New Jersey Music Teachers Association
Affiliated with the Music Teachers National Association

2006 Fall NJMTA Events

All 2006 Fall Competitions and Audition results are available now. Click here for the winners list. 

Young Musicians Competition - Piano

Chairperson

Wendy Wu

Competition Date and Location

Sunday, November 5, 2006
Westminster Choir College, Princeton Hall (map)

Recital Dates and Locations

Sat. & Sun., November 18 & 19, 2006 - Location TBA

Awards

1st Place Winners - Trophies as well as Performances in the Winners Recital at the NJMTA State Conference
2nd Place - Medal
3rd Places, Honorable Mention & Participants - Certificates

How to Enter

Teacher should fill in all the required information on both sides of the entry form located in the "Registration Entry and Trophy Award Forms" section of the book (also available here), and collect fees from students. Mail the entry form with one check payable to "NJMTA Competition" to:

Wendy Wu wwu_11@yahoo.com
6 Westwood Ct.
Warren, NJ 07059

Registration Deadline

Postmarked no later than Monday, October 2, 2006. Entries mailed after this date will be returned.

Fee

$30 per student

Student Eligibility

Entrants must have studied the performance medium of the competition with the same member teacher for a minimum of six months of the nine months proceeding immediately the first day of the month in which the state competition is held. Students of any age are invited to compete. Students will be grouped according to their age as of October 1, 2006. Exceptions to the six-month eligibility requirement will be allowed in the following situations:

Under such circumstances, a certified letter from the original teacher explaining and approving the change in teachers must be submitted with the official application form. Both teachers must satisfy teacher eligibility requirements for NJMTA competitions and both teachers must be recognized in any matter related to the competition.

Teachers Eligibility

The teacher must be a member of NJMTA and current membership dues to NJMTA must be paid on or before September 1st, 2006. An exception to the September 1st payment of teacher dues will be granted to a teacher joining NJMTA for the very first time. The on-time exception will allow the teacher to pay state dues on or before the postmarked deadline of the competition. An NJMTA member with Student Membership status may not enter students. The teacher and the entrant may not be the same individual. The Primary teacher of the performing medium of the competition must be the teacher who enters the student in the competition.

Repertoire

Selection of the repertoire is at the discretion of the teacher, with the following requirements:

  1. Two pieces from memory
  2. First Piece Either Baroque or Classical (including Beethoven)
  3. Second Piece Either Romantic or Modern (including Schubert)

Maximum Performance time

Through age 10 10 minutes
Ages 11-14 15 minutes
Ages 15-17 17 minutes
Ages 18-collegiate 20 minutes

Young Musicians Competition - Strings

Chairperson

Flora Newberry

Audition Date And Location

Saturday, November 11, 2006
Location TBA

Recital Dates And Location

Saturday and Sunday, November 18 & 19, 2006
Location TBA

Awards

1st Place Winners - Trophies as well as a performance at the NJMTA State Conference.
2nd Place Winners - Medal and Certificate
3rd Place & Honorable Mention - Certificates

How to Enter

Teachers should fill out the entry and forms located in the "Registration Entry and Trophy Award Forms" section of this book (also available here). Make copies as needed. Be sure collect fees from the students and supply all requested information on both sides of the form. Fees are non-refundable.

Send only one check for strings only. Send the check, payable to "NJMTA Auditions" with the completed registration form, to:

Flora Newberry flora.newberry@gmail.com
781 Railroad Ave.
Roebling, NJ 08554

Registration

Entries must be postmarked no later than Monday, October 2, 2006. Entries mailed after this date will be returned.

Fee

$30 per student

Student/Teacher Eligibility

Same as Young Artist Competition for Piano, see respective section for details.

Repertoire

Two pieces for unaccompanied solo, or solo with accompaniment. Selection of the repertoire is at the discretion of the teacher. Arrangements and transcriptions should only be used if no suitable age appropriate literature is available. No simplified arrangements will be accepted. It is the intention that the repertoire should be chosen from the solo literature for each respective instrument.

Accompanists

Students are responsible for obtaining their own accompanists, and must list them on the registration form to avoid scheduling conflicts with other students using the same accompanist. Teachers may not accompany their own students. NJMTA will provide a recommended list of accompanists should you require one.

