REGISTER FOR THE 2020 MASTERCLASS FESTIVAL
Saturday, March 14th -
CHMTA offers a non-competitive Festival, in which piano students perform in a masterclass setting and receive comments from a clinician. Students will be organized by age and level into groups of three to five, with parents, teachers and judge/clinician in the room. Each student or ensemble in the group will perform the planned piece or pieces. After each performance, the judge/clinician will work with the student(s), sharing ideas in a mini-lesson format.
Our Festival is held at UNC’s Kenan Music Building. Information for parking is below.
FESTIVAL DETAILS
PIANO STUDENTS:
Piano students aged 5-18 are welcome to participate and perform any pieces they would like. Solos and ensembles are welcome. Students in the categories of 5-8 and 9-12 may perform one or two pieces, depending on the time limitations, and only one piece will be discussed by the clinician. Students in the categories of 13-15 and 16-18 may perform only one piece. Solos must be performed from memory; ensembles may use music. The performance time must not exceed the time limit for each age group. Teachers are responsible for ensuring that the student’s performance remains within the allotted time. If a student plans to perform pieces that exceed the allotted time, that student may register and pay for two slots of time. For ensembles, all parts must of equal difficulty. The age group of ensembles is determined by the oldest student in the ensemble.
Age groups, times and costs (No exceptions)
Ages 5-8 — 3 minutes — $15 (non-member $30)
Ages 9-12 — 6 minutes — $15 (non-member $30)
Ages 13-15 — 8 minutes — $20 (non-member $40)
Ages 16-18 — 10 minutes — $20 (non-member $40)
Please note that all teachers entering students are required to volunteer at least one hour during the Festival. If the teacher cannot volunteer that day, they may designate a parent or teenager to volunteer. All volunteers are welcome!
REGISTRATION:
Deadline for Registration is Saturday, February 15
* CLICK THE BUTTON BELOW FOR YOUR REGISTRATION FORM
Registration forms must be printed, filled out completely, and mailed in with a check payable to CHMTA
Teachers must submit payment for all students in one check. No individual checks will be accepted.
Mail to: CHMTA, Tanya Smirnov, 121 N Fields Cir, Chapel Hill, NC 27516.
Awards:
Each student will receive a certificate for his/her performance in the Festival.
Copyright Law:
Students are required to submit to the judge a published, copyrighted version of the music with the measures numbered (numbers may be at the beginning of each system).
Questions:
Any questions or problems should be brought to the attention of the Festival Chairs.
PARKING
The Department of Music occupies three principal buildings: Kenan Music Building (125 S. Columbia Street), Hill Hall (145 E. Cameron Avenue), and Person Hall (181 East Cameron Avenue). Concerts and other departmental events are typically held in these buildings or at Memorial Hall (140 E. Cameron Avenue), as indicated on the map below. The red arrows illustrate the location of music department buildings, the orange arrow displays the location of Memorial Hall, and the yellow arrow indicates the location of the Swain Parking Lot.
Please note that parking is limited in the Swain Lot, being available only after 5 p.m. on weekdays and throughout the weekend, though the lot is sometimes reserved for sporting events or Memorial Hall evening events. Additional visitor parking at hourly rates is located in the parking garage between Rosemary Street and Columbia Street.