Competitor Requirements

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• Student must be under 20 years old
   

• Student must be in their final year of high school and entering their first year of college
   

• Student must be pursuing a music-related degree (including but not limited to: bachelor of music, music performance, education, composition, theory, bachelor of arts in music, musicology, history, business, pedagogy, therapy, etc.) Can be a music major or minor, award amount will differ (see Adjudication and Results below).
   

• Student must have a high school GPA of at least 2.0
   

• Student must be a member of the TVFMC Jr. Membership, and have participated in festival. Student's teacher must be a registered, paying, member of TVFMC.

 

 

Repertoire Requirements

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• Students are encouraged to play four selections, three selections are required.

• Memorization is required.
   

  • 4 Selections: Must have one selection from each time period - Baroque, Classical*, Romantic, and 20th/21st century.
    
    or
     

  • 3 Selections: Must have one selection from Baroque, one selection from Classical*, and one selection from either Romantic or 20th/21st century.
    
    *Classical selection must be either sonata-allegro movement of a sonata or an entire sonata. No dance movements or smaller scale works will be accepted
     

Registration and Audition Requirements

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• Registration fee is $20 per student

• Registration form and fees, essay, and resume due date: [REGISTRATION NOT YET OPEN]

  • Download registration form here

• 2025 Audition date: Saturday, April 5th at Welch Music

• Students are required to perform their selections in front of the judging panel.

 

Additional Requirements

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• Students are required to submit an essay of 1-2 pages. The essay should touch on at least three of these topics:

  • What music means to them

  • Their background in music

  • What inspired them to pursue music

  • Why they chose piano as their main instrument

  • Their goals in music

  • Why they have chosen to pursue a music degree

  • How this scholarship will impact them

• Students are required to submit a music resume detailing the following:

  • Private study (principal and secondary instruments, teachers names, dates of study, highlight repertoire studied and performed)

  • Large ensemble experience

  • Chamber music experience

  • Any other relevant information

 

Adjudication and Results

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• One student will be chosen to receive a prize of up to $1,000 for music majors, and up to $500 for music minors. This prize will go directly to tuition at the college of the student's choice (not to the student personally).

• The judging panel will consist of:

  • A respected, experienced professor or doctor of music from outside the club (acting as the judge)

  • Scholarship and Budget Committee member(s) (acting as judge's advisors and counsel)

• All judge's decisions are final