2003-2004 MTNA Student Competitions.The MTNA MTNA Music Teachers National Association MTNA Middle Tennessee Nursery Association (McMinnville, Tennessee) Student Competitions consist of three levels: State Competition, Division Competition and National Finals. PERFORMANCE COMPETITIONS The intent of the performance competitions sponsored by Music Teachers National Association is to encourage exceptionally talented young artists in the pursuit of musical excellence and to recognize outstanding achievement in the music teaching profession. MTNA Junior Performance Competitions Sponsored by: Baldwin Piano Company The Baldwin Piano Company is the largest US-based manufacturer of keyboard instruments, most notably pianos. It is a subsidiary of the Gibson Guitar Corporation. History , sponsor of the piano competition Conn-Selmer Conn-Selmer, Inc. is a manufacturer and distributor of concert band, marching band, and orchestral instruments. It is a subsidiary of Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. and was formed after Steinway bought musical instrument manufacturers The Selmer Company and C.G. Conn. , Inc., sponsor of the brass competition The MTNA FOUNDATION, sponsor of the percussion percussion /per·cus·sion/ (per-kush´un) the act of striking a part with short, sharp blows as an aid in diagnosing the condition of the underlying parts by the sound obtained. , string and woodwind competitions MTNA Senior Performance Competitions Sponsored by: Yamaha (company) Yamaha - A Japanese company best known for consumer electronics and motorbikes. They make music synthesizers, CD-Rom Writers and HiFi sound equipment. http://yamaha.com/. Corp. of America America [for Amerigo Vespucci], the lands of the Western Hemisphere—North America, Central (or Middle) America, and South America. The world map published in 1507 by Martin Waldseemüller is the first known cartographic use of the name. , Piano Division, sponsor of the piano competition Yamaha Corp. of America, Band & Orchestral Division, sponsor of the percussion competition The MTNA FOUNDATION, sponsor of the brass, string, voice and woodwind competitions MTNA Young Artist Performance Competitions Sponsored by: Gibson Musical Instruments, sponsor of the guitar competition Slingerland Drum Company The Slingerland Drum Company is an historic drum company which is linked to the rich history of jazz drumming. The company was founded by H.H. Slingerland (1875-1946, either Henry Heanon or Heanon Henry) in 1912. , sponsor of the percussion competition Steinway Steinway German-U.S. piano manufacturing firm. Henry E. Steinway, born Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg (1797–1871), was trained as an organ builder in his native Germany and began building pianos in 1836. He and most of his family followed one of his sons to the U.S. & Sons, sponsor of the piano competition The MTNA FOUNDATION, sponsor of the brass, organ, string, voice and woodwind competitions MTNA Chamber Music Performance Competition Sponsored by: Allen Al·len , Edgar 1892-1943. American anatomist who is noted for his studies of hormones and for the discovery (1923) of estrogen. I. McHose Scholarship Fund COMPOSITION COMPETITIONS The intent of the composition competition sponsored by Music Teachers National Association is to encourage creativity and self-expression self-ex·pres·sion n. Expression of one's own personality, feelings, or ideas, as through speech or art: "Self-expression must pass into communication for its fulfillment" Pearl S. Buck. in student musicians through the art of composing com·pose v. com·posed, com·pos·ing, com·pos·es v.tr. 1. To make up the constituent parts of; constitute or form: and to recognize their achievements, as well as the significant work of their teachers. MTNA Student Composition Competitions Sponsored by: Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . Publications, Inc. Music Teachers National Association 2003-2004 Student Competitions Guidelines guidelines, n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks. CONTACTS MTNA Director of Competitions Linda A set of parallel processing functions added to languages, such as C and C++, that allows data to be created and transferred between processes. It was developed by Yale professor David Gelernter, when he was a 23-year old graduate student. Stump stump (stump) the distal end of a limb left after amputation. stump n. 1. The extremity of a limb left after amputation. 2. , NCTM NCTM National Council of Teachers of Mathematics NCTM Nationally Certified Teacher of Music NCTM North Carolina Transportation Museum NCTM National Capital Trolley Museum NCTM Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage 3510 Masters Dr. Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, city (1990 pop. 281,140), seat of El Paso co., central Colo., on Monument and Fountain creeks, at the foot of Pikes Peak; inc. 1886. It is a year-round resort and a booming military, technological, and commercial city. , CO 80907-7820 (719) 633-4820 Fax: (719) 633-2785 lindastump@adelphia A`del´phi`a n. 1. (Bot.) A "brotherhood," or collection of stamens in a bundle; - used in composition, as in the class names, Monadelphia, Diadelphia, etc. s> .net MTNA National Junior Performance Competitions Coordinator Diane DIANE Diversified Information and Assistance Network (Tennessee Valley Authority) DIANE Direct Information Access Network for Europe DIANE Digital Integrated Attack and Navigation Equipment Delk, NCTM 2425 Chantilly Ln. Conroe, TX 77384-3625 (936) 273-0376 didelk@earthlink.net MTNA National Senior Performance Competitions Coordinator Adrienne Wiley, NCTM 4007 Washington Midland, MI 48642 Home: (989) 837-0903 Work: (989) 774-1965 Fax: (989) 774-3766 wiley1ae@cmich.edu MTNA National Young Artist Performance Competitions Coordinator Michael King Michael King, OBE (December 15, 1945 – March 30, 2004) was a widely respected New Zealand popular historian, author and biographer. Life Educated at Sacred Heart College in Auckland and St Patrick's College at Silverstream (Wellington), he went on to study history 301 E. 1st St. P.O. Box 7 Lancaster, TX 75146-0007 (972) 227-6300 Fax: (972) 227-6311 mikeking1@aol.com MTNA National Chamber Music Competition Coordinator Stephen Brown Stephen Brown may refer to:
