Forum Music Teachers Association of Houston, Inc.

Forum Festivities

CHAIRMAN:	Michael Zuraw, DMA (317)-517-0225 (zuraw.michael@gmail.com)
DATE OF EVENT:	Saturday, April 19, 2025
TIME:	11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
LOCATION:	Kawai Piano Co.; 5800 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX 77057
PURPOSE:	Forum Festivities is designed for students of all levels, beginners through advanced. It provides an opportunity to perform in a recital setting, and also receive feedback from a professional judge. The purpose of this event is to help grow student’s performing skills through POSITIVE performance experience, as well as ENCOURAGING and INSPIRING feedback
REQUIREMENTS:	Each student is required to play two contrasting pieces. Students in 4^th grade and above need to play two pieces in the style of two different periods, one of them should be in Baroque or Classical style
REGISTRATION:	List elementary, intermediate, and advanced students in order. ● Estimated numbers are due by Sunday, February 16, 2025. ● Online enrollment must be submitted no later than midnight Friday, February 28th, 2025. To visit the registration form immediately, cut and paste the following link into an internet browser: https://tinyurl.com/yjzkn8pz
RATINGS:	Ratings of Superior, Excellent, and Good shall be given
JUDGES:	Outside judges shall be used; however, Forum volunteers are needed
FEE:	$25.00 per Student Pay for your student’s registration: OPTION 1 (preferred): Send payments via Zelle to fmteftreasurer@gmail.com. Add a message to the transfer with the memo “Forum Festivities enrollment #students.” OPTION 2: Mail your registration check to the chair. Your payment must be postmarked no later than the deadline.
AWARDS:	Each student shall receive a critique sheet and either a medal for superior or a ribbon for Excellent or Good
TEACHER REQUIREMENTS:	All teachers entering students are required to help.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:	Each group of students shall be scheduled at intervals of 45 minutes to one hour. Parents and friends may attend. Critique sheets & medals will be given at the conclusion of each group.
ENTRANCE FEES:	(Number of students) x $25.00 = $____________ Pay for your student’s registration: OPTION 1 (preferred): Send payments via Zelle to fmteftreasurer@gmail.com. Add a message to the transfer with the memo “Forum Festivities enrollment for #__ students.” OPTION 2: Mail your registration check to the appropriate chair. Your payment must be postmarked no later than the deadline. Make checks payable to FORUM.
REQUIRED INFORMATION TO SUBMIT:	For each participating student, the Instructor will submit the following: 1. Student’s full name – last name, first name, middle name (if any). 2. Appropriate level – elementary, intermediate, or, advanced. 3. Amount of years and months of piano study 4. Student’s age on the date of the event 5. Composer of the first piece – last name, first name; the title of the piece; and, the approximate duration 6. Composer of the second piece – same information as #5 above 7. Preferred performance time(s)* ONLY if other commitments and/or scheduling conflicts may prevent the student from taking full advantage of participating in the Forum Festivities.

*While every effort will be made to accommodate all students, the requested performance times will be assigned based on the information provided above, and are not guaranteed

Registration Form

update: 2016/08/02 | Uncategorized