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 207-671-5057 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 9-13. Visit www.kneisel.org 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 13-19. Visit www.kneisel.org 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 www.plymouth.edu/go/piano 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 11-18. 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 www.bowdoinfestival.org 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 http://acadiatradschool.com/index.shtml College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, ME Page 25
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 7-11. Piano, band, orchestra, chorus, jazz band, chamber music, combo, rock. Contact Jamie at jamiesaltman@rcn.com Visit www.encore-coda.com 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 www.usm.maine.edu/music/summercamps 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 www.usm.maine.edu/music/summercamps 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 603-862-2404 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 917-291-0143. Visit:www.winterharbormusicfestival.com 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 www.sonatina.com or call 802-442-9197. 5-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 www.sonatina.com or call 802-442-9197. Bennington, VT
Competitive s Date Application Postmark Deadline March December, 2014 Kotzschmar Memorial Trust Scholarship Auditions open to students age 10-25 who are residents of the greater Portland area. Organ, piano, voice and all orchestral instruments are eligible. Contact Lisa Kay Moore at 553-4363 or info@foko.org. March 7, February 13, Contemporary Piano Festival Competition sponsored by Plymouth State University for high school students grades 7-12. The day includes lectures, recitals, concerts, and master classes. Visit www.plymouth.edu/go/piano 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 www.bangorsymphony.org 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 14-18 Visit www.bagaducemusic.org 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 10-12 Contact Bridget Convey 626-5572 or bridget.convey@maine.edu. Visit www.mainemusicteachers.org and click on Pine Tree Competition for online registration and consent forms Gould Academy, Bethel, Maine Page 27
Compe ve s Date Application Postmark Deadline Early June Early May Portland Rossini Club Scholarship Competitions For music majors ages 17-25 who live in Cumberland, Oxford and York counties. Visit www.rossiniclub.org St. Luke's Cathedral, Portland, ME June Spring, Young Stars of Maine Music Competitions Sponsored by Bay Chamber Concerts For Maine residents ages 12-24 Visit www.baychamberconcerts.org 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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Maine Music Teachers Associa on 2015- Calendar of s www.mainemusicteachers.org 2015 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