National Coordinator:
Jacqueline Herbein, NCTM

3008 Bryer Ridge Ct.
Export, PA 15632

(724) 325-4273
juniorsmtna@gmail.com

• Application deadline is 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 11, 2013.
• To enter students at the member teacher rate, teachers must renew their membership before a student begins the competition application. Students will be assessed a $150 nonmember teacher fee if the membership is not paid for the 2013–2014 membership year.

Application Procedure

• Age: 11–14 as of January 1, 2014.
• Entry Fee: $80.
• Application deadline: 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 11, 2013.

Competition Categories

• Piano, String (Violin, Viola, Cello, String Bass) and Woodwind (Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon, Saxophone)

Piano

Awards made possible by Kawai America.

• National Winner: $1,000
• Second Place: $500
• Merit Awards: $100
• Teacher of Winner: $200

Award for Best Chopin Performance will be given by the Chopin Foundation of the U.S.: $500 cash award

String

Awards made possible by the Yamaha Corporation of America, Orchestral Strings Division.

• National Winner: $1,000
• Second Place: $500
• Merit Awards: $100
• Teacher of Winner: $200

Woodwind

Awards made possible by the MTNA Foundation Fund.

• National Winner: $1,000
• Second Place: $500
• Merit Awards: $100
• Teacher of Winner: $200


National Awards

• In order to receive the monetary award, winners are required to perform on the Junior Winners Concert, which takes place from 3:30–5:30 p.m. on the day following the competition at the MTNA National Conference, March 22–26, 2014, in Chicago, Illinois.

Guidelines

See Performance Competitions Guidelines

Repertoire Requirements

• No changes in repertoire are allowed following submission of the application. Repertoire must remain the same for all three levels of the competition (State, Division, National).
• All repertoire submitted with the application must be prepared for each level of the competition (State, Division, National).

MTNA-Yamaha Junior String
MTNA Foundation Fund Junior Woodwind

• Maximum performance time: twenty (20) minutes
• The program must contain compositions from at least two different  periods of music (baroque, classic, romantic, impressionistic, contemporary).  Transcriptions are allowed.
• Memorization is not required.
• Entrants are limited to one entry per category. Woodwind entrants may perform on any instrument(s) of their choice (e.g. alto saxophone/tenor saxophone and so on).

MTNA-Kawai Junior Piano

• Maximum performance time: twenty (20) minutes
• The program must contain compositions from at least two different  periods of music (baroque, classic, romantic, impressionistic, contemporary).  Transcriptions are allowed. *Note the Chopin prize awarded at the national finals.
• Memorization is required for all repertoire.
• Concerto performances are not permitted.
• Compositions for prepared piano are not permitted at the request of competition hosts and piano companies providing instruments.