Jason Sipe Prize Piano Performers

When

April 12, 2025    
All Day

Where

Metropolitan Youth Symphony Recital Hall
49 W 1st Street
Mesa, AZ 85201
Competition Information

The purpose of this event is to provide a competitive performance opportunity to students of all levels and ages in a recital format. Thank you to Jason Sipe, the owner of Arizona Piano Company, for supporting this competition.

Categories:
6 different categories based on repertoire level:
Elementary 1-2
Elementary 3-4
Intermediate 5-6
Intermediate 7-8
Advanced 9-10
Advanced 11-12

Total Time Allotted for Performance of Both Pieces Must Not Exceed:
5 minutes – Elementary
8 minutes – Intermediate
10 minutes – Advanced

Entry Fee:
Elementary – $25.00
Intermediate – $30.00
Advanced – $35.00
Teachers are to collect all payments from students and register online. Each teacher should submit ONE application for the entire studio of all participating students.
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.

Prizes:
Winners will receive a cash prize. All winners and honorable mentions will receive personalized engraved trophies.

Recital Competition:
Students will perform in a public recital based on their repertoire level category. A panel of two judges will critique performers on 1) performer’s tone; 2) interpretation and musical effect; 3) technique; 4) other factors (memorization, contrasting styles and tempos, stage presence, etc.) Winner(s) and honorable mention award(s) will be chosen from each level at the end of each recital.

Registration:
When registering online, enter complete title, including keys and opus numbers.  Be sure to spell out each composer’s full name.

For complete information and guidelines click here.

ONLINE REGISTRATION WILL BE AVAILABLE 2/26/25 – 3/12/25

Contact Wei Xing at wei.xing.piano@gmail.com if you have any questions.

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Jason Sipe Prize Piano Performers