Honors Competition is for highly motivated students and highlights repertoire from Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Contemporary periods. It is open to piano, strings, winds, brass and voice from ages 9 and under to 26. Online applications will be open December 1-15, 2023. The CAPMT State Finals will be held on Saturday, March 23, 2024 at Lyceum Village in Orange County, CA. |
TEACHERS: You may NOT register for your students due to liability reasons.
TEACHERS: CAPMT dues need to be current before the application deadline. Non-CAPMT members are assessed an additional $20 non-member fee.
Failure to abide by the Guidelines will result in disqualification of the applicant.
Late applications and submissions will not be accepted.
Communication regarding any CAPMT Student Program must be between the teacher and the student program chair for that chapter/district. It is inappropriate for a student or parent to contact any CAPMT Board Member.
Decisions of the adjudicators are final.
The student must have studied with the teacher a minimum of six of the past nine months in all stages of the competitions.
A student may enter either (a) in the chapter/district where the student has permanent residence, or (b) in the chapter/district where instruction takes place.
For competitive programs, repertoire listed on the application form is to be used both at District and State Finals levels. No repertoire changes are permitted.
There are no refunds of application fees in the event of non-participation.
Honors Competition Repertoire Guidelines:
The age determination date is December 31, 2023.
Time limits for each category:
Category A: age 9 and under (10 minutes)
Category B: age 10 - 12 (10 minutes)
Category C: age 13 - 15 (12 minutes)
Category D: age 16 - 18 (15 minutes)
Category E: age 19 - 26 (15 minutes)
Application fee is $55.00 for all categories (plus any applicable District surcharges). Application fee is NON-REFUNDABLE.
$20 surcharge for students of Non-CAPMT members.
Application fees will only be accepted ONLINE via credit card payment. Registration will be open from December 1-15, 2023. No applications will be accepted past the deadline.
Online Registration: December 1 - December 15, 2023
Click on the corresponding Region below to register.
Please contact Honors Chair, Rowena Asuncion, with any questions at adventuresin88keys@gmail.com
IMPORTANT: Please ensure that you have registered for the CORRECT District.
There are NO REFUNDS for any registration errors. Check with your teacher if you are uncertain.
Please contact your District Chair with any questions.
Accompanists are not provided.
District 1: San Diego & Imperial Counties Chair: *James Gary and Rowena Asuncion SD North Chapter Hosting Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024 10:30am-2:30pm Greene Music 7480 Miramar Rd. San Diego District Fee: $25 |
District 2: San Francisco Bay Area Chairs: Dr. Vicky Wang and Dr. Yu-Ting Huang Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024 Steinway Los Altos District Fee: $25 |
District 3: Los Angeles County - Southern Chair: Larissa Hatch Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024 Venue TBD District Fee: $25 |
District 4: Riverside & San Bernardino Counties Chair: Caitlin Olivarria Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024 University of Redlands |
District 5: Sacramento & San Joaquin Counties Chair: Dr. Brandon Bascom Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024 Fresno City College |
District 6: Central Coast Please register under District 9 |
District 7: Redwood Empire Chair: Dr. Sally Wei Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024 at 1:30pm Santa Rosa Junior College |
District 8: Orange County Chair: Dr. Andrea Garreffa Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024 1961 Irvine Blvd. Tustin, CA 92780 |
District 9: Los Angeles County - Northern Chair: Agatha Hou Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024 (Late morning to afternoon) First United Methodist Church in Pasadena 500 E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91101 |