Schools (Greater China) Section
Kindergarten / Primary SchoolMiddle / Secondary School and Tertiary InstituteEach participating team is limited to a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 50 persons. For choreography of actions, participating teams may choose any combination from Routine 1 to Routine 24 of the original and the new versions of Hong Kong Synergy 24 Drumming Routines. The duration must not exceed 6 minutes. (Titles of routines must be cited as reference.)
Special School and Rehabilitation Organization Section *
Each participating team is limited to a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 50 persons. For choreography of actions, participating teams may choose any combination from Routine 1 to Routine 24 of the original and the new versions of Hong Kong Synergy 24 Drumming Routines, or make adaptations based on the Hong Kong Synergy 24 Drumming Routines. The duration must not exceed 6 minutes. (Titles of routines must be cited as reference.)
* The registration fee will be waived if the participating team comes from a special school / rehabilitation organization / charity which is registered in Hong Kong. Team members must show proof that they are students of special schools or persons in rehabilitation by submitting copies of documents of identification together with the Registration Form. If the team consists of members other than the aforesaid, its application for participation will still be accepted but it will not be qualified for any prizes.
#If the participant(s) / participating team uses an excessive number of percussion instruments that do not belong to the category of Chinese drums, the Panel of Judges reserves the right to deduct marks or disqualify the said person(s) or team.
Senior Section **
Participants must be over 60 years of age or belong to a registered organization for the elderly. Each participating team is limited to a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 50 persons. For choreography of actions, participating teams may choose any combination from Routine 1 to Routine 24 of the two versions of Hong Kong Synergy 24 Drumming Routines, or make adaptations based on the Hong Kong Synergy 24 Drumming Routines. The duration must not exceed 6 minutes. (Titles of routines must be cited as reference.)** The registration fee will be waived if the participating team comes from an organization for the elderly / charity registered in Hong Kong.
# If the participant(s) / participating team uses an excessive number of percussion instruments that do not belong to the category of Chinese drums, the Panel of Judges reserves the right to deduct marks or disqualify the said person(s) or team.
Newcomers’ Section ***
Each participating team must be made up of not less than 4 members. For choreography of actions, participating teams may choose any combination from Routines 1 to 24 of the two versions of Hong Kong Synergy 24 Drumming Routines. The duration must not exceed 6 minutes.
*** Participants must have no previous record in the past sessions of the Hong Kong Synergy 24 Drum Competition except the Family Section.
Family Section
Each participating team must be formed by 2 or more family members, and each family may form more than 1 family group to participate in the competition. For choreography of actions, participating teams may choose any combination from Routine 1 to Routine 8 of the original and the new versions of Hong Kong Synergy 24 Drumming Routines. The duration must not exceed 5 minutes.(Titles of routines must be cited as reference.)
Designated Repertoire Section
Rolling Walnuts Wang Baocan and Hao Shixun
Each participating team should consist of no less than 4 members. The performance must use the drum score provided by the Organizer. Any improvisatory change may render the team disqualified.
The Ox Fighting the Tiger Wang Guojie Arr. by Wang Baocan.
Each participating team should consist of no less than 2 members. The performance must use the drum score provided by the Organizer. Any improvisatory change may render the team disqualified.
Flying Dragon and Leaping Tiger (Excerpts) Li Minxiong Arr. by Yim Hok Man and Chin Kwok Wai
Each participating team should consist of no less than 5 members. The performance must use the drum score provided by the Organizer. Any improvisatory change may render the team disqualified.
A Poem on the Drum (Excerpts) Li Zhengui and Tan Dun Arr. by Yim Hok Man
Each participating team should consist of no less than 5 members. The performance must use the drum score provided by the Organizer. Any improvisatory change may render the team disqualified.
Creative Presentation Section
Each participating team is limited to a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 50 persons. Participating teams may choose any drum score and routines or devise its own score. Routines and choreography may be freely devised, but must have drumming as focus*. Some percussion instruments may be added as accompaniment. The duration must not exceed 7 minutes.
- Participants may join different teams within the Creative Presentation Section. However, the repertoire must not be the same.
- The arranger of the awarded ‘Best Arrangement’ will sign a co-operation agreement with the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra. The agreement also includes that the same participants / team cannot use the same arrangement work to take part in the Competition in the future. (Can use the same team name, but constituent members must be different.)
* Chinese drums, lion dance gongs-and-drums, Japanese drums, African drums etc.
Future King of Drums Tournament
(This is open to all drummers who have reached professional standards.)
This section is for individuals. Participants may choose any drum score and routines or devise their own, but the duration should not exceed 7 minutes.
Participants are requested to send videotapes containing their individual performance to the Organizer by mail on or before 15 August, 2018 (Wednesday). The videotapes shall be in their original take, unedited and not tampered with in any way. Those chosen will be qualified to attend the Final Competition in Hong Kong.
# If the participant / participating team uses an excessive number of percussion instruments that do not belong to the category of Chinese drums, the Panel of Judges reserves the right to deduct marks or disqualify the said person.
Lion Dance Drum Section
Lion Dance Drums should include eight elements of expressions of the lion: delight, anger, happiness, suspicion, drunkenness, sleeping and waking up. The sub-divisions of the Lion Dance Drum Section (Participants’ cut-off date for counting of age is 1 January, 2018):
Traditional Lion Drum Dance Section
（Designated music: Lion Dance Drum Music for Celebrations Mui Kwong-chiu）
- Junior Team for Traditional Lion Drum Dance (16 and under)
- Adult Team for Traditional Lion Drum Dance (17 and over)
Each participating team is limited to a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 6 persons. Musical instruments used should consist of a drum, a gong, two sets of cymbals, one set of Jingbo cymbals. The size of the lion dance drum is limited to 1.6 or 1.8 Chinese feet in diameter. The duration should be between 3 and 5 minutes. Participating teams must use the drum score provided by the Organizer. No arbitrary changes are allowed. Any violation of the rules may lead to disqualification.
Creative Lion Dance Drum Section
- Junior Team for Creative Lion Drum Dance (16 and under)
- Adult Team for Creative Lion Drum Dance (17 and over)
Each participating team is limited to a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 30 persons. Participating teams may choose any drum score or devise their own score. The number of the instruments should not be more than four sets of cymbals and one gong. The number of lion dance drums can be any. The size of the lion dance drum is limited to 1.6 or 1.8 Chinese feet in diameter. The duration should be between 3 and 5 minutes.
