2021 JAZZ/POP FESTIVAL
Saturday, November 6, 2021
Heritage Park Baptist Church
2732 FM 528
Webster, Texas 77598
(281) 482-4729
Entry Fee: $15 per student
Dear Teachers, Students & Parents,
GCMA is proud to offer the Jazz/Pop Festival again this year – on Saturday,
November 6, 2021, at Heritage Park Baptist Church in Webster. In our continuous
response to Covid19, students, even though encouraged to participate in person, will
have an alternative option of participation.
Option 1 (preferred): Students may choose to perform in a recital format and be
individually judged by a qualified judge. Parents, family and friends are invited to
attend and be a part of the audience. Parents should stay for the entire 30-minute
recital in which their student(s) is performing. Your student’s teacher will assign a
recital time prior to the festival.
Option 2: Students may choose to submit a pre-recorded video performance done
at home or in the teacher’s studio. Pre-recorded performances must be submitted
online by midnight on October 30, 2021. Each pre-recorded video performance will
be individually judged by a qualified judge with the same standards as the in-person
recital format. Pre-recorded video performances must follow the recording
guidelines. Recording guidelines will be published and emailed to teachers as soon as
possible.
Categories: Piano & piano ensemble (one piano only), voice solo, voice ensemble up
to 4 singers and piano accompaniment, and guitar solo. All solo selections must be
memorized. Improvisations are also acceptable. Online pieces must be published
with written permission given to copy. Each performance student must provide an
original copy of the music for the judge. Ensembles must provide 2 original
copies. No photocopies allowed. 1st measures of each line should be numbered. All
students will receive a critique sheet with a rating: Star Performer (trophy) or
Remarkable Performer (ribbon). For in-person recitals, students should arrive at
least 10 minutes before recital time.
This festival is an opportunity for students to have fun with their performance in a
relaxed atmosphere in-person or pre-recorded. They are encouraged to dress in a
creative manner relating to the topic, style, or nature of their music. Prizes will be
given for the best costumes. Hope to see you at this year’s festival.
Sincerely,
The Jazz / Pop Team
Teachers: Only GCMA members are allowed to participate.
Students are limited to one song choice no longer than 3
minutes. Please be precise in the timing of the piece length for
in-person performances. No teacher accompaniment on piano
solos.
The registration and payment for both in-person and pre-recorded performance must be mailed to Lara Fulcher (1717
Lakeside Harbor Ct., League City, 77573) Entry deadline is October 15, 2021. The in-person recital time slots will be first come first serve. Registration fee is $15 per student and is
non-refundable for any reason.
Co-Chairs: Lara Fulcher and Pamela Jack
National Music Week Essay Contest
Entry Deadline - TBA
Award: $50
Essay Rules: 2021 Theme: Music – Is a Storyteller
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Sonatina Festival
Saturday, April 23,
2022
Location TBD
The
Festival will be in recital format with two
to three judges. Parents and
friends are invited to attend the recitals. Private judging will also be
offered the first 4 hours of the festival, but parents may not attend private
auditions. There will be no honors recital following the festival, however,
students who receive the Honors designation on their critiques will receive an
Honors Recital trophy. Participants will
receive grades from the judges, and the type of award given will depend on the
score received for the student’s performance.
Appropriate Repertoire:
- Solo
works only. No two-piano works.
- Any
sonatina or classical piece composed between 1750-1820.
- No
simplified or “arranged” works.
- Due
to time constraints, only one piece shall be performed.
- Pieces
must be memorized.
- Entrants
must provide original music for judges.
No photocopies are permitted.
Music purchased online should have the purchase confirmation sheet
attached to the front of the score.
- Measures
must be numbered, or at least the first measure of every line.
- Teachers,
please educate your students on appropriate behavior during a recital (stay for
entire recital, no cell phone use, proper attire, etc)
Awards:
Rating Award
Honors Large Trophy
1 Rating Trophy
2 Rating Gold Medal
3 Rating Silver Medal
Teachers, please tell your
students that are participating in a recital to plan to stay for the entire
session (each session should last approximately 50 minutes). If their schedule prevents this, you should
request private judging when signing up for the festival. Private judging will be offered the first 4 hours of the festival. Please contact the festival chair prior to
the festival if the student needs to leave by a certain time.
Co-Chairs: Mary Gard and John Cole
Postmark
Deadline: April 1
Registration Fee:
$18
Mail
Forms to: Mary Gard 3227
Crimson Coast Dr., League
City, TX 77573
Forms are included in the yearbook and also online. For additional information, contact:
Mary Gard – TheVoiceStudio@marygard.net
John Cole - johndavidcole@reagan.com
Registration Form
Critique Form
Gilmer Summer Study Scholarship
HISTORY: This scholarship was begun by Irma Gilmer, a
charter member of G.C.M.A., in memory of her mother-in-law, a patron of the
arts. The estate donated $100 per year
for 10 years to establish the fund.
GENERAL REMARKS:
This Scholarship is for students of G.C.M.A. teachers who are members in good
standing for at least 1 school year. Students of those teachers must have
participated in at least 1 festival the preceding school year.
