Spring Recital - Auditions & Concerts for Piano, Strings, Winds, Brass, Percussion, Voice, Chinese Folk Instruments

This program is intended for the well-prepared student who is capable of accepting the challenge of the concert platform.  Students selected through the audition must perform in the recitals.

Chairpersons:

Piano:
             Princeton: Christina Xie, Jessica Tsai
 
             North Jersey: Alla Iovel, Alex Babayev

             South Jersey: Veda Zuponcic, Elvira Kipnis

String: Ingrid Tang

Winds, Brass, Percussion: Renae Block

Voice: Li-Chan Chen-Maxham

Chinese Folk Instruments: Yi Yang

Audition/Recital Dates and Locations:

Audition  1 - Piano
             Sunday April 17, 2011 - Caldwell College (CC)
             *Cap at 350 entries for this audition day
Recitals
              North Jersey Center - Sat. & Sun., May 14 & 15, 2011 (CC)
             Students auditioning on 4/17 must choose from the above recital options.

Audition 2 – Piano
             Sunday, March 27, 2011 - Westminster Choir College (WCC)
             *Cap at 500 entries for this audition day
Recitals
             Princeton Center - Sat. & Sun., April 30 & May 1, 2011 (WCC)
             Students auditioning on 3/27 must choose from the above recital options.

Audition 3 – Piano
             Sunday, April 3, 2011 - Westminster Choir College (WCC)
             *Cap at 500 entries for this audition day
Recitals
              Princeton Center - Sat. & Sun., May 7 & 8, 2011 (WCC)
             Students auditioning on 4/3 must choose from the above recital options.

Audition 4 – Piano
             Sunday, May 1, 2011 - Rowan University (RU)
Recitals
             South Jersey Center - Sat. & Sun., May 21 & 22, 2011 (RU)
             Students auditioning on 5/1 must choose from the above recital options.

Audition for – Strings, Winds, Brass, Percussion, Voice, Chinese Folk Instruments
              Sunday, April 10, 2011 Westminster Choir College (WCC)
Recitals
              Instrument Center - Sat. & Sun., May 21 & 22, 2011 (Rider University)
             All students who received Honor or High Honor on 4/10 must perform at these              recitals.

How to Enter:

Starting this year we are doing both mail and online registration. We encourage all the teachers to register their students online.

Mailing registration:
Complete both sides of the entry form located in the “Registration Entry and Trophy Award Forms” section of the book (forms are also available at NJMTA website). Make copies as needed. The registration form will be returned if not completed in full and students will not be entered in the event. Phone entries, email entries, or entries not on the correct form will not be accepted.  Do not mix piano entries with other instruments. Teachers must submit a separate entry form and a separate check for each audition date per instrument.

Online registration:
Fill out the online entry forms (2011 Audition Registration/ Award Form and Audition Teacher Job Form) on NJMTA website and follow the online registration instruction. At the same time, send the Registration Fees (only teacher's personal check or money order will be accepted) and the Duty Deposit Fee in two separate checks to the Audition Recitals Coordinator listed below. The registration cannot be completed until the checks are received.

Entries will be treated on a “first come, first served” basis. Once that center or date is filled, entries will be directed to another center or date. Do not make special requests. Since there are four different audition dates for piano with two corresponding recital options, please direct students who have a conflict to another center or date. Once the schedule is completed, a $5.00 fee (cash or check from teacher, no checks will be accepted from parents of students) will be charged for each schedule change if the change is feasible. 

For students earning a trophy, complete the trophy/Awards column and submit it at the time of registration. Trophy requests cannot be honored after the audition date.

Checks should be made payable to “NJMTA Auditions”,
Send separate entry forms and separate checks for each audition day per instrument to:

Fee:

Solo auditions: $30 per student.  Ensemble auditions: $20 per student. Fees are non-refundable.

