Australian Concerto & Vocal Competition 2011 Entrants Survey

1. How did you find out about the Australian Concerto & Vocal Competition (ACVC)
		Percent	Responses
Return Entrant	42.1%	8 
Webpage	21.1%	4
Bravura		0	0
Flyers		0	0
Music Teacher	52.6%	10
Emailed Flyer	0	0

2. Which section did you enter?
			Percent	Responses 
Open			47.4	9
Piano & Instrumental	42.1	8
Vocal			15.8	3
Young Performers		21.1	4
School Ensembles	15.8	3

3 Have you entered before?
		Percent	Responses 
Yes		47.4	9
No		52.6	10

4. Can you please rate your satisfaction with the following?
				Excellent		Very Good	Satisfactory       Less than Satisfactory	Disappointing       Responses
Performance Venue		53.1% (1)	68.4% (13)	26.3% (5)		0		0		19
Adjudicator			52.6 (10)		15.8% (3)	15.8% (3)		10.5% (2)	5.3% (1)		19
Official Accompanists		28.6% (4)	14.3% (2)	14.3% (2)		14.3% (2)	14.3% (2)	14
Practice Session arrangements	23.5% (4)	29.4% (5)	41.2% (7)		0		 5.9% (1)		17
Practice session times		23.5% (4)	35.3% (6)	35.3% (6)		0		5.9% (1)		17
Billeting				40.0% (4)	30.0% (3)	0			0		0		10

5. Would you recommend the competition to others?
		Percent	Responses 
Yes		89.5% 	   17
No		10.5%	    2

Comments:
	I have entered this competition twice and it has been well organized and an enjoyable experience

	This is a good opportunity for school groups to perform at and get great feedback.

	Need a change of adjudicator

	It is quite an expensive thing to do though considering the application alone is quite expensive plus flights, accommodation if not billeting, 
	and accompanists fees with very few competitors gaining any money from their efforts

	As a 2nd time competitor, we found the quality of the adjudication much better eg. in 2010 there was only one genuine concerto in the final, 
	the rest were pieces for solo instruments and orchestra-not concertos. This needs to be more closely monitored as it's very unfair for some 
	entrants however 2011 finalists all played genuine concertos so it was fine. A realistic approach to photography/video for family members 
	needs to be addressed as these are not only a valuable learning tool for the musician but not all family members can travel to Townsville and 
	would appreciate seeing the performance. It cost approx. $2000 for the entrant and father to attend the competition so to be denied the 
	opportunity to take a photo is unsatisfactory. A parent/guardian should be given free admission to all sessions. This was frequently 
	commented on by parents of junior competitors.

	I found giving awards to 'local' competitors extremely unfair when their standard was very much beneath others who had spent a lot of 
	money to travel from conservatoriums in other states. i found the adjudication of results made absolutely no sense and would not 
	recommend players from other states to travel to the competition. for example; those who use music, do not play well with the accompanist 
	or make many mistakes should simply not receive prizes over those who have presented a solid piece by memory and work to stay together
	with the pianist even if this means they sacrifice some of their own musical qualities

6.  What attracted you to Townsville?
		Percent	Responses 
Competition	68.4%	13
Family & Friends	10.5%	2
Resident		31.6%	6
Prize Money	36.8%	7	

Comments:
	Tropical location for a southerner

	Performance experience

7. If you are from out of town, how many nights did you stay?
		Percent	Responses
1 -3		38.5	5
3 to 5		30.8%	4
5 or more	30.8%	4

Other Comments
	Better pay and greater respect for pianists accompanying the concerto entrants. They are performers too, and 50% of the overall performance.

	Very well done. The finals are going from strength to strength with the standard is just amazing.

	I much preferred the Mercure as a venue to the Riverway Arts Centre.

	I do not feel 'where from' should be mentioned at the competition, I think it should be just the name of the competitor and where they are from 
	shouldn't be so publicly acknowledged.

	It's wonderful to have the ability to play an entire concerto as very few competitions offer this. Thank you.

	I found the competition volunteers to be extremely helpful and friendly; more so then any other competition I've entered