The South Carolina Music Teachers Association holds auditions for students of teachers of piano, voice, guitar, brass, woodwinds, strings, percussion and organ in order to encourage the many young students throughout the state, and to give support to the excellent private teachers of South Carolina. Performance and musicianship requirements of audition participation can supply goals against which both teachers and students can measure their progress. The purpose of the audition is to encourage each student to work to his/her fullest capacity.
GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR AUDITIONS
- The teacher must be a member in good standing at the time of registration.
- Reproductions of printed music (either by hand or machine), including transpositions and transcriptions, may neither be used by performers or accompanists nor provided for judges.
- On-line registration for these auditions is available on the SCMTA web site. Application forms for those not registering on-line can be found on the SCMTA web site and should be photo copied as necessary. NO OTHER FORMS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Separate forms should be used for Solo and Concerto / Aria auditions.
- Any teacher desiring a student to participate in a District Audition outside of the teacher's district must gain approval of the Chair in the district in which he/she resides as well as the approval of the Chair in the district in which the student will participate. If approved, the regular Chair will send the application to the new Chair. The application must be submitted by the deadline date of the originating district. A student must have studied a minimum of 6 months with the same member teacher prior to auditions, with the exception of incapacitation, relocation, or Sabbatical leave of the regular teacher, in which case both the previous and current teachers will be listed.
- It is the responsibility of the teacher to meet the Chairperson’s deadline, to complete application forms, and to write one check to cover fees for all his/her students. Name of repertoire and composer must be stated on the application and must be approved prior to the audition. Failure to complete the application as required will result in the automatic withdrawal of those students in District Auditions. These fees are non-refundable. Make checks payable to SCMTA.
- School grade Classifications:
- Division I: Grades 1, 2, 3
- Division II: Grades 4, 5, 6
- Division III: Grades 7, 8, 9
- Division IV: Grades 10, 11, 12
- All entrants are rated as follows: (O) Outstanding, (E) Excellent, (G) Good, (S) Satisfactory. One over-all rating is given for the performance and theory requirements. All students are presented with a critique and a Certificate of Merit displaying the SCMTA seal and the State President’s signature.
- Students should sign in at the registration desk at least 20 minutes prior to their designated time.
- Each participant will provide the judge with one published edition of each piece to be performed. The music must not contain any identifying marks (such as name, or location of student, teacher, school, library, etc.).
- Accompanists must be provided by the student.