A separate refundable check for each audition center will be collected for teacher’s duty deposit upon registration ($50 for up to 10 entries, $75 for 11-20 entries, $100 for more than 20 entries). This fee will be refunded when duty is fulfilled.

Registration Entry Period:

Registration period is January 18 to February 1, 2011. Entries must be postmarked no later than Tuesday, February 1, 2011. A $5 late fee will be charged to each entry of registration between February 2 and February 5, 2011.  Entries mailed after February 5, 2011 will be returned and students will not be entered to the event.

Student Eligibility:

Piano, Strings, Woodwind, Brass and Percussion - Students from elementary through college level are invited to audition.  Ensembles must register through the same teacher on the same form.

Voice – Students from Middle School through Adult are invited to audition.  Auditions are open to soloists and to vocal ensembles.  Ensembles must register through the same teacher on the same form.

Teachers Eligibility:

Teachers must be members of NJMTA in good standing and, except for new members, must have paid their dues by January 1, 2011.  All sponsoring teachers must assist at both the auditions and the recitals.
Parents will not be accepted as a substitute for teacher to do the duty.  The duty deposit will be refunded to the teacher when he/she completes his/her duty.  If the teacher failed to fulfill his/her duty, the deposit will be used to hire monitor or another teacher to do the duty.

For teachers entering students to Recital Auditions in ALL instruments, a duty deposit fee is required for all participating teachers of all instruments. The duty deposit fee will be refunded when he/she completes his/her duty.

For 2011 audtions, please send:
      $50 to enter up to 10 entries
      $75 to enter 11-20 entries
      $100 to enter more than 20 entries

Classifications:

For the purpose of these auditions -
Piano students should be classified as follows regardless of age: Elementary (El) - Bach Minuet, Intermediate (Int.) - Sonatina, and Advanced (Adv.) – Sonata.
Strings, Winds, Brass and Percussion student’s classifications are determined by age and length of study as follows:  (El) - less than 3 years of study, (I) - 3-6 years of study, (Adv) - more than 6 years of study.
Voice student’s classifications are determined by age and length of study as follows:  (El) up to 2 years of study, (I) – 2-4 years of study, (Adv) – more than 4 years of study, (Adult) - above college age, non-professional.

Evaluations:

The evaluation sheets will be mailed with the audition schedules. Only teachers should fill out the evaluation form, giving all the requested details, noting the timing of each piece and making certain that each student chooses 1st and 2nd choice of recital dates. This information is used to prepare the program, so please list keys, opus numbers, and anything that will identify the music without any doubt.  Judges' decisions are final.

Performance Time:

Piano:  Maximum time allowed through Grade 10 is 12 minutes. Grades 11, 12, and                       Collegiate are allowed 15 minutes.
Strings, Winds, Brass & Percussion:
            Maximum time allowed through Grade 10 is 12 minutes, grades 11-collegiate and             adult are 15 minutes. 
Voice:  Soloist: Maximum time allowed is 12 minutes. Ensemble: Maximum time allowed is              8 minutes.

There is no minimum.

Please be advised that students are required to perform at their assigned schedule. Switching time slots or replacing with other students is not allowed. If the student can't make it they forfeit their spot. Students are not permitted to share music because of scheduling difficulties.  Students without music will be allowed to audition at the appointed time but will automatically receive Honorable Mention.

Memorization:

All solo pieces must be memorized for piano, voice, and Chinese instruments for both the audition and recital. Memorization is optional for winds, brass, strings, percussion, duet or ensemble repertoire.

Accompanists:

Teachers and/ or their students are responsible for obtaining and appropriately compensating their own accompanists prior to the events. In order to avoid scheduling conflicts with other students using the same accompanist, teachers MUST list the accompanist's name on the registration forms prior to submission. Teachers may not accompany their students in auditions.  NJMTA will provide a recommended list of accompanists should you require one.

