Syllabus
The 2026 Syllabus is coming soon!
We recommend having a printed copy of the Syllabus to select your classes prior to registering. Only Class Codes and Headings are visible in the online registration pages, not complete descriptions.
Two options to register before January 21, 2026:
- Register online.
- Download the fillable PDF Paper Entry Form, complete the information and mail with payment to the festival address.
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Take Note 2026
- Please read the Syllabus and all General Rules.
- To be eligible for a money award, a competitor, in addition to receiving the adjudicator’s recommendation, must have performed at least 3 solo classes (excluding Studies/Vocalise); the fourth requirement may be another competitive solo, Studies, Sight Reading, Composition or an ensemble piece
- Registration deadline is Wednesday, January 21, 2026. Late deadline is 10pm, January 23, 2026 accompanied by $25 penalty fee.
- For ensemble registrations use the name and informaton for one (1) student and include additional participants where indicated.
- During the Kiwanis Music Festival Windsor-Essex County, once an entrant is offered a recommendation to Provincial Competition by phone and email, that recommendation becomes null and void if it is not accepted within 24 hours after the offer is made by phone and email.
- Competitors hoping for recommendation to the Provincial Competition must comply with regulations pertaining to Provincial and Local Festivals. For provincial information and syllabus, visit www.omfa.ca or contact Mary Jeanne Peters at kiwanismj@gmail.com at the time of entries or before. In order for a solo performer to earn a provincial recommendation from the Kiwanis Music Festival Windsor-Essex County adjudicator, the registrant must have competed locally in a minimum of three (3) solo classes and achieved a minimum mark of 85 in each of the three.
- Open Classes – to be eligible, a competitor must be studying at the ARCT level. Age is not a requirement for these classes but level of study is.