Chairperson:

Yi Yang

Competition Date and Location:

Sunday, November 9, 2008   –
Westminster Choir College, Princeton Hall

Recital Dates and Locations:

Sat. & Sun., November 22 & 23, 2008 –
Location TBD

Awards:

Awards will be presented in two categories: pre-college and ages 18 and over. They could be either a solo instrument or ensemble.

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 should fill out the entry forms located in the "Registration Entry and Trophy Award Forms" section of the Yearbook.  Make copies as needed.  Be sure to collect fees from the students and supply all requested information on both sides of the form.  Fees are non-refundable. Send only ONE check payable to "NJMTA Auditions" with the completed registration form to:

Yi Yang
48 Zaitz Farm Road
West Windsor, NJ   08550     

Fee:

$35 per student, $40 per ensemble group

Registration Deadline:

Entries must be postmarked no later than Wednesday, October 1, 2008.  Entries mailed after this date will be returned.                                  

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 2nd, 2005. Exceptions to the six-month eligibility requirement will be allowed in the following situations:
                     

• If the regular teacher is incapacitated or on sabbatical leave

• If the family moves out of the area                          

• In the case of a collegiate freshmen or transfer students. 

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. Students under non-member teacher is also qualified for Chinese instrument competition and audition, they will have to pay double the fees.

Teachers Eligibility:

The teacher must be a member of NJMTA and current membership dues to NJMTA must be paid on or before September 1st, 2008. 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:
Two pieces of contrasting style and tempo from memory.

Maximum Performance time:

15 minutes