The Harmonica Club
of Huntington, WV founded August 2001
The West Virginia State Harmonica Championship begins 5pm, Saturday July 28th at Downtown Huntington's Pullman Square
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The Harmonica Club
will hold the Fourth
West Virginia State Harmonica Championship. sponsored by Picnic with the Pops Saturday July 31st at 2pm 2010 1st Place $200
Our
goal is not to find the best harmonica player, but to meet and share
with as many harmonica players as possible. Naming and
rewarding the best players is just a bonus to the event. We
want
players of ALL AGES, ALL STYLES, ALL STATES, AND ALL
TALENT LEVELS
to
come and perform. 2nd Place $100 3rd Place $50 2pm Saturday July 31st1 at Downtown Huntington's Pullman Square The West Virginia State Harmonica Championship is part of The 5th Annual Hotdog Festival presented by WKEE, WTCR, WAMX and Radio Family to raise funds for The Children's Cancer Center.. Therefore, a $10 donation is asked of everyone that competes. All procedes go to the clinic. Or you can just hang around and chat and meet with other harpers. The 6th Annual Hotdog Festival starts at 10am, with events going on all day until 4:30pm. The Championship starts at 2pm and goes on until everyone has played. Everyone gets 5 minutes to play 2 songs. You can register the day of the event, but to guarantee participation, just give us your name to pre-register. on-line at www.theharmonicaclub.com or fax: by July 30, 2010, to (304) 525-7861, or mail to: Harmonica Club C/0 Jim Rumbaugh 722 22nd street west Huntington, WV 25704 |
Players
have 5 minutes to play 2 songs. or mail your name and contact info to : Harmonica Club c/o Jim Rumbaugh 722 22nd street west Huntington, WV 25704 or sign up the day of the event Here's the LONGGG version of the rules, or click on the link in the left hand column. RULES The basic idea is that you have 5 minutes to do 2 songs 1.) EVERYONE, Pro or Amateur, is allowed to compete in this contest. The only entry requirement is that contestants must be able to play at least one recognizable melody on a harmonica. It can be either style of harmonica - diatonic or chromatic, and ANY tuning like minor or tremolo. Any brand or type of harmonica is permitted 2.) Each contestant will have 5 minutes in which to perform at least one recognizable melody along with whatever else the contestant feels will best demonstrate his/her harmonica playing skills. Contestants will be stopped when 5 minutes has passed. This may affect the points earned for your presentation. There are no deductions or penalties for performances lasting less than 5 minutes. 3.) A panel of judges will judge contest. You will be judged on in 5 categories. 20 points per category with a maximum of 100 points with 50 points considered average. Techniques and Skill ( are you doing fancy stuff? ) Complexity, Difficulty and Mastery of music ( easy Vs hard tune ) Presentation, how enjoyable the performance (do you put on a show?) Meter / timing / song interpretation ( do the song with feeling ) tone quality, and pitch ( do you sound good? ) 4.) ANY type of music is permitted. NO PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO ANY ONE GENRE OF MUSIC. Gospel and folk players stand just as much chance at winning as do blues and rock players. 5.) Contestants must use only the sound equipment provided. No extra equipment may be used - just a contestant and his/her harmonica. 6.) No recorded music may be used. 7.) You may be accompanied by one other non-harmonica and non-amplified musician. Example acoustic guitar, accordion, or drummer 8.) The judge’s decisions are final 9) A 10-dollar donation must be given to The Children’s Oncology Unit of Cabell Huntington Hospital. |