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


The following Board decision effects immediately: ONLY TEACHERS CAN CONTACT THE CHAIRPERSONS OR THE NJMTA OFFICERS. Should the parent contact any of the NJMTA chairpersons or officers will disqualify his/her child/children from all the NJMTA sponsored competitions and auditions in the whole year.

Young Musicians Competition - Strings

 

Chairperson:

 

Ingrid Tang

 

 

Audition Date
and Location:

Saturday, November 15, 2008   –
Rowan University, Glassboro

 

         

Recital Dates
and Locations:

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

 

 

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 Yearbook. Include all information requested on both sides of the form.  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, for strings only, payable to "NJMTA Auditions" with the completed registration form, to:

 

 

Ingrid Tang
29 Sequoia Drive
Dayton, NJ 08810 

 

Fees:

$35 per student

 

 

Registration Deadline:

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

 

 

 

Student/Teacher Eligibility:

Same as Young Musicians 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 Time:

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