2019 Alliance française SONG AND POETRY Competition

The Alliance Française de Brisbane has been running school competitions for over 40 years.

This is a great opportunity for kids and teens to improve their French and, above all, to have fun!

Le "Concours de Chanson et de Poésie 2019" will be held on Tuesday 04 June 2019 on the Gold Coast at All Saints Anglican School from 4.00pm (Senior school library) and on Saturday 08 June 2019 at Alliance française de Brisbane from 1.30pm.

WHAT IS THE COMPETITION ABOUT?

According to their age, children sing a song or recite a poem in front of a jury usually composed of two French teachers. Songs and poems are learnt by heart. Pronunciation and clarity, memorisation, interpretation and prosody are the 4 main criteria.

WHAT ARE THE PRIZES?

AFX Student Exchange is our major sponsor. It will reward the best student in the grade 9 section with a 6 week exchange program to France, including airfare to Paris and back. For more information about AFX Student Exchange and their specialist exchange programs to France, please visit: www.afxstudentexchange.com

Other prizes rewarding the highest performing students include French books, CDs, food vouchers and more.

WHO CAN PERFORM?

The competition is open to Prep to Year 12 students of French. French-speakers can also enter the competition in the "francophone" category.

Prep to Year 4 students will perform a song chosen from the 2019 Song booklet.
Year 5 to Year 12 students will choose a poem from the 2019 Poem booklet according to their year level.

Listen to the poems (click here)

HOW DO I REGISTER?

The registration deadline is Friday 10 May 2019.

The fee is $10 per student.

Discount applies as follows: 5% discount for 20 to 49 students enrolled / 10% discount for 50 and more students enrolled.

Fill in the Purchase order form
It specifies the number of children entering the competition. Please send it back to claire@afbrisbane.com. Upon reception an invoice will be issued and sent out to you. Alliance française will not accept any change in numbers after the invoice has been sent out. Payment has to be forwarded to Alliance française within two weeks of the issuing date of the invoice.
Download it here: 2019-PC-Purchase-Order.docx
Fill in the List of children
It specifies the details for each child entering the competition (first name, last name, ...). It has to be sent back via email to claire@afbrisbane.com by the registration deadline.
Download it here: 2019-PC-Enrolment-Form.xlsx

WHEN IS THE PRIZE GIVING CEREMONY?

Tuesday 11 June 2019: Results for the Poetry competition will be emailed to schools and also available on the Alliance's website.
Friday 14 June: The Prize giving ceremony will be held at 4.15pm until 5.00pm at Alliance Française de Brisbane. RSVP is essential by Wednesday 12 June. Uniform is not compulsory. All participants are welcome. Only finalists and mentions will be called out and invited to recite their poem.