The KMA presents the 20th Youth Music Competition. This event is open to ALL students from 5th to 12th grade.
RULES and REGULATIONS
- Date
- Registration Period: April 1st, 2021 – May 7th , 2021, 11:59 Pacific
- Announcement of Winners: May 22nd, 2021
- Eligibility
The competition is open to All students from 5th to 12th grade.
- Divisions
- Junior Division (Grade 5 to 8)
Piano / String / Woodwind/Brass / Voice
- Senior Division (Grade 9 to 12)
Piano / String / Woodwind/Brass / Voice
4. Enrollment
- Registration Period: April 1st, 2021 to May 7th, 2021
- Each contestant must submit a completed application with a $60 fee no later than May 7th, 2021.
- Submit the ONLINE APPLICATION FORM and you can pay online with PAYPAL.
Or
- Your application fee can be mailed ($60 check or money order payable to KMA) to Korean Music Association
Korean Music Association
P.O. Box 52873 Bellevue, WA 98015
5. Requirements
- Instrument: Each performer will play one or two selections of contrasting styles from Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Contemporary periods within 10 minutes.
- Voice: Submit two contrasting selections from classical repertoire within 10 min.: No musical theater selections and selections should be sung in original languages.
- Participants must perform by memory.
- Participants are required to provide his/her own accompanist.
- If 10 minutes of allotted time is exceeded, judges will stop listening the performance.
- The judges’ decisions are final and may not be appealed.
6. Our Adjudicators
- Donna Shin: Professor of Flute and Chair, Department of Woodwinds, University of Washington
- Maria Sampen: Professor of Violin and Chair, Department of Strings, University of Puget Sound
- Tanya Stambuk: Professor of Piano and Director of Keyboard Studies, University of Puget Sound
7. Honors and Awards
- Prize:
- The Grand prize winner of the entire competition will receive a $500 scholarship award
- Each division will be awarded First Place: $200, Second Place: $100, and Honorable Mentions.
- Winners’ performance video will be posted on the KMA website.
Contact kmawa80@gmail.com
Korean Music Association of Washington State
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