Reading – Classes 338 to 362

Class 338 – Prepared Reading (adult performers)

For performers aged 19 and over. Performers will receive an adjudication but no comparison will be made between performances.
Test Piece: Own choice (see regulations 19-25) – not to exceed 4 minutes. Duration, author and title must be stated on the Entry Form.
Entry fee: £23.00

Class 339 – Prepared Reading (16 – 18)

Test Piece: To Kill a Mocking Bird (pages 306-307) Harper Lee (Arrow: Special 60th Edition (1 Jan. 2010))
from ‘”Will you take me home?”‘ to ‘. . . the Radley porch was enough.’
Entry fee: £14.00

Class 340 – Prepared Reading (14 & 15)

Test Piece: The Hawthorn Legacy (pages 310-311) Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Penguin Random House Children’s UK)
from ‘Eventually they let Oren in . . .’ to ‘”. . . shouldn’t have been surprising”.’
Entry fee: £14.00

Class 341 – Prepared Reading (12 & 13)

Test Piece: Trash (pages 106-107) Andy Mulligan (Penguin Random House Children’s UK)
from ‘The old man looked at Gardo . . . ‘ to ‘. . . we could do but watch.’
Entry fee: £14.00

Class 342 – Prepared Reading (11)

Test Piece: Black Hole Cinema Club (pages 14-17) Christopher Edge (Nosy Crow)
from ‘”Looks like another disaster movie . . .”‘ to ‘. . . towards us without a sound.’
Entry fee: £14.00

Class 343 – Prepared Reading (10)

Test Piece: Spaceboy (pages 78-80) David Walliams (HarperCollins Children’s Books)
from ‘Ruth didn’t have much time . . .’ to ‘. . . the direction of the farmhouse.’
Entry fee: £14.00

Class 344 – Prepared Reading (9)

Test Piece: The Secret Lake (pages 6-7) Karen Inglis (Well Said Press)
from ‘”What’s what?”‘ to ‘. . . towards home and fled.’
Entry fee: £14.00

Class 345 – Prepared Reading (8)

Test Piece: Einstein the Penguin (pages 36-38) Iona Rangeley (HarperCollins Children’s Books)
from ‘”You can’t send him back . . .”‘ to ‘. . . tilted his head to one side.’
Entry fee: £14.00

Class 346 – Prepared Reading (7)

Test Piece: Little Mouse with the Big Mouth (pages 12-13) J A Khan (Amazon)
from ‘”Turns out the eagles . . .”‘ to . . . it was ready to pounce.’
Entry fee: £14.00

Class 347 – Prepared Reading (6) (non-competitive)

Performers will receive an adjudication but no comparison will be made between performances.
Test Piece: The Witch’s Cat and The Cooking Catastrophe (pages 8-12) Kirstie Watson (Telltale Tots Publishing)
from ‘”Oh Cat! you’ve made lunch!”‘ to ‘”. . . and I need to fix it NOW”.’
Entry fee: £14.00

Class 348 – Religious reading (adult performers)

For performers aged 19 and over. Performers will receive an adjudication but no comparison will be made between performances.
Test Piece: Own choice of a passage from religious scripture or text (see regulations 19-25) – not to exceed 3 minutes. The selected passage and translation must be stated on the Entry Form. If the reading is in a language other than English, a literal English translation must also be provided for the adjudicator.
Entry fee: £23.00

Class 349 – Religious reading (16 – 18)

Test Piece: Own choice of a passage from religious scripture or text (see regulations 19-25) – not to exceed 2 minutes. The selected passage and translation must be stated on the Entry Form. If the reading is in a language other than English, a literal English translation must also be provided for the adjudicator.
Entry fee: £14.00

Class 350 – Religious reading (14 & 15)

Class 351 – Religious reading (12 & 13)

Class 352 – Religious reading (10 & 11)

Test Piece: Own choice of a passage from religious scripture or text (see regulations 19-25) – not to exceed 1 minute. The selected passage and translation must be stated on the Entry Form. If the reading is in a language other than English, a literal English translation must also be provided for the adjudicator.
Entry fee: £14.00

Class 353 – Religious reading (8 & 9)

Class 354 – Sight Reading (adult performers)

For performers aged 19 and over. Performers will receive an adjudication but no comparison will be made between performances.
Test Piece: A simple passage of prose or verse. Each performer will be allowed one attempt with two minutes’ silent study prior to reading.
Entry fee: £23.00