Our aim is to make the Festival an enjoyable experience.  Once you've decided which class(es) you want to enter, and you've got your entry form filled in and on its way to us, all you need to do then is practise!  Once we receive all of the forms, we collate the entries, sort them into classes, finalise all of the timings and all of the elements that need to come together on the day and then we send out confirmation slips to everyone which tells you where,  you will need to be, and when.

Each class will have an adjudicator, who is a specialist in the instrument / music that you have chosen to perform.  They will provide written, and verbal, feedback on your performance with handy hints and tips on where you can improve.  Most classes will have medals and/or trophies available to win as well - we do have some classes, particularly for the newer performers, where there is no formal competition - we find this encourages the younger players to come back again in future years without making their first experience too daunting!

And there are loads of stewards on hand to help smooth out any last minute wrinkles, or calm any nerves.  We also encourage all of our performers to bring their family and friends along as well, not just to listen to their performance, but also to those of the other performers, be that in the same class or maybe even a totally different instrument of performance set.  And if you happen to play more than one instrument, or you're a singer as well, then don't forget you can enter as many classes as you like.  We're really quite good at making sure entrants can be in two places at once (well, almost!)