Professional music teachers and adjudicators.

This is an ongoing event. There are no deadlines. Entrants may submit anytime.

The MTNA eFestival is available to brass, woodwind, string, voice, chamber music, guitar/mandolin, ukulele, organ, harp and percussion. This includes students, teachers and hobbyists—literally anybody who would like a critique.

Six Maximum

Take videos of your students as they complete new pieces, and keep the videos in personalized folders. Since there is no deadline, you can collect pieces over the course of time, and submit when each applicant has enough content. Do not start the application until you have YouTube links for each piece.

Absolutely! Videos can be made and remade until you get a good one. What can be more comfortable than performing on a familiar piano without an audience?

Perhaps you live in a geographically remote area and don’t have opportunities to attend festivals or other evaluation events. Perhaps you are not able to travel, but would like an outside opinion. Perhaps you’re a professional teacher who hasn’t had a piano lesson in years, but would like a third-party critique on how you’re doing. Perhaps you are preparing for something big—an audition, competition or scholarship—and want to run through your program before the "big day." Any person of any age and level can participate!

Teachers will benefit from having their own performances critiqued. Positive comments can be quoted for self-promotion on websites and printed material.

No, but all are welcome to join. Click here to join.

No, but membership is strongly encouraged. Click here to join.

Currently, we are accepting evaluators for all categories except piano. Click here to apply.

Yes! If the entrant is preparing for something big, having a preliminary set of ears listening and critiquing the repertoire will help with preparation.

Videos may be recorded on any device.

Entrants must have an account with YouTube to submit an application and the videos for the eFestival. If a teacher has more than one entrant submitting for the eFestival, each individual entrant will create a separate account. Entrants will supply YouTube links to each piece to be evaluated.

You may submit a maximum of 15 minutes of music. Less than 15 minutes is fine.

You may submit up to eight videos, as long as the total time doesn't exceed 15 minutes.

The MTNA eFestival is a great way to play for an expert before you audition for a music school. You may want to quote some of the comments you receive about your playing on your college application. It's always a plus to quote what other people have said about your talent and ability.

Let's say you won the first round in a competition and you are preparing for the next round. Playing your program for an MTNA eFestival evaluator, and receiving constructive feedback, will give you more confidence.

$25 for up to 15 minutes of video

MTNA does not allow multiple performers in a single application. Each individual entrant will need to submit a separate application.

In most cases, entrants will receive comments on their performances via email seven to 10 days after submission.

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