Evaluations

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Registration Deadline March 31, 2025

Participating students will receive valuable comments and evaluations from two qualified judges for their prepared repertoire and scales.

Two or three compositions of different styles are required to be presented. Memorization is not required, but memorization is one of the evaluation criteria, and is required to be selected for the Honors Recital.
There will be no penalty for nor merit in choosing either two or three compositions.
This year, we are encouraging a focus on Baroque music and highly recommend that one of the selections be Baroque or in the Baroque style. In addition to the certificate that the student receives for participating in the event, students judged to have an outstanding performance of their Baroque piece will receive an additional certificate of recognition.
The Honors Recital will be held on May 10th to showcase the students who excelled in all their prepared pieces and are recommended by the Judges. The Honors Recital piece will be the judge’s selection.
The registration form (UPCOMING) should be completed by the teacher. Payment is required in the form of one check from the teacher for all participating students. Please make checks payable to NYSMTA District 6 and bring checks to the board meeting on April 11 at Artist Pianos or mail checks (to arrive by April 10) to:

NYSMTA D6 Evaluation

23 Misty Meadow Way

Mechanicville,

NY 12118

Entries submitted after March 31 will incur a $10 late fee. Registration after April 19 will not be accepted.

11:00 am and 1:00 pm

(Selected students will be notified through their private piano teacher by Thursday, May 8th)

Two or three compositions in different styles.
Maximum 5 minutes total playing time.
Example repertoire: Elementary – Works from method books, (Piano Adventure, Music Tree, Alfred, Bastien, etc.), Works for children
Including a Baroque or Baroque style composition is recommended this year. A certificate recognizing outstanding Baroque performances will be presented to qualified performers.

Two or three compositions representing different styles, for example: Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionistic, and Modern.
Maximum 10 minutes total playing time.
Example repertoire: Intermediate – Works from Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook, Little Prelude, Clementi Sonatina
Including a Baroque or Baroque style composition is recommended this year. A certificate recognizing outstanding Baroque performances will be presented to qualified performers.

Two or three compositions representing three styles, for example: Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionistic, Modern.
Maximum 20 minutes total playing time.
Example repertoire: Advanced – Bach Invention/Sinfonia; Preludes and Fugues from the Well-Tempered Clavier, a movement of a Beethoven/Mozart Sonata, Chopin Nocturnes, and beyond
Including a Baroque or Baroque style composition is recommended this year. A certificate recognizing outstanding Baroque performances will be presented to qualified performers.

Students will demonstrate proficiency with scales according to their level.
For example: (elementary) one octave & root chord, (intermediate) two octaves & I-V7-I, (advanced) four octaves with I-IV-I-V-I. Judges will accept and listen to prepared scales variations. These examples are given as a general guideline.
Fees:
BY MARCH 31: $25 elementary, $30 intermediate, $35 advanced.
The registration form should be completed by the teacher. Payment is required in the form of one check from the teacher for all participating students by April 10. Please make checks payable to NYSMTA District 6 and bring checks to the board meeting on April 12 at Artist Pianos or mail to:

NYSMTA D6 Evaluation

23 Misty Meadow Way

Mechanicville, NY 12118

AFTER MARCH 31: A $10 per student fee will be added for late registration. (Registrations after April 19 will not be accepted).
STUDENTS FOR NON-MTNA MEMBER TEACHERS: A $10 per student fee will be added to all registration fees.

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