Competitions & Festivals

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the ASMTA Festivals and State Auditions?

Which Regional Festival Will My Students Perform In?

How do I recommend a piece of repertoire be added to our repertoire directory? Please contact:

Friendly Reminders: 

1)    Teachers: please renew your membership before you submit your students for the festival. Also, renew your membership now to take advantage of all the benefits and discounts that MTNA has to offer.

2)    The entry fee for festival is $25.00 (effective since Spring 2024.)

3)    Please use our online Repertoire Directory for festivals. This keyword-searchable database has been launched since Spring 2015. It is updated annually, and should be used by teachers to confirm that repertoire levels and categories are correct for the current festival year.

4)    Region Chairs: please remember to choose judges near their region to maintain a reasonable mileage expense. There is a cap of $150 for each individual judge’s mileage.

5) At the Fall 2015 Board Meeting, ASMTA Board has approved to include all Alternates (1st, 2nd, etc.) from Levels 6-10 to participate at the State during the Conference.

*For additional questions about Festival, please contact the chairman of your region, or contact Lisa Miller at 870-261-4208  or [email protected]

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Forms

Click and download any of the following ‘online fillable’ forms.

Note: If you want to complete the form online and save it for further editing, please use Internet Explorer.  Somehow, Google Chrome will not retain the information that you have typed in when you save the PDF file.

You can always save the empty PDF form on your desktop and complete the form on your computer (offline). 

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CHART FOR INCLUDING NFMC MUSIC INTO ASMTA REPERTOIRE

This chart is to be used for adding literature not previously listed in the ASMTA Repertoire Guide.  Please refer to the Cross Listing Chart for NFMC pieces already listed in the ASMTA Repertoire Guide.  ASMTA levels supersede NFMC for those.  Music by MacDowell and Rachmaninoff should be used in the Romantic Section (B) of the ASMTA Guide and all other music should be used in the Contemporary Section (C) of the ASMTA Guide. The ASMTA Repertoire Guide is up to date through 2020 for NFMC Syllabus titles.

NFMC LEVELS:	ASMTA LEVELS:
PRE PRIMARY CLASS	PRIMARY A
PRIMARY CLASS I	PRIMARY B
PRIMARY CLASS II	LEVEL 1
PRIMARY CLASS III	LEVEL 2
PRIMARY CLASS IV	LEVEL 2
ELEMENTARY CLASS I	LEVEL 3
ELEMENTARY CLASS II	LEVEL 3
ELEMENTARY CLASS III	LEVEL 4
ELEMENTARY CLASS IV	LEVEL 5
MEDIUM CLASS	LEVEL 5
MODERATELY DIFFICULT CLASS I	LEVEL 6
MODERATELY DIFFICULT CLASS II	LEVEL 6
MODERATELY DIFFICULT CLASS III	LEVEL 7
DIFFICULT CLASS I	LEVEL 7 OR 8
DIFFICULT CLASS II	LEVEL 7 OR 8
VERY DIFFICULT CLASS I	LEVEL 7 OR 8
VERY DIFFICULT CLASS II	LEVEL 8
MUSICALLY ADVANCED I	LEVEL 9 OR 10
MUSICALLY ADVANCED CLASS II	LEVEL 9 OR 10

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MTNA Competition – Arkansas Chairs

• MTNA Performance Competitions – Lauren Schack Clark, NCTM (Competition Chair)
• MTNA Composition Competitions – Gjergji Gaqi
• MTNA Junior Performance Competitions – Lauren Schack Clark, NCTM
• MTNA Senior Performance Competitions – Lauren Schack Clark, NCTM
• MTNA Young Artist Performance Competitions – Lauren Schack Clark, NCTM
• MTNA Chamber Music Performance Competitions – Lauren Schack Clark, NCTM