Details

To apply, complete the ENTRY FORM by 11:59 p.m., November 1, 2024

Sponsored by the Missouri Music Educators Association, with generous prize support in previous years from Romeo Music, Nottelmann Music, and Sweetwater, the MMEA Electronic Music Composition Contest recognizes outstanding compositions and highlights the effectiveness of music technology in and beyond the school music curriculum in the state of Missouri.

Entries will be judged based on their aesthetic quality, use of electronic media, form/balance, mixing, and the power of the composition and its presentation in communicating the excitement and effectiveness of electronic music composition.

A combination of music industry and MMEA member adjudicators will select a winner in each category: Middle School/Junior High and High School. Honorable mention compositions may also be recognized. If there are not sufficient entries in each category they may be combined.

Contest Details

• No entry fee

• Only one (1) entry per composer

• Compositions no longer than 5 minutes

• Compositions can be all electronic or a combination of acoustic instruments and electronically generated sounds

• ALL students with electronic music composition experience using ANY available software are encouraged to submit entries

• Students must be sponsored by a member of MMEA

• Carefully follow all instructions on the ENTRY FORM, including mp3 file naming instructions, to avoid disqualification

• Deadline for submissions: November 1, 11:59 p.m.

Winners will be notified in December and will be invited to be recognized at the MMEA In-Service Workshop/Conference in late January at Margaritaville Lake Resort Lake of the Ozarks (Tan-Tar-A Estate), Osage Beach, MO. The conference will be held January 28-February 1, 2025; award ceremony date and time is TBD.

To apply, complete the ENTRY FORM by 11:59 pm, November 1, 2024