NORTH PINE BUSH POETS GROUP
Camp Oven
Bush Poetry Festival
North Pine Country Park, Dayboro Road, Petrie,
Queensland
17th, 18th & 19th August 2007
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PROGRAMME
ENTRY FORM
CONDITIONS
CRITERIA
Guide for Judges - MEMORIZATION
Guide for COLLATORS-- TIED SCORES
Location
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PROGRAMMEAt Pioneer Village Country Music Hall
Welcome function (meet-N-greet) from 5:00pm to 6:30 pm
Friday Evening 7:00pm
- Category 1(a) Junior 12 or under
Category 1 (b) Junior 13 to 16
(Competitors must be 16 years of age or under as at the 17th August 2007)
Category 2(a) Novice
Category 2(b) Intermediate
3 minute Walkup Poets [Funny] (as time permits)
Saturday 7:30am Breakfast on sale from 7:30am at venue
- Open mike session
Saturday 8:30am Category 4 Serious Non Original (Male)
Category 5 Serious Non Original (Female)
Category 6 Humorous - Non Original (Male)
Category 3 Humorous Non Original (Female)
Category 8 Serious - Original (Male)
Category 9 Serious - Original (Female)
(time permitting)
A lunch break of 45 minutes will be taken
After lunch the winners of the Camp Oven Written Competition
will be announced.
Saturday 7:30pm - Camp Oven Concert featuring:
Janine Haig, Melanie Hall, Col Milligan and Neil McArthur
Sunday 7:30am Breakfast will be on sale at venue
- Open mike session
Sunday 8:30am Category Duos
Category 10 Humorous - Original (Male)
Category 7 Humorous - Original (Female)
A lunch break of 45 minutes will be taken.
One Minute Poem
Presentation of Awards (Approx 3:00pm)
Total prize money in excess of $2,000
(Due to time constraints, programme may be subject to change)
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ENTRY FORMCLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES FRIDAY, 3rd AUGUST 2007I wish to enter the following (please tick the appropriate categories):
- Category 1(a) Junior Presentation (a) 12 and under
(as at the 17th August 2007)
Category 1(b) Junior Competition (b) 13 to 16
Competitors must be 16 years of age or under as at the 17th August 2007
Category 2(a) Novice Competition
(Male or Female Performer who has not been placed 1st 3rd in an intermediate or open competition for Performed Bush Poetry or has not won a Novice class for Performed Bush Poetry)
Category 2(b) Intermediate
(Male or Female Performer who HAS NOT been placed 1st 3rd in a open competition for Performed Bush Poetry)
Category 3 Open Humorous Non - Original* (Female)
Category 4 Open Serious Non - Original * (Male)
Category 5 Open Serious Non - Original * (Female)
Category 6 Open Humorous Non - Original * (Male)
Category 7 Open Humorous Original** (Female)
Category 8 Open Serious Original** (Male)
Category 9 Open Serious Original** (Female)
Category 10 Open Humorous Original** (Male)
N.B.
(1) Poetry used in Categories 1 and 2 may be Original, Traditional or Modern Bush Verse with rhyme and rhythm, written about Australia or the Australian way of life.
(2) * Poetry used in Categories 3, 4, 5 and 6 must NOT be your own work but traditional or established Australian Bush Verse with rhyme and rhythm, written about Australia or the Australian way of life.
(3) ** Category 7, 8, 9 and 10 must be the performers own work in the style and theme of the above categories.
(4) Places are limited to fifteen (15) in each category and will be decided on a first come, first served basis.NAME: ________________________________________________________
ADDRESS: ____________________________________________________
____________________________________ POST CODE: ______________
PHONE NO: ___________________________________________________
ENTRY FEES: Category 1 Free, Categories 2 10: $10 each category
Entry fees enclosed CHEQUE/MONEY ORDER for $ __________________
I have read the Conditions of Entry and agree to abide by them.
Signature: _____________________________________________________
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CAMPINGCampsites are situated next to the venue. Please indicate if you require on-site camping. Cost is $15 per campsite for the weekend.
Showers and toilets are available.
Yes: _____ No: _____
Enclosed is my cheque/money order for:
Concert Tickets @ $15 x $
Camping Fees (per site - weekend)@ $15 $
Entry Fees $
TOTAL ENCLOSED $
Make cheques payable to: THE NORTH PINE BUSH POETS GROUP INC
Please return this section (with fees) to:
The Secretary, M. Vijars,
North Pine Bush Poets Group
PO Box 701
Morningside QLD. 4170
Remember
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All through the year North Pine Bush Poets Perform at Dad & Daves Billy Tea & Damper In North Pine Country Park Every 1st and 3rd Sundays At 9 Oclock.