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General Guidelines for the 2003-2004 MTNA Student Competitions The application guidelines and competitions rules have been simplified and streamlined for 2003-2004. Please read all information carefully and completely. Application forms are no longer included in the American Music Teacher. Please refer to page 42 for information on how to apply and receive an application if desired. Please note: The application deadline for all states is September 9, 2003. All mailed applications must be postmarked on or before that date. All online and faxed applications must be received by 12:00 midnight on September 9, 2003. Specific details for each level are found as follows: Junior Competitions: Page 43 Senior Competitions: Page 44 Young Artist Competitions: Page 45 Chamber Music Competition: Page 47 Composition Competitions: Page 48 Performance Competitions Junior Performance * Age: 11-14 as of December 1, 2003 * Competitions: Brass, Percussion, Piano, String and Woodwind * Entry Fee: $70 Senior Performance * Age: 15-18 as of December 1, 2003 * Competitions: Brass, Percussion, Piano, String, Voice and Woodwind * Entry Fee: $100 Young Artist Performance * Age: 19-26 as of December 1, 2003 * Competitions: Brass, Guitar, Organ, Percussion, Piano, String, Voice and Woodwind * Entry Fee: $100 Chamber Music Performance * Age: Average age of ensemble The word ensemble can refer to
* Ensemble size: 3-6 players * Ensemble instrumentation instrumentation, in music: see orchestra and orchestration. instrumentation In technology, the development and use of precise measuring, analysis, and control equipment. : any combination of brass, guitar, piano, string and wind instruments. Ensembles with piano only are not permitted. * Entry Fee: $100 * The National Finals of the competitions are scheduled for March 27-31, 2004, in Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City is the largest city in the state of Missouri. It encompasses parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest in Missouri, which includes counties in both Missouri and Kansas. . For a complete list of State and Division Competition dates and locations, consult the June/July 2003 issue of American Music Teacher or the MTNA website at www.mtna.org. MTNA Member Teachers * Current membership dues for MTNA and the affiliated state association for the state in which the student enters the competition must be paid on or before September 9, 2003. * An MTNA collegiate col·le·giate adj. 1. Of, relating to, or held to resemble a college. 2. Of, for, or typical of college students. 3. Of or relating to a collegiate church. member must pay active membership dues to enter students in the competitions. Nonmember Teachers * Nonmembers have the option of becoming a member of MTNA or paying a Teacher Entry Fee of $150. This fee will allow the teacher to enter one or more students into the various MTNA competitions, provided all other eligibility requirements are met. Entrant en·trant n. One that enters, especially one that enters a competition. [French, from present participle of entrer, to enter, from Old French; see enter. Information * A student may enter the competitions in only one state. * Competition financial obligations are the responsibility of the entrant. * State and division winners are obligated ob·li·gate tr.v. ob·li·gat·ed, ob·li·gat·ing, ob·li·gates 1. To bind, compel, or constrain by a social, legal, or moral tie. See Synonyms at force. 2. To cause to be grateful or indebted; oblige. to advance to the next level of the competition. * If there is only one entrant in a State-level category, there will be NO State Competition. The entrant will advance directly to the Division Competition. * If there is only one entrant in a Division-level category, there will be NO Division Competition. The entrant will advance directly to the National Finals. * If there are seven (7) or fewer state winners nationwide in a category, the state winners will advance directly to the National Finals. National Winner Responsibilities * National performance competition winners are required to perform at the MTNA National Conference in Kansas City, Missouri, March 27-31, 2004. Competition Rules * The decision of adjudicators is final. * A national winner may not participate in the same competition category again. * Facilities permitting, competition performances (including winners' concerts) are open to the public. Competition rehearsals are closed to the public. * Audio or video recording and photography of the competitions are strongly discouraged dis·cour·age tr.v. dis·cour·aged, dis·cour·ag·ing, dis·cour·ag·es 1. To deprive of confidence, hope, or spirit. 2. To hamper by discouraging; deter. 3. . Competition Procedure for All Categories * There is no minimum time limit for competition programs. See individual competitions sections for maximum time allotted al·lot tr.v. al·lot·ted, al·lot·ting, al·lots 1. To parcel out; distribute or apportion: allotting land to homesteaders; allot blame. 2. for each competition category. Entrants may program more music than the allotted maximum performance time. * Entrants may select the first work to be performed; the order of the remaining competition repertoire Repertoire may mean Repertory but may also refer to:
