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GCMTA Music Festival
Gulf Coast Music Festival is sponsored by GCMTA and is open to all students of its members, as well as non-members. The students will perform instruments or sing from memory unless the performance is an ensemble. It will be done without electronic amplification unless the venue only has a digital piano.
Students are required to provide a legitimate copy of their music to the adjudicator; photocopied music from copyrighted sources is not allowed. Music downloaded from copyright-approved internet sites is accepted. If applicants perform in various mediums, the Festival Chair will confer with the Executive Board regarding a need for an additional adjudicator.
Performances
Performances can include any classical or traditional repertoire, theater, popular arrangements, and original scores; lead-sheet format is excluded. Original scores or arrangements by students must be in a professional format (not hand-written).
piece requirements
All pieces must have a minimum of sixteen (16) measures in length, excluding repeats, and be limited to six (6) minutes duration.
Rating Breakdowns
High Superior (95-100)
Superior (90-94)
Excellent (80-89)
Good (70-79)
Participated (<70)
Students who receive a rating of High Superior (95-100) will be directed to perform in the Honors Recital after his/her evaluation.