Treasure Valley Music Teachers Association
  • Join!
  • TVMTA Board Members
    • 2020-2021 TVMTA Board Members
    • 2019-2020 TVMTA Board Members
    • 2018-2019 TVMTA Board Members
    • 2017-2018 TVMTA Board Members
    • 2016-2017 TVMTA Board Members
    • 2015-2016 TVMTA Board Members
    • 2014-2015 TVMTA Board Members
    • 2013-2014 TVMTA Board Members
    • 2012-2013 TVMTA Board Members
    • 2011-2012 TVMTA Board Members
  • Calendar of Events
    • 2020-2021 Events
    • 2019-2020 Events >
      • 2019-2020 Emails/Newsletters
    • 2018-2019 Events >
      • 2018-2019 Emails/Newsletters
    • 2017-2018 Events >
      • 2017-2018 Emails/Newsletters
    • 2016-2017 Events >
      • 2016-2017 Emails/Newsletters
    • 2015-2016 Events
    • 2014-2015 Events
    • 2013-2014 Events
    • 2012-2013 Events
  • 2020-2021 Emails/Newsletters
  • Online Event Registration
  • Sonatina Competition-Piano
    • 2021 Sonatina >
      • 2021 Sonatina List
      • 2021 Sonatina Contact Information
    • 2020 Sonatina >
      • 2020 Sonatina Guidelines
      • 2020 Sonatina List
      • 2020 Sonatina Emails/Info
      • 2020 Sonatina Contact Information
      • 2020 Online Sonatina Registration Information
      • 2020 Sonatina Finalists
    • 2019 Sonatina >
      • 2019 Sonatina Guidelines
      • 2019 Sonatina List
      • 2019 Sonatina Emails/Info
      • 2019 Sonatina Contact Information
      • 2019 Online Sonatina Registration Information
      • 2019 Sonatina Finalists
    • 2018 Sonatina >
      • 2018 Sonatina Guidelines
      • 2018 Sonatina List
      • 2018 Sonatina Emails/Info
      • 2018 Sonatina Contact Information
      • 2018 Online Sonatina Registration Information
      • 2018 Sonatina Finalists
    • 2017 Sonatina >
      • 2017 Sonatina Guidelines
      • 2017 Sonatina List
      • 2017 Sonatina Emails/Info
      • 2017 Sonatina Contact Information
      • 2017 Online Sonatina Registration Information
      • 2017 Sonatina Finalists
    • 2016 Sonatina >
      • Sonatina Guidelines
      • 2016 Sonatina List
      • 2016 Sonatina Emails/Info
      • 2016 Sonatina Contact Information
      • 2016 Online Sonatina Registration Information
      • 2016 Sonatina Finalists
    • 2015 Sonatina >
      • Sonatina Guidelines
      • 2015 Sonatina List
      • 2015 Sonatina Contact Information
      • 2015 Online Sonatina Registration Information
      • 2015 Sonatina Finalists
    • 2014 Sonatina >
      • 2014 Sonatina Guidelines
      • 2014 Sonatina List
      • 2014 Sonatina Contact Information
      • 2014 Online Sonatina Registration Information
      • 2014 Sonatina Finalists
    • 2013 Sonatina >
      • 2013 Sonatina Guidelines
      • 2013 Contact Information
      • 2013 Online Registration
      • 2013 Sonatina Competition Deadlines & Forms
      • 2013 Sonatina Finalists
    • 2012 Sonatina >
      • 2012 Sonatina Finalists
    • Past Sonatina Lists
    • Sonatina Volunteer Job Descriptions
  • Certificate of Achievement-Piano
    • 2021 Certificate of Achievement-Piano >
      • 2021 COA Guidelines & Requirements
      • 2021 COA Emails/Info
      • 2021 Aural Skills Assistance
      • 2021 Contact Information
      • 2021 Online Registration Instructions
      • 2021 Volunteer Job Descriptions
      • 2021 Final Information
    • 2020 Certificate of Achievement-Piano >
      • 2020 COA Guidelines & Requirements
      • 2020 COA Emails/Info
      • 2020 Aural Skills Assistance
      • 2020 Contact Information
      • 2020 Online Registration Instructions
      • 2020 Volunteer Job Descriptions
      • 2020 Final Information
    • 2019 Certificate of Achievement-Piano >
      • 2019 COA Guidelines & Requirements
      • 2019 COA Emails/Info
      • 2019 Sight Reading & Technique Rubrics
      • 2019 Contact Information
      • 2019 Online Registration Instructions
      • 2019 Volunteer Job Descriptions
      • 2019 Final Information
    • 2018 Certificate of Achievement-Piano >
      • 2018 Certificate of Achievement Information/Guidelines
      • 2018 COA Emails/Info
      • 2018 Sight Reading & Technique Rubrics
      • 2018 COA Requirements
      • 2018 Contact Information
      • 2018 Online Registration Instructions
      • 2018 Volunteer Job Descriptions
      • 2018 Final Information
    • 2017 Certificate of Achievement-Piano >
      • 2017 Certificate of Achievement Information/Guidelines
      • 2017 COA Emails/Info
      • 2017 Sight Reading & Technique Rubrics
      • 2017 Contact Information
      • 2017 Online Registration Instructions
      • 2017 Volunteer Job Descriptions
    • 2016 Certificate of Achievement-Piano >
      • 2016 Certificate of Achievement Information/Guidelines
      • 2016 Sight Reading & Technique Rubrics
      • 2016 Contact Information
      • 2016 Online Registration Instructions
    • 2015 Certificate of Excellence-Piano >
      • 2015 Certificate of Excellence Information/Guidelines
      • 2015 Sight Reading & Technique Rubrics
      • 2015 Contact Information
      • 2015 Online Registration Instructions
      • 2015 Test Samples
    • 2014 Certificate of Excellence-Piano >
      • 2014 Information/Guidelines
      • 2014 Sight Reading & Technique Rubrics
      • 2014 Contact Information
      • 2014 Online Registration
  • 2021 Spring Showcase
  • Member Directory 2020-2021
  • Collegiate Chapter Directory 2020-2021
  • Find a Teacher
  • Member Resources
    • Reimbursement Form
  • Parent Resources
    • Tips on Choosing a Music Teacher
    • Websites for Kids
    • Benefits of Playing
  • Other Resources
    • Find a Piano Tuner
  • FAQ About Pianos
  • History of the Piano
  • Contact Us
  • New Page
Updated April 2019
 
