Jr./Sr. Scholarship
GCMTA has established a scholarship program for high school juniors and seniors. Entrants may perform in any medium according to the rules set forth in the GCMTA Directory.
Performance Date: April 17, 2027
Location: PianoWorks, Duluth, GA
Chairman: Cathy Thacker, NCTM
Application Fee: $35.00.
Printable application.
Online Application.
Registration Deadline: March 19, 2027
Payment: Send via Zelle (preferred) or by check.
Zelle: events@gcmta.org
Checks (mail to): GCMT Treasurer, Nancy Morris, 3125 Dogwood Creek Pkwy Duluth, GA 30096, pianowithnancy@gmail.com, 404-376-5404
Entrance Requirements
Students may not enter directly, but must be registered by their teacher. The entrant must be a Junior or Senior in high school and must have participated in at least one other event sponsored by GCMTA (i.e.,Music Day, Federated Festival, Local Auditions) in the twelve months prior to the scholarship event. Students who win any cash award in a Junior-Senior Scholarship are ineligible to enter again.
Teacher Requirements
Both online and print applications must be submitted/delivered by the registration deadline. NO LATE APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED.
Listeners are allowed to sit in on the performances. However, neither the student nor the teacher is required to wait for the results.
If the student or teacher plans to leave before the announcement, they must provide a stamped, 9 x 12 large manila envelope addressed to the teacher.
Under NO circumstances should teachers request a change in the schedule or make schedule changes among their students after the schedule has been emailed.
General Information for all performers:
1. Memorization of all repertoire is required.
2. No arrangements or condensed scores are accepted.
3. Students will be disqualified if they do not perform the same pieces as listed on their application.
4. No student will be allowed to perform a second time.
5. Vocalists or other performers (except pianists) must supply their own accompanists.
6. Recorded accompaniments will not be allowed.
7. Total performance time should not exceed fifteen minutes.
8. Entrants must provide the judge with an original copy of the music with measures numbered.
9. PHOTOCOPIES AND HANDWRITTEN COPIES ARE PROHIBITED FOR THE JUDGE’S USE, THE STUDENT’S USE, AND THE ACCOMPANIST’S USE.
10. Accompanists may use reproductions of single pages to facilitate page turns, but the appropriate published score must also be present on the music stand/rack.
Literature Requirements
All performers except Voice: Performers are to perform TWO memorized pieces: one piece from Baroque or Classical (through Beethoven), plus one piece from Romantic, Impressionistic, or Contemporary.
GCMTA follows the repertoire guideline of the GMTA Auditions. If you have any concern about the repertoire choice, please contact the chairman before applying.
VOICE REPERTOIRE CATEGORIES:
Voice Literature Requirements: Musical Theatre/Broadway selections are not acceptable. Vocalists are to perform THREE memorized songs from three different Voice Repertoire Categories listed below.
1. Art Songs written before 1800 sung in English or Italian.
2. German Lieder sung in German.
3. French Art Songs sung in French.
4. Other Art Songs in Italian, Spanish, or other European languages sung in the original language. At the discretion of the Chairman, Scandinavian or Slavic language songs may be performed in English.
5. 20th and 21st century Art Songs in English by composers from the United States, Canada, or other Commonwealth nations written for voice and piano.
6. Arias from Operas or Oratorios.
Awards:
1. The amount of money awarded each year is determined by existing guidelines of GCMTA and given out to four place winners. Currently these are set at $800 for first place, $600 for second place, $400 for third place, and $200 for fourth place.
2. Winners are strongly encouraged to use the money for college music study, summer music camps, workshops, or private music lessons.
3. Checks are made payable to the individual winners.