v. ad·ju·di·cat·ed, ad·ju·di·cat·ing, ad·ju·di·cates v.tr. 1. To hear and settle (a case) by judicial procedure. 2. (s). * Entrants may be stopped by the adjudicators during the performance of any work due to time constraints In law, time constraints are placed on certain actions and filings in the interest of speedy justice, and additionally to prevent the evasion of the ends of justice by waiting until a matter is moot. . This does not affect the outcome of the competition. * The performance of entrants will be stopped if the maximum allotted time for the audition audition /au·di·tion/ (aw-dish´un) hearing. chromatic audition color hearing. au·di·tion n. The sense, ability, or power of hearing. is reached. * Question's concerning repertoire should be directed to the appropriate national performance competitions coordinator (Junior, Senior, Young Artist, Chamber Music) prior to submission of the Official Application Form. * Individual movements of suites, sonatas The following is a list of musical pieces that belong to the category, Sonata. Classical (ca 1760 – ca 1830)
* All works written to be performed with piano or orchestra must be performed with live accompaniment. Recorded accompaniments are not permitted. * Cuts in the tutti tut·ti Music adv. & adj. All. Used chiefly as a direction to indicate that all performers are to take part. n. pl. tut·tis 1. (piano) parts of concerto concerto (kənchâr`tō), musical composition usually for an orchestra and a soloist or a group of soloists. In the 16th cent. concertare and concertato implied an ensemble, either vocal or instrumental. movements are allowed and encouraged. * Cuts in solo parts are not permitted. Repeats are left to the discretion of the entrant. * An entrant programming an original work written for solo instrument and multimedia cannot be guaranteed accessible electrical outlets in the competition room at all levels of the competition. MTNA will not provide equipment for the performance of such a work. Revised Repertoire Programs and Repertoire Changes * Changes in repertoire may be proposed only between state and division competitions, and must be approved by the appropriate national competitions coordinator (Junior, Senior, Young Artist, Chamber Music). * Proposed changes must be submitted for approval via e-mail or mail to the appropriate national competitions coordinator no later than December 1. The complete revised program must be submitted. Competition Music * All entrants and accompanists must abide by the federal Copyright Law. Photocopies are strongly discouraged. * Entrants in the solo performance competitions must provide the adjudicator(s) one score for each work listed on the application form. Solo instrumentalists may submit either the solo part or the complete score. * Ensembles in the Chamber Music Competition must the adjudicator(s) one score or one complete set of parts. * Measures must be numbered at the beginning of each system. * Students must perform the repertoire listed on the original application unless a revision has been submitted and approved by the appropriate national coordinator between the state and division competitions. All scores must be submitted for verification prior to the entrant's performance. Accompanists * Teachers may accompany their own students or another teacher's students at any level of the competition. MTNA Official Accompanists * Official accompanist fees are nonrefundable Nonrefundable Not permitted, under the terms of an indenture, to be refundable. . * Additional rehearsal re·hears·al n. The process of repeating information, such as a name or a list of words, in order to remember it. re·hearse  v. time with an official division or national
accompanist may not be contracted (see below).State Competition * Official accompanists are not provided at the state level. Division Competition Junior Competition Official Accompanist Fees * Official accompanist fee for the division competition: * $50 for forty-five (45) minutes of rehearsal and competition performance. Senior Competition Official Accompanist Fees * Official accompanist fee for the division competition: * Major work only: $40 for thirty (30) minutes of rehearsal and competition performance. * Complete program: $100 for sixty (60) minutes of rehearsal and competition performance. * Senior Voice: $65 for forty (40) minutes of rehearsal and competition performance. Young Artist Competition Official Accompanist Fees * Official accompanist fee for the division competition: * Major work only: $75 for sixty (60) minutes of rehearsal and competition performance. * Complete program: $125 for one-hundred-twenty (120) minutes of rehearsal and competition performance. National Competition Junior Competition Official Accompanist Fees * Official accompanist fee for the national finals: * $65 for forty-five (45) minutes of rehearsal and competition performance. Senior Competition Official Accompanist Fees * Official accompanist fee for the national finals: * Major work only: $50 for thirty (30) minutes of rehearsal and competition performance. * Complete program: $125 for sixty (60) minutes of rehearsal and competition performance. * Senior Voice: $80 for forty (40) minutes of rehearsal and competition performance. Young Artist Competition Official Accompanist Fees * Official accompanist fee for the national finals: * Major work only: $100 for sixty (60) minutes of rehearsal and competition performance. * Complete program: $150 for one-hundred-twenty (120) minutes of rehearsal and competition performance. 