Festival Information
ONLINE APPLICATION INFORMATION
● Deadline: Friday, 12/13/2024
● (1) Complete online application; (2) Provide a YouTube link of *video recording; (3) Pay application fee.
● Participants can ONLY apply either Live Festival or Online Festival. It is acceptable if participants apply different categories in Live and Online.
● Participants may apply to both classical (solo/piano concerto/ensemble) and gospel festivals, but will need to apply separately.
● Best performer winners of the 2023 Metropolitan Music Festival and/or students of this year’s judges may not participate.
● Best performer winners of the 2023 Metropolitan Music Festival are not allowed to participate in the same Category and Division as students participated in the 2023 Metropolitan Music Festival.
● In the event of a high volume of applications, participants will be organized to compete in groups.
● The Metropolitan Festival is a national level Festival.
AWARD
● $100 Cash Award: Best Performer(s) in the Classical Piano Concerto Festival.
APPLICATION FEE
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Application and processing fee: $55 (non-refundable)
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Confirmation emails will be automatically sent to the parent's email address once the application is submitted. If it does not appear in your inbox, we advise to double check whether it went into your junk or spam box.
Results
● Results will be announced Monday, 12/30/2024.
Judge decisions are final, no exceptions.
● 1st, 2nd, 3rd place, and Honorable Mention will be awarded.
● Certificates and comments sheets will be emailed to the participant’s and the teacher’s email address. Awards will be mailed to the teacher's address listed on the application form.
AMMA is not responsible for any awards that get lost in the mail due to incorrect address information or transit issues and will not send an additional copy. Please ensure that the teacher's address is accurate and up-to-date, as there will be no follow-up confirmation.
Video Recording
● YouTube Video Naming Rules:
- Metropolitan Piano Concerto Festival 2024 – Instrument, Full Title of piece, Movement, Full Composer Name
- Description box: Grade, date/year of recording (this information should NOT be in the title)
- The participant's name should NOT appear anywhere on the YouTube video, including channel name.
- If the information for the title does not all fit due to character limit, please include the remainder of the title in the description box.
● Videos must be taken horizontally.
● Save/publish the video’s visibility to UNLISTED
● Videos will not be accepted if they are not titled/described accordingly.
● The video being submitted may be made anytime during 2024.
● Participants’ face, hands, feet with pedals as well as keyboard/instrument, must be visible for the entirety of the video.
● Piano and String will require memorization. For all other instruments, memorization is recommended but not required.
● Video recording MUST be a one-take; editing, such as cutting and merging multiple takes, is prohibited.
● Formal and appropriate attire must be worn, otherwise, the video will not be accepted.
● The applicant must prepare the movement or piece in its entirety. We recommend uploading a full performance that falls within the assigned time limit; however, if the video time length is longer than the designated time limit, judges reserve the right to listen to different sections of the piece. Participants may not upload an incomplete movement/piece.
Categories
ELIGIBILITY
Student grades 1-12
Repertoire
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One movement or piece must be prepared and recorded in its entirety.
There is no time limit for the Piano concerto festival participants.
DIVISION
GRADES 1-3
GRADES 4-6
GRADES 7-9
GRADES 10-12
*** If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at ymic.metro.festival@gmail.com