RESULTS
2023
The Australian Percussion Eisteddfod is an event which is committed to serving the percussion community by providing the opportunity for school aged students to perform in a competition that embraces most areas of drumline and percussion – tuned and untuned - in solo and ensemble categories.
Optimum Percussion would like to thank all the teachers and parents who have supported the event this year . The 2023 event was held at Scotch College Melbourne and I would like to thank the school and the percussion department - Jude Hallum, Leon Duncan and Harry Potocnick for their hard work and contribution to the success of the event.
Carolyn Watson Convenor
Why perform in a competition?
We want you to make the most of this event as a positive learning experience so you will continue your percussion studies for as long as possible. Here is a summary of how the Australian Percussion Eisteddfod and Drumline competition has and will assist you with your percussion studies and musical experiences.
1.The Australian Percussion Eisteddfod provides a performance opportunity which can assist in faster musical growth and self improvement, especially if the eisteddfod is one of many performance and competition opportunities you perform in.
2. Competitions help performers to achieve more focused practicing and give you the opportunity to truly master every aspect of a piece of music.
3. Not everyone can win first place, but being involved in the Percussion Eisteddfod can still teach valuable lessons. Mistakes, failures, and feedback can help us to grow from these experiences, to identify new areas to focus upon and develop new goals. The adjudicator’s reports and our own self assessment and feed back about our performance can also affirm how successfully we have conveyed our musical thoughts.
4. Hearing our peers perform unfamiliar and exciting repertoire can encourage us to set new goals and directions for ourselves.
5.“The definition of a winner is someone who gives 100% of their effort in preparation for and during competition 100% of the time, regardless of the circumstances faced before them. Winning involves more than beating an opponent or the final score on the board. A person can be a winner as long as they give everything they’ve got”. (David Villa)
Carolyn Watson Co-ordinator – Australian Percussion Eisteddfod
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ADJUDICATORS 2023
THANK YOU TO OUR ADJUDICATORS
Thank you to all our adjudicators for your significant support of the Australian Percussion Eisteddfod and the Australian Drumline Competition. I sincerely appreciate your efforts offering excellent comments and providing valuable feedback to each competitor which will assist them to become better percussionists and musicians. Your insights and expertise have made it possible for us to reward all our competitors for their creative efforts.
Carolyn Watson, ConvenorSOLOS - Drumkit, Snare, Timpani and Keyboard
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Elementary Drumkit Solo - C Grade David Hicks VIC Intermediate Drumkit Solo - B Grade David Hicks VIC Advanced Drumkit Solo - A Grade David Hicks VIC Primary Percussion Solos Gary France ACT Intermediate Solo Keyboard 2 mallets - B Grade Robert Oetomo NSW Advanced Solo Keyboard 2 mallets - A Grade Robert Oetomo NSW Elementary Solo Keyboard 4 Mallets - C Grade Robert Oetomo NSW Intermediate Solos Keyboard 4 mallets - B Grade Peter Neville VIC Advanced Solo Keyboard 4 mallets - A Grade Robert Oetomo NSW OPEN Solo Snare Drum John Arcaro VIC OPEN Solo Timpani John Arcaro VIC CHAMBER EVENTS Chamber Ensemble - Grade B Gary France ACT Chamber Ensemble - Grade A Gary France ACT ENSEMBLE Intermediate Percussion Ensemble - B Grade Gary France ACT Advanced Percussion Ensemble - A Grade Gary France ACT DRUMLINE COMPETITION Open Drumline - Snare Solo Gary France ACT Open Drumline - Tenor Solo Gary France ACT Division B Drumline Competition Paul Cox NSW Division A Drumline Competition Paul Cox NSW
Percussion Solo Sections
