Young Musicians Competition
CHAIRPERSONS
Piano Ju Fen Lu & Christine Kang ymc-piano@njmta.com
Strings Hyojin Lee stringschair@njmta.com
Voice Wennie Nai-Yueh Niu voicechair@njmta.com
Woodwinds Christine Kang windschair@njmta.com
DATES
Piano, Piano Duet and AMC – Sunday, October 22, 2023
Registration Deadline: Monday, September 25, 2023
Strings, Winds and Voice – Sunday, November 5, 2023
Registration Deadline: Monday, September 25, 2023
Performance Date: During the State Conference, November 17-19, 2023
LOCATION
Marryout Music Building & Mortensen Hall, Rutgers University, 81 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1411
AWARDS
1st Place Winners – Trophies as well as Performances in the Winners Recital at the NJMTA State Conference. (Note: 1st Place Winners are required to perform at the Winners Recital in order to receive the trophies. Those who do not perform at the Winners Recital will only receive the Certificate.)
2nd & 3rd Place Winners – Trophies
Honorable Mentions – Medals
registration
Teachers are to complete the online registration form for this event. Teachers should supply all requested information and collect fees from the students. One payment for all combined student fees should be paid by the teacher. Registration links are on each category page listed at the bottom of this page.
TEACHER DUTY DEPOSIT FEE: $60, $85 and $110
STUDENT ELIGIBILITY: Students of any age are invited to compete, and they will be grouped by their age as of October 1 of the competition year. Entrants must have studied the performance medium of the competition with the same teacher for a minimum of six months out of the nine months immediately preceding November 1, 2023 except:
If the regular teacher is incapacitated or on a sabbatical leave
If the family moves out of the area
In the case of a collegiate freshmen or transfer students (Under such circumstances, a certified letter explaining and approving the change in teachers must be submitted with the official application form. Both teachers must be recognized in any matter related to the competition.)
TEACHER ELIGIBILITY: General Guidelines
Member Teachers: Current membership dues for MTNA and NJMTA must be paid by September 1, 2023, in order to enter students in any Fall Young Musicians Competition Event.
Non-member Teachers: Non-members have the option of either becoming a member of MTNA and NJMTA by September 1, 2023, OR paying a Teacher Entry Fee of $150.00.
An exception to the September 1 payment of teacher dues will be granted to a teacher joining NJMTA for the very first time. The one-time exception will allow the teacher to pay state dues on or before the postmarked deadline of the competition. An NJMTA member with Student Membership status may not enter students. The teacher and the entrant may not be the same individual. The Primary teacher of the performing medium of the competition must be the teacher who enters the student in the competition.
MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE TIME: Maximum performance time is specified for each category. Students whose performance extend over the time limit will be stopped by judges during the competition.
ACCOMPANISTS: Teachers and/or their students are responsible for obtaining and appropriately compensating their own accompanist.
CATEGORIES
Click on the category below for more details and to register.
Piano
Piano Duet
Strings
Voice
Winds
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