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The Pennsylvania State level of the MTNA Performance Competitions will be held at Penn State University on Sunday, November 21, 2010.  Entry deadline is September 14, 2010 – visit http://www.mtna.org/ for further information and registration.

ENTRANTS:   Carefully review all the information below (sent from MTNA National
Competitions Committee) as it will help you through the application process!

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Repertoire Listing Dos and Don'ts

Applications will be approved very quickly if all information is included in the online application.  Delays will result if the national coordinators find it necessary to contact students for clarification or more information.

 
Type or write out all repertoire before starting the application so it can just be copied into the application.

 
For consistency and uniformity in listing repertoire, the competitions committee has adopted several policies:

      ·  We use the following spellings even though some editions use different spelling for certain composers:  Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev

   ·  For Bach works, we use BWV, even though many string editions list the S. number. Since the numbers are the same, we have opted to use BWV.

   ·  Beethoven, Mozart and Haydn piano sonatas are identified only by key and Op./K/Hob. numbers (not Sonata "No. 1", etc.).

   ·  For Schubert selections, use either the D. or Op. number, but not both.

   ·  Keys are spelled out, using capital letters for both Major and Minor: A Minor, C-sharp Major, D-flat Minor, etc

 
In the following examples, items in Italics are incorrect.

1.      Incorrect:

         Piano Sonata in c#, opus 27, #2, "Moonlight"

         Correct:

         Sonata in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2

a. Redundancies are omitted: do no use Piano Sonata, Violin Concerto, and so on. * The exception is if a work is played on an instrument different than that for which it was written.  For example, a viola student might be playing a cello sonata.  In this case, it would be listed as Cello Sonata.

b.Abbreviations used: Op. (for Opus), No. (for number, not #).

c. Do not use nicknames:  "Waldstein", "Pathetique", "Moonlight", "Devil's Trill", "Hamburger", etc.

  2.      Incorrect:

         Prelude and Fugue in c

          Correct:

         Prelude and Fugue in C Minor, WTC II, BWV 871

Bach wrote two volumes of Preludes and Fugues in identical keys, so the correct volume and BWV number should be identified.

3.      Incorrect: (example of a saxophone program fulfilling the two-style period requirement as a Baroque selection)

         Sonata No. 6...........Handel

         Correct:

         Sonata No. 6, HWV 373..............George Frideric Handel arr. Marcel Mule

                        a.      List the entire name of the composer.

                        b.      List the identifying number, if possible

                        c.      List the transcriber or arranger, if available.

4.      Incorrect:

         Sonata in C, mvts. 1 & 2

         Correct:

Sonata in C Major, Op. 1, No. 2

I.  Allegro

II. Andante

         Correct:   If the program is over the time limit, list the individual timings for multi-movement works:

         Sonata in C Major, Op. 1, No. 2

         I.  Allegro (4:50)

         II. Andante (2:35)

5.      Incorrect:

         Sonata in C Major, Op. 1, No. 2

         I.  Allegro

         Sonata in C Major, Op. 1, No. 2

         II.  Andante

         Correct:

         Sonata in C Major, Op. 1, No. 2

         I.  Allegro

         II. Andante

  Movements of the same work should be listed in the same field, using returns.

6.      Incorrect (for vocal program)

         Non piu andrai from The Marriage of Figaro........Mozart

         Correct:

         Non piu andrai (Le Nozze di Figaro)........Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

            a. List the source of a work in parentheses.         

            b.The source is listed in the program in Italics.  It is not possible to use Italics on the application, but you can use parentheses.

            c. List full name of composer.

7.      Tempo markings are needed only when appropriate, usually for movements of a multi- movement work that do not have other titles:

         Incorrect:

         Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012

         I. Prelude (Moderato) 

         Correct:

         Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012

         I.  Prelude

 8.    Capitalization:

         Incorrect:

                                    Allegro Con Spirito

         Correct:

                                    Allegro con spirito

         Usually, only the first word should be capitalized in tempo markings.There are some exceptions.  For example: Adagio cantabile – Allegro vivace; Lento, quasi Andante.

9.      Incomplete repertoire:

         String student:

         Incorrect:

                        Sarabanda from Partita No. 2   

         Correct:

                        Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004

                        II. Sarabanda

         We need complete identification of the work being programmed.

