Summer Music Study Scholarships may be used to pay for a music camp, master class, workshop, institute, or special lessons or coaching separate from, and in addition to, study with the teacher of current enrollment. The scholarships (listed below) will be granted according to their specific purposes.
Basis of Awards:
The student will be judged on the quality of his/her performance (50%), sight reading ability (20%), and completed essay questions (30%).
Eligibility:
Applicants must have studied in the performance medium of the audition with their current teacher for at least 6 of the 9 months immediately preceding the auditions. 2009 winners are ineligible to apply in the year 2010, with the exception of those applying for the Graduating Senior Award for rising music majors. The auditions are open to students of OhioMTA members and non-members. However, students of non-member teachers are required to reside within the Central East District.
Divisions and Requirements:
Elementary (ages 9 to 11) – 3 to 6 minutes
Junior High (ages 12 to 14) – 6 to 10 minutes
Senior High (ages 15 +) – 10 to 20 minutes
There are no collegiate level scholarships.
NOTE: Actual audition length permitted will depend on the total number of applicants.
Repertoire Requirements:
Two or three selections from different compositional eras should be prepared. Pianists and vocalists must perform from memory. Memorization is optional for all other instrumentalists. Prepared selections will be followed by sight reading.
Date: Saturday, April 24, 2010
Time: 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.
Location: Riley Auditorium, Otterbein College
Deadline: March 24, 2010 (postmark)
Fee: $10 for students of members, $40 for students of non-members
Checks should be made payable to OhioMTA and be submitted with the application.
Chairman:
Meredith Needham
815 Burg Street
Granville, OH 43023-1079
(740) 587-3435 – pianohag@hotmail.com
AWARDS
Donor Amount No. Purpose
Music-Go-Round $150.00 1 trumpet or piano study
The Loft Violin Shop $150.00 2 bowed string instrument study
The Baroque Violin Shop $100.00 1 bowed string instrument study
Columbus Piano Leasing $100.00 1 piano study
OhioMTA Memorial Award* $300.00 1 any musical study
In memory of Paul Hickfang
OhioMTA $200.00 5 piano study
OhioMTA $200.00 1 bowed string instrument study
OhioMTA Graduating Senior $600.00 1 college tuition for music majors
*OhioMTA is proud to honor its members through the Memorial Scholarships awarded in this program. Members who have been recognized in the past are Marshall Barnes, Linda Cook, Dorothy Larmee, Izabella Lechowska, Grace Nichola, Joan Parkerson, James Somerville, Michael Davis, Roger Jamison and Allie Jensen. If you are interested in endowing these or other scholarships, please contact Susan Treer at (614) 882-8064.
Scholarship Rules and Regulations:
1. These awards are open to students of OhioMTA members and non-members.
2. Previous recipients of OhioMTA Summer Scholarships are not eligible to audition the year following their award, with the exception of future music majors auditioning for the Graduating Senior Award.
3. All students will audition in person the day of the auditions. No recordings or deferred auditions are possible.
4. Winners will be notified by mail within seven days of the competition.
5. Participants will receive comment sheets from the judges via mail.
6. Award money must be used during the summer of the year in which it is awarded and cannot be deferred to the fall (with the exception of the Graduating Senior Award) or to another year.
7. Payment of the awards will be made directly to the institution sponsoring the camp, workshop, etc. Winners must contact the scholarship chairman in writing by June 30 (via mail or email) regarding direction of funds.
8. Accompaniment for non-piano auditions is recommended, but not required. If an accompanist is used, he or she may not be the student’s teacher or a family member.
9. Auditions are closed. To assure anonymity, teachers may not assist students in any manner, nor identify themselves to the judges. Instrumentalists are expected to tune their own instruments.
10. A teacher may enter no more than three students.
11. A student may compete on more than one instrument, but cannot win more than one scholarship.
12. No late applications will be accepted.
Videotaping, photography, and any electronic recording are forbidden at all OhioMTA recitals and performance events.
APPLICATION FORM
Please photocopy as needed.
Send a check made out to OhioMTA, this completed form and TWO SELF-ADDRESSED, STAMPED ENVELOPES (BUSINESS-SIZE ONLY, PLEASE) to:
Meredith Needham, Chairman
OhioMTA Summer Music Study Scholarships
815 Burg St., Granville, OH 43023-1079
(740) 587-3435 pianohag@hotmail.com
Mr.____ Ms.____ Name_________________________________________________________________
Parent Name(s)________________________________________________________________________
Age________ Grade_________ Instrument__________________________________________________
Street________________________________________ City_______________________ Zip___________
Phone____________________________ Email_______________________________________________
Years of Study_____________ Years of Study With Current Teacher______________________________
Teacher’s Name____________________________________ Phone_______________________________
Teacher’s Email_________________________________________________________________________
Local Newspaper________________________________________________________________________
Composition Title Composer Era Length (in minutes)
1.____________________________________________________________________________________
2.____________________________________________________________________________________
3. (Optional)___________________________________________________________________________
On a separate sheet of paper, please write the following:
- List musical activities in which you have been involved (e.g. school, church, and community participation, concert attendance, teaching, composing).
- List goals you have accomplished and awards or recognitions you have received. Discuss your current musical goals and aspirations.
- Name your current favorite piece and explain why you enjoy playing it.
- Describe how you would use your scholarship (specifically) and how you feel it would benefit your development as a musician.
Include this sheet with your application. A panel of judges will score your responses prior to your audition. This will constitute 30% of your overall score.
The chairman must approve your summer music study program before funds will be disbursed. Award money must be used the summer of the year in which it is awarded and cannot be deferred to the fall or to another year. The exception to this is the Graduating Senior Award, which is for rising music majors only.
Audition Time Preference: ___________________________________
Does your teacher want your audition to be scheduled near the audition times of his/her other students? ___________
Please review all the scholarship rules and regulations listed in the OhioMTA handbook and on this website page with your teacher.
Application Deadline:
Applications must be postmarked by March 24, 2010. NO LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Honors Recital:
Scholarship recipients are invited to perform at the OhioMTA HONORS RECITAL on Sunday, May 2, 2010 at Graves Piano & Organ Company. Teachers need to contact the chair of the Recitals program, Dr. Caroline B. Salido, to enroll their students in the Honors Recital. See Recitals – Student Solo and Ensemble at http://www.ceomta.com/student-events/recitals-solo-ensemble for details.