LEVEL 1
Ages 11-14
3 minutes
TEST PIECE:
Let the Little Children Come to Me
by Kyle Higgins
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The North & South Carolina Division is hosting a Music & Creative Arts Solo Competition! This competition will be open to anyone who attends a Salvation Army in North or South Carolina and will take place in March at Camp Walter Johnson during the Divisional School of Arts weekend. There will be six categories and three different levels per a category. The solo categories are Acting, Brass, Dance, Percussion, Piano, and Vocal. Registration for the competition will open in January. Below you can find solo information for each area.
CATEGORIES
Acting
Brass
Dance
Percussion
Piano
Vocal
LEVELS
Level 1 | Ages 11-13
Level 2 | Ages 11-17
Level 3 | Ages 11-23
DATES
Registration Opens
January 7, 2025
Registration Closes
March 2, 2025
Solo Competition
March 20, 2025 @7:00pm
CATEGORY INFORMATION
Find all you need to know about each of the solo competition categories below. You can find test pieces, suggestions for free choice options, as well as guidelines & rubrics for each of the competitions. If you have any questions reach out to the Music Department.
ACTING COMPETITION
The acting solo competition is broken into 3 levels. Levels 1 & 2 have one required test piece. Level 3 has a required test piece and one free choice piece. You can find the information on the levels and test pieces below.
LEVEL 3
Ages 11-23
up to 7 minutes combined
TEST PIECE:
Psalm 102
FREE CHOICE SUGGESTIONS COMING SOON
BRASS COMPETITION
The brass solo competition is broken into 3 levels. Each level has a test piece, and free choice piece. You can find the information on the levels and test pieces below.
LEVEL 1
Ages 11-14
TEST PIECE
Burning, Burning
James Curnow
Soloist Sheet Music
Soloist Demo Track
Bb Solo & Piano Music
Bb Accompaniment Track
Eb Solo & Piano Music
Eb Accompaniment Track
LEVEL 2
Ages 11-17
TEST PIECE
My Jesus, I Love Thee
arr. Ralph E. Pearce
Soloist Sheet Music
Soloist Demo Track
Bb Solo & Piano Music
Bb Accompaniment Track
Eb Solo & Piano Music
Eb Accompaniment Track
LEVEL 3
Ages 11-23
TEST PIECE
This Is The Day
Dorothy Gates
Soloist Sheet Music
Soloist Demo Track
Bb Solo & Piano Music
Bb Accompaniment Track
Eb Solo & Piano Music
Eb Accompaniment Track
FREE CHOICE SUGGESTIONS COMING SOON
Brass Rubric
DANCE COMPETITION
The dance solo competition is broken into 3 levels. Levels 1 & 2 have set choreography to learn. you can find the tutorials below. Level 3 dancers will choreograph their own solo to one of the 10 music options provided. You can find the playlists, as well as the required choreographic elements below.
LEVEL 1
Ages 11-14
TEST CHOREOGRAPHY
There Is A Peace
Choreography by Alex Griswold
LEVEL 2
Ages 11-17
TEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Springtime
Choreography by Alex Griswold
PERCUSSION COMPETITION
The percussion solo competition is broken into 3 levels. Each level has a test piece, and free choice piece. You can find the information on the levels and test pieces below.
LEVEL 1
Ages 11-14
TEST PIECE
Our Song Shall Rise
Andrew Boynton
Our Song Shall Rise Sheet Music
Demo Track
Accompaniment Track
PIANO COMPETITION
The piano solo competition is broken into 3 levels. Each level has a test piece, and free choice piece. You can find the information on the levels and test pieces below.
LEVEL 1
Ages 11-14
TEST PIECE
You Are My All In All
Dennis Jernigan, arr. Gavin Whitehouse
LEVEL 3
Ages 11-23
TEST PIECE
Little Children
George Frederick Root, arr. Vernon Post
FREE CHOICE SUGGESTIONS COMING SOON
VOCAL COMPETITION
The vocal solo competition is broken into 3 levels. Each level has a test piece, and free choice piece. You can find the information on the levels and test pieces below.
LEVEL 1
Ages 11-14
TEST PIECE
Do Lord
arr. William L. Rollins
Sheet Music (High)
Accompaniment (High)
Sheet Music (Low)
Demo Track (Low)
Accompaniment (Low)
LEVEL 2
Ages 11-17
TEST PIECE
Poor Wayfarin' Stranger
arr. Thomas Mack
Sheet Music (High)
Accompaniment (High)
Sheet Music (Low)
Demo Track (Low)
Accompaniment (Low)
LEVEL 3
Ages 11-23
TEST PIECE
I'd Rather Have Jesus
George Beverly Shea, arr. Beatrice Holz
Sheet Music (High)
Accompaniment (High)
Sheet Music (Low)
Demo Track (Low)
Accompaniment (Low)
FREE CHOICE SUGGESTIONS COMING SOON
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
Any member of a Salvation Army church in North or South Carolina. Participants must have Corps Officer endorsement and participants must be at least 11 years old and no older than 23 years old by March 20th.
HOW DO I CHOOSE WHAT LEVEL?
The levels are divided by ability and age. If you are over the age of 17, you can only participate in level III. If you are 11 years old, you may choose whichever level best fits your ability. The levels are split this way to help even the playing field for all soloists.
HOW DO I CHOOSE A PIECE FOR THE COMPETITION?
For those in Level I & II, you will only perform the assigned piece Test Piece listed above. For those in Level III, you will perform the assigned Test Piece and a piece of your choosing. You may choose any piece that best fits your ability and is no longer than 8 minutes. You may use a digital recording of an accompaniment for your choice piece if you bring a device to play the accompaniment.
WHAT IS THE ENTRY FEE?
There is NO entry fee to participate. The competition is free, and all delegates who regularly attend DSA are strongly encouraged to participate.
HOW WILL THE WINNER BE DECIDED?
There will be two adjudicators for each category with a rubric to score and grade soloists. The soloist with the highest average score from both adjudicators will be the winner.
WHAT ARE THE PRIZES?
There is a cash prize for the winning soloist of each level of each category. There also camp scholarships given to the corps with the highest overall score (1 CMAC & 2 CYMI Scholarships), the second highest overall score (2 CYMI Scholarships), and the most participation (3 CYMI Scholarships).
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