Gwinnett County Music Day
The Gwinnett County Music Teachers Association sponsors a Music Day festival every November. The purpose of this festival is to encourage study and to provide an opportunity for students to perform and receive an evaluation of their performance and cash awards. Proceeds from Music Day are used to provide funds for scholarships and to support the budget.
2023 GCMTA FESTIVAL INFORMATION
Application Deadline: Submitted online by Sunday, October 1, 2023
Registration Fee Postmark Deadline: Friday, October 6, 2023
In-Person Performance Date: Saturday, November 11, 2023
Virtual Performance Submission Deadline: Tuesday, November 7, 2023
Mail checks/payment to Kathy Dawal, 1735 Fort Daniels Trail, Dacula, GA 30019-4888.
Entry Fee: $25.00 per student plus $10.00 each additional instrument
Lunch: Click here to order
Lunch for Music Day will be box subs/wraps or salads provided by Publix.
All lunches will be individually boxed and packaged. The box lunch includes a half Publix sub sandwich or wrap, a bag of chips, 1 cookie, and drink. The cost is $9.00. The box salad is Strawberry Glazed Pecan (leafy greens, strawberries, pecans, feta cheese, and brown sugar Balsamic Vinaigrette on the side) which includes an apple, a bag of chips, and a drink. The cost is $12.00.
Please make your selection and mail a check to Michelle Peck at 2669 Snowshoe Bend, Bethlehem, GA 30620. Make your check payable to Michelle Peck. Contact Michelle at 404-735-0092 or michellenews@hotmail.com to arrange payment by Venmo or Zelle, if desired. The deadline for ordering and payment is Saturday, November 4th, 2023
Registration: Click here
The 2023 GCMTA Music Day will be a hybrid event. Teachers and students may choose an in-person option or virtual option when registering for the festival.
Registration is the same for all students. Teachers will register individual students on our online registration form. You must select either virtual or in-person for each student. You may put students in either category. It is an individual choice, not a studio choice. Registration fees are the same for in-person and virtual performance.
You will receive an emailed registration receipt for each individual student. You must keep this receipt until November 11. You may use the Edit link on the receipt to make any changes to your registration up until registration closes, September 30, 2023. Make sure that you have a receipt for each student registered. If you do not, after checking your spam/junk file, contact Kathy Dawal.
Once registration is closed, and up to the Wednesday before the event, in-person students may switch to virtual. Contact Kathy Dawal to arrange. Virtual students cannot switch to in-person after registration closes.
In-Person Instructions
Students should bring their filled in Rating Sheet and their music, with measures numbered with them to the event. Please observe current CDC and MTNA guidelines.
Virtual Instructions
Students should upload a video of each of their pieces separately to YouTube and provide a link to each piece to their teacher. Each teacher should edit the virtual registration for individual students, adding the performance link. The deadline to provide video links is Tuesday, November 7, 2023. A filled-in rating sheet and print copy of the music must be provided to Kathy Dawal by Wednesday, October 25, 2023.
THERE WILL BE NO SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED AFTER THE DEADLINE.
No specific naming format is required.
All submitted materials will be forwarded to the judges, who will evaluate the performances and make their decisions by November 11, 2023.
General Comments
All rating sheets, certificates and prizes for both in-person and virtual performances will be included in the teacher file available at the in-person event at the end of Music Day. Please make private arrangements to pick up your folder if you cannot be at the event at the end of the day.
Time Limits
Please note: Time limits have been set for each grade. Please make sure that the playing time for both pieces combined does not exceed these limits.
K-3rd grade: 5 minutes
4th-5th grade: 8 minutes
6th-7th grade: 10 minutes
8th grade: 12 minutes
9th-12th grade: 15 minutes
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask! Please contact Kathy Dawal.