Compositions may be entered in any of the ten divisions, which are based on school grade. Winners are encouraged to enter their composition in the MTNA Composition Contest. Local deadlines may vary. Performance Contests With the exception of collegiate contestants, participants in the performance contests must have passed the appropriate state theory test. Orchestral instruments and piano include grades 7-8 as well.
Participants compete locally and proceed to district and state competitions.
Local and district competition dates vary. State competitions are held at the convention in June. An Adobe Acrobat-format version of the Performance Contest application form is available here . Some changes for the year 2000 Performance Contests have been made, including new districts. Please see the attached letter for details.