The LWMTA Scholarship Competition provides an opportunity for advancing students to perform at the highest level, competing for an opportunity to represent LWMTA at the WSMTA State Conference.

Competition Information

Competition Categories

Category Age Time Limit Level Fee
Elementary Up to 10 Up to 7 min All levels $60
Junior 11 to 14
A Up to 4 min Up to Sonatina (including Sonatina) $50

B

 Up to 10 min Sonata and beyond $65

Senior

 15 to 18

C

 Up to 5 min Sonatina $55
D Up to 12 min Sonata $70

1st place winners receive a monetary scholarship award

Competition Rules

  1. Registration.
    1. A student’s participation in the LWMTA Chapter MAP is required for participation in the competition.
    2. Each teacher may register up to 10 students in total across all categories.
    3. A student’s age as of the competition date determines their appropriate category.
    4. If a student wishes to be considered for chapter representative, a consent form must be signed and submitted with registration.
    5. Payment of fees is due at the time of registration.
  2. Repertoire.
    1. Repertoire shall be chosen, one piece each, from two of these three categories:
      1. Baroque, up to 1750
      2. Classical sonatina/sonata (including Schubert Sonatas)
      3. Romantic/Impressionism/Contemporary
    2. Music must be published repertoire that is easily accessible and common to standard piano competitions.
    3. For categories B and D only: entrants who choose to play from J.S. Bach’s WTC must play both the prelude and its matching fugue. This counts as one piece.
    4. Direct any questions regarding repertoire to the repertoire chair, Stephanie Lee, at stm.lee42@gmail.com, prior to the registration deadline.
    5. After registration, each entrant’s repertoire will be reviewed by the full competition committee to determine if it is appropriate for the entrant’s registered category. If there is a discrepancy, the committee shall inform the entrant’s teacher within two days of the registration deadline. The teacher may then choose to update the entrant’s repertoire, with a deadline of five days past the initial registration deadline. Registration fees shall not be refunded if the teacher decides to withdraw the student instead.
    6. Repeats shall be excluded from performance.
    7. Repertoire must be played memorized.
  3. Procedures on competition day.
    1. Participating teachers are required to be present on the competition day and help with the running of the event as needed.
    2. Music should be presented to the judge with measure numbers marked at the beginning of each line.
    3. If a performance goes beyond the allotted time limit, it will be stopped. There is no penalty if this happens.
  4. Placement.
    1. The Judge’s decisions are final.
    2. Students may be awarded 1st, 2nd, or 3rd places, or Honorable Mentions, as the Judge decides. Not all Places may always be awarded. Examples include, but are not limited to:
      1. A tie for Second Place.
      2. Multiple Honorable Mentions are given.
    3. Winners shall receive a certificate and medal. A list of competition winners will be presented on the chapter website.

Chair: Nicole Kim, NCTM