Sonata & Sonatina Festival Rules & Guidelines

Rules and Guidelines
  1. CAPMT members submitting an application must have paid State, National and Orange County Chapter dues before the application deadline.
  2. It is the responsibility of the teacher to abide by these guidelines. Failure to do so will result in disqualification of the applicant.
  3. Applicants’ age category is determined by their age at the event date.
  4. All applicants under the age of 18 must have a Parent/Legal Guardian sign a consent waiver. Parents will be e-mail a consent waiver to sing and return.
  5. Communications regarding the program should be between teachers and the event chair. Parents should not contact the event chair directly unless instructed to do so by the chair regarding the waiver.
  6. Decisions of the adjudicators are final.
  7. Teacher, parent/guardians and applicants may not converse or have any contact with the adjudicators before, during or after the competition.
  8. Fees for the application must be paid in full before the application deadline. Application deadline will be enforced. Late applications will not be accepted.
  9. No repertoire changes are permitted once the application has been submitted.
  10. There are no refunds of the application fees in the event of non-participation.
  11. All repertoire must be memorized and only original printed music must be submitted for the judges. No photocopies allowed.
  12. Previous First Place winners may NOT compete again in the same category in succeeding competitions.
  13. Student may NOT repeat any repertoire in subsequent years, even if they have not placed.
  14. Teachers should consider the time limit per category when selecting the repertoire. All pieces must be played in full. Performers will be stopped when the maximum allocated time is reached.

Categories, Repertoire and Time limit: 
Two pieces are required to be performed. No arrangements are permitted. No concertos are permitted.
  1. First piece: any one movement of a Sonata/Sonatina  from the Classical Period.
  2. Second piece: a contrasting work from Baroque, Romantic or 20th & 21st Century Periods.

Category A: ages 8 and under. Time limit 5 minutes
Category B: 9-11 years old. Time limit 5 minutes
Category C: 12-14 years old. Time limit 7 minutes
Category D: 15-17 years old. Time limit 10 minutes
Category E: 18-25 years old. Time limit 10 minutes

Application fees:
Category A: $35
Category B: $35
Category C: $40
Category D: $45
Category E: $45
 
If the teacher is a member of CAPMT, but not a member of Orange County Chapter, there will be a $10 surcharge per application.

If the teacher is a not member of CAPMT, there will be a $20 surcharge per application.

​There is a limit of 8 students per teacher.