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Festivals

Festivals provide non-competitive performance opportunities for students who will play for experience, ratings, and comments. For more information, contact Lisa Albee at lbalbee@msn.com.

Festivals Manual (PDF, 8MB).

Level 1A Theory Test Sample (PDF)
Level 1B Theory Test Sample (PDF)
Level 2A Theory Test Sample (PDF)
Level 2B Theory Test Sample (PDF)
Level 3A Theory Test Sample (PDF)
Level 3B Theory Test Sample (PDF)
Level 4A Theory Test Sample (PDF)
Level 4B Theory Test Sample (PDF)

Publicity Form (PDF)

Central District Performance Festival

Date: Saturday, May 3, 2008
Postmark deadline for entries: Thursday, April 3, 2008
Location: Hastings College Fuhr Hall of Music
Contact: Mindee Rowan
710 Shoreside Cove, Hastings, NE 68901
402-461-4501
mindeerowan@hotmail.com


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Lincoln District Performance Festival

Date: Saturday, May 17, 2008
Postmark deadline for entries: Saturday, April 12, 2008
Location: UNL Westbrook Music Building
Contact: Ceil Brown
915 S. 32nd St., Lincoln, NE 68510
402-560-1812
ceilspiano@earthlink.net


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Omaha District Performance Festival

Date: Saturday, May 3, 2008
Postmark deadline for entries: Thursday, March 27, 2008
Location: UNO Strauss Performing Arts Center
Contact: Diane Hill
16516 Spring Circle, Omaha, NE 68130
402-330-1899
dihill@tconl.com


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Western District Performance Festival

Date: Saturday, May 10, 2008
Postmark deadline for entries: April 12, 2008
Location: Western Nebraska Community College Music Room
Contact: send registrations to: Janet Bell
1825 12th St.
Gering, NE 69341

Cindy Rogers
308-641-6477
clrogers99@hotmail.com
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Nebraska State Festival

Students who qualify at the 2008 District Festival may advance to the 2008 State Festival.

Date: October 18 and 19, 2008
Postmark deadline for entries: September 9, 2008
Location: Nebraska Wesleyan University
Contact: Lisa Albee
1623 Lariat Lane, Grand Island, NE 68803
308-381-8060
lbalbee@msn.com


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Details: District Performance Festivals

Non-competitive, pre-college festivals are held every spring at four district sites in piano, orchestral strings, voice, woodwinds, brass, percussion, organ, plectrum guitar, and classical guitar. These festivals are held in April or May at sites in the Lincoln, Omaha, Central, and Western Districts. Students entering as soloists are required to perform at least two memorized pieces, scales or other technical requirements, sight reading, and a written and aural test in theory and musicianship.

Detailed guidelines for all aspects of the Festival are found in the NMTA Student Festival and Competition Manual Revised 2005.

To register: District Performance Festivals

Mail your festival entry to the appropriate district chair no later than the postmark deadline for that site. Your completed entry should contain:

Details: Nebraska State Performance Festival

NMTA sponsors a non-competitive State Festival and the Nebraska High School and Collegiate Competitions in the fall of each year. In order to qualify for the NMTA pre-college performance festival, a student must meet the following requirements:

This is a non-competitive performance opportunity. Students receive ratings on their performances, general evaluations of their scales, and scores on the test on theory and musicianship.

Please refer to the NMTA Student Festival and Competition Manual Revised 2005 for more detailed instructions.

To register: Nebraska State Festival

Students who qualify at District Festivals may advance to the State Festival. Entries should be sent to the NMTA Vice President and should include:

For more information, contact Lisa Albee at lbalbee@msn.com.