UNITED MUSIC TEACHERS of NSW Inc.
Scholarships & Awards 2008
Roger Woodward Competition
The finals of this competition will be held at 2:45 pm on Sunday, June 29 at the East Killara Uniting Church. Audience entry is $10.00
Main Awards
The Roger Woodward Award (open to pianists,
other instrumentalists and vocalists) ................................................................$400
The 2MBS-FM Award of broadcast recording
Other Awards
UMT Encouragement Award ..................................................................................$100
Logans Piano Award ..................................................................................................$250
Carlingford Music Centre Award ........................................................................$150
Carlingford Music Centre Encouragement Award ........................................$100
Rules of Competition
Two works are to be presented, with a strong contrast in period, mood and style.
An advanced standard of performance is required (8th grade or higher).
Total performance time should not exceed 12 minutes.
Pianists and other instrumentalists should be 18 years or under on the date of the
competition
There is no age restriction for singers.
Pianists and singers must perform from memory. For instrumentalists, memory is
encouraged but optional.
No previous winner of a Roger Woodward award of $300 or over may enter again.
Those currently holding music scholarships of $5000 or more are ineligible.
If the adjudicators feel that the standard of entry is not high enough, then they may
withhold an award.
All decisions of the adjudicators are final.
Preliminary Audition
Entrants will audition in their own area, where 3 entrants will be chosen to proceed to the finals. There is an entry fee of $10.00 which will be paid at the time of this audition.
The United Music Teachers Awards
Awards
Up to five successful performers are each awarded a United Music Teachers Award certificate together with a cheque for $60. In addition, there is a special Musicianship award of $60 for the most musical performance.
Rules of Competition
There is no entry fee for this award..
Pianists and other instrumentalists should be 14 years or under at the time of the
competition
Singers should be 21 years or under.
Each performer or group of performers should perform one or two works with a
minimum of 3 minutes and a maximum of 6 minutes of performance time. Please do not
perform repeats (but da capo returns are obligatory).
Winners of UMT Awards from previous years may not compete again.
The UMT Presidents Award
This is an award of $300 for pianists and other instrumentalists aged 18 and over.
Rules of Competition
Holders of scholarships worth $5000 or more are ineligible.
Entrants are required to perform 2 contrasting works with a minimum of 6 minutes
and a maximum of 12 minutes of performance time.
The required standard is 7th grade and above.
The entry fee of $10 should accompany the entry
The finals of this competition will be held at 2:45 pm on Sunday, June 29 at the East Killara Uniting Church. Audience entry is $10.00
Main Awards
The Roger Woodward Award (open to pianists,
other instrumentalists and vocalists) ................................................................$400
The 2MBS-FM Award of broadcast recording
Other Awards
UMT Encouragement Award ..................................................................................$100
Logans Piano Award ..................................................................................................$250
Carlingford Music Centre Award ........................................................................$150
Carlingford Music Centre Encouragement Award ........................................$100
Rules of Competition
Two works are to be presented, with a strong contrast in period, mood and style.
An advanced standard of performance is required (8th grade or higher).
Total performance time should not exceed 12 minutes.
Pianists and other instrumentalists should be 18 years or under on the date of the
competition
There is no age restriction for singers.
Pianists and singers must perform from memory. For instrumentalists, memory is
encouraged but optional.
No previous winner of a Roger Woodward award of $300 or over may enter again.
Those currently holding music scholarships of $5000 or more are ineligible.
If the adjudicators feel that the standard of entry is not high enough, then they may
withhold an award.
All decisions of the adjudicators are final.
Preliminary Audition
Entrants will audition in their own area, where 3 entrants will be chosen to proceed to the finals. There is an entry fee of $10.00 which will be paid at the time of this audition.
The United Music Teachers Awards
Awards
Up to five successful performers are each awarded a United Music Teachers Award certificate together with a cheque for $60. In addition, there is a special Musicianship award of $60 for the most musical performance.
Rules of Competition
There is no entry fee for this award..
Pianists and other instrumentalists should be 14 years or under at the time of the
competition
Singers should be 21 years or under.
Each performer or group of performers should perform one or two works with a
minimum of 3 minutes and a maximum of 6 minutes of performance time. Please do not
perform repeats (but da capo returns are obligatory).
Winners of UMT Awards from previous years may not compete again.
The UMT Presidents Award
This is an award of $300 for pianists and other instrumentalists aged 18 and over.
Rules of Competition
Holders of scholarships worth $5000 or more are ineligible.
Entrants are required to perform 2 contrasting works with a minimum of 6 minutes
and a maximum of 12 minutes of performance time.
The required standard is 7th grade and above.
The entry fee of $10 should accompany the entry
