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Utah State Instrument Contest
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UTAH STATE INSTRUMENT CHAMPIONSHIHPS August 24. 2024
Sponsored By:
• Hotel Park City - Vibrant America - TedFest - Utah Old Time Fiddlers & Country Music Association -
Winners in each Championship division will receive prize money and an invitation to compete at the Walnut Valley Music Festival in the Winfield KA National Instrument Championships. (Clawhammer Banjo excluded)
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Utah State Instrument Championships
Contest Rules for Flat Pick Style Guitar
- Registration fee: $20.
- Time limit: 5 minute per round of competition. Anything over that will be penalized.
- All contestants must play with a Flat Pick. No Finger Picking will be Allowed. No combination Of Flat Picking And Finger Picking Will Be Allowed.
- Standard / Traditional acoustic 6-string or standard / traditional acoustic 12-string guitars may be played in this competition.
- The alteration or tuning of the low E (6th) string will be permitted. The low E (6th) string can be changed to any note desired, not limiting the tuning of the 6th string to “Drop D” or a low D note but to any desired pitch. No other string tuning or variance from the standard E (1), B (2), G (3), D (4), A (5) will be permitted.
- Some slight, overall variance from concert pitch A=440 will be tolerated.
- Up to one capo may be used but is not required. If a capo is used, it must be applied across all strings on the same fret of the instrument to ensure all other rules regarding tuning are followed.
- Judging will be blind and done by three professionals who know and play the instrument.
- Winners will be announced and will receive their awards immediately after the contest.
Contest Rules for Finger Style Guitar
- Registration fee: $20
- Time limit: 5 minute per round of competition. Anything over that will be penalized.
- Contestant may play any style of music, but flat pick and slide techniques are not acceptable.
- Contestants may use thumb and finger picks. NO FLAT PICK.
- Standard / traditional acoustic 6-string or standard / traditional 12-string arch top or flat top guitars with either steel or nylon strings are allowed.
- Special tuning will be allowed. However, the contestant will NOT be allowed to take two instruments on stage.
- Up to One Capo may be used but is not required. It may be applied to any, or all of the strings on the guitar.
- Judging will be blind and done by three professionals who know and play the instrument.
- Winners will be announced and will receive their awards immediately after the contest.
Contest Rules for Mandolin
- Registration fee: $20.
- Time limit: 5 minute per round of competition. Anything over that will be penalized.
- Contestant may play any style of music.
- Judging will be blind and done by three professionals who know and play the instrument.
- Winners will be announced and will receive their awards immediately after the contest.
Contest Rules for Bluegrass Banjo
- Registration fee: $20.
- Time limit: 5 minute per round of competition. Anything over that will be penalized.
- Contestant may play any style of music.
- Judging will be blind and done by three professionals who know and play the instrument.
- Winners will be announced and will receive their awards immediately after the contest.
Contest Rules for Clawhammer Banjo
- Registration fee: $20.
- Time limit: 5 minute per round of competition. Anything over that will be penalized.
- Contestant may play any style of music.
- Judging will be blind and done by three professionals who know and play the instrument.
- Winners will be announced and will receive their awards immediately after the contest.