Visiting bush Poets WELCOME
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CONDITIONS1. Closing date for entries is 3rd August 2007. All categories will have a limit of 15 competitors.
2. Intermediate Competitors may also enter Open Categories. Acceptance will only be confirmed after the closing date, so as to not disadvantage established Open Competitors. Any fees paid and not used will be refunded to Intermediates.
3. Time limits are:
Five (5) minutes for Junior Categories (including preamble),
Eight (
minutes for all other categories (including preamble)
4. The Camp Oven Trophy will be awarded to the competitors (male and female) with the highest aggregate of Categories 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.
5. The decisions of the judges are FINAL. NO DISCUSSION WILL BE ENTERED INTO. DO NOT APPROACH THE JUDGES for their opinion of your work. Any competitor doing so may be immediately disqualified from any further competition.
6. Competitors in categories 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 may NOT read their poems. Competitors in Categories 1 & 2a MAY read their poems, but this may disadvantage them in adjudication.
7. Material which could be deemed offensive must not be used. Failure to comply with this request will result in disqualification by the Committee of the North Pine Bush Poets Group.
8. Tie: In the event of a Tie in a category or for the Camp Oven Trophy, a defined count-back procedure will be applied by the collators to decide the winner (See Guide for Collators Tied Scores. Tied competitors names will be announced at the presentation of trophies.
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CRITERIAThese are the CRITERIA on which your performance is being assessed.
In the usually-accepted terminology...
TIME LIMIT PENALTY - The time limit will be strictly adhered to. Exceeding this limit will incur a penalty of 20 points deducted from the total score. The competitors will be notified if they exceed the time limit.
PREAMBLE is the Performer's INTRODUCTION. What is said to help the audience set in the right mood - or help to enjoy it more for having heard what is told to them before they start. The preamble must contain the name of the poem, and if non original, the name of the poet.
START OF THE PERFORMANCE - Does the Performer IMMEDIATELY get your attention, and interest you in what he/she is saying. Does he/she make a favourable impression, helped by his/her stance, body language and facial expression? (The 'START" covers only the first one or two stanzas.)
BODY OF THE PERFORMANCE - Does the Performer hold your attention through to the end? Can you follow his/her story (or thoughts) easily? Does he/she exhibit annoying habits, (such as MONOTONY of presentation, gestures, vocal intonation patterns, inappropriate body movement or facial expressions, etc. Fidgets has poor microphone technique, or poor stance, etc. etc....) Does he/she treat the TEXT of the Poem intelligently? (eg. Is the text too "fractured"? Are pauses made where they shouldn't be? Or not made where they should be? Is there appropriate variation in pace, volume and pitch?
CONCLUSION OF THE PERFORMANCE - Does the performance BUILD TO AN APPROPRIATE CLIMAX. Are we left SATISFIED that the performance has concluded APPROPRIATELY?
AUDIBILITY covers not only "Is he/she LOUD enough?" But also "Can I understand ALL that he/she is saying? Or does the voice drop off at the ends of some of the lines?" And "Do I have to strain to understand what he/she is saying?"
IMPACT (How deeply involved/engaged were YOU through the performance?). Gives the judges the chance to mark up something they REALLY THOUGHT WAS A PARTICULARLY FINE PERFORMANCE - or mark down one that was below par.
MEMORISATION Substantial points will be deducted for major memory lapses (see Guide for Judges).
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Guide for Judges - MEMORIZATIONFaultless memorization will receive full marks.
Major memory lapses will be heavily penalized.
A competitor who forgets his or her lines and is UNABLE TO FINISH the poem will receive NO POINTS for MEMORIZATION and NO POINTS for CONCLUSION and any other parts of the poem not completed.
A competitor who does not finish his or her poem will not be allowed to have a second try in this category.
Guide for COLLATORS - TIED SCORESTIED SCORES IN A CATEGORY - In the event of a tied score in a category, the winner will be decided by comparing the scores for Impact, with the one with the higher score being named the winner. If the Impact scores are the same, the Body of the Poem scores will be compared with the higher being the winner, and if the Body of the Poem scores are the same, the Start of the Poem scores will be compared, with the higher being the winner.
TIED SCORES FOR THE CAMP OVEN AWARD (total aggregate points) - The procedure followed will be the same as the above but in each case all four Impact scores will be totalled and compared, and if they are the same, then all four Body of the Poem scores will be totalled and compared, and then if necessary all four Start of the Poem Scores will be similarly treated.
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LOCATION North Pine Country Park,
Dayboro Road, Petrie, Queensland
Approximately 3 km from the Petrie roundabout
Since Easter Sunday, 1996, the North Pine Bush Poets hold regular Poets Breakfasts at Dad & Daves, North Pine Country Park on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month. Why not drop by and join them!
