MTAC-WLA Contemporary Festival

Deborah H. How, Chair

 Guidelines:

1. Each teacher is allowed a maximum of 15 minutes of total playing time for students CM Levels 4-9.
2. Teachers with CM Advanced Level students participating are allowed a maximum of 20 minutes to accommodate a FEW longer Advanced Level pieces.
3. You may divide your total time among as many students as you wish, as long as you do not exceed 15 minutes for teachers with students in Levels 4-9, or 20 minutes for teachers with students in Levels 4-Advanced.
4. Please provide accurate timings!  Please no repeats unless structurally necessary.
5. Students must have previous performing experience and be playing at CM Level 4 or higher.  Students do not need to participate in CM in order to be eligible for the Contemporary Festival.
6. Instrumental and vocal ensembles are encouraged to apply.  At least one member of the ensemble must be a student of an MTAC-WLA branch member.
7. Entry fee per student or ensemble: $18.00
8. Please send one check per studio for all entry fees made payable to "MTAC-WLA" and mail to Deborah H. How; entry fees must be postmarked by April 1, 2009.
9. Repertoire is to be freely chosen from the Certificate of Merit "Twentieth Century" or "Contemporary Pedagogical Composers" lists.
   Works by appropriate contemporaries are acceptable.
   Original compositions by students are acceptable.
10. All piano solo and vocal solo literature must be memorized.  Memorization is optional for instrumental solo literature and ensemble literature.