Maximum Performance Times

Through age 10 10 minutes
Ages 11-14 15 minutes
Ages 15-17 17 minutes
Ages 18 - Collegiate 20 minutes

Young Musicians Competition - Voice

Chairperson

Dauri Shippey

Audition Date and Location

Saturday, November 11, 2006
Location TBA

Recital Dates and Locations

Sat. & Sun., November 18 & 19, 2006
Location TBA

Awards

1st Place Winners - Trophies as well as Performances in the Winners Recital at the NJMTA State Conference.
2nd Place - medal
3rd Places, Honorable Mention & Participants - Certificates

All winners should make arrangements to pick up their awards at the State Conference if they cannot attend the award presentation at the conference.

How to Enter

Teachers are to complete the competition entry form located in the "Registration Entry and Trophy Award Forms" section of the book (also available here). Include all information requested on both sides of the form. Teachers should collect the fees from students and send one check for all winds, brass, percussion and voice entries (please do not mix with piano entries), payable to "NJMTA Competition" to:

Dauri Shippey passaggiochorale@aol.com
24 Springwood Dr.
Trenton NJ 08648

Registration Deadline

Postmarked no later than Monday, October 2, 2006. Entries mailed after this date will be returned.

Classifications and Fees

$30 per student

Repertoire

Three songs, memorized, from 3 different style periods among the following: Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionist or Modern. The songs should have contrasting styles and tempi. One must be in a foreign language, one must be in the student's native language, and the third can be either, or a different foreign language.

Performance Time

Maximum 15 minutes

Young Musicians Competition - Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion

Chairperson

Flora Newberry

Audition Date and Location

Sat., November 11, 2006
Location TBA)

Recital Dates and Locations

Sat. & Sun., November 18 & 19, 2006
Location TBA

Awards

1st Place Winners - Trophies as well as Performances in the Winners Recital at the NJMTA State Conference.
2nd Place - medal
3rd Places, Honorable Mentions and Participants - Certificates

All winners should make arrangements to pick up their awards at the State Conference if they cannot attend the award presentation at the conference.

How to Enter

Teachers are to complete the competition entry form located in the "Registration Entry and Trophy Award Forms" section of the book (also available here). Teachers should collect fees from the students and supply all requested information, on both sides of the form. Fees are non-refundable. Send one check for all winds, brass, percussion and voice entries (please do not mix with piano entries.), payable to "NJMTA Competition" to:

Flora Newberry flora.newberry@gmail.com
781 Railroad Ave.
Roebling, NJ 08554

Registration Deadline

Postmarked no later than Monday, October 2, 2006. Entries mailed after this date will be returned.

Fee

$30 per student

Student/Teacher Eligibility

Same as Young Musicians Competition for Piano; see respective section for details.

Repertoire

Unaccompanied solo, or solo with accompaniment. Pieces written with a piano accompaniment must be performed with accompaniment. Selection of the repertoire is at the discretion of the teacher. Arrangements and transcriptions should only be used if no suitable age appropriate literature is available. No simplified arrangements will be accepted. It is the intention that the repertoire should be chosen from the solo literature for each respective instrument.

Accompanists

Entrants are responsible for obtaining their own accompanists. Teachers may not accompany their students. NJMTA will provide recommended list should you require one.

Maximum Performance Times

Through age 10 10 minutes
Ages 11-14 15 minutes
Ages 15-17 17 minutes
Ages 18 - Collegiate 20 minutes

State Conference Master Class Auditions

Chairperson

Wendy Wu

Audition Date and Location

Sunday, November 5, 2006
Westminster Choir College, Princeton Hall (map)

Recital Dates and Locations

Sat. & Sun., November 18 & 19, 2006
Location TBA

How to Enter

Use the competition entry form located in the "Registration Entry and Trophy Award Forms" section of the book (also available here). Fill in all the required information on both sides of the form. Mail one check, payable to "NJMTA Competition" to:

Wendy Wu wwu_11@yahoo.com
6 Westwood Ct.
Warren, NJ 07059

Registration Deadline

Postmarked no later than Monday, October 2, 2006. Entries mailed after this date will be returned.

Fee

$30

New Jersey Composer Commission Competition

Each year, NJMTA commissions a NJ composer to write three pieces for this competition. Copies of scores will be available at the Spring Recitals, or by mail. To purchase scores, contact the chairperson after June 1.

