MODERN MUSIC PIANO   COMPETITION of Washington Music Teachers Association
                                        

   
 Date: Saturday, November 22, 2025     

I register YOU for Modern Music

   

Location:   St. Columba's Episcopal Church 
9:00am - 6:00 pm
4201 Albermarle St NW
Washington, D.C. 20016


Format. Sessions are held in recital format: to qualify for awards a student must attend the entire session. The final 10 minutes of each session are devoted to verbal commentary from the judges.
Time limits: Level 1. Age 7 and under: four minutes
Level 2. Age 8-9: five minutes
Level 3. Age 10-11: six minutes
Level 4. Age 12-13: seven minutes
Level 5. Age 14-18: eight minutes
Adults: six minutes 


Special rules: In the Competitive Division, students who arrive late or leave before the end of the session may play for comments only. Students must provide the judges with scores of their pieces.
All participants are responsible for complying with U.S. copyright law. 



Application fee: $25 per student of WMTA member
$35 per student of non-member. 
Eligibility: All ages welcome, including adults. 

Eligibility:  First-Place winners of the 2023 Modern Piano Music Celebration are ineligible to participate in the 2024 competitive division, but more than welcome to enter the non-competitive division.

Repertoire Requirements: Any piece or group of pieces by a composer born in 1905 or later. For repertoire suggestions, click here. This event is memory optional. Participants may perform with or without the musical score. This applies to all sections: precollege, adult, competitive, non-competitive.


IF YOU ARE USING MUSIC, BRING AN EXTRA BOOK FOR THE JUDGES.
OPEN EACH BOOK TO THE PIECE YOU WILL PLAY
MAKE SURE THE MEASURES ARE NUMBERED
IF YOU PLAY MULTIPLE PIECES IN ONE BOOK, PUT PLACE MARKERS AT EACH SPOT
ONCE YOUR SESSION HAS ENDED, PLEASE HELP US BY LEAVING THE PERFORMANCE SPACE PROMPTLY AND QUIETLY SO THAT THE NEXT SESSION CAN BEGIN ON TIME