MTNA Competitions
Chairperson: WEI-YUH CHRISTINA XIE 2020nj.mtna@gmail.com
The New Jersey state level Performance Competitions will be live competition this year, note the following important information:
PERFORMANCE COMPETITION DATE: Sunday, October 29, 2023
LOCATION: Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Wednesday, September 13, 2023, 3:00 P.M. Eastern Time.
Please check the following link for information of competition rules for each category:
MTNA active membership dues must be paid before submission of the application. A $150 non-member teacher fee will be assessed if entrant's teacher has not paid active membership dues for the 2023 - 2024 membership year. For information on guidelines, repertoire, and registration, please visit MTNA Competitions
*There is a $25 state fee for all Performance Competitions registrants, charged by NJMTA, which is used to cover the cost of venue rental and other operational expenses. Your registration is considered incomplete until the State Fee is received.
For information on specific categories, please contact the competition coordinator:
MTNA Senior State Competition & Chamber Music State Competition Coordinator:
WEI-YUH CHRISTINA XIE 2020nj.mtna@gmail.com
MTNA Junior & Young Artist Competition Coordinator:
AMY TU mtnacompetitions2@njmta.com
MTNA Composition Competition Coordinator:
JULIA KOVALEV mtnacomposition@njmta.com
The MTNA National Student Competitions are the most successful and prestigious student competitions in the country. Each year, thousands of students compete for top prizes and national recognition.
The MTNA Competitions include Composition Competitions, Performance Competitions (which include Brass, Piano, String, Voice, and Woodwind), and Chamber Music Competitions.
State level winners (both Performance Competitions and Composition Competitions) are invited to perform at the NJMTA annual state conference on Saturday, November 18, 2023.
Please visit the MTNA website for up-to-date information on all MTNA competitions:
Performance Competitions Guidelines
Composition Competitions Guidelines
By participating in any NJMTA event, parents give permission to the New Jersey Music Teachers Association (NJMTA) to use photographs or videos of your child taken by NJMTA representative, with appropriate captions, in NJMTA publications, on the NJMTA website, social media and/or in the local newspapers. If you do not wish NJMTA to use your child’s photos/videos in any way, kindly notify the chairperson of the event in which your child is participating.
See the winners from past MTNA Competitions
Please visit the MTNA website for up-to-date information on all MTNA competitions:
https://www.mtna.org/MTNA/engage/competitions/Composition_Guidelines.aspx
https://www.mtna.org/MTNA/engage/competitions/performance_guidelines.aspx