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Competitions
Students are encouraged to participate in competitions to help take their performance ability to the next level! CPTF Auditions Students must perform one composition from each of three musical groups on the required list. The Charlotte Piano Teachers Forum encourages and welcomes all qualified student applicants to participate in the auditions. All entrants are required to take a theory test. Students who have won top scores in their studio are eligible to compete in a Finalist Competition the following day. Piano Solo Auditions Piano Concerto Auditions Federation Festival The Festival is conducted by the North Carolina Federation of Music Clubs for the purpose of encouraging students to a higher level of musicianship, giving them the opportunity to be heard by someone other than their own teachers, and helping them realize that they are part of a large community of young musicians. The student will perform two selections from memory. One piece is from the required National Federation List. Each student will be heard individually and given a performance rating by a teacher referred to as "The Judge". Each rating is worth a certain number of Gold Cup Points. Piano Solo Performance Piano Concerto Performance Gold Cup Information NCMTA Contest Students must perform from memory one composition from each of three musical groups on the required list. The NCMTA Contest-Festival is definitely a prestigious contest. All Senior Division and Junior "B" Division students who receive a superior rating at the state level are invited to perform for the North Carolina Music Teachers Association State Conference, held at a North Carolina college/university campus in the fall. District Contest State Contest Charlotte Music Club Three memorized selections (one from each musical category). Open to 10th, 11th, and 12th graders. Piano Solo Auditions Guild Auditions Students must perform ten compositions from memory. The title and key signature of each piece must be memorized. The student must be able to perform a scale and cadence in the key of each piece. National Guild of Piano Teachers Auditions