Sonatina Piano Competition Information & Guidelines – 2019

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 notify the chairman of any scheduling conflicts that would prevent the student from participating in the competition. An effort will be made to accommodate those schedule requests if an alternative is available. There is no guarantee that adjustments can be made to the schedule. All teachers are advised to notify participating students to be prepared for any assigned time throughout the day.
  • 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 Levels 1 – 9 represented by one choice of piece.  Levels 10 - 15 will have two choices of piece.
  • Pieces will not be limited to classical repertoire or sonatinas/sonatas.
  • All music is to be performed by memory.
  • Students may enter just one level/event and are not required to advance from the previous year’s 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 their piece by presenting their original music (no copies) to the judge at the time of the performance.
  • Students are assigned individual performance times for adjudication; each student performing for one adjudicator in a private room without audience.  Parents, families, teachers, etc. remain outside the studio to insure objectivity.  They are not allowed entry for any reason.  Door monitors are available to help a student with a pedal extender or footstool.
  • Two students from each group will be chosen to be “Sonatina Champions” and up to three additional students from each group may be chosen to receive Honorable Mention awards.
 
Results:
  • Results will be posted within an hour of the end of adjudication 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, the “sonatina champions,” will be chosen to perform in an evening Honors Recital.  The times of the Honors Recitals will be distributed with the schedules and posted with the results. The Honors Recitals are noncompetitive and are open to the public.
  • 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 green participation ribbon following their preliminary performance.  Certificates of participation will be distributed to teachers after the event.
  • Sonatina Champions (two from each group) will be awarded trophies in a short awards ceremony following each recital. Honorable Mentions will be awarded red rosette ribbons at the Honors Recitals, but do not perform.
 
Sonatina Chair:  Amelia Audas, abamail@yahoo.com, 208-949-0598
 
Website:  http://www.treasurevalleymta.org/
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.