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.
2024 GCMTA FESTIVAL INFORMATION AND DEADLINES
Registration Opens: September 1, 2024
Registration Deadline: Submitted online by Sunday, October 6, 2024
Registration Fee Postmark Deadline: Friday, October 11, 2024
In-Person Performance Date: Saturday, November 16, 2024
Virtual Performance Submission Deadline: Tuesday, November 12, 2024
A filled-in rating sheet and print copy of the music must be provided to Kathy Dawal by Wednesday, November 6, 2024
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
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The 2024 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. You may use the Edit link on the receipt to make any changes to your registration up until registration closes. 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
Each student must bring their filled in Rating Sheet and their music, with measures numbered with them to the event. Sharing music is only allowed between siblings and should be noted on the registration notes. All other students must bring their individual scores. Music may not be left at check-in/out. 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 by the deadline noted above. A filled in copy of the rating sheet and print copies of the music with measures numbered must be provided earlier. See above.
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 Music Day.
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.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask! Please contact Kathy Dawal.