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Each a competition is held to determine the next [[Bard of Caid]]. This page collects the rules for past compeitions.
Each year a competition is held to determine the next [[Bard of Caid]]. This page collects the rules for past competitions.  


Rules for the 2018 Competition can be found at [[Bard of Caid Rules 2018]].


=Competition Rounds 2005-2015=
In each of the first ten competitions, the Bards were required to perform in four rounds, designed to test their abilities in various areas.


===History of Competition Rounds===
==Bard's Best / Bard's Choice Round==
In each of the first ten competitions, the Bards were required to perform (a) a piece they considered their best and (b) a period piece or an original piece in a period style. Additional, each has a (c) piece about the following theme... and (d) an original composition from these words announced the day of the event.
Traditionally the first round of the competition, variously described as the performer's best piece or a freeform 'Bard's Choice'
 
==Period Round==
Traditionally a period piece (pre-1600) or an original piece in a period style, usually requiring documentation of a minimum of one page.
 
==Theme Round==
Traditionally, the judges determine and announce the theme of their choice at least one month prior to the competition.


'''Theme Piece'''
* 2005 - The topic of "Virtue"
* 2005 - The topic of "Virtue"
* 2007 - The topic of the poet Rumi, or inspired by his life
* 2007 - The topic of the poet Rumi, or inspired by his life
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* 2011 - A piece themed on "Myths and Legends"
* 2011 - A piece themed on "Myths and Legends"
* 2012 - A piece themed on "Humor" (with an emphasis on Audience Participation)
* 2012 - A piece themed on "Humor" (with an emphasis on Audience Participation)
* 2013 - ???
* 2013 - A piece themed on "Puns"
* 2014 - An original piece about an event that occurred within the last two years of the Current Middle Ages
* 2014 - A piece themed on "Joy"
* 2015 - An original piece about an event that occurred within the last two years of the Current Middle Ages
 
== On-site Composition / 'Three Words From a Hat' Round==
Traditionally, words are chosen either in advance or on-site by the competition judges, and are announced during Opening Court. Competitors are challenged to compose a new piece on-site incorporating these three words, to be performed the same day as the final round. Some judges have offered 'extra credit points' for incorporating a fourth 'bonus word.'


'''Three Words From a Hat'''
* 2005 - Moon, Hare (like the bunny), and Love
* 2005 - Moon, Hare (like the bunny), and Love
* 2007 - Hands, Honor, and Scion (heir to your estate)
* 2007 - Hands, Honor, and Scion (heir to your estate)
* 2008 - Silver, Chaste, and Merit ...with bonus extra credit points for the extra word "Lentil"  
* 2008 - Silver, Chaste, and Merit : Bonus word "Lentil"  
* 2009 - Heart, Night, Blue ...with bonus extra credit points for the extra word "Sloth"
* 2009 - Heart, Night, Blue : Bonus word "Sloth"
* 2010 - Travel, Oath, Love ...with bonus extra credit points for the extra word "Lemming"
* 2010 - Travel, Oath, Love : Bonus word "Lemming"
* 2011 - Reflection, Loyalty, Iron ...with bonus extra credit points for the extra word "Strawberry"
* 2011 - Reflection, Loyalty, Iron : Bonus word "Strawberry"
* 2012 - Silk, Bubbles, Sloths ...with bonus points for a different random word given to each competitor
* 2012 - Silk, Bubbles, Sloths : unique bonus words given to each competitor
* 2013 - ???
* 2013 - Pearl, Sinister, Wisdom : unique bonus words given to each competitor
* 2014 - Extraordinary, Vociferous, Punitive
* 2014 - Romance, Inspiration, Jaunty
* 2015 - Extraordinary, Vociferous, Punitive
* 2016 - Hanger, Bangarang, Murder, Plumeria
* 2017 - Pavilion, Leaves, Fig, Thistle
* 2019 - Pantheon, Pharaoh, Leapfrog
 
=Bard of Caid 2012=
See [[Bard of Caid Rules 2012]] for details of rules for this competition.
 
=Bard of Caid 2015=
For the competition to determine the 11th bard of Caid, an adjusted format was developed that moved the individual rounds of the competition to different event venues over the course of the year. The top three competitors (based on cumulative score) from the first three rounds proceeded to Finals at [[Kingdom 12th Night-Winter Coronation 2016|Twelfth Night 2016]].
 
See [[Bard of Caid Rules 2015]] for details of rules for this competition.
 
See [[Bard of Caid 2015]] for details and results for each round.
 
=Bard of Caid 2016=
See [[Bard of Caid Rules 2016]] for details of rules for this competition.
 
=Bard of Caid 2017=
The rules for Bard of Caid 2017 were similar to the prior year.
 
=Bard of Caid 2018=
See [[Bard of Caid Rules 2018]] for details of rules for this competition.
 
See [[Bard of Caid 2018]] for details and results for each round.
 
=Bard of Caid 2019=
The rules for Bard of Caid 2019 were similar to the prior year.
 
See [[Bard of Caid 2019]] for details and results for each round.


===Rules For The Competition (2012)===
=Bard of Caid 2020-2022=
This year's '''Theme is HUMOR'''. The Competition for Bard of Caid shall consist of the following 4 rounds (subject to TRMs pleasure):
No competitions were held to determine a new Bard of Caid due to the effect of the pandemic closures from 2020-2022.


* Round 1: A period piece or an original piece in a period style. [Documentation highly encouraged. May be original or someone else's composition.]
=Bard of Caid 2023=
* Round 2. A piece the performer considers his/her best. [May be original or someone else's composition.]
The rules for Bard of Caid 2023 were similar to the prior years.
* Round 3. A piece that is humorous, and includes some audience participation [May be original or someone else's composition. May include props, but props are not required.]
* Round 4. An original composition to be composed on-site, which will include 3 words announced at competition. [Must be composed the day of the event, on-site. Competitors will be assigned the three words that must be included, at the end of Opening Court. If you miss the announcement in court, please see THLord Thomas Whitehart before the Competition begins.]


