Entry Fee: $15 per student

Dear Teachers, Students & Parents,

GCMA is proud to offer the Jazz/Pop Festival again this year – on Saturday, November 9, 2013, at Heritage Park Baptist Church in Friendswood.  All students will 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.

Categories:  Piano & piano ensemble (one piano only).   All solo selections must be memorized.  Improvisations are also acceptable.  Online pieces must be publicized.  Each solo student must provide an original copy of the music for the judge.  Ensembles must provide 2 original copies.  No photocopies allowed.  All students will receive a critique sheet with a rating.  Star Performer (trophy),  Remarkable Performer (ribbon), or Participation (ribbon). 

Students should arrive at least 10 minutes before recital time. 

The festival is an opportunity for students to have fun with their performance in a relaxed atmosphere.  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.

Registration:   Email, if possible, to Donna Crenshaw at htcrensh@att.net.  Mail date is Oct. 24, 2013.  Hand deliver (9 p.m.) by Oct. 29, 2013. 

Co-chairs:  Cindy Kuenneke and Donna Crenshaw

Jazz/Pop Registration Form

Jazz/Pop Critique Form

Sonatina Festival

Saturday, April 12, 2014 

San Jacinto College Central

8060 Spencer Highway

Pasadena, TX  77505

Entry Fee: $18 per student

Dear Parents,

Thank you for participating in this year’s Sonatina Festival. Below is some information to help make your child’s experience enjoyable.

The festival will be in recital format. Three recitals will run concurrently, and parents may attend the recitals.  Private judging will also be offered.  Parents may not attend private auditions.

Projects: Projects are poster boards (or reports or displays) with information about something relating to the piece your child is performing.  The project may be a written account about a composer, instrument, or a topic from the Classical Period, 1750-1820.  Projects can raise the student’s overall score. Students have the option of doing a project only in which case they will receive a bronze medal. Please remember to put your child’s name and the teacher’s name on the back of the project.

Projects must be delivered by 9:30 a.m. the day of the recital and will remain until 30 minutes before the end of the festival.  The student may have someone bring the project early and pick it up at the end if needed.  If the project is not checked in by 9:30, the student will not receive credit for it and the award will be based only on the pieces played.

Awards:         

Rating                        With Project                Without Project

Honors Recital*      HonorsTrophy         Trophy

1 Rating                  Trophy                   Gold Medal

2 Rating                  Gold Medal             Silver Medal

3 Rating                  Silver Medal            Bronze Medal

Project  Only          Bronze Medal  

The type of award given will depend on the score received for the student’s performance.

Check with your teacher concerning the latest information for honors recital winners.  All students who receive the Honors Recital designation on their critiques will receive an Honors Recital trophy, but may or may not be able to perform in a separate honors recital due to an increase in facility fees.

Your child’s teacher will be able to answer any subsequent questions you might have. We hope this year’s festival will be most enlightening and enjoyable for you and your child.

Instructions

• Please arrive at least 15 - 20 minutes prior to your scheduled playing time.  You will check in at the registration table and wait in the auditorium for further instructions.
• Number the measures of the pieces you are playing.  You may number all of the measures or at least the first measure of each line.  Clearly mark the first page of any piece in a collection so the judge can easily find it.  No photocopies of music are allowed.
• Students playing in a recital should plan to stay for the entire recital.  If your schedule prevents this, you should request private judging when signing up for the contest.  Please have your teacher contact one of the festival chairs prior to the festival if you need to leave by a certain time.
• Bring your critique sheet.

Gold Cup Festival