Chairperson

Elena Benedict

Audition Date and Location

Sunday, November 5, 2006
Westminster Choir College, Princeton Hall

Winners

The winner(s) will be chosen and will perform at the New Jersey Music Teachers Association State Conference, November 18th-19, 2006.

How to Enter

Teachers must complete the competition entry form located in the "Registration Entry and Trophy Award Forms" section of the book (also available here). Indicate "NJCC" in the Age & Event column. Include the name of the piece and all other requested information on the entry form. Send one check and entry form to:

Elena Benedict lenabenedict@yahoo.com
12C Andover Circle
Princeton NJ 08540

Registration Deadline

Postmarked no later than Saturday, October 14, 2006.

Fee

$25 entry fee, $15 for each performer in an ensemble, payable to "NJMTA Competition."

High School Scholarship Competition

Chairperson

Bing Bing Chang

Audition Date and Location

Sat., November 11, 2006
Rowan University, Glassboro (map)

Awards

There will be two scholarships from NJMTA, each for $1,000.

  1. for a student who will be pursuing Performance
  2. for a student who will be pursuing Music Education/Pedagogy

The winners will perform at the NJMTA State Conference in mid-November. If there is more than one winner in either category the award will be shared.

The judges reserve the right to withhold either or both awards if they think that the standard of either the repertoire or performance is below that of college entrance for music major.

How to Enter

Teachers are to complete the competition entry form located in the "Registration Entry and Trophy Award Forms" section of the book (also available here), indicating "HHS" in the Age & Event column and categories of either Performance or Music Education/Pedagogy. Be sure to include all other requested information on both sides of the form and send it to:

Bing Bing Chang (bchang@rider.edu)
103 Crest Stone Circle
Princeton, NJ 08540

Deadline

Postmarked no later than Monday, October 2, 2006.

Fee:

$25

Student Eligibility

Any student, resident in New Jersey, who is graduating from high school and plans to major in music in college.

Teacher Eligibility

The teacher must have paid NJMTA dues for the past two years including the current year.

Repertoire

Piano - One piece from each of the following four style periods:

Strings, Voice, Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion - Equivalent college entrance requirements

Composition and Music Theory - Contact the scholarship chairperson for requirements

Requirements

50% - Performance in the audition
40% - An essay of about 2 pages stating the student's goals for himself/herself in music, his / her vision for the community in music, and what he/she hopes to learn in college. The NJMTA Board, excluding the applicant's teacher(s) will judge the essays. Essays will be submitted and made available to Board members by the last Board meeting prior to the State Conference.
10% - A list of participation in NJMTA-sponsored events (not necessarily awards received)

All required documents must be submitted with the application form by the deadline.

Accompanists

Entrants are responsible for obtaining their own accompanists. Teachers may not accompany their students. NJMTA will provide recommended list should you require one.

MTNA Student Composition Competition

Chairperson

Kyu-Jung Rhee

Competition Date and place

See the April/May issue of American Music Teacher or by going online to: www.mtna.org/competitions for rules, applications and deadlines.

Intent

The intent of the composition competition sponsored by the Music Teacher's National Association is to encourage creativity and self-expression in student musicians through the art of composing and to recognize their achievements as well as the significant work of their teachers.

Awards

Winners of the state will proceed to Eastern Division Competition. Plaques will be presented.

How to Enter

Although application forms are no longer included in the American Music Teacher, information about the competition can be found in the magazine. Applications can be found in the following ways:

  1. They can be downloaded from www.mtna.org
  2. By calling 888-512-5278 or emailing mtnanet@mtna.org to request an application.

Mail one complete copy of the application (all pages) and the Student Entry fee to:

MTNA Competitions
441 Vine St., Ste. 505
Cincinnati, OH 45202-2811

Mail one complete copy of the application (all pages) and three scores of the composition to:

Kyu-Jung Rhee (goyescas_1999@yahoo.com)
3 William Street
Milltown, NJ 08850

Registration Deadline

Refer to the April /May Issue of AMT magazine.

Fees:

Elementary (age 5-10) $15
Senior (age 14-18) $25
Junior (age 11-14) $35
Young Musicians (age 19-26) $45

(Entrants should be of age as of January 1st, 2006.)

Submission Requirements

Competition Rules