Spring Awards Competition
The Spring Awards Competition is an adjudicated event for piano students sponsored by the Tri-City Chapter. Selected students represent our Chapter at the State Conference in June. Applications and fees are due by the February Chapter meeting, and the competition will be adjudicated on a date in March.
Spring Awards Competition 2024 will be March 23. The deadline for registration is February 13.
Spring Awards Competition is sponsored by the Tri-City Chapter of WSMTA. Students of member teachers who participated in the current year’s WSMTA Music Artistry Program may compete for a place on the WSMTA State Honors Recitals. Students should bring their MAP certificate with them as proof that they played in adjudications.
Students who wish to perform at the state conference should so specify on the application in order to be considered.
Students of non-members may compete only in the medal categories and will not be eligible to play at the WSMTA State Honors Recitals. Participation in local piano adjudications is a requirement (see No. 13 below in the Business Policy and Procedures).
The piece played for competition need not be one of the pieces played for adjudications. Students will compete playing one memorized piece. All performances must be less than 5 minutes in length. (This is a State requirement and cannot be negotiated.)
Each piano group listed above will have three winners receiving 1st, 2nd and 3rd place medals, with honorable mentions to be acknowledged. Performers will be selected to represent the chapter at the State Conference in June.
**This is a one-day competition.**
Only registrations postmarked or given to the Chair by the deadline will be considered.
Please type or print clearly when filling out the registrations. Return to the Spring Awards Chair by February Chapter meeting date.
RULES FOR THE SPRING AWARDS CHAIR, COMMITTEE, AND TEACHERS
from the Tri-City Chapter WSMTA Business Policy and Procedures.
1. Spring Awards chair will submit a Tri-City Chapter WSMTA Proposal Form, secure the adjudicator, and inform the chapter of the adjudicator’s name.
2. Student registration fee is payable to “Tri-City Chapter of WSMTA” and will only include fees for Spring Awards.
3. The adjudicator will receive an honorarium of $45.00 per hour for the day. (WSMTA rate)
4. Current WSMTA mileage: $0.39/mile. 7/7/23
5. Overnight Hotel Stays will be arranged by the chair. Cost is limited to the current WSMTA rate found on the WSMTA website.
6. Snacks will be covered by local teachers. 5/7/19
7. Lunch will be hosted by Tri-City Chapter.
8. Awards Budget: 4 divisions with 1st, 2nd, 3rd and HM’s. Plus choosing state recitalists.
9. Winners who play at the WSMTA State Conference will be given an honorarium of $25 (within 175 miles of T-C; $50.00 beyond. 5/3/2016
10. Reserve Richland Public Library if possible.
11. The source for all information and forms for teachers, parents and students is www.3cmta.org.
12. Applications are due by the February chapter meeting date. See the Chapter website calendar for updates for deadlines.
13. Students must have played 2 contrasting pieces from memory at the Music Artistry Program. 7/22/22
14. Students may choose to play one composition, either an adjudication piece or another piece. (5 min.) 7/22/22
15. Original scores must be used. A photocopy of an original score may not be used. Legally downloaded scores must be accompanied by the Legally Copied Music Verification Form, available on the WSMTA website.
16. Performing students should try to keep the performance day free from activities that could conflict with their age division time. Students are required to perform in their age division, which can be anytime between 8 am-4 pm. The competition chair will let participating teachers know the times of the divisions as soon as possible and then finalize the schedule and programs. 9/5/24
17. Teachers with participating students may not be present with the adjudicator during their deliberation, including the chair.
18. The judge’s decision is final. Any attempt to influence the judge’s decision is cause for disqualification of the student that year. Disqualification means the student will not be considered for any award.
19. Winners playing at the state conference must play the same composition as played at Spring Awards Competition.
20. Students unable to play at the state conference may still enter for medal recognition, but will not be considered for the state honors recital. 7/22/22
21. $60.00 for students of non-member teachers; $30.00 for students of member teachers. 7/7/24
22. Students of non-member teachers may enter for the medal recognition only. 10/7/14
**Dates show when the policy was created by motion, second, and vote.**