Piano Masterclass w/ Alessandra Tiraterra
Alessandra Tiraterra, veteran adjudicator and judge with MAMTG, will present a special piano masterclass and workshop at Festival '19. Piano students, teachers and parents should plan to attend. This will be a very special event.

Updated Piano Standards w/ Additional Standards Levels
The piano standards music was updated and refreshed. We added additional Standards Levels for piano students. 

Updated Guitar & Strings Standards Music
The guitar standards music was updated and refreshed, mixing in different styles this year. For strings, all the music was updated and refreshed. 

Updated Woodwinds & Brass Standards Levels
We consolidated the woodwinds and brass standards and levels. Now students can see themselves move through Accelerando, Maestro and Virtuoso performance levels. 

New Piano Standard Jazz/Blues Levels & Music
Now we have Piano Standards Jazz/Blues. A much needed addition. Jazz/Ragtime Open is still available. We now have it all - Jazz, Ragtime and Blues. 

Musical Theatre Duets
Yes, finally. Musical Theatre Duet competitions. 

Voice Pop Duets
Yes, Voice Pop Duets. We are looking forward to this for voice students singing popular music together. 

New Talent Showcase Originals
We still have Talent Showcase, which is now Talent Showcase Covers. Talent Showcase Original is for our singers and vocalists who also play an instrument and compose their own music. 

Customized Registration Forms for Schools & Teachers
Schools asked. We said yes. Music Schools and private music teachers can customize the registration forms. We will do it, just let us know what you want or need on the forms for your students, teachers and parents. 

Lucky 7 Savings for Schools & Teachers
The larger MAMTG is, the more we can offer and accomplish. Want higher cash awards? We need more sponsors and more attending schools and students. To get your Lucky 7 Savings, spread the great word on MAMTG's Student Music Festival and begin your savings. See the Lucky 7 form for information and details. 

Additional Sponsorship Opportunities 
Be an Audience Sponsor. Go backstage. Or be a Rockstar. MAMTG does not just ask for money. We give the sponsor a lot of great stuff. See the Media Kit for sponsorship levels and information. Finally, yes - if you just want to give money and get something, let us know. We'll customize as much as we can for you.

This is one of our favorite testimonials from parents, from Festival '17. 

What we are aiming to achieve with MAMTG's Student Music Festival is value with a community of professionals. The music teaching and music education community needs its teachers, music schools, students and parents to come together and embrace the value of a music education. 

MAMTG's Student Music Festival provides a weekend filled with music competitions, evaluations or assessments, talent showcases and ensemble showcases. It's a weekend where a family can stay at the hotel, participate in several events, watch other performance events and support students in their performance, have meals together, go for a swim and end the weekend at the Sunday Awards Show. 

Bringing music schools, their teachers, students and parents together for a weekend is an enriching opportunity. The value students gain by performing for an evaluation or in a competition is far beyond simply playing and practicing in a classroom. Being with a community of others offers students insight and inspiration to go back home and keep improving, practicing and aiming for the next level in their own playing. 

Parents can rest easy, in that the adjudicators judging the events and providing feedback on the scorecards are honestly the very best we can find and secure for the weekend. We turn away several applicant adjudicators who simply are not qualified for our Festival. New adjudicators are oriented by staff prior to the Festival beginning. The standards are set high for the adjudicators.

For private music teachers and music schools. The quote above says it all. Being with MAMTG adds value to your school, studio, music store or organization. There are many competitions and offerings out there, we receive a lot of them here in East Brunswick. However, MAMTG offers an experience and an event like no other. We put far too much time and energy on producing the very best student music festival we can. We work all year long on a 3-day event.

Consider elevating your music education experience, either for your students, your child or your organization. It's easy to participate and the weekend offers a nice Spring break away. 

Here's how a music school or private teacher can get started with MAMTG's Student Music Festival... 

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 2018 Drum Clinic with Donald Guillaume
Day | Saturday 
Time | 7:30 pm
Free for all participating MAMTG drum and percussion students

The State Theatre of New Jersey has something special for MAMTG members and their students. Today through Saturday, 11/1 at 5pm - Submit anything with payment for Festival '18 and be automatically entered to win 2 FREE tickets to see the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra at the State Theatre in New Brunswick, NJ on Sunday 11/12/17 at 3pm. 

We have several sets of tickets. Thank you State Theatre of New Jersey! 

Submit something for Festival '18. It could be the...