RESULTS Section 1 - Primary Percussion Solo
1st Place Frederick Chen
2nd Place Justin Gao
3rd Place Melody Lee
Highly Commended Lewis Yu
RESULTS Section 2 - B Grade - 2 Mallet Solo Keyboard
1st Place Charleigh Sing
2nd Place Joyce Wong
3rd Place Frederick Chen
Highly Commended Pak To Fung
Encouragement Award Longhao Ran
RESULTS Section 3 - A Grade - 2 Mallet Solo Keyboard
1st Place David Chiu
2nd Place
Vincent Taing
3rd Place Faron Ho
Highly Commended
Massimo Wu
RESULTS Section 4 - Grade C - 4 Mallet Solo Keyboard
1st Place Isabel Li
2nd Place Timothy Lee
3rd Place Chaska Hung
RESULTS Section 5 - Grade B - 4 Mallet Solo Keyboard
1st Place Albert Chengmin Yu
2nd Place Wen Zhu
3rd Place Joyce Wong
Highly Commended Longhao Ran
Outstanding Judy Huang
Outstanding Tanqi Wang
Outstanding Frederick Chen
RESULTS Section 6 - Grade A - 4 Mallet Solo Keyboard
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Anneke Brahe
Nathan Jarrott
Daniel Hsieh
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Percussion Solo Sections
RESULTS
Section 7 - Grade C - Drum Kit Solo
Drumnastics Medley – Peter Matzick
1st Place Michael Khoo
2nd Place Amber Kwak
3rd Place Scot Fan
Encouragement Award
RESULTS
1st Place
Liam Wangen
Section 8 - Grade B - Drum Kit Solo
Time Being - Darryn Farrugia
Prince Peng
2nd Place Kaelen Briffa
3rd Place
Highly Commended
Encouragement Award
RESULTS
1st Place
2nd Place
Faron Ho
Wen Zhu
James Buick
Section 9 - Grade A -Drum Kit Solo
Associative Grooves - Gorden Hughes
Stephen Jarrott
David Chiu
3rd Place Nathan Jarrott
Highly Commended
Encouragement Award
RESULTS
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Highly Commended
Encouragement Award
RESULTS
Jayden Fulwood
Ethan Ji
Section 10 - OPEN - Snare Solo
David Chiu
Sarah Campbell
Longhao Ran
Harold Tozer
Massimo Wu
Section 11 - OPEN - Timpani Solo
1st Place David Chiu
2nd Place
3rd Place
Highly Commended
Encouragement Award
Vincent Taing
Sarah Campbell
Liam Tse
Isabel Li
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Chamber and Ensemble Sections
RESULTS
Section
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B Grade School Chamber
1st Place Sydney Percussion Studio Quartet
2nd Place Place Tavullia
3rd Place Place JPMS Primary Band
Highly Commended JPMS Ensemble - Sonore
Encouragement Award Frankston High School Y7
Encouragement Award Frankston High School Y8
RESULTS
Section 15 A Grade School Chamber
1st Place Sheldon College
2nd Place Place Brisbane State High School - Desmosedici
3rd Place Place JPMS Ensemble Volante
Highly Commended Scotch College
Encouragement Award JPMS Ensemble - Animato
RESULTS
Section 16 - B Grade Percussion Ensemble
1st Place JPMS Ensemble Brillante
2nd Place Place Frankston High Percussion Ensemble
3rd Place Place Sheldon College
Encouragement Award Scotch College Class Year 7.1
Encouragement Award Scotch College Class Year 7.4
Encouragement Award Scotch College Class Year 7.5
RESULTS
Section 17 - A Grade Percussion Ensemble
1st Place Brisbane State High School - Fractalia
2nd Place Place JPMS Ensemble - Spirito
3rd Place Place The Gap SHS - Asymmetry
Highly Commended Sheldon College
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AUSTRALIAN DRUMLINE COMPETITION
Solo Sections
Adjudicator Mr Gary France
RESULTS Section 12 - Open - Drumline Snare Solo
1st Josephine Colacino
2nd Place Ella Bowler
RESULTS Section 13 - Open - Drumline Tenor Solo
1st David Chiu
2nd Place Matthew Wakefield
3rd Place Zena Colacino
AUSTRALIAN DRUMLINE COMPETITION Drumline Sections Adjudicator Mr Paul Cox
Paul Cox is originally from Florida, USA and is now residing in Sydney. He started drumming at the age of 2. He has marched Magic of Orlando Drum and Bugle Corps and Carolina Crown where he learnt under Bill Bachman and Colin McNutt. He has been an instructor alongside Scott Johnson and the D²Drumline Education Team at the 2012 National Drumline Camp in Melbourne . He ithen turned his attention to drumkit and since coming to Australian is building apps and drumming whenever he can.
