Updated February 2017
Sonatina Piano Competition Information & Guidelines – 2017
Purpose:
To provide students with the opportunity to perform before a judge
To provide students with a positive, professional critique of his/her performance
To provide students with a healthy, encouraging atmosphere for competition
Eligible Students:
Students of members of TVMTA in good standing (dues current)
Students of non-TVMTA members who pay non-member fees
Students who are in high school or younger
Students will be entered solely by the teacher from whom they take lessons
Teachers may not enter students of other teachers under their own name
Fees Members:
Levels 1-5 = $20/student
Levels 6-10 = $25/student
Levels 11-15 = $30/student
Fees Non-Members:
Levels 1-5 = $25/student
Levels 6-10 = $30/student
Levels 11-15 = $40/student
Non-Member teachers are also charged a $20 non-member fee
Music:
Repertoire is announced each year on a repertoire list, found on the TVMTA website
All measures must be numbered
All music must be original (no copies)
Music printed from the public domain (example: IMSLP) or from a sheet music CD is acceptable if properly documented at the top of the first page
Repeats: observe the instructions on the current Repertoire List
The Scarlatti sonata/sonatina is where students are encouraged to use their creativity during the repeated section regarding ornamentation, embellishments, etc.
Judges will follow these guidelines
Teacher Responsibilities:
Upon entering a student in the Sonatina Competition, teachers will encourage the student(s) to declare their potential conflicts regarding performance time, being aware, that efforts will be made to accommodate their needs, but circumstances may prevent it. An email to the chairman is appreciated as early as possible.
All teachers who enter students in the competition will volunteer for a half-day on the day of the competition or accept assignments on committees.
Preferences for volunteering duties/times are to be noted in the on-line registration process.
Teachers who are unavailable on the day of the event will provide an adult substitute (non-participant) to fill in their place.
Competition:
The competition is divided into 15 piano solo levels of increasing difficulty, with each level represented by one sonatina or sonata movement selected from various composers.
All music is to be performed by memory.
Students may enter just one level/event and are not required to advance from previous years’ level.
Levels with large registrations are divided into sublevels, each group is judged individually. Levels 11-15 will be capped at ten students in a group. Other levels are capped at about 15 students.
Adjudicators work as objectively as possible without information of the students’ teacher names, ages or grades of students, etc. Teachers are admonished to not approach the judges regarding specific students’ performance.
Students are judged by the edition from which they learned the sonatina by presenting their original music (no copies) to the judge at the time of the performance.
Students are assigned individual performance times for the preliminary round; each student performing for one adjudicator in a private room without audience. Parents, families, teachers, etc. remain outside the studio in insure objectivity in this round. They are not allowed entry for any reason. Door monitors are available to help a student with a pedal extender or footstool.
Results:
Results are posted within an hour of the preliminary round for each group and can be found on the bulletin boards on the first floor of the Morrison Center. They will also be available on the TVMTA website. Alternate posting will be communicated to the participating teachers via email (which teachers should communicate to parents and students)
Honors Recital:
Two students from each group are chosen to perform in a 4:30 pm, 6:00 pm or 7:30 pm Honors Recital. The Honors Recitals are the final round of the competition and are open to the public.
Three judges sit in each recital and select first and second place winners for each level based on live performances; the judges’ votes are then tallied to declare the winners.
Choosing students to perform at the Honors Recital is at the discretion of the judges, and judges are given the option of not declaring a winner.
Awards:
All students receive a participation ribbon following their preliminary performance.
First place winners receive a trophy and second place winners receive a rosette in a short awards ceremony following each recital.
During the preliminary round, up to three additional students from each group may be chosen to receive Honorable Mention awards as well. Honorable Mentions are awarded a rosette ribbon at the Honors Recitals but do not perform.