2003-2004 National Rehearsals and Competitions--Kansas City, MO Competition Rehearse Compete Concert Junior March 26 March 27 March 28 Senior March 27 March 28 March 29 Young Artist March 28 March 29 March 30 Young Artist Organ March 29 March 30 March 31 Chamber Music March 26 March 27 March 28 Composition N/A N/A March 28-30 MTNA Student Competitions Application Directions To enter you will need repertoire information, and your teacher's name, address, telephone number and e-mail. Online applicants also will need a valid credit card number. Entry fees are nonrefundable. There are several ways to enter the 2003-2004 MTNA Student Competitions: Online 1. Go to www.mtna.org 2. Click on MTNA 3. Click on Competitions 4. Follow the online directions PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format. This method requires Adobe adobe (ədō`bē): see rammed earth. adobe Handmade sun-dried bricks formed from a mixture of heavy clay and straw found in arid regions. Acrobat Reader The former name of Adobe Reader. See PDF. , available to download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. for free at www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html 1. Go to www.mma.org 2. Click on MTNA 3. Click on Competitions 4. Click on PDF Forms 5. Click on the form(s) you wish to download 6. Complete the application on your computer and print (You may wish to print an extra copy for your files.) 7. Return the application and payment according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the directions on the first page of the application 8. Alternatively, you may request that a PDF version be sent to you via e-mail Hard Copy Call (888) 512-5278 or e-mail (mtnanet@mma.org) to request an application. You can receive a hard copy version via U.S. Mail (requests must be received prior to September 1). 1 MTNA Junior Performance Competitions National Coordinator: Diane Delk, NCTM, 2425 Chantilly Ln., Conroe, TX 77384-3625 Telephone: (936) 273-0376 * E-mail: didelk@earthlink.net Application Procedure * Age: 11-14 as of December 1, 2003. * Entry Fee: $70 * Application forms are no longer included in the American Music Teacher. Please refer to page 42 for information on how to apply and receive an application if desired. Competition Categories * Brass (Trumpet trumpet, brass wind musical instrument of part cylindrical, part conical bore, in the shape of a flattened loop and having three piston valves to regulate the pitch. , Horn, Euphonium euphonium or tenor tuba Large valved brass instrument, the leading lower-pitched instrument in military bands. It developed from the valved bugle and cornet in Germany c. 1840. It has four valves and a wide conical bore resembling the tuba's. , Trombone trombone [Ital.,=large trumpet], brass wind musical instrument of cylindrical bore, twice bent on itself, having a sliding section that lengthens or shortens it and thus regulates the pitch. The descendant of the sackbut, it was developed in the 15th cent. , Tuba), Percussion, Piano, String (Violin violin, family of stringed musical instruments having wooden bodies whose backs and fronts are slightly convex, the fronts pierced by two f-hole-shaped resonance holes. , Viola viola: see violin. viola Stringed instrument, the tenor member of the violin family. In appearance it is almost identical to the violin but slightly larger; its strings are tuned a fifth lower. , Cello cello or 'cello: see violin. cello or violoncello Bowed, stringed instrument, the bass member of the violin family. Its full name means “little violone”—i.e., “little big viol. , String Bass) and Woodwind (Flute, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon bassoon (băs  n`), double-reed woodwind instrument that plays in the bass and tenor registers. Its 8-ft (2.4-m) conical tube is bent double, the instrument thus being about 4 ft (1. , Saxophone saxophone, musical instrument invented in the 1840s by Adolphe Sax. Although it uses the single reed of the clarinet family, it has a conical tube and is made of metal. )Rational Awards * Winners are required to perform at the Junior Winners' Recital Recital - dBASE-like language and DBMS from Recital Corporation. Versions include Vax VMS. at the 2004 MTNA National Conference in Kansas City, Missouri. Brass * Awards are made possible by Conn-Selmer, Inc. * The national winner receives $500. The national winner's teacher receives $200. National finalists receive a $100 merit award. Percussion, String and Woodwind * Awards are made possible by the MTNA FOUNDATION. * National winners receive $500. National winners' teachers receive $200. National finalists receive a $100 merit award. Piano * Awards are made possible by the Baldwin Piano Company. * The national winner receives $1,000. The national winner's teacher receives $200. National finalists receive a $100 merit award and a $200 travel award. General Rules See "General Guidelines for MTNA Student Competitions" on page 40. Revised Repertoire Programs and Repertoire Changes See page 41 for rules regarding submission of repertoire revisions. MTNA-Conn-Selmer Junior Grass Competition Repertoire Requirements and MTNA FOUNDATION Junior String and Woodwind Competition Repertoire Requirements * The program must contain stylistically sty·lis·tic adj. Of or relating to style, especially literary style. sty·lis ti·cal·ly adv.Adv. 1. varied compositions appropriate to the instrument, and must include selections from at least two contrasting style periods. Transcriptions may be included. * Memorization mem·o·rize tr.v. mem·o·rized, mem·o·riz·ing, mem·o·riz·es 1. To commit to memory; learn by heart. 