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 - Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion

Chairperson: 

Kathy McClure

 

 

 
 

 

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 book.  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:

Kathy McClure
4 Euclid Avenue
Kingston NJ 08528

 

 

                                     

 

Fee:

$35 per student

 

 

 

 

Registration Deadline:

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.

 

 

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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 Time:

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