Deadline for entry is Sunday, December 8, 2024. See the Maryland State Music Teachers Association website for online registration and details.
The Family and Friends Recital is a wonderful opportunity to perform ensemble and chamber music with friends and/or family members. Many combinations are possible, limited only by the imagination. Instrumentalists, vocalists, parents performing with their children all combine to make for a very enjoyable event! At least one performer in each ensemble must be the […]
Music Tells the Story is our theme recital for students (of member teachers) of all ages, abilities, and instruments. Students entering write a story about their piece in one paragraph. The stories are included on the program for the audience to enjoy and the students benefit from writing a personal and engaging tale about their music. […]
Outreach recitals bring together students (of teacher members), family members, and teachers with residents of a senior community who welcome the music makers. The programs include a wide range of solo and ensemble literature. While most performers are pianists; vocal, string, wind, and brass solos and ensembles are also welcome. The (email) deadline for this […]
A noncompetitive event - audience is important! Students (of teacher members) play a minimum of 2 minutes of memorized music. A carefully selected judge from outside the association listens, writes comments, and assigns a rating which can be applied toward Gold Cup points. Literature requirements are the same as in other GCMTA events. A student […]
Maryland State Music Teachers Association Theory exams. Deadline is Sunday, January 26, 2025. Please see the Maryland State Music Teachers Association website for online registration and details. The snow date for this exam is (no snow date 2025).
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE: Outreach recitals bring together students of teacher members, family members and teachers with a senior community who welcome the music makers. The programs include a wide range of solo and ensemble literature. While most performers are pianists; vocal, string, brass and woodwind solo and ensembles are also welcome. Deadline for entry is […]
This competitive piano event is open to school-age students of all levels who are students of a GCMTA member teacher. Standard or quality teaching repertoire is expected. Deadline for entry is IN HAND March 25. The Spring Piano Solo Competition Form is found in the Student Activities Booklet, available by attending a GCMTA meeting, or […]
A performance scholarship award for high school students. Preliminary email deadline is February 25. Please note, only 3 eras are required, not four. First prize $100, second prize $75, and third prize $50. Participating teachers must be Active or Prelude Members of GCMTA in order to enter students into competitive events. To become a member […]
For 40 years, MSMTA has sponsored the High School Piano Exams in cooperation with the Maryland Department of Education. The exam is for piano students in grades 9-12 in public, non-public, or home taught schools who are residents of Maryland and are studying piano privately on a regular basis during the school year. Passing students […]