[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="no" hundred_percent_height="no" hundred_percent_height_scroll="no" hundred_percent_height_center_content="yes" equal_height_columns="no" menu_anchor="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" background_color="" background_image="" background_position="center center" background_repeat="no-repeat" fade="no" background_parallax="none" enable_mobile="no" parallax_speed="0.3" video_mp4="" video_webm="" video_ogv="" video_url="" video_aspect_ratio="16:9" video_loop="yes" video_mute="yes" video_preview_image="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" margin_top="" margin_bottom="" padding_top="" padding_right="" padding_bottom="" padding_left=""][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" layout="1_1" spacing="" center_content="no" link="" target="_self" min_height="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" background_color="" background_image="" background_position="left top" background_repeat="no-repeat" hover_type="none" border_size="0" border_color="" border_style="solid" border_position="all" padding_top="" padding_right="" padding_bottom="" padding_left="" margin_top="" margin_bottom="" animation_type="" animation_direction="left" animation_speed="0.3" animation_offset="" last="no"][fusion_text columns="" column_min_width="" column_spacing="" rule_style="default" rule_size="" rule_color="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id=""] Jazz Workshop The 1.5 hour jazz workshop focuses on learning to improvise on standard jazz tunes. Both students and teachers who want to experience improvisation are invited to participate. All participants (students and teachers who would like to participate) must register and pay the fee. All will learn the same repertoire for the workshop so they have a baseline for learning improvisation techniques at the workshop. The workshop will be adapted to the skill level of the students who participate. Four pianos will be available at the workshop so participants can try out their improvisation skills in a combo setting. Application Requirements Register via email to Katherine Niemann by Jan 15. Write a little about your experience learning the tunes and how you plan to play them or send a recorded sample of you playing them. (Do not use mtfest to register) Send one check per studio, payable to NVMTA to: Katherine Niemann, 4316 Still Meadow Rd., Fairfax, VA 22032 Repertoire Requirements The tune to learn is How High the Moon by Morgan Lewis. The tune follows a series of ii V7 I chord progressions with several key centers. To be prepared for the improvisation workshop, learn as much as you can of the tune by ear. There are many recordings on YouTube. I've included Manhattan Transfer because they stay pretty close to the original melody, an online tutorial, and some backing tracks to try out your improvisation. You'll hear a lot of improvisational ideas on the melody itself as well as in the solos if you take the time to listen to several other different artists' recordings on YouTube. Be able to play the melody with simple chords as a piano solo by memory. If you can add in more chord tones, play the chords by themselves, play at different speeds, or improvise a little, that's great too. Ella Fitzgerald and Manhattan Transfer (start at :25) How High the Moon (0:00-16:09) How High the Moon (Real Backing Tracks) How High the Moon (Play Along) Here is an example of a simple arrangement: How High the Moon - simple piano solo Eligibility Students of all instruments are encouraged to participate. Format Participants come prepared with the tunes posted as repertoire for the workshop. At the workshop you will learn improvisation techniques and try them out in the group setting. Teacher Guidelines All teachers entering students in this event are invited to come and participate. Contact Katherine if you need help with learning the tunes. [/fusion_text][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]

