Celebration of Excellence FAQs

You may select ONE piece (or ONE movement of a longer work) from the current RCM Syllabus to perform. Please ask your teacher for guidance with your repertoire selection.

The selection need not be one of the pieces you performed for your practical examination, but it must be chosen from a level within the next two levels for which you received the award.

The selection must be listed in the current RCM Syllabus for your instrument. IMPORTANT: Student's Choice or Teacher's Choice pieces will NOT be accepted for this Celebration of Excellence recital.

For those disciplines where examination memorization marks are offered (e.g. for piano, voice, guitar, strings, etc.), recital selections must be played from memory. For all other disciplines, recital selections should ideally be played from memory.

An accompanist is needed for any selection that requires an accompanist. Please review the current RCM Syllabus for your instrument.

Time limits must be strictly respected as follows:

• Performances at Preparatory Level - Level 4 may not exceed three minutes
• Performances at Levels 5 - 8 may not exceed five minutes
• Performances at Levels 9 - 10 may not exceed seven minutes

No. The selection must be listed in the current RCM Syllabus for your instrument.

Your piece must be chosen from a level within the next two levels for which you received the award.

Due to the number of students participating in the in-person recitals, you can only perform one piece however you will be recognized for both accomplishments at the recital. We invite you to submit a video for your second instrument to be included in the virtual recital that will be release this spring. 

No, the recitals are built to balance instruments, levels, and pieces. If one collaborative pianist is accompanying several performers we will try our best to have all those performances in a single recital. 

Unfortunately no. These recitals take considerable planning and we have allowed for the maximum time possible for students to respond.

If you are a national gold medal winner you may choose to perform at either your regional OR national event. The national event is a great honour, we invite you to perform at that recital if possible.

The number of guest tickets available differs for each event. Allotted ticket amounts will be indicated in the registration process. If more tickets are released, a communication will be sent to students, and they will be available on a first-come, first-served bases.