MMA Composition Competition
| MMA Composition Competition | |
| Summary: | Songwriting Competition |
| Deadline: | 18 January 2017 |
| Date Posted: | 14 December 2016 |
| Details: |
Giving our students creative opportunities in composition is very important to the association and so the MMA is pleased to continue the composition competition for 2017. Senior Category: For pupils in year 10 and above Brief: Pupils in year 10 upwards are invited to compose a piece for up to a 4 member chamber ensemble with a pupil set brief, lasting at least 2 minutes in duration. The instrumentation maybe any combination of: Piano, Xylophone, Violin and Cello. Guidance: Pupils should investigate the characteristics of instruments, instrumental ensembles and instrumental forms to demonstrate understanding of musical conventions in relation to their chosen genre, style or tradition. They should demonstrate their ability to create and develop musical ideas and structures coherently, relating these to their brief and work to sustain a piece with a varied and creative musical outcome. They may work in any style, subject to their brief. Junior Category: For pupils in years 7 – 9 Brief: to compose a popular song based on a given topic. The topic for 2017 is the Refugee Crisis. Children must write the text and music themselves, and may make use of music technology such as GarageBand to help them. They may work in a group of up to 4 children. Timetable for the MMA Composition Prize 2017 Deadline: 18th January 2017 Completed entries for both categories must be received by 18th January 2017. Send entries to the MMA President, president@mma-online.org.uk. (For large audio files please use www.wetransfer.com and the same email address.) Shortlist announced (top 3 in both categories): 27th January. Workshop day: 10th February 2017 Top 3 composers from each category will be invited to a workshop of their pieces (along with others in that school who are most welcome). This will take place on Friday 10th February at City of London School for Girls. See our INSET timetable for more details. The Senior and Junior Winners announced: 10th February 2017 Tansy Castledine: TCastledine@StGeorgesWeybridge.com Senior Prizes: 1st: £200 and an invitation to compose an orchestral piece for the NSSO to workshop during their summer course in Malvern, further details of which will be available from February 2017. 2nd – £150 3rd – £100 Junior Prizes: 1st – £75 2nd £50 3rd – £25 |
| Web Site: | www.mma-online.org.uk/events/mma-composition-competition/ |
