Mid Atlantic Music Teachers Guild | Music Festival Info - Mid Atlantic Music Teachers Guild

Spring Music Festival

MAMTG was founded by a group of professional music educators from the New Jersey Tri-State area to establish and maintain high professional standards, exchange music related ideas, information and fellowship among colleagues, promote music education in our area and to provide a platform for music students to display their talents in a competitive environment with an annual Student Music Festival that includes student evaluations, competitions and showcases.

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3 Simple Steps To Sign-Up / Music School or Teacher

Complete Member Registration. Mail w/payment.
Complete Event Registration forms for each participating student. Mail w/payment.
In March, you'll receive your performance schedules via email. We'll see you at the Festival.

3 Simple Steps To Sign-Up / Parent or Adult Student

Compete Parent/Adult Registration. Mail w/payment.
Compete Event Registration form(s). Mail w/payment.
In March, you'll receive your performance schedule via email. We'll see you at the Festival.

Music Competitions

Music Competitions are our competitive categories. Students perform for an adjudicator or multiple judges, receive performance feedback and compete against other students within their performance category and level of study. Each specific instrument and voice has its own criteria, music and Festival rules.

Music Evaluations

Music Evaluations are our non-competitive categories. Students can perform for an adjudicator, receive performance feedback, a participation award and certificate. Each instrument and voice has its own criteria. Evaluations are great for beginner students through advanced-level players. Performance feedback helps students and aspiring musicians.

Ensembles Showcase

For our Ensembles Showcase students in bands and ensembles perform live for an audience and receive feedback from an adjudicator. This is a non-competitive performance event, aimed to highlight students in groups - String Quartets, Rock Bands, Singer-Songwriters, Percussion Ensembles, Jazz Bands and Trios.

Talent Showcases
Play a Musical Instrument While Singing

Talent Showcase is for vocalists that sing while playing an instrument. Most students perform with a guitar or piano, however any instrument a student can play live while singing is allowed. It takes great talent to perform an instrument, let alone singing at the same time. Talent Showcase information and registration can be found within the Voice & Musical Theatre page.

Duets
Competitions & Evaluations

Duets are two students performing together at the same time. Competitions and evaluations are available for students of all instruments. See All Duets for information and registration form.

Festival Schedule of Events 2018

Festival Schedule of Events may be subject to change, based upon performer registrations, adjudication scheduling and ballroom/stage availability. Visit this page, as updates, may be posted here. Official performance schedules are emailed to member music schools, private teachers and member parents in March. Students attending MAMTG's Student Music Festival should plan availability for the entire weekend, especially if performing in multiple events.

✰✰✰ 3/19/18 ✰✰✰
This performance schedule of events below may or may not reflect the actual schedule. All Festival performance schedules have been emailed to member schools/teachers and parents as of 3/19/18. Utilize your emailed schedule, not this outline below.

Friday 4pm

Festival Check-In Begins

Friday 6-10 pm

Piano Virtuoso Solo Junior
Piano Virtuoso Solo Senior
Piano Entertainment Solo Junior
Piano Entertainment Solo Senior
Piano Sight-Reading
Piano Evaluations
Piano Virtuoso Duet
Strings Standard Solos
Strings Evaluations
Strings Virtuoso Solo Junior
Strings Virtuoso Solo Senior
Voice Evaluation Solo
Voice Mid Atlantic Idol Elem.
Voice Mid Atlantic Idol Inter.
Voice Mid Atlantic Idol Junior
Voice Mid Atlantic Idol Senior
Live Music Performance w/Jordan Young Band @ 8pm

Saturday 9-5 pm

Piano Open Classical
Piano Open Pop
Piano Open Jazz/Rag
Piano Standards Jazz/Rag
Piano Standards Classical
Piano Standards Pop
Piano Evaluations
Drum/Percussion Open Solos
Drum/Perc. Standard Solos
Drum/Percussion Evaluations
Accordion Open Solos
Accordion Virtuoso Solo
Accordion Evaluations
Guitar Open Classical Solos
Guitar Open Pop/Rock Solos
Guitar Classical Standard Solos
Guitar Standard Solos
Guitar Evaluations
Bass Guitar Evaluations
Bass Guitar Open Solos
Bass Guitar Standard Solos
Guitar & Bass Guitar Virtuoso
Voice Classical Virtuoso Solo
Voice Open Pop Solos
Voice Musical Theatre
Voice Musical Theatre Standards
Voice Open Art Solos
Voice Open Pop Solos
Voice Duets
Ensembles Showcase
Mixed Duets

Saturday Evening 5-10 pm

Piano Evaluations
Guitar/Bass Evaluation Duets
Voice Evaluation Solo
Voice Evaluation Duets
Talent Showcases
Drum Clinic w/Donald Guillaume @ 7:30pm

Sunday 9-1 pm

Piano Open Classical
Piano Open Duets
Piano Standard Duets
Piano Evaluations
Piano Evaluation Duets
Strings Open Solos
Strings Duets
Strings Evaluations
Woodwinds Open Solos
Woodwinds Standard Solos
Woodwinds Evaluations
Woodwinds/Brass Duets
Woodwinds/Brass Evaluation Duets
Brass Open Solos
Brass Standard Solos
Brass Evaluations
Voice Open Jazz Solos
Voice Standard Art Solos
Voice Standard Pop Solos

Sunday 3pm-5pm

Awards Ceremony

Drum Clinic with Donald Guillaume

Donald Guillaume was the drummer for the Grammy Award winning band The Fugees. This led to playing with many other artists such as Eric Clapton, Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston, BB King, Earth Wind & Fire and other award-winning artists. Recording credits include Willie Nelson, Wyclef Jean and Eric Andersen among others. Don has worked as a producer and recording engineer in recording studios and is owner of Guillaume's Music Academy in Hillsborough, NJ.

Festival '18 Drum Clinic
Day | Saturday
Time | 7:30 pm
Where | Mercer Room
Free for all participating MAMTG drum and percussion students

New Awards at Festival '17

Most Entered Students Award

An award for the music school or teacher with the most entered students. A student can participate in a competition, cash award competition or evaluation.

Most Entered Events Award

An award for the music school or teacher with the most entered events. Many students perform in multiple events throughout the weekend. Includes competitions, cash award competitions, evaluations and Ensembles Showcase (each student in an Ensemble will count as one event).