Please contact me [truethomas at sbcglobal.net] (or in person) that you plan to enter.
See [[Bard of Caid 2023]] for details and results for each round.


====Supporting rules for the four rounds====
[[Category:Bardic]]
* (A) One piece, minimum, must be an original composition. You may have up to three pieces that are not composed by you, or you may have as many original compositions as you like.
* (B) The key words to be included in the original composition on site will be announced at Opening Court. The Competition will be held approximately 60-minutes later, to give the competitors time to finish their compositions.
* (C) Original musical pieces may be performed to existing music, as long as that existing music is either out of copyright, or the lyricist has the copyright holder’s permission. If a pre-existing tune is used, the judges shall show preference for tunes composed before 1650.
* (D) Documentation is required to describe the attribution and background of the historical piece, and to describe the style of the original piece. Documentation is optional for the piece the competitior considers his/her best.
* (E) Copies of lyrics, when appropriate, should be provided for the judges.
* (F) The judges will include the current Bard of Caid, Their Majesties of Caid (if possible), and others chosen by either Their majesties or the current Bard of Caid.
* (G) The longest piece may not exceed 8-10 minutes. Please be considerate. The '''total''' time of all four pieces for a given performer should not exceed 20-25 minutes.
* (H) Suggested performances can include (but are not limited to) singing, instrumental performance, dramatic prose, poetry, use of foreign languages, and story-telling.

Latest revision as of 21:35, 24 September 2023

Each year a competition is held to determine the next Bard of Caid. This page collects the rules for past competitions.

Rules for the 2018 Competition can be found at Bard of Caid Rules 2018.

Competition Rounds 2005-2015

In each of the first ten competitions, the Bards were required to perform in four rounds, designed to test their abilities in various areas.

Bard's Best / Bard's Choice Round

Traditionally the first round of the competition, variously described as the performer's best piece or a freeform 'Bard's Choice'

Period Round

Traditionally a period piece (pre-1600) or an original piece in a period style, usually requiring documentation of a minimum of one page.

Theme Round

Traditionally, the judges determine and announce the theme of their choice at least one month prior to the competition.

  • 2005 - The topic of "Virtue"
  • 2007 - The topic of the poet Rumi, or inspired by his life
  • 2008 - The topic of honor, or inspired by same
  • 2009 - About or inspired by the one or more of the Seven Knightly Virtues: Courage, Justice, Mercy, Generosity, Faith, Nobility, Hope
  • 2010 - A piece themed on "Castle" or "Fortress" -- About, evoking, reminds one of, etc.
  • 2011 - A piece themed on "Myths and Legends"
  • 2012 - A piece themed on "Humor" (with an emphasis on Audience Participation)
  • 2013 - A piece themed on "Puns"
  • 2014 - A piece themed on "Joy"
  • 2015 - An original piece about an event that occurred within the last two years of the Current Middle Ages

On-site Composition / 'Three Words From a Hat' Round

Traditionally, words are chosen either in advance or on-site by the competition judges, and are announced during Opening Court. Competitors are challenged to compose a new piece on-site incorporating these three words, to be performed the same day as the final round. Some judges have offered 'extra credit points' for incorporating a fourth 'bonus word.'

  • 2005 - Moon, Hare (like the bunny), and Love
  • 2007 - Hands, Honor, and Scion (heir to your estate)
  • 2008 - Silver, Chaste, and Merit : Bonus word "Lentil"
  • 2009 - Heart, Night, Blue : Bonus word "Sloth"
  • 2010 - Travel, Oath, Love : Bonus word "Lemming"
  • 2011 - Reflection, Loyalty, Iron : Bonus word "Strawberry"
  • 2012 - Silk, Bubbles, Sloths : unique bonus words given to each competitor
  • 2013 - Pearl, Sinister, Wisdom : unique bonus words given to each competitor
  • 2014 - Romance, Inspiration, Jaunty
  • 2015 - Extraordinary, Vociferous, Punitive
  • 2016 - Hanger, Bangarang, Murder, Plumeria
  • 2017 - Pavilion, Leaves, Fig, Thistle
  • 2019 - Pantheon, Pharaoh, Leapfrog

Bard of Caid 2012

See Bard of Caid Rules 2012 for details of rules for this competition.

Bard of Caid 2015

For the competition to determine the 11th bard of Caid, an adjusted format was developed that moved the individual rounds of the competition to different event venues over the course of the year. The top three competitors (based on cumulative score) from the first three rounds proceeded to Finals at Twelfth Night 2016.

See Bard of Caid Rules 2015 for details of rules for this competition.

See Bard of Caid 2015 for details and results for each round.

Bard of Caid 2016

See Bard of Caid Rules 2016 for details of rules for this competition.

Bard of Caid 2017

The rules for Bard of Caid 2017 were similar to the prior year.

Bard of Caid 2018

See Bard of Caid Rules 2018 for details of rules for this competition.

See Bard of Caid 2018 for details and results for each round.

Bard of Caid 2019

The rules for Bard of Caid 2019 were similar to the prior year.

See Bard of Caid 2019 for details and results for each round.

Bard of Caid 2020-2022

No competitions were held to determine a new Bard of Caid due to the effect of the pandemic closures from 2020-2022.

Bard of Caid 2023

The rules for Bard of Caid 2023 were similar to the prior years.

See Bard of Caid 2023 for details and results for each round.

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