         Piano student:

         Incorrect:

         Prelude Suite III......Bach

                 Is this an English Suite, French Suite?  What is the BWV number?  We have to contact students to get the correct information, which takes extra time.

TRUE or FALSE:

a)  The policy of no refunds for entry fees and accompanist fees does not pertain to all students.

b)  I can change my repertoire at any point between the time of my application to state, division or national level.

c)  It is a good idea to plan programs for the maximum performance time at division/national even though the times at the state level are shorter, knowing that yu may be stopped during the state performance.

d)  I can ask for special performance times at any of the levels of competition.

e)  Names of accompanists for state competitions are not required at the time of the application, but would be helpful for scheduling purposes in the event that this person is accompanying more than one student.

f)  Instrumentalists should be prepared to submit accompanist information for the next level immediately following the state or division competition.

g)  Photocopies are never to be used in the course of the competitions.

h)  Senior Piano Duet entrants to NOT have to play by memory.

QUIZ ANSWERS

a)  FALSE   Once the Submit button has been clicked on an application, the MTNA policy of NO REFUNDS goes into effect.  This is partially because the expense of processing the application has already started.

b)  FALSE   The "no repertoire" changes rule is strictly enforced.  Adding movements, taking off movements, substituting another selection, are all changes and therefore not allowed.

c)  TRUE

d)  FALSE   The rules say that you must be available for all published dates of the competitions and that assigned times cannot be changed.  Because of the large number of entries and complication in scheduling there can be no exceptions to this policy.

e)  TRUE

f)  TRUE

g)  FALSE   Photocopies can be used but only when absolutely necessary.  Be aware of the copyright laws and the consequences of not following those laws.  It is acceptable to mail photocopies to official accompanists because of the cost of mailing and the possibility that music might be lost in the mail.  However, you should bring original copies to the competitions.

h)  TRUE

MTNA COMPETITIONS COMMITTEE

Linda Stump, NCTM, Director of Competitions
Sally Laird, NCTM, National Junior Performance Coordinator
Sigrid Luther, NCTM, National Senior Performance Coordinator
Jeanne Grealish, NCTM, National Young Artist Performance Coordinator
James Norden, NCTM, National Chamber Music Performance Coordinator
Roger Foltz, NCTM, National Composition Coordinator


General Information

The purposes of the Music Teachers National Association performance competitions are to provide educational experiences for students and teachers and to recognize exceptionally talented young artists and their teachers in their pursuit of musical excellence.  The Pennsylvania state competition is the first level of the MTNA performance competitions and all state competitions are considered the primary educational level.  Applications for all categories and levels must be submitted online at http://www.mtna.org/ prior to the September 14, 2010 deadline.
  

The 2010 PMTA/MTNA competitions will take place on Sunday, November 21, 2010.  All competitions will take place in the music building. All levels of piano competitions will begin early in the morning so that they may be completed in time for the winners’ recital which generally takes place at 4pm.  Other instrumental and vocal categories may begin later in the day.  Winners are expected to participate in the recital.
 

All entrants MUST check-in at the registration table in the main lobby of the Music Building prior to their audition.  The registration table will be open by 5 pm on Saturday, November 20.  Rehearsal time in the competition rooms on Saturday evening will be assigned to each entrant. 

Entrants will receive an email with their assigned Entrant ID # as soon as possible after the application deadline.  At that time competition rooms, rehearsal times and audition times will be listed by level/category and entrant ID # under For Entrants/Parents/Teachers.
 

Visit http://www.psu.edu/ (click on Visitors Guide) for information pertaining to directions, accommodations and campus map.  A block of rooms has been reserved at the Nittany Lion Inn on campus at the rate of $110 plus taxes.  Use code PMAK10A when booking the room.  We look forward to seeing you at Penn State University and hope that this will be a very positive performance experience for you.  For information on Division and National Competitions, visit mtna.org MTNA Eastern Division Competitions - January 7-8 at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ;  MTNA National Competitions - March 25-29, 2011, Milwaukee, WI

For information on the MTNA Composition Competition, visit MTNA.org.

2010 Competition Winners   

MTNA/PMTA Performance Competitions Chair
Gilya Hodos, NCTM

Junior:  Ben Moritz
Senior: Jack Stevenson
Young Artist: Ellen Flint

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