2. Computer Science To store in memory: is not required. * Entrants may perform on any instrument(s) of their choice within a category. * The entrants will be allowed a maximum of twenty (20) minutes performance time. MTNA FOUNDATION Junior Percussion Competition Repertoire Requirements * The program must contain: * at least one selection for a keyboard percussion instrument percussion instrument, any instrument that produces musical sound when its surface is struck with an implement (such as a mallet, stick, or disk) or with the hand. * at least one selection for a non-keyboard percussion instrument * Memorization is not required. * The entrants will be allowed a maximum of twenty (20) minutes performance time. For the National Finals of the percussion competition, MTNA will furnish fur·nish tr.v. fur·nished, fur·nish·ing, fur·nish·es 1. To equip with what is needed, especially to provide furniture for. 2. a 4 1/3 octave marimba marimba: see xylophone. marimba Xylophone with resonators under each bar. The original African instrument uses tuned calabash resonators. In Mexico and Central America, where it was brought by African slaves, the wooden bars may be affixed to a , one set of four timpani timpani: see kettledrum. timpani or kettledrums Large bowl-shaped drums with pedal mechanisms for altering their pitch by changing the membrane's tension. The timpani are the principal orchestral percussion instruments. (32", 29", 26", 23"), a timpani throne throne, chair of state or the seat of a high dignitary. The throne was at first a stool or bench and later became an ornate armchair, usually raised on a dais and surmounted by a canopy. , one bass drum and stand, and one tam-tam and stand. All other percussion equipment must be furnished fur·nish tr.v. fur·nished, fur·nish·ing, fur·nish·es 1. To equip with what is needed, especially to provide furniture for. 2. by the entrant. MTNA is not responsible for the quality or sounding surface of the marimba available to MTNA in the conference city. MTNA-Baldwin Junior Piano Competition Repertoire Requirements * The program must contain stylistically varied compositions, and must include selections from at least two contrasting style periods. Transcriptions may be included. * Only original solo keyboard compositions or published transcriptions for the piano will be accepted. * Memorization is required for all repertoire. * Concerto performances are not permitted. * Compositions for prepared piano A prepared piano is a piano that has had its sound altered by placing objects (preparations) between or on the strings or on the hammers or dampers. The idea of altering an instrument's timbre through the use of external objects has been applied to instruments other than are not permitted at the request of competition hosts and piano companies providing instruments. * The entrants will be allowed a maximum of twenty (20) minutes performance time. 2 MTNA Senior Performance Competitions National Coordinator: Adrienne Wiley, NCTM, 4007 Washington, Midland, MI 48642 Telephone: Home: (989) 837-0903 * Work: (989) 774-1965 * Fax: (989) 774-3746 * E-mail: wileylae@cmich.edu Application Procedure * Age: 15-18 as of December 1, 2003. * Entry Fee: $100 * Application forms are no longer included in the American Music Teacher. Please refer to page 42 for information on how to apply and receive an application if desired. Competition Categories * Brass (Trumpet, Horn, Euphonium, Trombone, Tuba), Percussion, Piano, String (Violin, Viola, Cello and String Bass), Voice and Woodwind (Flute, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon, Saxophone) National Awards * Winners are required to perform at the Senior Winners' Recital at the 2004 MTNA National Conference in Kansas City, Missouri. Brass, String, Voice and Woodwind * Awards are made possible by the MTNA FOUNDATION. * National winners receive $1,000. National winners' teachers receive $100. National finalists receive a $100 merit award. Percussion * Awards are made possible by the Yamaha Corp. of America, Band and Orchestral Division. * The national winner receives $1,500. The national winner's teacher receives $200. National finalists receive a $100 merit award. Piano * Awards are made possible by the Yamaha Corp. of America, Piano Division. * The national winner receives $1,500. The national winner's teacher receives $200. National finalists receive a $100 merit award. * The national second-place winner will receive a $500 award from the Evelyn Lindblad Folland Endowment Fund Noun 1. endowment fund - the capital that provides income for an institution endowment patrimony - a church endowment chantry - an endowment for the singing of Masses . General Rules See "General Guidelines for MTNA Student Competitions" on page 40. Revised Repertoire Programs and Repertoire Changes See page 41 for rules regarding submission of repertoire revisions. MTNA FOUNDATION Senior Brass, String and Woodwind Competition Repertoire Requirements * The program must contain stylistically varied compositions appropriate to the instrument, and must include selections from at least two contrasting style periods. Transcriptions may be included. * Memorization is not required. * Entrants may perform on any instrument(s) of their choice within a category. * The entrants will be allowed a maximum of thirty (30) minutes performance time. MTNA-Yamaha Senior Percussion Competition Repertoire Requirements * The program must contain: * at least one selection for a keyboard percussion instrument * at least one selection for a non-keyboard percussion instrument * Memorization is not required. * The entrants will be allowed a maximum of thirty (30) minutes performance time. For the National Finals of the percussion competition, MTNA will furnish a 4 1/3 octave marimba, one set of four timpani (32", 29", 26", 23"), a timpani throne, one bass drum and stand, and one tam-tam and stand. All other percussion equipment must be furnished by the entrant. MTNA is not responsible for the quality or sounding surface of the marimba available to MTNA in the conference city. MTNA-Yamaha Senior