Competition Guidelines

• Competition hours are Sunday 2pm-5pm

• The MTACC Piano Competition is a formal classical piano competition, featuring 1st Place, 2nd Place, and Honorable Mention placements

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Registration Guidelines

• All registrations to be submitted online

• 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

• The student registration fee is $35 (NO sales tax)

• Invoices will be emailed after the registration deadline

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Student Divisions

• Please adhere to the following performance times: ​​

  • 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 piano 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

• 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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