SOLO AND DUET COMPETITION
REQUIRED AGE AND TIME ALLOTMENT FOR EACH CATEGORY:
Category A — Ages 7 & under — 6 minutes
Category B — Ages 8 & 9 — 8 minutes
Category C — Ages 10 & 11 — 10 minutes
Category D — Ages 12 & 13 — 12 minutes
Category E — Ages 14 & 15 — 15 minutes
Category F — Ages 16 & 18 — 20 minutes
Piano Duet — Ages 12-18 — 8 minutes
REQUIRED REPERTOIRE:
Piano Solo: Two pieces, performed from memory, one from each category: 1. Baroque or Classical 2. Romantic or Impressionistic or Contemporary (Note: Keyboard music from the Renaissance period is not allowed).
Piano Duet: Compositions for ONE piano, 2 performers. Only students 12-18 are allowed to participate.
APPLICATION FEES:
Categories A & B $35.00
Categories C & D $40.00
Categories E & F $45.00
Piano Duets $50.00 per duo
Note: Registration fees are non-refundable
Non-EVMTA teachers, who are not members of MTNA/ASMTA, are welcome to participate in the competition by paying a teacher’s fee of $150. Students registered under a non-member teacher will pay a student competition fee for their respective category increased by an additional $5.00. For non-EVMTA teachers who are active members of ASMTA, we encourage the payment of current active membership dues for EVMTA to ensure eligibility for participation with their students. In this case, the registration fees for students remain as stated in the guidelines.
AWARDS FOR SOLO AND DUET PIANO COMPETITION:
Gold medal – one winner only
Silver Medal – up to two winners
Bronze Medal – up to three winners
Honorable Mention – awarded at the discretion of the judges Winners of each category will receive a medal and cash awards. Honorable mentions will not receive cash awards.
Special Awards:
One participant from the solo division will be selected to receive a special jury award.
One participant from the solo division will be selected to receive the Best Performance of a Piece by an Underrepresented Composer
PRELIMINARY ROUND:
If the number of applicants requires preliminary auditions, they will be held via video recordings. We encourage applicants to prepare their videos before the application deadline in case preliminary auditions are necessary. See the Guidelines for Video and Score Submissions.
Teachers will be notified whether or not their students are required to participate in a preliminary round. The results of the preliminary round will be announced one week prior to the competition’s date, and the comments will be emailed to teachers after the competition.
PLEASE NOTE:
Students who compete in the solo division or in both solo and duet divisions cannot participate in the Jason Sipe Prize Performance competition. Students who are competing ONLY in the duet division will be allowed to participate in a solo category in the Jason Sipe Prize Performance competition.
2024 EVMTA PIANO COMPETITION WINNER’S RECITAL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
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For any questions or more information, please send an email to ninatahbaz55@gmail.com
REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED
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