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1 Non-Compe ve s Date Application Postmark Deadline April 16, December 7, 2015 MMTA Piano Monster Festival For Grades 4 and up, including adults. See page 12 of this handbook or contact Christine Kissack at or at ckissack@me.com. Snow Pond Music School/NE Music Camp Jun 19-20, March 15, Kneisel Hall Program for Maine Students, Intermediate Chamber music for violin, viola, cello and piano for ages Visit and view Maine students under Sessions dated may change to include Saturday, June 18 Jun 21-25, March 15, Kneisel Hall Program for Maine Students, Intermediate to Advanced Chamber music for strings and piano (and occasionally advanced winds) ages Visit and view Maine students under Sessions June, Spring, Piano Monster Festivals Junior Monster Festival (Grades 5-8) Senior Monster Festival (Grades 8-12) Teacher Seminar Conductor: Wynn-Anne Rossi Visit Kneisel Hall Blue Hill, ME Kneisel Hall Blue Hill, ME Plymouth State University Plymouth, NH June - August, None New England Music Camp NEMC is a performance-based 3, 4, or 7 week music camp for students ages Visit nemusiccamp.com or contact info@nemusiccamp.com Sidney, Maine Jun - Aug January, Bowdoin International Music Festival Intensive conservatory level program for band, string, and piano students, ages 13 to 30. Auditions required. 3 and 6 week sessions available. Visit Bowdoin College Bowdoin, ME June - July None Acadia School of Traditional Music One week of classes in Celtic, Acadian, Cape Breton, and Old Time dance and music. Includes instruction in piano and traditional instruments. Contact College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, ME Page 25

2 Date Application Postmark Deadline June - August July Rolling admissions Registration opens February, Camp Encore/Coda Lower camper: finishing grades 3-6. Upper camper: finishing grades Piano, band, orchestra, chorus, jazz band, chamber music, combo, rock. Contact Jamie at jamiesaltman@rcn.com Visit Southern Maine Senior Music Academy Incoming grade 9 to outgoing grade 12. Pianists must also play a wind or percussion instrument. Resident and commuter options. Contact larsenault@usm.maine.edu or visit Stearns Pond Sweden, ME University of Southern Maine Gorham, ME July Registration opens February, Southern Maine Junior Music Academy Incoming grade 7 to outgoing grade 8. Pianists must also play a wind or percussion instrument. Resident & commuter options. Contact larsenault@usm.maine.edu or visit University of Southern Maine Gorham, ME July - August, January Atlantic Music Festival Piano Institute and Seminar Four-week program for serious piano students. Audition tape required. Visit atlanticmusicfestival.org/the-institute/programs/pianoinstitute-and-seminar Colby College Waterville, ME July - August, June Summer Youth Music School (SYMS) Band, orchestra, chorus, & ensembles. Piano students must study a second instrument. Jr Session: students completing grades 7-8. Sr Session: students completing grades 9-12 Contact or visit unh.edu/music Paul Creative Arts Center, Univ of NH, Durham, NH Aug Spring Winter Harbor Music Festival Week-long Music Festival that offers instrumentalists and singers a unique opportunity to study and perform together. Contact Deirdre McArdle-Manning Visit: Oceanside Meadows Inn, Prospect Harbor, ME June - July Check website Sonatina Camp Bennington, VT An international piano camp for students ages 7-16 held in a large historic mansion in Old Bennington, Vermont. Weekly sessions. Visit or call day and 9-day sessions throughout the year Check website Sonata Program, Adult A seasonal keyboard program for adults who want to study piano in a concentrated, creative and motivating atmosphere. Visit or call Bennington, VT

3 Competitive s Date Application Postmark Deadline March December, 2014 Kotzschmar Memorial Trust Scholarship Auditions open to students age who are residents of the greater Portland area. Organ, piano, voice and all orchestral instruments are eligible. Contact Lisa Kay Moore at or info@foko.org. March 7, February 13, Contemporary Piano Festival Competition sponsored by Plymouth State University for high school students grades The day includes lectures, recitals, concerts, and master classes. Visit Portland, Maine Plymouth State Univ., Plymouth, NH February 7, January 15, Maine High School Concerto Competition Sponsored by the Bangor Symphony Orchestra. Open to string, woodwind, brass, percussion, harp, and piano students in grades 9 through 12. First place winner will be featured in a concerto with the BSO. Visit Minsky Recital Hall University of Maine Orono April, Mid-February Young Composers' Competition & Festival Sponsored by Bagaduce Music Lending Library Awards and prizes for student compositions Category I: Age 13 & under Category II: Ages Visit and click on "s" Emlen Hall at the Bay School Blue Hill, Maine May 2, 2017 March 20, 2017 Biennial Pine Tree Competition Sponsored by Maine Music Teachers Association. Elementary: grades 1-6; Junior: grades 7-9; Senior: grades Contact Bridget Convey or bridget.convey@maine.edu. Visit and click on Pine Tree Competition for online registration and consent forms Gould Academy, Bethel, Maine Page 27

4 Compe ve s Date Application Postmark Deadline Early June Early May Portland Rossini Club Scholarship Competitions For music majors ages who live in Cumberland, Oxford and York counties. Visit St. Luke's Cathedral, Portland, ME June Spring, Young Stars of Maine Music Competitions Sponsored by Bay Chamber Concerts For Maine residents ages Visit or Contact Shaunna@baychamberconcerts.org Rockport Opera House Rockport, Maine MMTA Celebrates 40 Years. Forty years ago, Kathryn Foley, Barbara Fenlason, Allison Barr and several others established the Maine Music Teachers Association. They met at University of Maine at Orono. We are grateful for all the work that was done to get our association started and for all those who continue to work together to make music important in Maine. Congratulations to MMTA for 40 years of music, learning and friendships!!

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6 Maine Music Teachers Associa on Calendar of s Oct 2-3 Dec 7 Quad State Convention, Colchester, Vermont Deadline for Monster Fest Registration Mid Feb April 2-6 April 16 June 30 MMTA Spring Newsletter Published MTNA National Conference San Antonio, Texas Monster Festival, Snow Pond, Sidney, Maine Deadline for MMTA and MTNA Annual Dues Maine Music Teachers Associa on Amy Maier, President 119 Lancaster Ave Bangor, ME 04401