Duet Performance Competition
Duet Performance Competitions
DUET PERFORMANCE COMPETITIONS (Coordinating Chairperson: Arnel Montgomery) are held in three categories based on age levels and students must perform both solo pieces from memory:
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ELEMENTARY: up to age 10
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INTERMEDIATE: up to age 14
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ADVANCED: up to age 19 (Not yet graduated from High School)
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A First and Second place award will be given for each level.
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Duet teams may perform both pieces from memory, however the use of the score is recommended. The First place duet team in each level performs both pieces at the May general meeting. Participation in the winners' recital is a mandatory requirement, so students and their parents must be made aware of the date. The First place winner in each level may compete again in the same level (based on the age criterion) or move to a higher level (again based on the age criterion).
Age level is determined by the older partner as of January 1 of the competition year. If the score is used, page turns must be done by the performers or a page turner (not a parent or teacher).
Deadline for applications in all levels is a postmark date of March 15, 2027.
There will be NO exceptions!
Teachers (not parents or students) must submit the applications, which are available on the website or at the general meetings. See individual descriptions below for required pieces, specific contact person for each level, dates and location of competition, fees, and award amounts. All fees are non-refundable.
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Audition times are specific and final the day of the event and latecomers cannot be accommodated.
An unlimited number of entries per teacher(s) is allowed up to ten teams total per level. Duet partners may come from different PPTA members.
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Teachers of winning duet students will be notified by email the day of the competition. The judges’ decision is final and may not be challenged by teacher, entrants, parents or guardians.
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REMINDER: A teacher must be a paid member of PPTA by September 1, prior to the date of the competition. The students must have worked solely with the PPTA member on all pieces performed or submitted for the competition.
Coordinating Chairperson Contact Information:
Arnel Montgomery
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Cell: 412-860-7093
Email: ilovethepiano2003@yahoo.com
Category Chairpersons
Send completed applications for performance competitions to individual chairpersons listed below.
Elementary: up to age 10
PYCO School of Music Recital Hall
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Saturday morning
April 17, 2027
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Arnel Montgomery
Cell: 412-860-7093
AWARDS PER TEAM:
1st Place $70.00
2nd Place $60.00
ENTRY FEE PER TEAM:
$40.00
Morgengesang by Robert Volkmann
Masterwork Classics Duets Level 5 published by Alfred
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The Washington Post March by John Philip Sousa, arr. by Melody Bober
The FJH Piano Ensemble Series Late Intermediate Level
Intermediate: up to age 14
PYCO School of Music Recital Hall
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Saturday morning
April 17, 2027
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Arnel Montgomery
Cell: 412-860-7093
AWARDS PER TEAM:
1st Place $100.00
2nd Place $80.00
ENTRY FEE PER TEAM:
$40.00
Sonata in D Major K. 381, Andante by Wolfgang Mozart
Any Standard Edition
The Stars and Stripes Forever March by John Philip Sousa
Available at free-scores.com
Advanced: up to age 19*
PYCO School of Music Recital Hall
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Saturday morning
April 10, 2027
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Arnel Montgomery
Cell: 412-860-7093
AWARDS PER TEAM:
1st Place $200.00
2nd Place $150.00
ENTRY FEE PER TEAM:
$50.00
Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor by Johannes Brahams
Any standard edition
Sonata in C Major K. 521, Andante by Wolfgang Mozart
Any standard edition
*Not yet graduated from High School