Sonatina chair: Bronwen Godfrey bgodfrey@cableone.net 208-863-7706
Website: http://www.treasurevalleymta.org/
Sonatina Piano Competition Information & Guidelines – 2017
Purpose:
To provide students with the opportunity to perform before a judge
To provide students with a positive, professional critique of his/her performance
To provide students with a healthy, encouraging atmosphere for competition
Eligible Students:
Students of members of TVMTA in good standing (dues current)
Students of non-TVMTA members who pay non-member fees
Students who are in high school or younger
Students will be entered solely by the teacher from whom they take lessons
Teachers may not enter students of other teachers under their own name
Fees Members:
Levels 1-5 = $20/student
Levels 6-10 = $25/student
Levels 11-15 = $30/student
Fees Non-Members:
Levels 1-5 = $25/student
Levels 6-10 = $30/student
Levels 11-15 = $40/student
Non-Member teachers are also charged a $20 non-member fee
Music:
Repertoire is announced each year on a repertoire list, found on the TVMTA website
All measures must be numbered
All music must be original (no copies)
Music printed from the public domain (example: IMSLP) or from a sheet music CD is acceptable if properly documented at the top of the first page
Repeats: observe the instructions on the current Repertoire List
The Scarlatti sonata/sonatina is where students are encouraged to use their creativity during the repeated section regarding ornamentation, embellishments, etc.
Judges will follow these guidelines
Teacher Responsibilities:
Upon entering a student in the Sonatina Competition, teachers will encourage the student(s) to declare their potential conflicts regarding performance time, being aware, that efforts will be made to accommodate their needs, but circumstances may prevent it. An email to the chairman is appreciated as early as possible.
All teachers who enter students in the competition will volunteer for a half-day on the day of the competition or accept assignments on committees.
Preferences for volunteering duties/times are to be noted in the on-line registration process.
Teachers who are unavailable on the day of the event will provide an adult substitute (non-participant) to fill in their place.
Competition:
The competition is divided into 15 piano solo levels of increasing difficulty, with each level represented by one sonatina or sonata movement selected from various composers.
All music is to be performed by memory.
Students may enter just one level/event and are not required to advance from previous years’ level.
Levels with large registrations are divided into sublevels, each group is judged individually. Levels 11-15 will be capped at ten students in a group. Other levels are capped at about 15 students.
Adjudicators work as objectively as possible without information of the students’ teacher names, ages or grades of students, etc. Teachers are admonished to not approach the judges regarding specific students’ performance.
Students are judged by the edition from which they learned the sonatina by presenting their original music (no copies) to the judge at the time of the performance.
Students are assigned individual performance times for the preliminary round; each student performing for one adjudicator in a private room without audience. Parents, families, teachers, etc. remain outside the studio in insure objectivity in this round. They are not allowed entry for any reason. Door monitors are available to help a student with a pedal extender or footstool.
Results:
Results are posted within an hour of the preliminary round for each group and can be found on the bulletin boards on the first floor of the Morrison Center. They will also be available on the TVMTA website. Alternate posting will be communicated to the participating teachers via email (which teachers should communicate to parents and students)
Honors Recital:
Two students from each group are chosen to perform in a 4:30 pm, 6:00 pm or 7:30 pm Honors Recital. The Honors Recitals are the final round of the competition and are open to the public.
Three judges sit in each recital and select first and second place winners for each level based on live performances; the judges’ votes are then tallied to declare the winners.
Choosing students to perform at the Honors Recital is at the discretion of the judges, and judges are given the option of not declaring a winner.
Awards:
All students receive a participation ribbon following their preliminary performance.
First place winners receive a trophy and second place winners receive a rosette in a short awards ceremony following each recital.
During the preliminary round, up to three additional students from each group may be chosen to receive Honorable Mention awards as well. Honorable Mentions are awarded a rosette ribbon at the Honors Recitals but do not perform.
Sonatina chair: Bronwen Godfrey bgodfrey@cableone.net 208-863-7706
Website: http://www.treasurevalleymta.org/
