MTAC Santa Monica Bay
Deborah H. How & Emily Senchuk, Co-Chairs
Students/Parents are asked to please communicate with the Chairs through your Teacher.
March 7, 2021 (SUN) 5:30pm (if necessary)
Application Form (will be available February 19, 2021)
Rules & Guidelines
General Information- MTAC Santa Monica Bay Students may submit YouTube video links for the MTAC Santa Monica Bay Student Branch Recital
- The VIRTUAL Student Branch Recitall will be in the form of a YouTube Playlist Watch Party
- YouTube Playlists will be password protected and URL will only be sent to participating students and teachers of MTAC Santa Monica Bay
- Solo or Ensemble Videos are welcome
- String, Wind, and Voice performers may submit:
- Solo recordings with live accompaniment (if someone in your household can accompany you)
- Solo recordings with any kind of recorded/digital/electronic accompaniment
- Solo recordings without accompaniment, even if the piece is written with accompaniment
- Students must observe local, state, and federal guidelines for COVID-19
Number of Students & Total Playing Time Each teacher may enter up to a maximum of 15 minutes of total playing time divided among: - Solo Performers OR
- Ensemble Groups OR
- Solo Performers and Ensemble Groups combined
- We encourage teachers to submit as many students as they have prepared
- Students may be in Grades K-12, College, or Adult, but must be playing at CM Level 4 (or equivalent) and higher
- See Repertoire information below
- Any teacher with more than 15 minutes of total playing time is encouraged to contact the Chair to see if there is enough time to accommodate the extra time/students
Repertoire - Any classical solo or ensemble literature
- Students must be playing at CM Level 4 (or equivalent) and higher
- Students do NOT need to be registered for CM to participate in this Festival
- Maximum of two unrelated works may be programmed
- Movements from the same piece or collection of shorter pieces are considered ONE work
If you have any questions regarding the appropriateness of your literature, please contact Deborah How or Emily Senchuk, Chair. Students/Parents are asked to please communicate with the Chair through your Teacher Solo Performers: $20 fee per solo performer - Solo Performers must be Students
- Solo Performers include
- Piano Soloists
- Guitar/Wind/Brass/String/Voice Soloists (unaccompanied)
- Guitar/Wind/Brass/String/Voice Soloists (accompanied on piano by non-student collaborative artist, teacher, or parent)
Ensemble Groups: $25 fee per ensemble group (covers all members of the ensemble group) - Ensemble Groups are chamber music ensembles of two or more performers
- All members of Ensemble Groups must be Students, unless the work is for multiple "soloists" with accompaniment
- At least one member of the Ensemble Group must be a Student of an MTAC Santa Monica Bay Branch Teacher
- Ensemble Groups include
- Piano Four Hands (Duets), Piano Duos, etc.
- Instrumental and/or Vocal Ensembles with/without piano
- Students must observe local, state, and federal guidelines for COVID-19
Memorization & Performing Experience - Memorization for Piano solo literature is mandatory.
- Memorization for Guitar solo literature (unaccompanied and accompanied) is mandatory.
- Memorization for Vocal solo literature (unaccompanied and accompanied) is mandatory.
- Memorization for other Non-Piano Instrumental solo literature is optional.
- Memorization for all Ensemble Groups (chamber music) is optional.
- Students must have previous performing experience.
Etiquette & Concert Dress - All performers must stay for the entirety of their assigned recital program.
- All performers must appear in CONCERT DRESS.
For example, NO T-shirts, clothing with advertising, jeans, shorts, sweatpants, mini-skirts, sneakers, or flip flops.
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