Accompaniment – A musical part that supports a solo, or group of instruments or voices. It is usually played on the piano or guitar.

Adults – For the purposes of this competition Adults are 29 years of age and over and must be amateurs.

Advanced classes – aged, based classes for ages 19 to 28.

ARCT/ACCM – The diploma level directly after Level 10 in either the RCM or CC syllabi.

Chamber Ensemble – Any combination of orchestral instruments playing standard chamber repertoire comprising 3-5 players with individual parts. May include piano and one voice singer. Selections may not be from popular music idioms or genres.

Concert Bands – A group of musicians playing brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments.

Conservatory – An educational institution that specializes in teaching music and publishes lists of repertoires (syllabi) for their exams.
 

RCM – Refers to the Royal Conservatory of Music. 

CC – Refers to Conservatory Canada Music. 

Contrasting Music – is selections that are different time periods, styles, tempo, languages, key signatures, and composers. For musical theatre, contrasting selections would be ballad, up-tempo, different eras, and different composers.

Diploma and Open Classes – will now be combined into one class called “Open” to avoid confusion in differentiating between the rules of these similar classes. Pieces must be at or above the ARCT or CC level but do not need to be listed in the RCM or CC syllabi. The RCM diploma is called ARCT. The CC diploma is called ACCM. See individual disciplines for specific rules.

Disqualification – Competitors who do not comply with the KKMF rules and regulations will be disqualified.

Graded Level – Applies to RCM and CC levels/grades from preparatory level to level 10 and

Diploma.

Hand-Held Props – Items used onstage by the performer that can be held in their hands, e.g. brush, wand, mirror, scarf.

Music Festival Suite Terms

Discipline – A discipline is a particular area of music or study. Examples are Band, Choir, Piano, Voice, etc.

Section – Each discipline is subdivided into sections by number of performers, type of organization (e.g. school, community), type of music, e.g. Canadian composers, popular) etc.

Class – Each section is sub-divided into classes typically by age or grade level or some other specific criterion. (e.g. level 3, or 12 and under)

OMFA – Ontario Music Festivals Association is the umbrella body of forty-two local member festivals in the province of Ontario.

Symphony Orchestras – groups comprised of string, wind, brass, and percussion sections.