NCMTA Student Events
are annual performance and composition opportunities designed to stimulate and recognize constant growth.
The purpose of the NCMTA Performance Festival is to provide voice, piano and concert instrument students of all ages, and their teachers, a means of receiving constructive feedback from competent judges. The NCMTA Performance Festival is non-competitive. Students are not judged against others, but instead are adjudicated on their own merits.
The purpose of the NCMTA Young Composers Contest is to provide student composers a means of receiving constructive feedback from a competent judge. Winners at the first, second, third place and honorable mention levels are identified.
Our Performance Festivals are held annually in the early part of the year, in two phases – District and State! See below for details
Performance Festival Information
- Our NCMTA Performance Festivals are held in the early part of each year in two phases – District and State. See below for dates and locations.
- Students eligible to participate in the State Festival are those who earned Highest Honors at District.
- REGISTRATION for 2025 Performance Festivals has concluded. See you next year!
- Students earning Highest Honors at both State and District levels are eligible to perform in the Honors Recitals at annual conference.
- What appears below has passed; it appears for future reference and will be updated early next year.
FEES
- $25 per student, per round (district/state);
- additional $50 festival registration fee for non-NCMTA teachers.
CATEGORIES
- Piano
- Voice
- Concert Instruments (Strings/Winds)
Festival Repertoire and Regulations – click below
Piano Performance Repertoire and Regulations
Concert Instruments Repertoire and Regulations
Voice Performance Repertoire and Regulations
Interested in volunteering?
NCMTA Performance Festival is always looking for dedicated members to help out with student events. Get connected in the community, meet other NCMTA members, and support live student performance!
Questions? Reach out to one of our Festival Directors.
Our Young Composers’ Contest is held annually in the summer. Check often for details.
NCMTA Student Events
NCMTA offers annual student events that are performance and composition opportunities.
MTNA Student Events
National parent association, MTNA (Music Teachers National Association), also offers students performance and composition opportunities, distinct from our own NCMTA student events.
NCMTA versus MTNA – What’s the Difference?
NCMTA is an affiliate of MTNA. In other words, MTNA is the parent organization of NCMTA. To join NCMTA, you must join MTNA and choose your state affiliation – two memberships, two fees, one registration!
