Lehigh Valley Music Teachers Association, through a matching grant from the PMTA, will present a masterclass with esteemed pianist and pedagogue, John Perry. We are inviting teachers and students from around the state to attend this master class. Participation in the master class is limited to students of LVMTA’s teachers, however, we encourage all students and teachers to attend, you will have a memorable experience!

The Indiana University of Pennsylvania Summer Music Camp is open to rising seventh-grade students through high school seniors. Camp runs from June 12-16 with an optional check-in for residential campers on June 11. We have lessons and ensembles for students on all band and orchestra instruments, voice, and piano. Our piano faculty teacher is Dr. Evan Engelstad.

Students will have ensemble experiences, group repertoire class, private practice time, and will receive two private lessons during camp. They will also have an opportunity to perform in the final camp concert. In addition to performing, there will be elective offerings for technology, composition, leadership, conducting, vocal jazz, and more.

The IUP Summer Music Camp has residential and commuter options. Residential campers will be housed in private semi-suites (two people, two private bedrooms, shared kitchenette and bathroom in each suite). Find out more information and register at https://www.iup.edu/music/camps/summer-music-camp/index.html

MostArts Festival
July 23-29, 2023

Announcing the 7th Annual Young Pianist Competition ages 13-18

$10,000 Grand Prize
$5,000 Second Prize
$2,500 Third Prize
$1500 in discretionary awards

All Finalists Perform with the MostArts Festival Orchestra and in Solo Recital as part of the 2023 MostArts Festival

Grand Prize Winner will be invited back to solo with the MostArts Festival Orchestra in 2024.​

Winner is eligible to apply to become a Young Steinway Artist

Application Deadline: May 1, 2023

Complete details are on our website

Please join Wendy Bachman, President-Elect of PMTA and Guest RCM Expert Examiner, with Paul Myatt, Director of Education for Forte School of Music and Piano Teaching Success for a 6-week course called Teaching RCM Piano Exams with Whole Body Learning. Over 800 teachers worldwide have participated in Paul’s Whole Body Learning courses in the last two years, and this specific course is designed to use the 2022 Sixth Edition Celebration Series Books from the RCM highlighting engaging teaching strategies that lead to total musicianship and increased examination success. Please see the website for details. This course will be LIVE and recorded starting January 17th with a FREE MASTERCLASS. You will be invited to join a private Facebook group to communicate with the instructors and build community with participating teachers.

SCHOLARSHIP AUDITION (Open to High School Grades 11 and 12) This event is open exclusively for high school pianists in grades 11 and 12. Each student will perform two contrasting pieces from memory, followed by a musicianship test. Mansfield Piano Scholarships totaling $5,000 may be offered to best-qualified students. (Scholarship recipients must be academically admitted by CU-Mansfield, enrolling as a Piano Performance major, piano concentration in Music Education, Music Technology, or Music Business, or a BA Music piano track.)

Total performance time should be between 6 and 12 minutes, and memorization is required for both pieces. Students are to perform two contrasting pieces in the classical style chosen from the following list:

* A contrapuntal work or a dance movement by J.S. Bach, or a sonata movement by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven or Schubert.

* A piece from Romantic, Impressionistic or Contemporary classical repertory.