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AAAPTGF Awards Audition and Recital Information

AUDITIONS

Date: Saturday, March 17, 2012

Time: 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Location: Alexander Recital Hall, Eastern Michigan University

Non-refundable application fee: $15.00
(Make checks payable to AAAPTG Foundation)

Application Deadline: All applications must be postmarked by January 31, 2012

AWARDS

ELEMENTARY AWARDS (Students in grades 3-5): THREE AWARDS in the amount of $50.00 each may be awarded to three Elementary students.

INTERMEDIATE AWARDS (Students in grades 6-8): TWO AWARDS in the amount of $150.00 each may be awarded to two Intermediate students.

HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS (Students in grades 9-12): TWO AWARDS in the amount of $300.00 each may be awarded to two High School students.

ADDITIONAL AWARDS (Students in grades 6-12): At the discretion of the judges, an additional $150.00 award may be given in the Intermediate category or an additional $300.00 may be given in the High School category.

*THE FRANCES DANFORTH HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR AWARD (Students in grade 12): ONE AWARD in the amount of $500.00 may be awarded to one graduating High School Senior.

HONORABLE MENTION AWARDS Two Honorable Mention Awards may be given at each level with no monetary award.

TEACHER & STUDENT ELIGIBILITY

The teacher must be a current member of the AAAPTG and have accumulated a minimum of four points in the preceding year - 1/1/11 to 12/31/12.
The teacher and student should currently be working together, and have worked together for at least six months.
Teachers who enroll students must help at the audition site or the recital.

Please be advised deadlines and point eligibility will be strictly adhered to.

AUDITION PARTICULARS

Repertoire Requirements & Scheduling

For the Elementary, Intermediate, and High School (grades 9 – 11) auditions, students must play (from memory) two pieces in contrasting style, one from each of the following two categories:
1. Baroque or Classical
2. Romantic, Impressionistic, or Contemporary

For the High School Senior auditions, students must play (from memory) three pieces, one from each of the following three categories:
1. Baroque
2. Classical Sonata Movement
3. Romantic, Impressionistic, or Contemporary

High School Seniors are eligible to receive the Frances Danforth Award OR the High School Award, at the judges’ discretion.
All three pieces must meet the standards as determined by the Foundation board for the applicant to be considered a winner.
Repertoire may not be repeated from year to year.

Time Limits: Elementary (8 minutes), Intermediate (10 minutes),
High School, grades 9 -11, (12 minutes.) and High School Seniors (18 minutes)

Scheduling: Students will be scheduled throughout the day, beginning with Elementary, proceeding to Intermediate, then High School, grades 9 - 11 and finishing with High School Seniors.

Other Considerations

Teachers should remind students to bring music for the judges to the audition, no photocopies.
Students will have the option of requesting either a closed audition (only the student performer is in the room with the judges) or an open audition (student may invite family, teacher, and other guests into the audition space to hear the performance). The choice must be indicated in advance of the audition date (see application form). No cell phones, pagers or other noise making devices may be taken into the audition hall. Once the door to the hall is closed, no one else will be allowed to enter. After each audition, everyone will leave the hall. Teachers should remind students and parents that during closed auditions a waiting area for parents is available just outside the Alexander Recital Hall.
The judges will have the following information about each student: age, grade, audition entry level, and the compositions to be performed.
The monitor will stop a student before a piece is over if the performance exceeds the time limit. Teachers should prepare students for this possibility
The presentation of awards is at the sole discretion of the judges.
The judges may present an additional “floating” award to a deserving student at either the Intermediate or High School levels.
Winners will be ineligible to audition at the same level the very next year, but can enter at that level again in two years.
Winners may audition at a higher level the next year.
If a student cancels his/her performance and does not play for the judges, the repertoire prepared could be used in future auditions.
Monetary awards are given to support and recognize outstanding musical achievement.

"Note: Only teachers of the award-winning and honorable mention students will be notified (by phone) the afternoon/evening of the competition."

Recital Particulars

Date:                   Sunday, March 18, 2012
Time:                  1:30 p.m.
Location:            Kerrytown Concert House

You must be present at the recital to win the award! Awards will only be presented to the students who play and remain until the end of the recital. The Frances Danforth Award recipient will be expected to perform the entire audition program at the Awards Recital if time permits.
Award winners will be expected to perform at least one audition piece at the Awards Recital to be selected by the judge and Awards chairperson. No time limits apply at the Recital.
Honorable mention can be awarded in all categories: Elementary, Intermediate, High School and Frances Danforth.
Honorable Mention recipients may be asked to perform at the Awards Recital.

* Frances Danforth 1903-1996

Frances Danforth founded the Ann Arbor Area Piano Teachers Guild in 1961 and served as its first president. She spent many years working on guild activities. In 1978, they nominated her for the MMTA “Teacher of the Year” and she was subsequently awarded that honor by the association.

Over her lifetime, she earned an A.B. degree in literature and music and a Bachelor of Music degree with a major in piano, both from the University of Michigan and an M.A. degree in music literature and composition from Eastern Michigan University.

Recognition for her work at furthering music education and awards for her compositions qualified her to be listed in the 10th Edition of Who’s Who of American Women. Frances had an impact on the music world in many ways that belied her soft spoken manner and diminutive stature. Her influence, especially in the Ann Arbor area, continues to be felt as those in the AAAPTG carry on the many activities of the group that she founded.