• Member Registration
• Vendor
• Program Book Ad
• Hotel Pack
• Sponsor
• Logo on Awards Backdrop
• VIP Sponsor
• Enter your students or a student in...
  • Competition
  • Evaluation
  • Talent Showcase
  • Open Mic Night
  • Virtuoso Showcase
  • Ensembles Showcase

Submit at least one item with payment and be automatically entered to win 2 FREE tickets. 

How to redeem tickets? Brandon will meet you on Sunday, 11/12/17 at 2pm in New Brunswick. Location to be determined. 

Terms... Something has to be submitted and received by MAMTG with proper payment and registration form by 11/11 at 5pm. You may drive your payment and registration from to Music Notes Academy in East Brunswick during normal operating hours, no later than 11/11 at 5pm. Winners will be announced 11/11 at 6pm via Facebook and our email system(s). Instructions on where to meet Brandon will be revealed to winners. 

Let's show the State Theatre of New Jersey how much MAMTG loves live music! 

MAMTG's Student Music Festival offers many benefits for music students, parents, music teachers and music schools.

1. Solo, Duet & Ensemble Performance Opportunities
   1. Music Competitions - Students can compete amongst other students in competitions by age group and/or level of music. All students receive a scorecard with feedback from an adjudicator. Winners receive trophies, medals and for some events cash award prizes too. 
   2. Music Evaluations / Assessments - Students can perform in a private performance with an adjudicator and receive feedback on their performance. Great for students of all levels of musicianship. Evaluation students receive their scorecard, participation award and certificate on site at the Festival. 
   3. Talent Showcases & Ensemble Showcases - Great for singer-songwriters and student bands. Talent Showcase is for singers who also perform live with an instrument. Ensembles Showcase is for any group of students with three or more performers - Rock Bands, Jazz Bands, Chamber Groups, Choirs, Musical Theater productions, Percussion Ensembles, etc... 
2. Benefits for Parents
   1. Receive Performance Feedback
      1. Parents receive performance feedback from a qualified music adjudicator. This is an opportunity to receive professional feedback - positive and helpful - on a scorecard that was designed for the instrument and particular performance event. It's great to get another musician's perspective on a student's achievements year over year. 
   2. Great Weekend With Music 
      1. MAMTG's Student Music Festival has been re-designed to create an event that an entire family can attend and enjoy. Once a student is enrolled to participate, he or she can attend and watch other events as a spectator. Students can learn from their peers and support their peers while they're performing. Parents can enjoy the upscale hotel amenities and spend a weekend away with discounted hotel room rates and specials. 
3. Benefits for Private Music Teachers & Music Schools 
   1. MAMTG's Student Music Festival, for many schools and teachers, single handedly keeps their students motivated and learning music year to year. This Festival is their school year's main event. Students really enjoy the Festival once they attend and this helps music schools and teachers with retention, offering students a great performance opportunity at a minimal cost. Private music teachers and music schools can also participate as a sponsor and vendor and really have a significant role in the weekend. This Festival is All About The Kids and is a weekend for networking, supporting one another and coming together as a music education industry. 

We are excited to announce, Britton Matthews, will be joining us for Festival '17 and adjudicating percussion and piano competitons and evaluations. Learn about Britton, here's her bio... 

Britton Matthews is an established freelance percussionist active in contemporary chamber music across the United States, especially throughout New York and New Jersey. She specializes in keyboard and contemporary orchestral percussion. Currently, Britton is on faculty at Molloy College, where she teaches applied percussion, piano and history of jazz.

Britton is a resident artist with New York's Grammy-nominated Metropolis Ensemble. Recent notable performances include the NYC premiere production of Phillip Pulman's The Firework Maker’s Daughter at New Victory Theater, Lincoln Center’s Out of Doors Festival with conductor/composer Tan Dun, Phillip Glass’ MATA Fesitval, and Meet the Composer’s Three-City Dash at Symphony Space. In addition, Britton is a recording artist with both the NAXOS and Nonesuch labels. She is regularly featured at the historic Players Theatre in New York, with the Literally Alive Musical Theater Company, and she is a member of the Lost Dog New Music Ensemble. 

As a member of Exit 9 Percussion Group, Britton has performed extensively across the country, presenting hundreds of clinics in schools and community centers. Exit 9 is ensemble-in-residence at Mason Gross School of the Arts’ Extension Division.

Britton received her Master of Music degree from Rutgers University, and her Bachelor of Music Education from Baylor University. She has studied with many notable percussionists, including Bob Becker, She-e Wu, Chris Deviney, Todd Meehan and the late Dr. Larry Vanlandingham.