Rules & Regulations

piano Each competition is in Recital format of 1 hour (might be slightly longer for concerto divisions and advanced divisions). All participants will be in attendance and hear others perform. Judges will make notes and write comments on comment sheets. **No young children in recital (babies and toddlers), you will be asked to wait in the hall. Space is also limited, we ask each performer to limit their guests to 4 in addition to themselves.

At the end of the recital, the judges will quickly confer and decide the winners and notify the recital host. The host will announce the winners and give awards and excuse the audience. **Judges' decisions are final. No speaking to judges before or after please. If there are any problems with this, the parents, teachers, or students will be asked not to participate next year. Please respect the judges' decisions. This is not a black and white sport with only one answer, it is subjective to others' opinions and expertise. *There is no photograghy or video recording during the recital. This is a competition, not a recital. Thank you for understanding.

Awards

Students will receive a trophy for 1st place, medals for 2nd and 3rd and ribbons for Honorable Mentions. All participants will receive a certificate and judge sheets.

As a reminder, for Solo and Concerto divisions you must provide original music for the judges. No photo copies allowed or you will be disqualified.
If entering in more than one category, you must play a different piece for each entry.

Age Divisions Solo Pieces

  • Ages 8 & under
    1. Classical piece- any period
    2. Non-classical/ Modern piece
      **NO levels, only 2 options for this age group.
      *Time limit = 3 minutes.
  • Ages 9-10
    1. Non-classical/Modern piece (enter 1 piece in non-classical)
      • Examples: method books, Vandall, Rollin, Mier, Schmidt, Federation Bulletin solo & LFO pieces
      • Simplified arrangements of orchestral works, pop music, ballets, etc. are allowed.
    2. Classical piece: (may enter 1 in each period if desired)
      • Baroque/Classical period
      • Romantic period
      • Impressionistic/20th Century classical
    *Time limit = 4 minutes for each entry, you will be stopped.
    Gold, Silver, Bronze level. (see other page for examples).
  • Ages 11-12
    1. Non-classical/Modern piece (enter 1 piece in non-classical)
      • Examples: method books, Vandall, Rollin, Mier, Schmidt, Federation Bulletin solo & LFO pieces
      • Simplified arrangements of orchestral works, pop music, ballets, etc. are allowed.
    2. Classical piece: (may enter 1 in each period if desired)
      • Baroque/Classical period
      • Romantic period
      • Impressionistic/20th Century classical
    *Time limit = 5 minutes for each entry, you will be stopped.
    Gold, Silver, Bronze level. (see other page for examples).
  • Ages 13-14
    1. Non-classical/Modern piece (enter 1 piece in non-classical)
      • Examples: method books, Vandall, Rollin, Mier, Schmidt, Federation Bulletin solo & LFO pieces
      • Simplified arrangements of orchestral works, pop music, ballets, etc. are allowed.
    2. Classical piece: (may enter 1 in each period if desired)
      • Baroque/Classical period
      • Romantic period
      • Impressionistic/20th Century classical
    *Time limit = 6 minutes for each entry, you will be stopped.
    Gold, Silver, Bronze level. (see other page for examples).
  • Ages 15-16
    1. Non-classical/Modern piece (enter 1 piece in non-classical)
      • Examples: method books, Vandall, Rollin, Mier, Schmidt, Federation Bulletin solo & LFO pieces
      • Simplified arrangements of orchestral works, pop music, ballets, etc. are allowed.
    2. Classical piece: (may enter 1 in each period if desired)
      • Baroque/Classical period
      • Romantic period
      • Impressionistic/20th Century classical
    *Time limit = 6 minutes for each entry, you will be stopped.
    Gold, Silver, Bronze level. (see other page for examples).
  • Ages 17-18
    1. Non-classical/Modern piece (enter 1 piece in non-classical)
      • Examples: method books, Vandall, Rollin, Mier, Schmidt, Federation Bulletin solo & LFO pieces
      • Simplified arrangements of orchestral works, pop music, ballets, etc. are allowed.
    2. Classical piece: (may enter 1 in each period if desired)
      • Baroque/Classical period
      • Romantic period
      • Impressionistic/20th Century classical
    *Time limit = 6 minutes for each entry, you will be stopped.
    Gold, Silver, Bronze level. (see other page for examples).
    **18 year olds must be no older than a recently graduated H.S. Senior. No college students.

Age Divisions Concerto

  • Any age up to age 18
    1. Classical - any period, composers from MTNA website composer list
    2. Non-Classical - composers from modern day and Federation list
  • Time limits
    1. Younger divisions - 6 minutes
    2. Older divisions - 10 minutes

*Division will be created according to entries each year. For example, Elementary, Jr. High, High School will be grouped together.
No playing levels, performers will be grouped by age. **All concertos will be played as solos this year; no accompanist needed.

Fees

Each entry is $25.

Scheduling

Fri/Sat May 9/10 AGE 12/under. Thurs/ Fri/Sat May 15/16/17 AGE 13-18. IN PERSON.. ***You may not request certain days and times. When you sign up, keep your schedule open, if you have multiple pieces, they might be scheduled apart from each other and not even on the same day. There are no refunds if you decide to cancel.
*If you live more than 2 hours away, you may request that your pieces are scheduled on the same day. We will try to accommodate, but we cannot guarantee. You must notify us by email at the time of registration if this applies to you.

Concertos will be held on Saturday May 10 for 12/under. Thursday 15th after 4:00 OR Sat 17th morning for 13/over. NO ACCOMPANIMENT. *If it works best to have all concertos on one Saturday we will notify

Deadlines

Student's age is determined by April 15th of the current year (2024).
Registration deadline is April 17, 2025. This is an on-line registration, there will be one week of registration commencing on
April 11 , 2025 and ending on April 15, 2025 midnight. If a division is full when registering, you will be notified and put on a waiting list in case of an opening. There is a limit to the number of students in each age group. When that limit is reached, you will be notified immediately and allowed to enter if an opening occurs.