Junior Composer's Contest
2008 FFMC STATE COMPOSITION RESULTS are now available.
2008 ENTRY DEADLINE:
15 December 2007
Composition, self-addressed stamped envelope
and entry check for $10.00 (payable to FFMC, Inc.)
should be sent to:
Eveline Bland
4741 Antler Trail
Sarasota, FL 34238
Eveline40@aol.com
All mail needs to be postmarked no later than December 15, 2006.
PLEASE DO NOT SEND via CERTIFIED MAIL OR REGISTERED MAIL.
Through this contest, sponsored by the Florida Federation of Music Clubs, Inc., junior composers through the age of 18 have the opportunity to express their musical creativity by writing their own compositions. Any medium is accepted (keyboard, voice, other instruments or any combination thereof).
Juniors may enter one composition in their State Junior Composer's Contest. If you are a first or second place winner at the state level, your composition will be forwarded to the National Federation of Music Club's Junior Composers Contest.
Age classifications:
| Junior I | ages 9 and under |
| Junior II | ages 10-12 |
| Junior III | ages 13-15 |
| Junior IV | ages 16-18 |
Awards for Winners:
| Junior I | First Place | $35.00 and a trophy |
| Second Place | $25.00 and a ribbon | |
| Third Place | Ribbon | |
| Junior II | First Place | $40.00 and a trophy |
| Second Place | $30.00 and a ribbon | |
| Third Place | Ribbon | |
| Junior III | First Place | $45.00 and a trophy |
| Second Place | $35.00 and a ribbon | |
| Third Place | Ribbon | |
| Junior IV | First Place | $50.00 and a trophy |
| Second Place | $40.00 and a ribbon | |
| Third Place | Ribbon |
Entrants may choose to enter the NFMC Festival Cup Program and earn points toward Gold Cups. As with events entered at your district festival, each rating generates a number of points which earn gradually larger gold cups (trophies) at increments of 15 points.
| Score | Rating | Points |
| 90-100 | Superior | 5 |
| 80-89 | Excellent | 4 |
| 70-79 | Satisfactory | 3 |
| 69 & under | Fair | 2 |
Entrants must be a member of an FFMC active Junior Club or must become an Individual Junior Special member ($12.00 dues payable to FFMC, Inc.) See Membership for additional information.
Juniors, when submitting your composition, please include:
| 1) | Completed application form signed by both teacher and student (Application form can be printed from this site or requested from the Junior Composer's Contest Chairman--see contact below). | |
| 2) | Manuscript (include name, age, class, and title on composition). Student must notate on manuscript paper or can be computer generated if done by student. | |
| 3) | Tapes, or CD’s (required for any composition for more than one instrument, should be sent with Classes III and IV, optional for Classes I and II), if submitted, should be clearly marked with title, composer’s name, age and class. | |
| 4) | Entry fees payable to FFMC, Inc.: | |
| a) | If participating in the Festival Cup Program - $13.50 | |
| b) | If not participating in the Festival Cup program - $10.00 | |
| 5) | Self-addressed stamped envelope, no smaller than 9" x 12" with sufficient postage. Manuscript, tapes and rating sheets will be returned to students in these envelopes. | |
Application form and fees must accompany each entry.
To enter the composition contest, print out the Junior Composer's Contest entry form (PDF format) and follow the instructions. If you can not access the entry form you may need to obtain a copy of the Adobe Acrobat Reader. To get a free copy, visit the Adobe web site by clicking on the following logo:
2008 FFMC STATE COMPOSITION WINNERS!!!!
Junior I (ages 9 and under):
First Place Winner receives $35.00 and trophy
1st Place:
BRANDON RICHMAN
Second Place receives $25.00 and a ribbon
2nd Place:
TIE: ORIAN MENDANALL & PARKER
DEWITT
Third Place Winner receives a ribbon
3rd Place: BLAKE BOSS
Junior II (ages 10-12):
First Place Winner receives $40.00 and trophy
1st Place:
GABRIELLE CHOU
Second Place receives $30.00 and a ribbon
2nd Place:
MATTHEW REICHENBERGER
Third Place Winner receives a ribbon
3rd Place: MARGARET-MARY
OWENS
Junior III (ages 13-15):
First Place Winner receives $45.00 and trophy
1st Place:
KATHRYN GERTZ
Second Place receives $35.00 and a ribbon
2nd Place:
DION TODMAN
Third Place Winner receives a ribbon
3rd Place: CHRISTINA HOWARD
Junior IV (ages 16-18):
First Place Winner receives $50.00 and trophy
1st Place:
SAMANTHA TIERNEY
Second Place receives $40.00 and a ribbon
2nd Place:
JOHN URBAN
Third Place Winner receives a ribbon
3rd Place: ANDY KOSOWKI
First and Second Place winners' material has been forwarded to the Southeast Regional Chairman for the next level of competition.
The JUDGES were most impressed with the compositions.
Thank you for your participation...
Eveline Bland....FFMC State Composition Chairman
(Updated: Tuesday, January 29, 2008)