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 |
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Activity | Deadline | Event Date | Location | Chair |
Distinguished Music Achievement Award-Elementary
- Paper application | 06/01/2025 | 06/01/2025 | not applicable | Bok 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 |
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Activity | Deadline | Event Date | Location | Chair |
Doris Chase Sonata Competition
- Online registration | 04/06/2025 | 05/18/2025 | UMBC | Douglas Guiles 410-730-4956 |
Gottlieb Competition
- Online registration | 04/06/2025 | 05/18/2025 | UMBC | Douglas Guiles 410-730-4956 |
Spring Festival: Piano Solo
- Online registration | 03/29/2025 | 05/10/2025 | Video Submission | Carol Wolfe-Ralph 301-385-4796 |
Strings Plus | 04/06/2025 | 04/26/2025 | Virtual/Pre-recorded | Yee-Ning Soong 443-718-9451 |
E. R. Davis Memorial Piano Competition-College
- Online registration | 02/23/2025 | 04/06/2025 | Piano Craft | Junko 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 Craft | Junko 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 21046 | Yoon 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 | closed | 01/12/2025 | UMBC, Baltimore County | Hyun Park 301-675-2808 |
Solo String Festival
- Online registration | closed | 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 20912 | Mark Di Pinto 240-353-3686 |
Spring Festival: Voice Solo | closed | TBA | Piano Craft, 211 Perry Parkway #2, Gaithersburg, MD | Yoon Huh 301-814-6372 |
Unaccompanied Bach Competition
- Paper application | closed | TBA | Video Submission | Wonhee Kim 410-215-7985 Yoon Cho 443-735-9692 |
Composition |
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Activity | Deadline | Event Date | Location | Chair |
Ann S. Matteson Composer's Circle | closed | TBA | 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 |
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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 |
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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 applicable | Junko 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 |