[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This annual event offers a day of mini lessons with a celebrated artist-teacher. Students will perform for and be coached by the clinician in a recital setting. A high level of preparation is required of those students who are selected to perform. All sessions will be opened to the general public.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

CHAIRMAN:<\/td>\n	Nancy Weems<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DATE:<\/td>\n	October 1, 2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EVENT FORMAT:<\/td>\n	Masterclass lessons with a clinician, Dr. Margarita Denenburg, on October 1.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TIME:<\/td>\n	Morning session 10:00 \u2013 11:30 am; Afternoon sessions 1:00 \u2013 2:30 and 3:00 \u2013 4:30 pm.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ELIGIBILITY FOR ENTRY:<\/td>\n	Students must be 13 years old or younger on the date of the event and currently studying with a Forum MTA teacher in good standing.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LEVEL OF REPERTOIRE:<\/td>\n	Students\u2019 repertoire must meet the minimum difficulty level of Bastien Piano Literature Volume I or pieces from Anna Magdalena Bach’s Notebook.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ENTRY ESTIMATE DEADLINE:<\/td>\n	August 24, 2022. Please email the student\u2019s name, age, and repertoire to the Chair.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ENTRY DEADLINE:<\/td>\n	Complete entry must be received by September 7, 2022. Masterclass participants will be selected through an audition process. The teacher will be notified of the acceptance status around September 21.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TEACHER\u2019S RESPONSIBILITY:<\/td>\n	\n \n Forward all necessary forms and information to entrants.<\/li>\n Set your own deadline (before September 7) for your students.<\/li>\n Complete and email the entry form. The Chair will email you the Excel file on request.<\/li>\n Entry form in Excel format should be saved as TEACHER NAME<\/strong>, e.g., ADELE MARCUS<\/li>\n Be sure to share each student\u2019s Google Drive Folder Link on the entry form.<\/li>\n Make sure each entry requirement is met.<\/li>\n Check that all links and files in each entrant\u2019s Google Drive Folder are accessible and complete.<\/li>\n The entry fee is $15 per entrant. Please send one check per studio, payable to FORUM.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
STUDENT\u2019S RESPONSIBILITY:<\/td>\n	\n \n Prepare AUDITION RECORDINGS (YouTube links): <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n \n Submit two pieces for the audition in two separate YouTube video links.<\/li>\n Both pieces must be performed by memory.<\/li>\n Videos must be shot in landscape format. Performer\u2019s side profile, hands, and upper body must be clearly visible.<\/li>\n Video must not include student or teacher\u2019s name in any format. Do not speak in the video.<\/li>\n Video and audio shall not be edited.<\/li>\n Title YouTube video with COMPOSER_Composition_<\/strong>Movement<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n e.g., BEETHOVEN_Sonata in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3_I. Allegro con brio<\/p>\n \n Set YouTube video\u2019s Visibility to Unlisted.<\/li>\n Share the YouTube links on the Student Entry Form.<\/li>\n Any audition video that does not adhere to the rules will not be accepted.<\/li>\n Selected students will be asked to perform one of the pieces submitted by memory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n \n MUSIC SCORE (PDF format): <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n \n Scan music scores of your repertoire in PDF format and save as COMPOSER_Composition_Movement<\/strong><\/li>\n One file per composition.<\/li>\n File and its contents must not include student or teacher\u2019s name in any format.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n \n VIDEO AUTHORIZATION\/SCORE OWNERSHIP VERIFICATION FORM (PDF Format)<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n \n Complete and sign this form.<\/li>\n Save file in PDF format as STUDENT NAME<\/strong>, e.g., AMELIA LEE<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n \n STUDENT ENTRY FORM (DOCX format)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n \n Complete this form. Be sure to include audition videos\u2019 YouTube links.<\/li>\n Save file in DOCX format as STUDENT NAME<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n \n Prepare a GOOGLE DRIVE FOLDER<\/strong>. Save the folder as STUDENT NAME<\/strong>. Share Google Drive Folder Link with teacher. Be sure to set link to \u201cAnyone with the Link\/Editor\u201d. Each Google Drive Folder must include:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n \n Student Entry Form in DOCX format (which includes the 2 YouTube links).<\/li>\n Two PDF files of music scores.<\/li>\n Completed Video Authorization\/Score Ownership Verification Form in PDF format.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n \n Check with your teacher that your Google Drive Folder Link and its contents are in working order.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FEES<\/td>\n	Fees $15<\/p>\n Pay for your student\u2019s registration:<\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n OPTION 1 (preferred): Send payments via Zelle\u00a0to fmteftreasurer@gmail.com<\/a>. Add a message to the transfer with the memo \u201cLevi Stark Master Class enrollment for #__ students.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n \n OPTION 2: Mail your registration check to the appropriate chair. Your payment must be postmarked no later than the deadline.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TEACHER REQUIREMENT:<\/td>\n	All participating teachers are required to work at this event. Teachers who are unable to fulfill their work requirements for any reason must provide advance notice to the chair ahead of the event, and pay one of the following applicable fees: \n$150 with at least one week\u2019s notice or $175 with less than one week\u2019s notice, or no notice. \nTeachers who are unable to work due to an emergency must notify the chair immediately, the fee may be waived with the approval of the chair and the president.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Go to Dashboard” color=”violet” align=”center” link=”url:%2Fdashboard%2F|title:Dashboard”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This annual event offers a day of mini lessons with a celebrated artist-teacher. Students will perform for and be coached by the clinician in a recital setting. A high level of preparation is required of those students who are selected to perform. All sessions will be opened to the general public.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] CHAIRMAN: Nancy Weems DATE: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forummusic.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/633"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forummusic.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forummusic.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forummusic.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forummusic.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=633"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/forummusic.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/633\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2749,"href":"https:\/\/forummusic.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/633\/revisions\/2749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forummusic.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forummusic.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forummusic.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}