel (VPA subscribed tune list)
C Grade
Element 1 – Minimum 4 parts of 2/4 March (Own choice)
Element 2 – Minimum 4 parts of Strathspey into minimum 4 parts of Reel (Own Choice)
B grade
Element 1 – Minimum 4 part 2/4 March (Own choice)
Element 2 – Minimum 4 part Strathspey into minimum 4 part reel (Own Choice)
Element 3 – Minimum 4 part Hornpipe into minimum 4 part Jig
A grade
Element 1 – Minimum 4 part 2/4 March (Own choice)
Element 2 – Minimum 4 part Strathspey into minimum 4 part reel (Own Choice)
Element 3 – Minimum 4 part Hornpipe into minimum 4 part Jig
Piobaireachd
Novice Grade – Ground only (VPA Novice Grade set list)
D grade – Ground and next Variation only (VPA D grade set list)
C grade – 1 full tune (VPA C grade set list, must include crunluath variation)
B grade – 1 full tune (VPA B grade set list, must include crunluath variation)
A grade – 1 full tune (Own choice, must include crunluath variation)