2021 Utah State Instrument Championships

844 South 200 East,Salt Lake City UT 84111

17 July, 2021

Description

The 2021 Utah State Instrument Contest Banjo, Mandolin, Fiddle, Flatpick Guitar and Fingerstyle Guitar What: The Utah State Instrument Championships! (USIC) When: Saturday, July 17th, 2021 starting at 9:00 AM MDT Where: Salt Lake Arts Academy, 844 S 200 E, Salt Lake City, UT. Registration: Pre-registration is preferred as slots will be limited, and will start May 20th via Eventbrite. Late comers may be able to register at 8:00 AM on the day of the event if spaces are still available. Contestant Cost: $15 per each Novice Division competition, and $20 per each Open Division competition. Guests: As space is quite limited, each contestant will be allowed to invite no more than 2 guests. Their entrance is free. Others: No other spectators are allowed at the venue, again due to space limitations (but they may watch from their screen of choice at home or anywhere – see next item). Live-Streamed: Anyone may watch the competition in real-time during the competition, or even anytime afterward (since the recordings will be archived). The live-stream will start at 9:00 AM and is available on the following two platforms: IAMA’s Facebook Live page, and IAMA’s YouTube Video Channel Fundraising: Will occur during the competition, as displayed along the bottom of the video feed, and may be intermittently announced by the emcee. We hope that spectators will feel generous and want to support this very important yearly event. Contest Rules: Same as Walnut Valley Contest Rules, with the exception of the moratorium length (see below). https://www.wvfest.com/2021-contest-rules/ Details USIC consists of ten different competitions. Each of five different contests has an Open Division and a Novice Division competition. The five contests are Banjo, Fiddle, Fingerstyle Guitar, Mandolin, and Flatpick Guitar. You may register in either the Novice or Open Division. Any age may compete in either Division, and it is up to you to determine which. Instead of our previous 5-year moratorium, it is now 3 years! We are now restricting previous 1st place Open Division winners from competing again for three years (on the same instrument/contest). This 3-year moratorium does not apply if you previously won a 2nd or 3rd place, or are competing in a different Open contest. As always, the Utah State Instrument Championships follow the Walnut Valley Contest Rules. The exception is our 3-year moratorium instead of their 5. Prizes ALL top three finishers (1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners) in both Novice and Open Division contests will be awarded a ribbon and a certificate! Cash Prizes for Open Division Winners: 1st place: $250 2nd place $100 3rd place $75 Cash Prizes for Novice Division Winners: 1st place: $100 2nd place: $50 3rd place: $30 Open 1st place winners will have a chance to perform a tweener spot at the Ogden Music Festival Sept 3-5, 2021, and/or at The Gallivan Center during the Bluegrass Saturday Night Concert on August 7, 2021. Details TBD. EVERY 1st place Open Division winner will also receive: A free invitation ticket to compete at the National Instrument Championships at the 49th Walnut Valley Music Festival in Winfield, Kansas, Sept. 15-19, 2021! Schedule Open Division competitions always immediately follow the Novice Division competitions for each contest/instrument. Each Contest will immediately follow the conclusion and short awards ceremony of the previous contest. The time on the tickets is a conservative approximation of when those events might start. The number of contestants in each division and the judging will determine how long each contest last. We do know that novice banjo will get things rolling at 9:00 AM., All other times are approximate. Saturday July 17th, 2021, starting at 9:00 AM: Banjo: Novice Division Banjo: Open Division Mandolin: Novice Division Mandolin: Open Division Fiddle: Novice Division Fiddle: Open Division Lunch Break (exact time is unknown) Flatpick Guitar: Novice Division Flatpick Guitar: Open Division Fingerstyle Guitar: Novice Division Fingerstyle Guitar: Open Division Intermountain Acoustic Music Association, a non-profit tax exempt organization dedicated to the preservation, furtherance and spread of acoustic music, including bluegrass, British Isles, folk, old-time and related musical forms.