FSMTA Student Competitions
FSMTA Student Competitions & Awards
Dear FSMTA Colleagues,
We are very pleased to announce that this year’s upcoming Florida MTNA Competitions will take place at the University of South Florida in Tampa over the weekend of October 26-27, 2019. Registration will be available on the MTNA Website in August 2019.
Competitive Events will be held in the following divisions: Young Artist (Ages 19-26), Senior (Ages 15-18) and Junior (Ages 11-14). Students can enter in the following categories: Piano, Piano Duet (SR only), String, Wind, Brass, Voice, and Composition. For more information regarding repertoire requirements, etc. Please visit the MTNA Website.
New in 2019: MTNA will no longer be holding the Chamber Wind and Chamber String Competitive Events at the State Competition. Instead, groups wanting to compete are welcome to apply with a video recording prior to the deadline of November 6, 2019. From this online round, the 7 best groups in each category will be selected - regardless of State - for the finals at the National Competition. More information regarding these important changes can be found on the MTNA Website.
All of these competitive events are also open to non-member teacher's students*, so feel free to forward this information on to any who are interested in these wonderful opportunities!
Best,
Lydia Blakemore
VP MTNA Competitive Events
* Non-member teacher's students will need to pay an additional non-member fee unless their teacher decides to become a member of MTNA.
Dear FSMTA Colleagues,
We are very pleased to announce that this year’s upcoming Florida MTNA Competitions will take place at the University of South Florida in Tampa over the weekend of October 26-27, 2019. Registration will be available on the MTNA Website in August 2019.
Competitive Events will be held in the following divisions: Young Artist (Ages 19-26), Senior (Ages 15-18) and Junior (Ages 11-14). Students can enter in the following categories: Piano, Piano Duet (SR only), String, Wind, Brass, Voice, and Composition. For more information regarding repertoire requirements, etc. Please visit the MTNA Website.
New in 2019: MTNA will no longer be holding the Chamber Wind and Chamber String Competitive Events at the State Competition. Instead, groups wanting to compete are welcome to apply with a video recording prior to the deadline of November 6, 2019. From this online round, the 7 best groups in each category will be selected - regardless of State - for the finals at the National Competition. More information regarding these important changes can be found on the MTNA Website.
All of these competitive events are also open to non-member teacher's students*, so feel free to forward this information on to any who are interested in these wonderful opportunities!
Best,
Lydia Blakemore
VP MTNA Competitive Events
* Non-member teacher's students will need to pay an additional non-member fee unless their teacher decides to become a member of MTNA.
District Concerto Competition
The District 8 Concerto Competition Auditions will be held on Saturday, March 28, 2020 at Pritchards Pianos, 2108 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota, FL 34239. Start time is 9:00 p.m. This competition allows for the winners’ names to be submitted to the State Concerto Chairman six weeks prior to the State Competitive Events Day, which will be held in May 2020 at Hillsborough Community College, Ybor City campus.
Auditions are open to any student of the correct age level as of June 1st of the year performing. Fees for students are:
For teachers who are not members of MTNA the teacher entry fee is $40.00. Teachers who have not renewed their membership by October 1 also pay a teacher entry fee of $40.
Winners from the Junior, Intermediate, and Senior categories are obligated to advance to the State Competition. (Those performing in the Elementary category do not perform at the state competition.) There are cash awards at the state level.
Teachers wishing to enter students can find application forms and additional information online by going to fmta.org, clicking on Student Activities and then Competitive Events where the following three forms will be posted: (1) Information, (2) Rules and Application, and (3) Vocal Requirements.
In addition to submitting the application online, it is necessary to save it as a PDF file attachment and mail the application pages and the check to cover the fee to the District 8 Concerto Competition Chair, Denise Verheul, at 2495 Browning Street, Sarasota FL 34237. The check is to be made out to FSMTA District 8 and all materials are to be submitted by February 15, 2020.
Please Note: There will be the following fee(s) and material required from the winner of each level going on to the State event:
Winners in the Senior division at State are required to perform at the FSMTA conference in the fall of 2020. If available, an orchestra provides the accompaniment for these selections.
One winner, one alternate, and one honorable mention may be selected from each of the following classifications: Piano, Voice, Strings, Brass, Woodwinds, Organ, Guitar, and Percussion. Our district is prepared to handle the judging of all these venues.
