The
Harmonica Club
of Huntington, WV founded August 2001
The West Virginia State Harmonica Championship begins 1:45pm, Saturday Aug 25th at 11th street and 3rd ave
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The Harmonica Club
will hold the Seventh West Virginia
State Harmonica Championship.Saturday August 25th 2012 and the Second Harmonica Quadrathlon part of The 4th Diamond Teeth Mary Blues Festival, Huntington,WV PRIZES from SEYDEL
Our
goal is not to find the best harmonica player, but to meet and share
with as many harmonica players as possible. Naming and
rewarding the best players is just a bonus to the event. We
want
players of ALL AGES, ALL STYLES, ALL STATES, AND ALL
TALENT LEVELS
to
come and perform. 1st place: Seydel 1847 2nd place: Seydel 20 Harmonica Case 3rd place: Seydel Big Six Quadrathlon: Seydel Summer Session Steel a FREE event for
everyone
Sat Aug 24th On the gazebo at Heritage Station at
11:00am: Bob McGraw harmonica workshop on playing blues in the first position11th street and Veteran's Memorial Blvd Noon to 2:00pm: the 7th WV State Harmonica Championship followed by the 2nd Harmonica Quadrathlon (no entry fees) the DIAMOND TEETH MARY AFTER JAM starts at 11pm at the Gazebo For more information email jrumbaug@live.marshall.edu Rules for the Harmonica Quadrathlon
overview: Up to 5 people will get to take turns playing a solo during 4 songs. The songs will be played and sung by The Harmonica Club of Huntington. The solos will be one verse long. Each song will feature all the players, each playing one solo. After all for songs have been performed, the judges will choose one Grand Champion. The players will be selected from the players in the WV State Championship. The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners get the first privelege to be part of the Quadrathlon. The judges may select other players from te competion, up to 5 total. The 4 songs for the Qudrathlon are: Traditional tune: I'll Fly Away Minor scale Tune: Black Magic Woman Major Scale Tune: Silver Wings Blues Tune: Sweet Home Chicago |
Players
have 5 minutes to play 2 songs. You may sign up the day of the event or mail your name and contact info to : Harmonica Club c/o Jim Rumbaugh 722 22nd street west Huntington, WV 25704 or sign up the day of the event Here's the LONGGG version of the rules, or click on the link in the left hand column. RULES The basic idea is that you have 5 minutes to do 2 songs 1.) EVERYONE, Pro or Amateur, is allowed to compete in this contest. The only entry requirement is that contestants must be able to play at least one recognizable melody on a harmonica. It can be either style of harmonica - diatonic or chromatic, and ANY tuning like minor or tremolo. Any brand or type of harmonica is permitted 2.) Each contestant will have 5 minutes in which to perform at least one recognizable melody along with whatever else the contestant feels will best demonstrate his/her harmonica playing skills. Contestants will be stopped when 5 minutes has passed. This may affect the points earned for your presentation. There are no deductions or penalties for performances lasting less than 5 minutes. 3.) A panel of judges will judge contest. You will be judged on in 3 categories. I) technical proficiency/difficulty of piece, 40 percent of score II) Artistic expression/originality, 40 percent of score III) stage presence, 20 percent of score 4.) ANY type of music is permitted. NO PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO ANY ONE GENRE OF MUSIC. Gospel and folk players stand just as much chance at winning as do blues and rock players. 5.) Contestants must use only the sound equipment provided. No extra equipment may be used - just a contestant and his/her harmonica. 6.) No recorded music may be used. 7.) You may be accompanied by one other non-harmonica and non-amplified musician. Example acoustic guitar, accordion, or drummer 8.) The judge’s decisions are final |