The 2026 AMFA syllabus (found in the links below) is a listing of classes that may be entered by a competitor as well as a listing of rules that guide both the Local Member Festivals and the Provincial Festival

Complete 2026 Syllabus
(includes all of the below sections)

Community Classes 2026
Band & Orchestra - Community
Brass
Chamber
Chorus - Community
Composition
Family and Community Groups
Guitar
Handbells - Community
Musical Theatre
Musical Theatre Ballad/Up Tempo List
Percussion
Piano by Age
Piano by Grade
Piano Concerto & Duets
Speech
Strings
String and Keyboard Sonata
Vocal - Classical
Vocal - Contemporary Commercial (CCM)
Woodwind

School Classes 2026
School Band, Orchestra, Classroom, Orff
School Chorus
School Choral Speech
School Handbell
School Instrumental
(Strings, Woodwind, Brass, Percussion)
School Music Composition
School Vocal

Appendix A: Glossary of Terms
Appendix B: 2025 Provincial Festival Rules & Classes
Appendix C: Canada West Performing Arts Festival Syllabus

Individuals cannot enter the Provincial Festival directly. They must enter and compete at a Local Member Festival and fulfill provincial eligibility requirements for a chance to be recommended to the Provincial Festival. Many Local Member Festivals also have an addendum to the AMFA syllabus which may include additional classes (or omit some AMFA syllabus classes). A full listing of AMFA Local Member Festivals can be found HERE.