Competition Guidelines

• Piano: LIVE Competition hours are Sunday 2pm-5pm

• Strings + Voice: VIDEO Competition is by video, with links due by the registration deadline

• The Honors Competition is a formal competition, featuring 1st Place, 2nd Place, and Honorable Mention placements

• Applicants must be available to perform at the WSMTA State Conference in June

• Invoices will be emailed after the registration deadline

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Registration Guidelines

• All registrations to be submitted online, including necessary video links

• Please input your student's full name properly and correctly, as participation certificates will be printed using this information

• Please input all repertoire information, including catalog number and key

• Memorization is required for piano and voice (NOT for strings)

• The student registration fee is $20 (NO sales tax)

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Strings Video Recording Tips

• Student should be seen head to toe, with full bow stroke in view

• No announcement or written words are needed

• Do not include teachers or accompanists names

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Piano + Voice Student Divisions

• Lower Elementary (Grades K-3)

• ​​​Upper Elementary (Grades 4-5)

• Youth (Grades 6-8)

• Lower High School (Grades 9-10)

• Upper High School (Grades 11-12)

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Student Eligibility​

• The competition is open to students who are currently studying with a teacher who has been a member of the Music Teachers Association of Clark County for at least six months

• Students must be in grades K-12 at the time of the competition

• Previous winners are allowed to compete again, but they must present new repertoire

• Students of the competition's Visiting Artist may be ineligible to participate

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Repertoire Requirements

• All competitors must perform one classical piece from the following historical periods: Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionism, or Contemporary (20th-21st Centuries)

• Performance time is limited to 5 minutes (no limit for Strings)

• Competitor may perform two movements from the same opus number (such as two movements from the same sonata), two numbers from a collection of short pieces (such as Schumann's Papillon or Kinderszenen), or a Prelude and Fugue.  The total performance must be within the 5-minute time limit

• No repeats are required due to time constraints

• Visiting Artists reserve the right to stop any performance that exceeds the time limit.  Stopping a performance does not affect the overall evaluation

• Memorization is required for all repertoire

• Repertoire changes are not permitted after registration is complete

• Competitors must provide the Visiting Artist with a published score of the music being performed.  Photocopies or other reproductions of the music are not allowed

• If the music is only available in a digital format from the publisher or online sources, competitors must provide proof of purchase or legal download of the music and present the Visiting Artist with a clean copy in a binder.

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