Solo A & B Divisions

 

 

 

Application Form in Word Format 

Preliminary Adjudication Form Word Format   

Final Round Adjudication Form Word Format

 

DATES & FEES SOLO A:

Application & Preliminary Round deadline can be submitted between  April 14 and May 1, 2025

Application Fee:  $85.00

  • This must include a YouTube recording
  • Competition Application (downloadable copy is provided above)
  • Preliminary Round Adjudication Form in Word Format (downloadable copy is provided above)
  • A valid membership
  • Application fee, which need to be submitted via PayPal, Venmo or Zelle or a personal check. Electronic Payments: via PayPal or Zelle to ypcnjoffice@gmail.com or Venmo to @Lana-Ivanov-2.  Make sure it is listed as family and friends and NOT a business. Please list the Individual's name in the transaction.
  • Division Code S (age group codes are listed below)

Final Live Round:  June 1, 2025

Final Round Fee: $100.00

This will be held at the Vera's Music School

Winner's Recital:  June 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM at Merkin Hall, Kaufmann Center, NYC  

Recital Fee:  $170.00

GENERAL INFORMATION, REPERTOIRE REQUIREMENTS & APPLICATION PROCEDURES FOR SOLO A:

A participant needs to perform a program up to 8-minutes.  This could be either one piece of any length or several shorter pieces preferably of different musical periods. All participants (ages 6 – 12) will be grouped by their age as of April 1, 2024.

IMPORTANT REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL MEMBERS:  TEACHERS AND INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS

The applicant must list all pieces, even though for the preliminary round, the competitors are only required to perform one piece.  Incomplete applications cannot be processed, and a late fee will have to be paid.

An email with instructions will be sent before the final round to either a teacher member or individual member.  These instructions must be read and followed VERY carefully. This information pertains to the repertoire requirements, copies of the scores, and fees.  Those who fail to comply with our instructions will be disqualified.

DATES & FEES SOLO B:

Application & Preliminary Round deadline can be submitted between  April 14 and May 1, 2025

Application Fee:  $100.00

  • This must include a YouTube recording
  • Competition Application (downloadable copy is provided above)
  • Preliminary Round Adjudication Form in Word Format (downloadable copy is provided above)
  • A valid membership
  • Application fee, which need to be submitted via PayPal, Venmo or Zelle or a personal check. Electronic Payments: via PayPal or Zelle to ypcnjoffice@gmail.com or Venmo to @Lana-Ivanov-2.  Make sure it is listed as family and friends and NOT a business. Please list the Individual's name in the transaction.
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  • Division Code S (age group codes are listed below)

If submitting the application late (no later than April 13, 2024), Late Application Fee is $130.00

Final Live Round:  June 1, 2025

Final Round Fee: $120.00

This will be held at the Vera's Music School

Winner's Recital:  June 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM at Merkin Hall, Kaufmann Center, NYC  

Recital Fee:  $200.00

GENERAL INFORMATION, REPERTOIRE REQUIREMENTS & APPLICATION PROCEDURES FOR SOLO B:

A participant needs to perform a program up to 15-minutes.  This could be either a cyclical (multi-movement) work, one long piece or several shorter pieces of two or more different musical periods. All participants (ages 6 – 18) will be grouped by their age as of April 1, 2024.

IMPORTANT REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL MEMBERS:  TEACHERS AND INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS

The applicant must list all pieces, even though for the preliminary round, the competitors are only required to perform one piece.  Incomplete applications cannot be processed, and a late fee will have to be paid.

An email with instructions will be sent before the final round to either a teacher member or individual member.  These instructions must be read and followed VERY carefully. This information pertains to the repertoire requirements, copies of the scores, and fees.  Those who fail to comply with our instructions will be disqualified.

DIVISION CODES: [S]

Age Code
4-6 S-I
7-8 S-II
9-10 S-III
11-12 S-IV
13-14 S-V
15-16 S-VI
17-18 S-VII

 

PRELIMINARY ROUND:

YouTube Recording: Please submit a recording of one-piece of your choice:

(Please exclude Beethoven’s Fur Elise, the First Movement of the Moonlight Sonata, Mozart's Rondo A la Turk as well as Pachelbel's Canon).

*Classical period:  Schubert is considered Classical Composer only if it is a Sonata, all other works are considered Romantic

RECORDING REQUIREMENTS: The video must have clear sound quality.

The email with the YouTube video link must be accompanied by the following:

  1. Performer's name, age and membership number (if applicable)
  2. Teacher's name and membership number
  3. Division name and code number
  4. Composition name, Opus numbers, key, etc.
  5. Composer's name
  6. Performance time

FINAL ROUND FOR ALL APPLICANTS:

Each participant needs to perform the entire program live in front of the judges and audience.