Branch Programs
The programs listed on this page are all events that earn students points toward the Participation Trophies awarded in June. Please use the Participation Trophies Worksheet to keep track of your students' participation in events throughout the year. In order for a student to receive his/her trophy, the teacher must submit the worksheet along with the Participation Trophies Form to Mary Luk by the Awards Recital deadline, regardless of whether or not said student will be participating in the recital. The teacher may collect the trophies for students who do not perform in the Awards Recital.
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Fall Recital (Oct) & Winter Recital (Jan): Open to all students with no repertoire limitations, these recitals are designed to give students opportunities to perform a wide range of repertoire in front of an audience. Recitals are often scheduled ahead of bigger competitions and evaluations and can serve as great tools toward preparation for those events. (10 participation points)
Bach Winners Recital (Sep): Created as a means to support students who have been selected to compete in the highly competitive Bach Festival Complete Works Audition in October, this program gives the students an invaluable opportunity to perform their complete CWA repertoire before the event. (10 participation points)
Theme Festival (Nov): A judged event designed to motivate students to strive for a higher level of preparation and musical polish by rewarding students for their hard work, it serves as an excellent entry level competition and aims to encourage students in their musical pursuits. Students are encouraged to participate, as a large number of prizes are awarded. The Festival theme rotates according to a 3-year cycle: 20th/21st Century (2014, 2017) -- Romantic/Impressionist (2015, 2018) -- Classical (2016, 2019). (20 participation points)
Advanced/Panel Recital (Feb): Created as a means to support students who are preparing for the highly competitive Panel Auditions, the program is open to any students registered for the Panel Auditions or the Advanced Level of Certificate of Merit this year. It allows the students an invaluable opportunity to perform the extensive repertoire requirement without time constraints. (10 participation points)
VOCE (Feb): A prestigious competition for vocalists, strings, winds/brass, and chamber music at the Branch and State levels, it was created as a means of providing solo and chamber ensemble opportunities for students. Please refer to new.mtac.org for further information. (40 participation points)
Chamber/Ensemble Recital (Feb): Held jointly on the same day as VOCE, it is designed as a means to provide students the experience and enjoyment of playing collaboratively with other musicians without the requirements and pressures inherent in a competitive event. (10 participation points)
Certificate of Merit (Feb-Mar): The program provides a standard of curriculum that requires students to strive for focused musical excellence in performance, technique, ear training, sight reading/singing, and music theory. Please refer to new.mtac.org for further information. (20 participation points)
Branch Bach Festival (April): The initial round of the highly competitive Bach Festival, it is a judged event for students performing keyboard works from the Baroque Era. Students are encouraged to participate, as a large number of prizes are awarded at the branch level. Please refer to www.scjbf.org for further information. (40 participation points)
Awards Recital (June): An open recital and the final branch program of the year, it is designed to celebrate and honor students for their hard work and dedication. At this event, students receive the trophies and awards they have earned at events throughout the year. Participation Trophies are also awarded at the Awards Recital for points accumulated based on the Participation Point System. (10 participation points)