Fall Festival 2020: Music of Nature
Sponsored by Michibago Music Teachers Association
Friday, November 13, 2020 (submission date)
Saturday, November 21 (adjudication date)
Results posted within the week following adjudication
Winners videos will be posted on the MMTA website with parental permission
Saturday, November 21 (adjudication date)
Results posted within the week following adjudication
Winners videos will be posted on the MMTA website with parental permission
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Performance Divisions:
Eligibility:
Repertoire:
Entry fee:
Registration:
Attire: (for the video recording)
Format of the Festival:
Fall Festival Chairman:
Shelba DeMaster
A Emile Blascyk
B Elizabeth Carper
C Arody Carrazco
D Kristin Casper
E Karen Christopherson
F Shelba DeMaster
G Jenni Hogan
H Jeni Hopeman
I AnnHoppertKeller
J Louise Mann
K Beverly Mark
L Tricia Marton
M Lydia Matthews
N Erika Moldenhauer
O Nicole Moritz
P Pru Palecek
Q Elaine Phillips
R Susan Sonneborn
S Sarah Vincent
T Jane Voigt
U Marlene Wondergem
- All Performance Divisions will be based on grade and will be determined after registration, contingent on enrollment.
Eligibility:
- Any student (Kindergarten – Adult) of a member of the Michibago Music Teachers Association, may participate and be entered at the standard entry fee. Ensembles must have at least one member who is a student of a MMTA teacher to be eligible.
- If a potential participant does not study with a MMTA teacher, a $25 teacher fee must be paid, along with the regular student entry fee. This teacher fee allows the teacher to enter as many of his/her students as he/she wishes.
- Teachers may participate as a non-judged duet partner.
Repertoire:
- Any music about, referencing, or naming nature, whether about animals, flora, fauna, atmospheric, geographical. Performances must be a total of not more than 5 minutes.
- A list of suggested repertoire is listed on the MMTA team Google Drive, Music of Nature.
- Arrangements and transcriptions are allowed.
- Only piano performances may be submitted (due to COVID-19 limitations) either solo or duet.
- Memorization is encouraged but not required.
- Photocopies may be used for performance or to help with page turns, as long as the original score is also present and shown. Students will show the original score on their video recording.
Entry fee:
- $15.00 per solo or duet. Fee(s) for each event entered should be paid to the teacher, who will submit one check covering the entry fees of each student.
- Students may enter one solo and one duet.
Registration:
- To submit applications, please go to the MMTA team Google Drive. In the Fall Festival 2020 folder you will find a Registration spreadsheet where you may enter the information for each student.
- Please create a student ID for each entrant. This ID will consist of a letter and two numbers; teacher’s letter-student number-student grade. See teacher letters below. (For example, my own students will be F-1-5, F-2-5, F-3-8)
- Please obtain permission from parents to have students’ performances posted on the MMTA website. Take note of the column on the spreadsheet to indicate if permission is granted.
- Mail one check covering the entry fees of all events to Louise Mann, MMTA Treasurer, W7118 County Road U, Plymouth WI 53073, with a list of the entry names.
- Application Deadline: October 17, 2020
Attire: (for the video recording)
- Please wear attire as is appropriate for a performance; no shorts, jeans with holes, bare feet, pajamas, etc., and please dress modestly.
Format of the Festival:
- All performance entries will be submitted on-line through the MMTA Google Drive, by 6:00 pm, November 13. Entries will be processed and sent on for judging by November 21. No late entries will be accepted. Please respect this timeline.
- Teachers will submit a video recording of each individual performer, along with a PDF of the score. Students will introduce themselves and must show the original copy of the music at the start of each recording. See specific instructions for submitting performances below.
- Each participant will be adjudicated by a qualified professional.
- Judges will choose First and Second place Winners, as well as Honorable Mentions.
- In lieu of an in-person Honors Recital, all First and Second place Winners’ performances will be posted on the MMTA website at a future date after November 21.
- In divisions with a small number of entries, the judge is not required to designate a winner.
- Winners results will be posted on the MMTA website at a future date after November 21.
- All decisions of the judge are final and to be accepted with good sportsmanship.
- All participants will receive a certificate of participation. First and Second place Winners and Honorable Mentions will receive award seals.
Fall Festival Chairman:
Shelba DeMaster
A Emile Blascyk
B Elizabeth Carper
C Arody Carrazco
D Kristin Casper
E Karen Christopherson
F Shelba DeMaster
G Jenni Hogan
H Jeni Hopeman
I AnnHoppertKeller
J Louise Mann
K Beverly Mark
L Tricia Marton
M Lydia Matthews
N Erika Moldenhauer
O Nicole Moritz
P Pru Palecek
Q Elaine Phillips
R Susan Sonneborn
S Sarah Vincent
T Jane Voigt
U Marlene Wondergem