Monster Concert

Sunday, November 17, 2024

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Deadline to register:  Sunday, October 19, 2024, 11:59 pm

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Mandatory Rehearsal:  Saturday, November 16, 2024, 1:00-6:00 pm (individual times to be assigned after registration is complete)

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Concert: Sunday, November 17, 2024, 1:00 pm and 2:30 pm (concert time to be assigned after registration is complete)

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Location:  Lacefield Music, 112 Chesterfield Valley Drive, Chesterfield, MO 63005

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The Monster Piano Concert is a unique performing experience for piano students and their friends and family. The event features multiple performers on multiple pianos simultaneously playing ensemble repertoire with a conductor.  

 

ELIGIBILITY

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SLAMTA piano teachers, their students and their families are welcome to participate.  

 

REGISTRATION FEES 

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• $22 for each performer 

• $22 for each teacher 

• Parents may play for no additional fee

 

• Teachers will submit one payment for all of their performers.  Pay your registration fees by PayPal.  Be sure to answer the question, "What's this for?" with"2024 Monster Concert Registration fees."  Registration fee is due on October 31, 2024 by 11:59 pm.

 

• If paying by check, mail it to Bethany Nikstad, SLAMTA Treasurer, at 3301 Magnolia Ave., St. Louis, MO 63118, and note "2024 Monster Concert" in the memo of the check.  Please notify Monster Concert Chair that you are paying your registration fees by check.

 

REPERTOIRE LIST AND REGISTRATION FORMS 

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Each participating teacher is to submit a Student Registration Form for each of their performers (including students, parents and other teachers in their studio).

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Performers will need to choose music from the Repertoire List, The selections are organized per grade Federation grade levels Pre-Primary (PP) to Medium (M).  Check the tabs at the bottom to view the selections for the grade level you need.  

 

GUIDELINES

 

1. We encourage younger performers to be paired with an adult or advanced performer. Parents and teachers are welcome and encouraged to perform with their students at any of the levels, but especially the Elementary/Late Elementary pieces.

2. Be able to perform at the designated/published tempo marks.  We will confirm the tempo markings after registration.

3. Implement the printed expression marks

4. Follow a conductor while playing

5. Make necessary changes based on the conductor’s instructions.

 

It is the teacher's responsibility to see that their performers are fully prepared.

 

Concert is free to the public

 

As this is not an adjudicated event, music selections are intended to be accessible and entertaining to encourage more participation. Performers may select one or all of the pieces listed on the repertoire list.  In some cases, students may find themselves able or wanting to play in more than one grade. Performers, though, must be able to play at suggested performance tempo.

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T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST

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Every year we have a t-shirt designed to commemorate the Monster Concert.  Students are welcome to enter the contest and submit a picture of their artwork to slamta.monsterconcertchair@gmail.com.  Entries are due by Sunday, October 19, 2024, 11:59 pm and will be voted on SLAMTA's facebook webapge.  The winner will be announced by October 24, 2024.

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Chair: Sharla Anderson

slamta.monsterconcertchair@gmail.com