Student Honors Recital Applications
Honor’s Recital: The Honors Recital will be in person on Saturday, October 19 at 5:30pm at the Hilton Airport Hotel in West Palm Beach. The deadline for video submissions is August 1, 2024. Please email your video links to [email protected] and [email protected]. Applications without video links provided by August 1, 2024 will not be considered for the Student Honors Recital.
Eligibility
All students throughout Florida are eligible to participate. All auditions will take place virtually, with interested students submitting an application and performance video online using the application below. Videos may feature solos, chamber music (including duets and duos), and/or concertos. In keeping with the conference theme, “Exploring Collaboration,” students are encouraged to submit collaborative performances with other students.
Entry levels and repertoire requirements
Entry levels and time limits of audition repertoire are as follows:
Applicant age categories are determined by the contestant’s age as of September 1 in the year of the conference. In the case of chamber music or piano ensembles, use the average age of all ensemble members as of Sept. 1 and round up to the nearest whole number
For each level, students may play up to two pieces/movements of solos, chamber music, or concertos. All solo repertoire must be performed by memory. Winners are required to perform the same repertoire they performed in the competition. Adjudicators have the right to select more than one performer from an age category, or to refrain from choosing a performer from a given age category.
Application link
Application process
Applications should include a photo, a bio (not to exceed 150 words), and a web link to a video recording. The deadline to submit applications is August 1, 2024. There is no entry fee for students of MTNA members; students of non-members must include a non-member teacher fee of $20 with their application. Ensembles with students from non-member teachers should pay $20 per application, regardless of how many students are performing.
No comments will be provided to applicants. The selection committee is charged solely with selecting the performers, not providing feedback.
Video Submission Guidelines
Eligibility
All students throughout Florida are eligible to participate. All auditions will take place virtually, with interested students submitting an application and performance video online using the application below. Videos may feature solos, chamber music (including duets and duos), and/or concertos. In keeping with the conference theme, “Exploring Collaboration,” students are encouraged to submit collaborative performances with other students.
Entry levels and repertoire requirements
Entry levels and time limits of audition repertoire are as follows:
- Junior................... through age 12; maximum time 5 minutes
- Intermediate........ age 13 through 15; maximum time 5 minutes
- Senior.................. age 16 through 19; maximum time 10 minutes
- Collegiate............. enrolled in a FL college/university; max. time 10 minutes
Applicant age categories are determined by the contestant’s age as of September 1 in the year of the conference. In the case of chamber music or piano ensembles, use the average age of all ensemble members as of Sept. 1 and round up to the nearest whole number
For each level, students may play up to two pieces/movements of solos, chamber music, or concertos. All solo repertoire must be performed by memory. Winners are required to perform the same repertoire they performed in the competition. Adjudicators have the right to select more than one performer from an age category, or to refrain from choosing a performer from a given age category.
Application link
Application process
Applications should include a photo, a bio (not to exceed 150 words), and a web link to a video recording. The deadline to submit applications is August 1, 2024. There is no entry fee for students of MTNA members; students of non-members must include a non-member teacher fee of $20 with their application. Ensembles with students from non-member teachers should pay $20 per application, regardless of how many students are performing.
No comments will be provided to applicants. The selection committee is charged solely with selecting the performers, not providing feedback.
Video Submission Guidelines
- Videos must be of high quality. Click here for tips about recording your videos.
- Either upload your video file directly in your application or include a link to your video file in a cloud-based platform like Google Drive, Dropbox, or OneDrive.
- Videos of chamber music or piano ensembles must have all performers visible throughout the performance.
- Videos must contain the repertoire listed on the original application.
- No editing is allowed. Each selection must be labeled with the title and composer. For individual movements of a larger work, label with the title, roman numeral of movement and composer. Example: String Quartet in D Minor, K. 421, I, Mozart.
- Check videos for sound quality prior to uploading.
Non-member teachers please use the PayPal button below to make your $20 fee payment.