Description and Purpose of Event

The TMTA SA Performance Contest is the premier event for students who wish to perform and compete at the highest level. It provides young artists an opportunity to showcase solo and/or concerto repertoire. Competitors must prepare a program of varied pieces to be performed from memory in front of multiple judges. The HMTA Performance Contest is held in February and is designed to select the best students who will represent our organization on the state level. Chosen students will compete at the regional level on March 9-10, 2024. The winners of the regional round will participate in Semi-Finals and Finals in the State contest at the annual TMTA Convention on June 13-16, 2024, with top awards obtaining monetary prizes.

Eligibility

7th-12th grade, and post 12th grade (Young Artists)

Entrants must be SA members and fulfill the theory test requirement for 2023-24.

Contest Categories:

1. Orchestral Instruments and Classical Guitar Solo: Grades 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, Young Artist

2. Organ Solo: Grades 9-10, 11-12, Young Artist

3. Piano Solo: Grades 7,8, 9,10, 11,12, Young Artist

4. Piano Concerto: Grades 9-10, 11-12

5. Vocal Solo: Grades 9-10, 11-12, Young Artist

Registration Deadline and Info

The registration deadline is January 10, 2024.

To register your students, please email Katarina Loudermilk with the following information:

• Student Name

• Grade

• Repertoire (including length of pieces)

• Photo of the student. Please save the picture using the student’s name: “Last name, First name”

Event Fees

$40 per entry.

Please pay online here. You will need your member’s password.

Event Requirements and/or Rules

Repertoire Requirements: Any standard classical repertoire selection, one or several pieces within the time limit. All music (including cadenzas) must be published and copyrighted. No teaching pieces. Please refer to the TMTA handbook and website for detailed requirements.

Time Limit: 10 minutes

Contest Expectations: Students should not enter their local or district contests unless it is their intent to compete at the state level.

Event Rules:

1. No student may reenter a category in which he/she was declared a 1st place winner in a previous year.

2. All music must be memorized (except for organists).

3. An original score without identifying marks, with measures numbered must be provided to the chair for approval prior to the event.

4. Each entrant must be currently studying with an HMTA member in the category entered and must have been studying with that teacher for at least 6 months (or one semester in the case of post – 12th grade entrants).

5. To be eligible for awards, entrants must be registered in advance as a member of HMTA-SA.

6. Each entrant must have passed the appropriate HMTA-SA Theory Test with a minimum score of 70%. It is advisable to take the Fall Theory Test. Post- 12th grade entrants are exempt from the Theory Test requirement.

7. If a winner at the local level fails to appear at the District or State Contest and does not notify the appropriate authorities, he/she may not enter the performance contest the following year.

Dress Code

Formal Attire. Performances are open to the public.

Awards

Local winners continue on to State Competitions for cash awards.