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: £20.00

Class 339 – Prepared Reading (16 – 18)

Test Piece: The Great Gatsby (pages 80-81) F Scott Fitzgerald (Amazon)
from “‘The music had died down . . .” to “. . . and Gatsby was content.”
Entry fee: £12.00

Class 340 – Prepared Reading (14 & 15)

Test Piece: Win, Lose, Kill, Die (pages 82-84) Cynthia Murphy (Scholastic)
from “‘Hey,’ Cole whispers from behind me . . .” to “. . . curled around a plastic inhaler.”
Entry fee: £12.00

Class 341 – Prepared Reading (12 & 13)

Test Piece: Oliver Twist (pages 80-81) Charles Dickens (Collins Classics)
from “‘Stop thief! Stop thief!’ There is a magic . . .” to “‘I am afraid it is the boy.'”
Entry fee: £12.00

Class 342 – Prepared Reading (11)

Test Piece: Skandar and the Unicorn Thief (pages 239-241) A F Steadman (Simon & Schuster)
from “‘Is the Executioner here?'” to “. . .he just doesn’t understand.”
Entry fee: £12.00

Class 343 – Prepared Reading (10)

Test Piece: Circus Maximus – Rivals on the Track (pages 14-16) Annelise Gray (Zephyr – Bloomsbury)
from “A nearby wall was covered . . .” to “. . . taking him away from me again.”
Entry fee: £12.00

Class 344 – Prepared Reading (9)

Test Piece: Which Way to Anywhere (pages 199-200) Cressida Cowell (Hodder Children’s Books)
from “Theo and K2 and Izzabird ran . . .” to “. . . absolutely no way of following.”
Entry fee: £12.00

Class 345 – Prepared Reading (8)

Test Piece: The Last Bear (pages 257-258) Hannah Gold (Harper Collins Children’s Books)
from “The last thing I remember . . .” to “. . . Where is Bear?”
Entry fee: £12.00

Class 346 – Prepared Reading (7)

Test Piece: The Night We Got Stuck in a Story (pages 52-53) Ben Miller (Simon & Schuster)
from “‘Help!’ said Lana. ‘I’m stuck!’ . . .” to “. . . extending a bony hand.”
Entry fee: £12.00

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

Performers will receive an adjudication but no comparison will be made between performances.
Test Piece: Winnie-the-Pooh Meets the King (pages 18 and 21) Jane Riordan (Farshore – Harper Collins)
from “Standing almost close enough. . .” to “. . . which made the King smile.”
Entry fee: £12.00

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: £20.00

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: £12.00

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: £12.00

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: £20.00