Student Activities Calendar

Any date or location shown below is confirmed. Please follow the links to appropriate forms for each event. In most cases, the event name is a link to a description of the event. Please note: This page is best viewed on a larger cell-phone, tablet, or computer screen.

Attention event chairs: Click here for the new Policy Document for event chairs.

Attention teachers: Online registration is available for most events. Only events that specifically show "Paper application" permit a paper submittal. For online-only events, teachers without computer access must contact the chair directly. Paper applications for online-only events will not be processed.

The General Rules governing all MSMTA events are available here. All participating teachers and parents should be familiar with these rules.

Awards

Activity Deadline Event Date Location Chair
Distinguished Music Achievement Award-Elementary
- Paper application
06/01/2025 06/01/2025 not applicableBok Hwa Kim 443-414-8883
Distinguished Music Achievement Award-Senior
- Paper application
06/01/2025 06/01/2025 Bok Hwa Kim 443-414-8883
Distinguished Musical Achievement Award-Junior
- Paper application
06/01/2025 06/01/2025 Bok Hwa Kim 443-414-8883

Competitions/Festivals

Activity Deadline Event Date Location Chair
Doris Chase Sonata Competition
- Online registration
04/06/2025 05/18/2025 UMBCDouglas Guiles 410-730-4956
Gottlieb Competition
- Online registration
04/06/2025 05/18/2025 UMBCDouglas Guiles 410-730-4956
Spring Festival: Piano Solo
- Online registration
03/22/2025 05/03/2025 University of Maryland, College Park Carol Wolfe-Ralph 301-385-4796
Strings Plus 04/06/2025 04/26/2025 Virtual/Pre-recordedYee-Ning Soong 443-718-9451
E. R. Davis Memorial Piano Competition-College
- Online registration
02/23/2025 04/06/2025 Piano CraftJunko Takahashi 301-530-6203
Bok Hwa Kim 443-414-8883
E.R. Davis Memorial Piano Competition-11/12 Grades
- Online registration
02/23/2025 04/06/2025 Piano CraftJunko Takahashi 301-530-6203
Bok Hwa Kim 443-414-8883
Young Musicians Competition for Cello and Violin
- Paper application
03/24/2025 04/05/2025 New Hope Lutheran Church 8575 Guilford Rd Columbia, MD 21046Yoon Cho 443-735-9692
Wonhee Kim 410-215-7985
E. R. Davis Memorial Piano Competition-9/10 Grades
- Online registration
02/23/2025 03/30/2025 Piano Craft Junko Takahashi 301-530-6203
Bok Hwa Kim 443-414-8883
 9th and 10th Grade on March 30 11th and 12th Grade on April 6
Spring Festival: Piano Ensemble
- Online registration
01/17/2025 03/02/2025 University of Maryland, College Park Olga Soukhoveeva 240-885-1429
Junko Takahashi 301-530-6203
 The age group of an ensemble is determined are as follows:
1. The ages of the ensemble members are averaged.
2. The average is rounded down to the whole-year age (i.e. a 13.9 average will play in a 13 year old categ
Gertrude S. Brown Concerto
- Online registration
12/01/2024 01/12/2025 UMBC, Baltimore CountyHyun Park 301-675-2808
Solo String Festival
- Online registration
12/05/2024 01/05/2025 Washington Adventist University Dan Zhang 571-258-8833
MTNA Competitions closed TBA Video Submission Douglas Guiles 410-730-4956
Junko Takahashi 301-530-6203
 register HERE
Chamber Music Festival
- Online registration
closed TBA Washington Adventist Univ, 7711 Greenwood Ave., Takoma Park, MD 20912Mark Di Pinto 240-353-3686
Spring Festival: Voice Solo closed TBA Piano Craft, 211 Perry Parkway #2, Gaithersburg, MDYoon Huh 301-814-6372
Unaccompanied Bach Competition
- Paper application
closed TBA Video Submission Wonhee Kim 410-215-7985
Yoon Cho 443-735-9692

Composition

Activity Deadline Event Date Location Chair
Ann S. Matteson Composer's Circle closed 12/08/2024 University United Methodist Church in college Park Deborah White-Bondhus 410-292-5848
Ann Matteson 301-441-2885
 Live Recital but may change to zoom recital depending the condition

Exams

Activity Deadline Event Date Location Chair
Gail F. McDonald High School Exam
- Paper application
- Online registration
03/31/2025 05/16/2025 Video Submission Deborah White-Bondhus 410-292-5848
Keyboard Musicianship Exam
- Online registration
Six wks prior to event

Latest: 02/23/2025
Dates vary by Center

Latest: 04/06/2025
Click for Locations Laurel Carroll 540-751-8089
Edwina Hunter 240-535-3070
 Registration is $15 per student
Theory Exams
- Online registrationstring(10) "2025-03-29"
Six wks prior to event

Latest: 02/16/2025
Dates vary by Center

Latest: 03/29/2025
Click for Locations Elena Eliseeva 301-217-9040
Dmitri Nazarenko 240-606-2209

Scholarships and Grants

Activity Deadline Event Date Location Chair
MSMTA Student Scholarship for Performance
- Paper application
06/15/2025 06/15/2025 Junko Takahashi 301-530-6203
MSMTA Scholarship for HS Graduating Seniors
- Paper application
06/01/2025 06/01/2025 Junko Takahashi 301-530-6203
 HS Graduate must declare as a Music Major/Minor in college.
MSMTA Grants for Teacher Continuing Education
- Paper application
04/28/2025 04/28/2025 not applicableJunko Takahashi 301-530-6203
 Announced June 1, 2020.
MSMTA Music Study Grants
- Paper application
03/15/2025 03/15/2025 Junko Takahashi 301-530-6203
Edwina Hunter 240-535-3070

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