Nebraska State Festival
NMTA sponsors a non-competitive State Festival in the fall of each year. In order to qualify for the NMTA pre-college performance festival, a student must meet the following requirements:
- Receive a Superior or Excellent rating in a Nebraska District Festival
- Complete the sight reading requirements at a District Festival
- Receive a passing score on the theory (70% and above) and musicianship test (performance rating of II or above) at a District Festival
- Observe suggested repertoire requirements
- Study with a teacher who is an active member of MTNA (teachers must be an active member by August 31 with all association dues paid)
- Participate at the proper level in the District Festival to qualify for State Festival
This is a non-competitive performance opportunity. Students receive ratings on their performances and general evaluations of their scales.
For More Information:
Please refer to the NMTA Festival Competitions Manual below for more detailed instructions.
Please refer to the Competitions webpage for all questions regarding the MTNA and the NMTA (NE only) competitions.
For festival related questions, send an e-mail to: contactnmta@gmail.com
Useful Documents:
NMTA Theory Guidelines – Level 1A-4B
Level 1A Theory Test Sample – 03/18
Level 1B Theory Test Sample – 07/19
Level 2A Theory Test Sample – 07/19
Level 2B Theory Test Sample – 07/19
Level 3A Theory Test Sample – 07/19
Level 3B Theory Test Sample – 07/19
Level 4A Theory Test Sample – 07/19
Level 4B Theory Test Sample – 07/19
Glossary Level 1A/1B – 03/18
Glossary Level 2A/2B – 08/18
Glossary Level 3A/3B – 08/18
Glossary Level 4A/4B – 08/18
How to Register Students:
| Festival Date: | Deadline has passed: October 18, 2024 |
| Registration Deadline: | Deadline has passed: September 12, 2024 |
| Location: | University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
Please LOGIN to see contact information shown on the Festival Information Page or email contactnmta@gmail.com.
State eFestival
| Registration Deadline: | ** No Current State eFestival ** |
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How to submit videos and music scores
When recording performance videos have the student play the scale then their solo as one video, then the other scale and the other solo as the second video.
The music rack must be empty on the submitted video when recording performances from memory.
For the performance video, have the student play the scale then their solo as one video, then the other scale and the other solo as the second video.
Upload your video to unlisted YouTube video. How to make an unlisted video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOr7JluzEOM
Copies of scores must be uploaded to the private, password protected member login area. Once uploaded these documents will be unavailable to print or download and can be only viewed by the teacher and the single judge.
For festival related questions, send an e-mail to: contactnmta@gmail.com