| Eligibility
1. Students must be enrolled in Student Affiliate before they can be entered in the TMTA SA Publication Contest.
2. There is no theory requirement for this contest.
3. Young Artist (Post-12) entrants are music students who are high school graduates or collegiate students who have not reached age 27 by the state entry deadline.
Submission Information
Email the following information to the Publication Chairman by the deadline
1. Student name, School grade, and Contest level
2. Essay title and Word count
3. Publication teacher (only if different from primary teacher)
4. Photo of the student (jpg, jpeg, or png) saved as LAST NAME, FIRST NAME.
5. Publication essay file (doc, docx, rtf, txt – PDFs will NOT BE ACCEPTED) saved as DIVISION then TITLE. For example: “VB-Music and Dance”
Essay
1. Only one entry per student is allowed. Students pick one of two topics for their grade level (grades one through college) and write an essay designed to explore and analyze the topic in an original, engaging way.
2. Students should take care to avoid plagiarism by rephrasing information from their sources. Quotations are acceptable but should be short and clearly cite the author and source. Formal footnoting is acceptable but not required. Any essay found to be purchased for submission will mean student disqualification from the Publication Contest for the current and following two years.
3. Articles should be written so that others of the same age can read and comprehend them.
4. Format:
a. All articles must be typed in a Word document and submitted electronically.
b. Use Times New Roman font, 12-point type, double spacing, and 1” margins with no unusual formatting.
c. No illustrations, graphics, or borders are allowed.
d. Articles may be typed by a parent or teacher if needed.
e. The student’s name should not appear anywhere on the document.
f. Failure to stay within the word limit will automatically disqualify the article.
5. All articles must include a bibliography citing the sources of information used in the paper.
a. Entries in categories I through VI must cite at least two sources in the bibliography.
b. In an effort to promote excellence in publications, category VII entries must not cite Wikipedia as a source.
c. Discographies may also be included.
6. Save the Publication essay file (doc, docx, rtf, txt – PDFs will NOT BE ACCEPTED) as DIVISION then TITLE. For example: “VB-Music and Dance” |
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