AUSTRALIAN DRUMLINE COMPETITION Test Pieces
DIVISION A
Strut
Composer: Matthew Lemieux
Special thank you to Matthew for the preparation of the parts and recordings for the 2023 Australian Drumline Competition.
DIVISION B
Zapatitos
Composer: Matthew Lemieux
Special thank you to Matthew for the preparation of the parts and recordings for the 2023 Australian Drumline Competition.
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10 2023 CHAMPIONSHIP DRUMLINE - Own Choice + Test 1st PORT MACQUARIE VANGUARD DIV A 82.5 2nd CAMBERWELL GRAMMAR SCHOOL DIV A 80.5 3rd RED THUNDER DRUMLINE DIV A 77 4th SCOTCH COLLEGE DRUMLINE DIV A 76.5 5th SHELDON COLLEGE DRUMLINE DIV A 75 6th MOAMA ANGLICAN GRAMMAR DIV B 67.7 7th CORINDA STATE HIGH SCHOOL DIV A 66 8th SAINT STEPHEN’S COLLEGE DIV A 62.5 9th PORT MACQUARIE BRUMBIES DIV B 60.6 10th RIVERVIEW DRUMLINE DIV B 59.8 11th GREEN BERETS DIV B 58 12th MLC DRUMLINE DIV B 56.7 13th SACRED HEART GIRLS COLLEGE DIV B 52.7 14th ST PATRICKS STRATHFIELD (no test piece) DIV B 38 2023 OWN CHOICE RANKING + Marks Mark /100 1st Port Macquarie Vanguard DIV A 84 2nd Camberwell Grammar School DIV A 81 3rd Moama Anglican Grammar Drumline DIV B 81 4th Red Thunder Drumline DIV A 76 5th SPC Drumline - St Patrick's College Strathfield DIV A 76 6th Scotch College Drumline DIV A 75 7th Sheldon College Drumline DIV A 71 8th Port Macquarie Brumbies DIV B 70 9th Riverview Drumline - Saint Ignatius College Riverview DIV B 66 10th The Green Berets DIV B 64 11th Corinda State High School Cavaliers DIV A 64 12th Methodist Ladies College Drumline DIV B 63 13th Saint Stephen's College DIV A 60 14th Sacred Heart Girls College Drumline DIV B 55 2023 TEST PIECE RANKING + Marks Adjusted Marks 1st Port Macquarie Vanguard DIV A 81 2nd Camberwell Grammar School DIV A 80 3rd Sheldon College DIV A 79 4th Red Thunder Drumline DIV A 78 5th Scotch College DIV A 78 6th Corinda State High School Cavaliers DIV A 68 7th Saint Stephen's College DIV A 65 8th MAG Drumline DIV B 54.4 9th Riverview Drumline DIV B 53.6 10th The Green Berets DIV B 52 11th Port Macquarie Brumbies DIV B 51.2 12th MLC Drumline DIV B 50.4 13th SHGC Drumline DIV B 50.4 14th SPC Drumline DIV B N/A
AWARDS 2023 Award
Best Snare Drum Section
Port Macquarie Vanguard
Best Bass Drum Section Corinda State High School
Best Tenor Section
Red Thunder Drumline
Best Cymbal Section Scotch College
Best Colour Guard
Honourable Mention
Moama Anglican Grammar
Moama Anglican Grammar
Red Thunder Drumline
Port Macquarie Vanguard Corinda
OWN CHOICE AWARD Div A Port Macquarie Vanguard
OWN CHOICE AWARD Div B
Moama Anglican Grammar
TEST PIECE AWARDS DIV A Port Macquarie Vanguard
TEST PIECE AWARDS DIV B
DIVISION B WINNER
Moama Anglican Grammar
Moama Anglican Grammar
CHAMPIONSHIP DRUMLINE Port Macquarie Vanguard
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Port Macquarie Vanguard