[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="no" hundred_percent_height="no" hundred_percent_height_scroll="no" hundred_percent_height_center_content="yes" equal_height_columns="no" menu_anchor="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" background_color="" background_image="" background_position="center center" background_repeat="no-repeat" fade="no" background_parallax="none" enable_mobile="no" parallax_speed="0.3" video_mp4="" video_webm="" video_ogv="" video_url="" video_aspect_ratio="16:9" video_loop="yes" video_mute="yes" video_preview_image="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" margin_top="" margin_bottom="" padding_top="" padding_right="" padding_bottom="" padding_left=""][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" layout="1_1" spacing="" center_content="no" link="" target="_self" min_height="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" background_color="" background_image="" background_position="left top" background_repeat="no-repeat" hover_type="none" border_size="0" border_color="" border_style="solid" border_position="all" padding_top="" padding_right="" padding_bottom="" padding_left="" margin_top="" margin_bottom="" animation_type="" animation_direction="left" animation_speed="0.3" animation_offset="" last="no"][fusion_text columns="" column_min_width="" column_spacing="" rule_style="default" rule_size="" rule_color="" class="" id=""] Contemporary and Historical Judged Music Festival [/fusion_text][fusion_text columns="" column_min_width="" column_spacing="" rule_style="default" rule_size="" rule_color="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id=""] Application Requirements Please register at mtfest.com Pay fee online through mtfest.com . Click on Billing, then click on the $ next to the event. Pay with Visa or Mastercard. After payment is made, you may print a copy of the invoice for your records. You do not need to mail anything to the Chair. No late applications will be accepted. All fees are nonrefundable. [/fusion_text][fusion_text columns="" column_min_width="" column_spacing="" rule_style="default" rule_size="" rule_color="" class="" id=""] Levels and Time Limits [table id=24 /] **This festival is not recommended for those who have studied less than a year in total. [/fusion_text][fusion_text columns="" column_min_width="" column_spacing="" rule_style="default" rule_size="" rule_color="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id=""] REPERTOIRE REQUIREMENTS Two memorized compositions: one in the contemporary idiom from the 20th or 21st century and a second piece from any other period. Both selections must be played from memory, unless a piece uses non- traditional notation. No simplifications, transcriptions, or popular songs allowed. Contemporary settings of folk songs are acceptable, especially for beginning students. Multi-movement works are allowed if they fit the time limit. Impressionistic pieces must fall into one of the contemporary idioms in order to be listed as the contemporary selection. The student must provide one copy of music for the judges. Otherwise, the student will receive “comments only” and no rating. On the application, please substantiate that the contemporary composition reflects one of the following idioms by noting its number and letter. For example: 1a, 2c, etc: Melody Melodies are fragmented, irregular, or disjunctive. Significant parts of the piece, or even the whole piece, lack melody. The melody is constructed by chance or serial technique. The melody is built from non-traditional scales such as modes, a scale with “blue” notes, etc. Harmony Chords are unrelated to a major-minor system—clusters, altered chords, quartal or quintal harmony. The composer makes simultaneous use of two chords or keys (bitonality). The piece is not in any definable key (atonality). Unresolved dissonance is common. Rhythm The piece or large parts of it contain no bar lines. The meter is irregular, such as 5/4. There are frequent meter or tempo changes. Cross rhythms (polyrhythms)—5 against 4, 7 against 8, etc.—are prominent. Jazz rhythms prevail. Other considerations Non-traditional notation. Knocking, tapping or plucking some part of the instrument not traditionally used in this way. Use of prepared piano. Use of extreme range on the instrument. For piano repertoire suggestions, see Fall Festival Resource Guide . Here is a list of repertoire used in 2013-2018 which you may view online: Fall Festival Repertoire. NVMTA supports the use of published musical scores. If a photocopy must be used, the NVM TA Copyright Release Form , signed by a parent or teacher, must be submitted to the chairman by email or postmarked at least one week prior to the event . Please submit this form also for music purchased or downloaded from the internet. Students using photocopies (or anything resembling a photocopy), either for themselves or the judges, without having provided the Copyright Release Form by this deadline, may play for comments only. [/fusion_text][fusion_text columns="" column_min_width="" column_spacing="" rule_style="default" rule_size="" rule_color="" class="" id=""] Eligibility Open to all instruments. Teachers may enter as many students as desired, as long as all teacher guidelines are fulfilled. Open to all levels and to adults of any proficiency. [/fusion_text][fusion_text columns="" column_min_width="" column_spacing="" rule_style="default" rule_size="" rule_color="" class="" id=""] Awards All students receive comments and a certificate of participation. [/fusion_text][fusion_text columns="" column_min_width="" column_spacing="" rule_style="default" rule_size="" rule_color="" class="" id=""] Teacher Guidelines Teachers who enroll 1 to 10 students are obligated to judge for 3 hours; teachers who enroll 11 or more students are obligated to judge for 6 hours. Teachers must be available to help in other capacities at the discretion of the chairman. Teachers must agree to abide by the Teacher Responsibilities . Students must bring 2 rating sheets downloaded from mtfest.com which will be available after the schedule is published. Students must provide one published score with all measures numbered, and which must not bear the student’s or teacher’s name. This festival is in audition format. No one is allowed in the audition room except for the performer and two judges. Students do not receive cumulative points as in other festivals. They receive written comments and ratings, and a certificate of participation. [/fusion_text][fusion_text columns="" column_min_width="" column_spacing="" s2id_autogen36="" s2id_autogen36_search="" rule_style="default" rule_size="" rule_color="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" s2id_autogen37="" s2id_autogen37_search="" animation_type="" animation_direction="left" animation_speed="0.3" s2id_autogen38="" s2id_autogen38_search="" animation_offset=""] Front Desk Guidelines Hall Monitor Instructions Judging Instructions Parent-Student Information Teacher instructions for finding schedules Upstairs Monitor Instructions [/fusion_text][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]

[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="no" hundred_percent_height="no" hundred_percent_height_scroll="no" hundred_percent_height_center_content="yes" equal_height_columns="no" menu_anchor="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" background_color="" background_image="" background_position="center center" background_repeat="no-repeat" fade="no" background_parallax="none" enable_mobile="no" parallax_speed="0.3" video_mp4="" video_webm="" video_ogv="" video_url="" video_aspect_ratio="16:9" video_loop="yes" video_mute="yes" video_preview_image="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" margin_top="" margin_bottom="" padding_top="" padding_right="" padding_bottom="" padding_left=""][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" layout="1_1" spacing="" center_content="no" link="" target="_self" min_height="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" background_color="" background_image="" background_position="left top" background_repeat="no-repeat" hover_type="none" border_size="0" border_color="" border_style="solid" border_position="all" padding_top="" padding_right="" padding_bottom="" padding_left="" dimension_margin="" animation_type="" animation_direction="left" animation_speed="0.3" animation_offset="" last="no"][fusion_text columns="" column_min_width="" column_spacing="" rule_style="default" rule_size="" rule_color="" class="" id=""] Application Requirements 1. Please register at mtfest.com . 2. Pay fee online through mtfest.com . Click on Billing, then click on the $ next to the event. Pay with Visa or MasterCard. After payment is made, you may print a copy of the invoice for your records. You do not need to mail anything to the Chair. No late applications will be accepted. All fees are non-refundable. [/fusion_text][fusion_text columns="" column_min_width="" column_spacing="" rule_style="default" rule_size="" rule_color="" class="" id=""] Teacher Guidelines Due to the number of exams being given, we ask that your students save the whole day and understand that we cannot honor time requests. Teachers are required to work 1 hour plus one hour for every four students entered. Teachers entering fewer than four students are expected to work 2 hours. No partial hours. These assignments are based on the number of students enrolled, regardless of subsequent student withdrawals. Teachers must agree to abide by the Teacher Responsibilities . To access the VMTA theory tests, teachers should go to http://www.virginiamta.org/ , click the “member area” button, find your name in the drop down box, click the name, and type in your password. If you need help with the password, e-mail John Winsor or call 757.424.4277. [/fusion_text][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]

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