Piano Competition Repertoire Requirements * State Competition: The selected solo program must contain stylistically varied compositions, and must include selections from at least two contrasting style periods. Transcriptions may be included. The entrant will be allowed a maximum of twenty-five (25) minutes performance time. At the Division Competition, the state winner will be required to perform one movement of a major work for piano and orchestra in addition to the solo repertoire. The state winner and alternate must submit the information for the major work to the state coordinator by the close of the State Competition. * Division Competition: In addition to the solo repertoire that meets the requirements for the State Competition, the entrant must perform one movement of a major work for piano and orchestra. The entrant will be allowed a maximum of thirty (30) minutes performance time. * National Competition: Same as Division Competition. * Memorization is required for all repertoire. * Compositions for prepared piano are not permitted at the request of competition hosts and piano companies providing instruments. MTNA FOUNDATION Senior Voice Competition Repertoire Requirements * The program must include four selections of the entrant's choice, including two non-English art songs, one English art English art is the body of visual arts originating from the nation of England, in the form of a continuous tradition. Following historical surveys such as Creative Art In England song and one song of the entrant's choice. Difficult arias are discouraged. * Memorization is required for all repertoire. * The entrants will be allowed a maximum of twenty (20) minutes performance time. 3 MTNA Young Artist Performance Competitions National Coordinator: Michael King, 301 E. 1st St., P.O. Box 7, Lancaster, TX 75146-0007 Telephone: (972) 227-6300 * Fax: (972) 227-6311 * E-mail: mikekingl@aol.com Application Procedure * Age: 19-26 as of December 1, 2003. * Entry Fee: $100 * Application forms are no longer included in the American Music Teacher. Please refer to page 42 for information on how to apply and receive an application if desired. Competition Categories * Brass (Trumpet, Horn, Euphonium, Trombone, Tuba), Guitar, Organ, Percussion, Piano, String (Violin, Viola, Cello, String Bass), Voice and Woodwind (Flute, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon, Saxophone) National Awards * Winners are required to perform at the Young Artist Winners' Recital at the 2004 MTNA National Conference in Kansas City, Missouri. Brass, Organ, String, Voice and Woodwind * Awards are made possible by the MTNA FOUNDATION. * National winners receive $2,000. National winners' teachers receive $100. National finalists receive a $100 merit award. Guitar * Awards are made possible by Gibson Musical Instruments. * The national winner receives $3,000. The national winner's teacher receives $300. National finalists receive a $100 merit award. Percussion * Awards are made possible by the Slingerland Drum Company. * The national winner receives $3,000. The national winner's teacher receives $300. National finalists receive a $100 merit award. Piano * Awards are made possible by Steinway & Sons. * The national winner receives a Model M (5'7") Steinway grand piano, with a retail value of more than $40,000 and a plaque plaque (plak) 1. any patch or flat area. 2. a superficial, solid, elevated skin lesion. attachment plaques . The national winner's teacher receives $300. National finalists receive a $100 merit award. General Rules See "General Guidelines for MTNA Student Competitions" on page 40. Revised Repertoire Programs and Repertoire Changes See page 41 for rules regarding submission of repertoire revisions. MTNA FOUNDATION Young Artist Brass and Woodwind Competition Repertoire Requirements * The program must contain stylistically varied compositions appropriate to the instrument, and must include selections from at least two contrasting style periods. Transcriptions may be included. * Memorization is not required. * Entrants may perform on any instrument(s) of their choice within a category. * The entrants will be allowed a maximum of forty (40) minutes performance time. MTNA-Gibson Young Artist Guitar Competition Repertoire Requirements * State Competition: The selected solo program must contain stylistically varied compositions, and must include selections from at least two contrasting style periods. Transcriptions may be included. The entrant will be allowed a maximum of forty (40) minutes performance time. At the Division Competition, the state winner will be required to perform a complete major work for solo instrument and orchestra in addition to the solo repertoire. The state winner and alternate must submit the information for the major work to the state coordinator by the close of the State Competition. * Division Competition: In addition to the solo repertoire that meets the requirements for the State Competition, the entrant must perform a complete major work for solo instrument and orchestra. The entrant will be allowed a maximum of fifty (50) minutes performance time. * National Competition: Same as Division Competition. * Memorization is required for all repertoire. MTNA FOUNDATION Young Artist Organ Competition Repertoire Requirements * The program must contain stylistically varied compositions appropriate to the instrument, and must include selections from at least two contrasting style periods. Transcriptions may be included. * Memorization is not required. * At the request of the entrant, a page turner will be provided at the division and national competitions provided the competition coordinator is notified at least two weeks before the competition. * If the organ has no combination pistons Pistons can mean:
