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Competitions.(In Unison; Music Teachers National Association )
This past September, at the eighth annual Summit for MTNA Leadership in Cincinnati, Ohio, the attendees considered the philosophical position of our MTNA competitions in specific reference to the Senior Piano Competition. In 2001, a competition task force made several revision recommendations to the Board of Directors, and one of the most significant changes accepted by the Board was to move the senior concerto requirement to the division and national levels, with the state competition being only the solo literature component. The primary reasons for this change was to encourage more student participation and simplify the logistics. By making the state competition less demanding, the leadership hoped to involve more students and teachers in the educational benefits of competing. The division and national were to serve as showcases for the talented students who won their state competitions. The first year of this change was 2003. We are now in our third year under the revision, and the results have been beyond our expectations. Entries in Senior Piano in 2002, when the concerto movement was required at all levels, numbered 223 nationwide. This year's entries in Senior Piano totals 359 students, a 61 percent increase in participation since 2002. This change does not alter or affect the prestige and high standards of the competition at the division and national stages, but it does expand and enhance the pool of entrants at the beginning of the event. We are supported generously by piano sponsors, and they share the Board of Directors' enthusiasm for the increased student and teacher involvement and participation.
This past fall the State Executive Board of the North Carolina Music Teachers Association forwarded a proposal to the national State Presidents Advisory Council (SPAC) requesting reinstatement of the Senior concerto requirement. There was a full discussion of the issues at the SPAC meeting during the leadership summit. When the vote was called, the SPAC elected, by a modest margin, to confirm and continue the current stages of the competition, which adds the concerto at the division level. This vote also confirmed that the impressive growth of the competition was a desired outcome.
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