Nuguid Piano Studio

This recital is an excellent opportunity for all kinds of music collaboration.  Think creatively!  Duets, trios and more are performed and critiqued.  All students received a certificate and the critique if music has been provided for the judge.  A family member may perform as a partner of a student currently studying with an MMTA teacher.  Fee for this year is $12 per ensemble. 

Recital Date and Venue:  7 November 2009 - First Unitarian Universalist Church, Rochester

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Festival Date for High School:  14 November 2009

To develop proficiency and musicianship through eleven levels of curriculum encompassing keyboard skills, technical studies, sightplaying and repertoire.  Excluding the last level (Level XI), students can be entered at any exam level, and may skip a level, depending upon a student's individual facility.  Certificates are awarded upon successful completion.  At the end of each academic year, monetary awards are given to the highest scoring students in Level IV and above.

Rochester Testing Dates:  21 November 2009, 9 January 2010 and 10 April 2010

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The Rochester Area Keyboard Club and SEMSA will be sponsoring a series of recitals devoted to performances by middle school and high school students.  All teachers of all instruments are invited to register their students for these recitals.  Recitals will be an hour long and students are included on a first come, first served basis.  Students must be 13 years or older to enter.  There is no participation fee, but a basket for donations will be displayed at each event.  If you are interested in performing in this series, please let us know.  Check the studio calendar for dates and location of the recitals.

Venue:  First Unitarian Universalist Church, Rochester
Dates:  7:00 PM on Fridays, 4 December 2009, 15 January 2010 and 5 March 2010

MMTA sponsors a District Preliminary Contest in January and a State Finals Contest in March each year.  Over 5000 students participate in these contests annually.  Pianists with the highest grades in the State Finals are selected for an ensemble performance in the State Honors Concert in Northrup Auditorium, University of Minnesota.  There are eight divisions in which piano students may compete, ranging from Pre-Primary (7 years old or under) to Senior B (19-20 years old).  Those who will enter should send in their $17 registration fee to the teacher.  This is the registration fee for the District Preliminary Contest only.  Another entrance fee of $17 is required should the student advanced to the State Finals.

SE District Preliminaries:  23 January 2010, RCTC
State Finals:  13 and 14 March 2010, U of MN Minneapolis

To encourage high performance standards, MMTA sponsors a Young Artist Contest in March.  Students in the Junior Young Artist division (grades 7-9) will play a 7 minute program in front of three judges in the preliminary and final rounds.  Likewise, students in the Senior Young Artist division (grades 9-12) will play a 15 minute program.  Registration fee is $35 per student.  MMTA Theory Level 2 is required to enter in the Junior Young Artist while Level 3 is required for the Senior Young Artist.

Competition Dates and Venues:  Preliminaries - 6 March 2010, UST, St. Paul / Finals - 7 March 2010, Schmitt Music, Roseville

Recital Date:  21 March 2010

This is the most important activity in the studio.  Every student is required to study, memorize and master a piece to be played in one of the three scheduled studio recitals in the afternoon.  Students who are not ready and/or who don't come in appropriate concert attire will not be included in the recitals.  We provide the expenses for the venue rental, program printing and refreshments as our reward to the students who work hard enough to make themselves ready to perform in the recitals.  This is your chance to wear your concert attire and share your talents and artistry to your families and friends.

The Rochester Area Keyboard Club is the recipient of funds from the F. B. Clements Foundation to be used as scholarships for piano students.  There are four categories in the competition:  3rd Grade and under, 4th to 6th Grade, 7th to 9th Grade, and 10th to 12th Grade.  Literature must be memorized.  Contes fee is $18 per student.  Winners will perform at the Honors Recital in May.  For more information, please consult with your teacher.

Competition Date and Venues:  24 April 2010 - Petit Music and Schmitt Music, Rochester
Winners Recital Date and Venue:  2 May 2010 - Christ United Methodist Church, Rochester

Sponsored by the Rochester Area Keyboard Club, this contest is open only to graduating seniors who live within a 50-mile radius of Rochester.  Contest fee is $25 per entrant.  Program should include four pieces representing the Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Contemporary periods.

1st Place -- $200
2nd Place -- $150
3rd Place -- $100
4th Place -- $75

Competition Date and Venue:  1 May 2010 - Petit Music, Rochester
Winners Recital Date and Venue:  2 May 2010 - Christ United Methodist Church, Rochester

Mrs. Nuguid is a member of the National Guild of Piano Teachers, which makes her students eligible to participate in this activity.  Entry divisions are based on advancement, not age.  Students perform one to twenty pieces in a private audition with one judge.  Entrants are rated on individual merit, not in competition with one another.  Those who pass will receive a pin and certificate.

Auditions Dates:  17-22 May 2010