* The entrants will be allowed a maximum of forty (40) minutes performance time MTNA-Slingerland Young Artist Percussion Competition Repertoire Requirements * The program must contain: * at least one selection for a keyboard percussion instrument * at least one selection for a non-keyboard percussion instrument * Memorization is not required. * The entrants will be allowed a maximum of forty (40) minutes performance time. For the National Finals of the percussion competition, MTNA will furnish a 4 1/3 octave marimba, one set of four timpani (32", 26", 23"), a timpani throne, one bass drum and stand, and one tam-tam and stand. All other percussion equipment must be furnished by the entrant. MTNA is not responsible for the quality or sounding surface of the marimba available to MTNA in the conference city. MTNA-Steinway 6 Sons Young Artist Piano Competition Repertoire Requirements * State Competition: The selected solo program must contain stylistically varied compositions, and must include selections from at least two contrasting style periods. Transcriptions may be included. The entrant will be allowed a maximum of forty (40) minutes performance time. At the Division Competition, the state winner will be required to perform a complete major work for piano and orchestra in addition to the solo repertoire. The state winner and alternate must submit the information for the major work to the state coordinator by the close of the State Competition. * Division Competition: In addition to the solo repertoire that meets the requirements for the State Competition, the entrant must perform a complete major work for piano and orchestra. The entrant will be allowed a maximum of fifty (50) minutes performance time. * National Competition: Same as Division Competition. * Memorization is required for all repertoire. * Compositions for prepared piano are not permitted at the request of competition hosts and piano companies providing instruments. MTNA FOUNDATION Young Artist String Competition Repertoire Requirements * The program must contain stylistically varied compositions appropriate to the instrument, and must include selections from at least two contrasting style periods. Transcriptions may be included. * Memorization is not required. * Entrants may perform on any instrument(s) of their choice within a category. * The entrants will be allowed a maximum of fifty (50) minutes performance time. MTNA FOUNDATION Young Artist Voice Repertoire Requirements * The program must include repertoire in the original language from each of the following categories: * Aria aria (är`ēə), elaborate and often lengthy solo song with instrumental accompaniment. In the 16th cent. it was a melody improvised over a strophic bass line, and a distinction was made between instrumental, vocal, and dance arias. from opera or oratorio oratorio (ôrətôr`ēō), musical composition employing chorus, orchestra, and soloists and usually, but not necessarily, a setting of a sacred libretto without stage action or scenery. repertoire, sung in the original key * German Lied * French Melodie * Art song in English written after 1900 * Additional song(s) or aria(s) of the entrant's choice in the original language or in English translation * Memorization is required for all repertoire. * The entrants will be allowed a maximum of thirty-five (35) minutes performance time. 4 MTNA Center Music Performance Competition National Coordinator: Stephen Brown, NCTM, 704 Olive St., Murray, KY 42071-1945 Home: (270) 759-1389 * Work: (270) 762-6333 * Fax: (270) 762-6335 E-mail: stephen.brown@murraystate.edu Application Procedure Entry Fee: $100 for each ensemble * Application forms are no longer included in the American Music Teacher. Please refer to page 42 for information on how to apply and receive an application if desired. Entrant Eligibility * The average age of ensemble members must be 18-26 as of December 1, 2003. * Ensemble members may not enter in more than one state. * Ensemble members may not enter in more than one ensemble. National Awards * The winning ensemble is required to perform on the winners' recital at the 2004 MTNA National Conference in Kansas City, Missouri. * Awards are made possible by the Allen I. McHose Scholarship Fund. * The winning ensemble receives $3,000. Ensemble Requirements * The ensemble must consist of at least three (3) performers and may have no more than six (6) performers. * During the course of a performance, an ensemble may change in size, through the addition or subtraction subtraction, fundamental operation of arithmetic; the inverse of addition. If a and b are real numbers (see number), then the number a−b is that number (called the difference) which when added to b (the subtractor) equals of personnel. (For example, a woodwind quintet might add a piano and become a sextet, or a string quartet string quartet Ensemble consisting of two violins, viola, and cello, or a work written for such an ensemble. Since c. 1775 such works have been perhaps the predominant genre of chamber music. might be reduced to a string trio A string trio is a group of three string instruments or a piece written for such a group. The earliest string trio form consisted of two violins and cello, a grouping which had grown out of the baroque trio sonata. .) * Ensembles may be any combination of brass, guitar, piano, string and wind instruments. Ensembles with piano only are not permitted. * No changes in ensemble personnel may be made. * The performance is without conductor conductor Any of various substances that allow the flow of electric current or thermal energy. A conductor is a poor insulator because it has a low resistance to such flow. . Repertoire Requirements * The program must contain stylistically varied compositions, and must include selections from at least two contrasting style periods. Transcriptions may be included. * Cuts in the music are not permitted. Repeats are left to the discretion of the ensemble. * Ensembles will be allowed a maximum of forty (40) minutes performance time. Competition music * Each ensemble must provide the adjudicators one score or one complete set of parts for each work listed on the Official Application Form. General Rules See "General Guidelines for MTNA Student Competitions" on page 40. Revised Repertoire Programs and Repertoire Changes See page 41 for rules regarding submission of repertoire revisions. 