If you have any questions contact Denise Verheul at 770-335-4247 or by email at classicalpiano101@hotmail.com. More information on the competition (especially repertoire) is also found online in the FSMTA Handbook of Student Activities under the Student Activities tab.
The District 8 Concerto Competition Auditions will be held on Saturday, March 28, 2020 at Pritchards Pianos, 2108 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota, FL 34239. Start time is 9:00 p.m. This competition allows for the winners’ names to be submitted to the State Concerto Chairman six weeks prior to the State Competitive Events Day, which will be held in May 2020 at Hillsborough Community College, Ybor City campus.
Auditions are open to any student of the correct age level as of June 1st of the year performing. Fees for students are:
- Elementary (non-competitive) – through age 12 – $15.00
- Junior – through age 12 – $20.00
- Intermediate – age 13 through 15 – $20.00
- Senior – age 16 through 18 – $25.00
For teachers who are not members of MTNA the teacher entry fee is $40.00. Teachers who have not renewed their membership by October 1 also pay a teacher entry fee of $40.
Winners from the Junior, Intermediate, and Senior categories are obligated to advance to the State Competition. (Those performing in the Elementary category do not perform at the state competition.) There are cash awards at the state level.
Teachers wishing to enter students can find application forms and additional information online by going to fmta.org, clicking on Student Activities and then Competitive Events where the following three forms will be posted: (1) Information, (2) Rules and Application, and (3) Vocal Requirements.
In addition to submitting the application online, it is necessary to save it as a PDF file attachment and mail the application pages and the check to cover the fee to the District 8 Concerto Competition Chair, Denise Verheul, at 2495 Browning Street, Sarasota FL 34237. The check is to be made out to FSMTA District 8 and all materials are to be submitted by February 15, 2020.
Please Note: There will be the following fee(s) and material required from the winner of each level going on to the State event:
- $40.00 student fee, photo, short biography (250 words or less).
- $80.00 teacher fee for non-member teachers and teachers who have not renewed their membership by October 1.
Winners in the Senior division at State are required to perform at the FSMTA conference in the fall of 2020. If available, an orchestra provides the accompaniment for these selections.
One winner, one alternate, and one honorable mention may be selected from each of the following classifications: Piano, Voice, Strings, Brass, Woodwinds, Organ, Guitar, and Percussion. Our district is prepared to handle the judging of all these venues.
If you have any questions contact Denise Verheul at 770-335-4247 or by email at classicalpiano101@hotmail.com. More information on the competition (especially repertoire) is also found online in the FSMTA Handbook of Student Activities under the Student Activities tab.
FSMTA Community Service Award
The FSMTA Community Service Award for 12th graders and the Local Presidents FSMTA Community Service Award for 9th graders are the 2 awards that are available for teachers to encourage their students to participate in community service. With the goal of presenting these awards to the winners during their local school Spring Awards Programs, the following changes were approved by the FSMTA Executive Board at the June 8, 2013 meeting in Gainesville:
The applications will continue to be completed online at this link. The only item that is to be mailed is the application fee of $40 which is normally paid by the local association in which the teacher is a member. The winner of the Local Presidents Award will receive a certificate, plaque and a $250 check. The winner of the FSMTA Community Service Award will receive a certificate, plaque and a $500 check.
The FSMTA Community Service Award for 12th graders and the Local Presidents FSMTA Community Service Award for 9th graders are the 2 awards that are available for teachers to encourage their students to participate in community service. With the goal of presenting these awards to the winners during their local school Spring Awards Programs, the following changes were approved by the FSMTA Executive Board at the June 8, 2013 meeting in Gainesville:
- The applications are due no later than December 31st of each year.
- The application fee of $40 is to be submitted no later than December 31st of each year. NO application will be considered complete without the application fee; therefore, it will not be included in the judging process.
- Winners will be announced no later than March 31st of each year.
The applications will continue to be completed online at this link. The only item that is to be mailed is the application fee of $40 which is normally paid by the local association in which the teacher is a member. The winner of the Local Presidents Award will receive a certificate, plaque and a $250 check. The winner of the FSMTA Community Service Award will receive a certificate, plaque and a $500 check.
