Junior Performance Competitions

National Coordinator:
Jacqueline Herbein, NCTM

3008 Bryer Ridge Ct.
Export, PA 15632

(724) 325-4273
E-mail: juniorsmtna@gmail.com

ATTENTION

  • Application deadline is 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 12, 2012.
  • Current active membership dues for MTNA or a nonmember teacher fee must be paid prior to accessing the student competition application.

Application Procedure

  • Age: 11-14 as of January 1, 2013.
  • Entry Fee: $80.
  • Application deadline: September 12, 2012.

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 9-13, 2013, in Anaheim, California.

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.
  • 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.