<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><div class="gmail-_2cuy gmail-_3dgx" style="white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">YOUNG BARDS (and their parents) PRAY HEED MY WORDS!!</span></span></div></div><div class="gmail-_2cuy gmail-_3dgx" style="white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><br></span></div></div><div class="gmail-_2cuy gmail-_3dgx" style="white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">This weekend, at Guardian of Dragonsfire Tor, I will be sponsoring a youth bardic competition and I need your talented spirits to show up and compete!</span></span></div></div><div class="gmail-_2cuy gmail-_3dgx" style="white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">This bardic is open to all bards who fall between the ages of 5 and 17 years old.</span></span></div></div><div class="gmail-_2cuy gmail-_3dgx" style="white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">What is the format you ask? Well, you are in luck... you get to show off your talents AT LEAST twice! And then, if you are chosen to compete in the final round.. you get to do it again!</span></span></div></div><div class="gmail-_2cuy gmail-_3dgx" style="white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">Each bard needs to prepare two pieces. </span></span></div></div><div class="gmail-_2cuy gmail-_3dgx" style="white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">They should be upbeat and at least one should be an audience participation piece. I will then select (with some help from a couple of pre-selected judges) the bards going into the final round. That will be a "bring your best" piece. </span></span></div></div><div class="gmail-_2cuy gmail-_3dgx" style="white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">The first two rounds will start at the same time as the Adult Bardic and in the same location. Adults and youths will take turns performing.</span></span></div></div><div class="gmail-_2cuy gmail-_3dgx" style="white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">Start times have been posted,  will be announced in morning court, and heralded as it approaches time to begin. </span></span></div></div><div class="gmail-_2cuy gmail-_3dgx" style="white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><br></span></div></div><div class="gmail-_2cuy gmail-_3dgx" style="white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><br></span></div></div><div class="gmail-_2cuy gmail-_3dgx" style="white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inh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