There are 2
categories: Junior High Division (students
entering 7th grade – 9th grade) and the High School
Division (students entering 10th grade – 12th
grade). A teacher may enter 2 students
in each division. There will be one declared winner in each division being
awarded $250 each. If there is no winner
in one of the divisions, the money may or may not be used at the discretion of
the judge and the chairman. Scholarship checks will be made payable to
the music camp upon acceptance to the camp. Winners of the preceding year are ineligible to enter in the same
division the next year only.
ELIGIBILITY: 1. The
member must be the primary teacher of the instrument on which the audition is
performed. 2. It is the responsibility
of the teacher to be certain the student will be able to attend camp should the
student be a winner of this event.
GENERAL REMARKS:
If a selection has more than one movement, any one may be chosen. Repeats need NOT be observed. Provide music for judges, measures numbered,
and selection paper-clipped if in a book. Auditions are closed. Any questions
or suggestions may be directed to the chairman.
REPERTOIRE: The
repertoire requirement will be the same as what the camp requires. All selections must be performed from
memory. Arrangements are not acceptable. If more than two pieces are required the
judge may choose the literature to be performed.
VOICE, VIOLIN, ETC.: The selections must be memorized and
accompanied. Student provides the
accompanist.
ENTRY PROCEDURE:
1. Complete
the Application form and turn in by the April meeting.
2. Critique
sheet must be completed by the audition date.
Chairman: Deadline: April Meeting
Bea Stanley Audition: TBA
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Gold Cup Festival
Saturday, March 5 & 12, 2022
University Baptist Church
16106 Middlebrook Dr
Houston, TX 77059
Entry Fees:
Solo - $20
Hymn - $15
Ensemble - $20
Concerto - $20
Theory - $10
Once again, the Gulf Coast Music
Association is pleased to sponsor the District Junior Festival. Your child will be part of a festival that
continues to attract about 400 young musicians from the Clear Lake area each
year. The festival will be held on March 5 and March 12, 2022 at University
Baptist Church, Clear Lake. Make-ups are
allowed on the basis of 1) illness of student, (2) family emergencies, or a (3)
required school event accompanied by either a doctor’s note or a note from the
school sponsor.
This
festival is not designed to be a competition. Each entrant is rated according to his or her
own individual level of advancement and on the results of a private audition
before a qualified judge on festival day. Ratings and points are earned
as follows: Superior- 5 points;
Excellent- 4 points; Very good- 3 points; Good- 2 points; Fair – 1 point. All participants receive a certificate;
Superior winners receive a special certificate and Superior + students receive
a blue ribbon with their certificate.
When a student accumulates 15 points in a single category, he/she
receives a Gold Cup.
Each entrant who earns a
rating of Superior in this District Festival is eligible to compete for
All-State Musician honors at the annual State
Festival. The festival is usually held
in San Marcos in May. More information will follow.
Every effort is made to
provide a festival that is fair to all students. However, parents and students
should be aware that nervousness, different acoustics and/or pianos, unfamiliar
judges, illness, and other factors could affect the performance on festival
day. Careful preparation and attention
to details in advance of the festival is the best insurance against
disappointment. We ask that parents wait
in the designated waiting area to alleviate congestion and noise in the
halls. Monitors will come to the waiting
area to call students by playing time or by name and will take them to the
appropriate judging area. Rating sheets
will be distributed by the teacher at the lesson following the festival.
The rating given by the
adjudicator is final and may not be questioned by the student, teacher, or
parent. If you have a complaint, please have
your teacher submit it in writing to the Festival chairman no later than 3 days
after the end of the festival.
Students
MUST bring their music (no copies allowed) and 2 copies of duets (one for
performers and one for judge) to the check-in desk on festival day. Measures must be numbered.
Best wishes to your young
performer,
Susan Hanks,
Chairman & Jerri Pippert,
Co-Chairman
Hymns Registration Form
Hymns-Student Pieces Assignment Form
Hymns-Student Assignment Sheet
Solo and Theory Registration Form
Ensemble Registration Form
GCMA Senior Music Major Scholarship
Deadline: February Meeting
Audition Date: TBA
Scholarship Chairman: Beatrice Stanley Application Deadline: February meeting
The Senior Music Major
Scholarship is awarded to those students who plan to enter college as a music
major. The teacher must be a member of
G.C.M.A. for at least 3 years. The student
must have participated in at least 1 festival each year for a minimum of 2
years with a GCMA teacher.
ELIGIBILITY:
The student must have studied
with a G.C.M.A. teacher for at least 3 years including the senior year..
ENTRY PROCEDURE:
Complete the Senior Music
Major Scholarship Application form (in yearbook).
AWARDS:
1ST PLACE: $500
2ND PLACE: $500
All awards subject to
availability of funds.
Before a check is issued, a
copy of acceptance letter from the music school in which he/she will enroll
must be presented to the chairman. The
check will be issued to the student.
Senior Music Major Scholarship Application
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