Repertoire:

Piano: Students must perform two compositions from standard repertoire, from two different musical periods, and contrasting pieces are recommended. See the Composer Classification List and General Information section of this yearbook.  All pieces must be at least 16 measures without repeats.  Students not fulfilling this requirement will receive an Honorable Mention regardless of the quality of performance. The selection is at the discretion of the teacher.

 No arrangements or simplified editions of works originally written for piano will be accepted.  Published transcriptions of the other instruments or ensemble (such as Bach/Busoni’s Chaconne, Chinese tradition folk songs) will be acceptable as long as they are original by the composers.  Method book pieces without composer indicated or listed as “adopted by” or “arranged by” are not acceptable. 

Repeats will not be played unless the piece is very short or the repeats affect the integrity of the piece. Variations must be performed in their entirety. Students are required to perform only one movement of a Sonata.  Bach Preludes & Fugues from the Well-Tempered Clavier do not need to be performed as a set. A group of short pieces such as Chopin Preludes can be considered as one piece if they do not exceed the maximum time allowed in their age group.  

Duet repertoire may be four to six hands, for one piano only. Students may perform one piece only, at any level. Published arrangements are acceptable. Memorization for piano duet is optional, but one extra copy must be prepared for judge if the students do not memorize the piece.

Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion: Two contrasting - one from either the Baroque or Classical era, and one from either Romantic or Modern era. Alternately, two contrasting pieces within one time period may be chosen. Selections may be for solo instrument, solo instrument with accompaniment, or ensembles of two or more in number.  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.

Voice: Solo: Students must perform three contrasting compositions from standard classical vocal repertoire.  One must be in English, one must be in a foreign language, and the third may be either. One selection from the Musical Theater is allowed if desired.
Ensemble: Two selections from standard ensemble repertoire. One must be in English. One selection from the Musical Theater is allowed if desired.
The selection is at the discretion of the teacher.

Chinese Folk Instruments: Students must perform one piece from memory.

Awards:

Performers and Honorable Mention students will receive certificates.  Students receiving a High Honors Rating will perform in a High Honors Recital, and those receiving an Honors Rating will perform in an Honors Recital.  Honorable Mention certificates will be mailed.

As an incentive and reward for those students who have performed in some category either High Honors or Honors Recitals for three, five, seven and ten or more years, there are special awards.  Medals will be given for three-year accomplishment, trophies for five and seven years and plaques for 10 years and beyond.  The performances need not be given in consecutive years.  They may be a combination of High Honors and Honors performances.  However, since this is a performance program, the student must have played in each year’s recital.

Recital Rules:

Performers should arrive at least 15 minutes before their recital time, check in with the recital host and be seated in the programs order with the other performers. Students are required to provide their own accompanists for the recital.

Student should only perform in the recital that he/she is assigned and perform the piece that the judge chose during the audition. Student performs in a recital that is not assigned for him/her by chairperson should not receive the credit toward his/her award accumulation.

Student who arrive late and miss their place in the recital program may not be allowed to perform. Due to time constraints this will be at the discretion of the recital host.  Maps are provided to all locations at the back of this book and teachers should see that each student is given a copy. Students and their families are required to stay for the entire recital, so that the performer may receive their certificate. Please suggest that families not bring very small children to the recitals.

Please note the dress code outlined in the General Information section of this book.  No children dressed in sports clothes will be allowed to perform.

Students who are absent from the recitals will not receive their certificates and under no circumstances will be allowed a credit towards an award for this year.  This is a performance program and a performance by the student is required.

Recital host should report the students who are absent from the recitals and return al the awards and certificates of absent students to the chairperson.

No flash photography is allowed during the recitals.  Video cameras may be set up at the back of the recital hall, and photographers are requested to stay with their equipment during the recital.  There will be an opportunity to take both group and individual photographs at the end of each recital.

Teachers are expected to attend their students' recitals to support their students and assist the recital host.

Please read the "General Information" page in this Yearbook for Participating Teachers Requirements.