ISMTA e-Competition (non-piano)
ISMTA is very excited to announce the return of the ISMTA Instrument and Voice e-Competition! These categories are only offered as a single state-wide competition, and not separately at NORTH and SOUTH. Students will submit pre-recorded videos of their performances for evaluations with a cash award for all first-place winners.
CATEGORIES
- Strings (violin, viola, cello, string bass)
- Band Instruments (brass, woodwind, percussion)
- Voice
DIVISIONS
- Junior: Grades 7-9
- Senior: Grades 10-12
ENTRY FEES
- Junior: $45
- Senior: $55
FIRST PLACE AWARD
- Junior: $75
- Senior: $100
REQUIREMENTS
- Repertoire: two contrasting pieces – one classical work or other standard literature, and one selection from any style.
- Maximum Judging Time: 8 minutes
- Teacher Requirement: Teachers do not have to be a member of ISMTA to enter students. A $50 non-member fee will be assessed for teachers that are not members.
TIMELINE
- March 10-30: Registration Period
- March 31 – April 15: Video Submission Period
- Competition results announced late April
Students will need to register and pay fees during the Registration Period before proceeding to the Video Submission Period.
Registration opens March 10
ISMTA Competition Rules and Requirements
- ISMTA e-Competitions are open to any student in Illinois who is studying in a public school, private school, private studio, or music school. The teacher must reside in Illinois, and instruction must take place in Illinois.
- Students who win first place are not eligible to compete in the same age division in subsequent years.
- Students may submit videos that exceed the 8 minute judging time limit. For performances that exceed the time limit, judges will listen to portions of both pieces, not to exceed 8 minutes.
- Judges will select first place, second place and third place winners as warranted. There will be no ties for first place, but ties may be awarded for second and third place. Honorable Mentions may be awarded at judges’ discretion.
- The e-competition chair reserves the right to combine entries, if needed, within each division, due to low entry numbers.
- All decisions of competition judges are final.
- Winners Recital will be a virtual recital, posted on the ISMTA website.
- All Entrants will be asked to sign a waiver at time of application to share Winners videos on the Virtual Winners Video Page. Entrants may choose to decline to sign the waiver, which will have no bearing on Judges’ decision.
Committee
ISMTA Competitions
- Director – Pei-I Wang
- ISMTA South Coordinator – Pei-I Wang
- ISMTA North Coordinator – Anne Marie Kuhny
- ISMTA Instrument and Voice e-Competition – Brenda Haynes
