Please note: Age eligibility for all divisions is determined by the contestant’s age as of September 28, the birthday of Confucius.
Age categories, performance times, and scholarship amounts:
| Category | Age | Performance Time | First prize | Second Prize | Third Prize |
| Youth | Ages 8 and under | 6 min | $100 | $75 | $50 |
| Junior 1 | Ages 9 – 11 | 8 min | $150 | $100 | $75 |
| Junior 2 | Ages 12 – 14 | 8 min | $150 | $100 | $75 |
| Senior | Ages 15 – 18 | 10 min | $200 | $150 | $100 |
Division sponsors and scholarships:
- The first place award for Piano Senior Division is donated by the family of Yan Kun and Mingde Hong in memory of Barbara Tiao
Repertoire requirements: 1 piece from the pre-selected Chinese repertoire below, and 1 piece of the contestant’s choice. You can click on each title below for a preview of each piece. Please remember, copyright law makes it mandatory for you to own original copies of your music, which can either be purchased through CFAS or through an online music store. Suggestions and direct links are below, however, you are free to purchase your books from any dealer.
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Youth Repertoire Selections
From Chinese Piano Pieces for Children, Vol. 1
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- No. 6 (pg.12) 娃哈哈 (Laughing Child)
- No.3 Movement 3 (pg.9) 小猴走鋼絲 (Little Monkey Walking a Tightrope)
- No.12 (pg.21) 卖报歌 (Selling Newspapers)
- No. 24(pg. 36) 玛衣拉 (Mayila)
From Select Sino-foreign Masterpieces for Piano (audio files available with purchase)
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Junior 1 Repertoire Selections
From Chinese Piano Pieces for Children, Vol. 1
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- Pg. 31 牧童短笛 (The Cow Herder’s Flute)
- Pg. 44 花鼓 (Flower Drum)
- Pg. 50 喜丰收 (Harvest Celebration）
- Pg. 60 水草舞 (Waterweed Dance）
Junior 2 Repertoire Selections
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- Pg. 28 晓风之舞（Dance of the Morning Breeze）
- Pg. 38 采茶扑蝶 (Picking Tea and Catching Butterflies）
- Pg. 63 快乐的女战士（Happy Women Soldiers）
- Pg. 68 陕北民歌主题变奏曲（Variations on a Shaanxi Folksong）
- Pg. 134 锈金匾 (Embroidering a Portrait in Gold）
Chen Yi “Two Chinese Bagatelles” (both movements)
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- Listen to movement 2
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Tan Dun “8 Memories in Water Color” (2 movements)
- 1. Missing Moon and 2. Staccato Beans (Listen on YouTube)
- 7. Floating Clouds and 8. Sunrain (Listen on YouTube)
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Senior Repertoire Selections
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- Pg. 124 彩云追月（Silver Clouds Chasing the Moon）
- Pg. 119 浏阳河（LiuYang River）
- Pg. 128 山丹丹开花红艳艳（Blooming Red Flowers）
Tan Dun “8 Memories in Water Color” (2 movements)
- 1. Missing Moon and 2. Staccato Beans (Listen on YouTube)
- 7. Floating Clouds and 8. Sunrain (Listen on YouTube)
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Zhou Long “Mongolian Folk Tune Variations”
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Chen Yi “Ji Dong Nuo”
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Chen Yi “Guessing”
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