5 MTNA Student Composition Competitions National Coordinator: Roger Foltz, NCTM, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Dept. of Music, NE 68182-0245 * Telephone: (402) 554-2474 * Fax: (402) 554-2252 * E-mail: rfoltz@mail.unomaha.edu Application Procedure Application forms are no longer included in the American Music Teacher. Please refer to page 42 for information on how to apply and receive an application if desired. Composition Competitions Elementary: * Age: 5-10 as of December 1, 2003 * Entry Fee: $15 Junior: * Age: 11-14 as of December 1, 2003 * Entry Fee: $25 Senior: * Age: 14-18 as of December 1, 2003 * Entry Fee: $35 Young Artist: * Age: 19-26 as of December 1, 2003 * Entry fee: $45 National Awards * Awards are made possible by Warner Bros. Publications, Inc. * Elementary winner receives $300; Junior winner receives $400; Senior winner receives $700; Young Artist winner receives $1,000. All national winners receive a plaque. * Winners are expected to be present at the national conference to receive their awards. MTNA Member Teachers * Current membership dues for MTNA and the affiliated state association for the state in which the student enters the competition must be paid on or before September 9, 2003. * An MTNA collegiate member must pay active membership dues to enter students in the competitions. Nonmember Teachers * Nonmembers have the option of becoming a member of MTNA or paying a Teacher Entry Fee of $150. This fee will allow the teacher to enter one or more students into the various MTNA competitions, provided all other eligibility requirements are met. Entrant Information * If there is only one entrant in a State-level category, there will be NO State Competition. The entrant's composition will advance directly to the Division Competition. * If there is only one entrant in a Division-level category there will be NO Division Competition. The entrant's composition will advance directly to the National Finals. Submission Requirements * An entrant may submit only one composition. * The performance time may not exceed ten (10) minutes. * A composition may be in any style for any medium. * A composition that includes a copyrighted text must include a written statement from the copyright holder giving permission to use the text. If the text is in the public domain, a signed statement indicating this fact must accompany the manuscript manuscript, a handwritten work as distinguished from printing. The oldest manuscripts, those found in Egyptian tombs, were written on papyrus; the earliest dates from c.3500 B.C. . * A fully realized score, completely notated by the composer, is required. The manuscript must be in the composer's handwriting HANDWRITING, evidence. Almost every person's handwriting has something whereby it may be distinguished from the writing of others, and this difference is sometimes intended by the term. 2. or in the form of a computer printout (PRINTer OUTput) Same as hard copy. produced by the composer. * Measures of the composition must be numbered, preferably pref·er·a·ble adj. More desirable or worthy than another; preferred: Coffee is preferable to tea, I think. pref at the beginning of each system. * Graphic or verbal scores or analytical analytical, analytic pertaining to or emanating from analysis. analytical control control of confounding by analysis of the results of a trial or test. notes must be submitted with electronic or tape compositions. Recordings of those compositions must be submitted as part of the application materials. * All materials must be labeled only with the name of the composition and the category (Elementary, Junior, Senior, Young Artist). * No change may be made to the manuscript once it has been submitted with the application. * Do not submit the original manuscript. Submit copies of the original. * A copy of the score of each national winner will be kept by MTNA. * MTNA is not responsible for lost or damaged manuscripts or parts. Performance Requirements * The composition of each national composition competition winner will be performed at the 2004 MTNA National Conference in Kansas City, Missouri. Winners must provide their own musicians and must be present at the performance. * Winning compositions must be performed at the national conference on the instruments for which the composition was written. * Teachers may perform a student's composition at any level. * For compositions using unusual instruments and for compositions for large ensembles (6 or more performers), the use of a videotaped performance at the national conference is permitted. * Performance parts are required for performances at the state, division and national concerts, but do not need to be submitted with the original application materials. Competition Rules * A student may enter the competitions in only one state. * Entrants must have prepared the composition with the teacher listed on their Official Application Form. * Competition financial obligations are the responsibility of the entrant. * A national winner may not participate in the same competition category again. |
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