SECTION XI - PART 3
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PMTNM Performance Evaluation Program (PEP)
The Performance Evaluation Program (PEP) is a PMTNM sponsored non-competitive general audition. The repertoire, dates and general rules are determined by the PEP Committee.
Audition Schedule
- PEP Auditions can be held at any time during the year.
Eligibility
- Entrants must be studying with a teacher who is a member in good standing of PMTNM.
- Entrants may be of elementary, junior high or senior high age.
- There is also an adult category for students over the age of 18.
Organization
- State: The State PEP Chairman will be appointed by the State President to administer the PEP Auditions.
- Local: A local Chairman, appointed by the local MTA will make arrangements for the time and place of the local auditions, working through the State PEP Chairman in administering the Auditions.
- Individual: In localities where there is no local MTA, individual teachers may make arrangements for the PEP Auditions directly with the PEP Chairman.
Fees
- See Current Fee Schedule: Section III, Performance Evaluation Program (PEP), for applicable fees.
Repertoire: Piano
- Each teacher should determine the performance level for each of his/her students who are entering the Auditions.
- All solo selections must be performed by memory.
- Music is to be played with no repeats.
- Contrasting numbers should be selected to show the student's versatility.
- Students must play at least three pieces or a minimum of four minutes of performance time.
- Beginning with level four, students must play selections representing three musical periods. Teachers are asked to refer to the PMTNM General Auditions (PEP) Music Guide in the Appendix of this Handbook.
- An ensemble may be programmed in lieu of one piece.
- An ensemble may include a duet or duo, a vocal solo with accompaniment, an instrumental solo with accompaniment. The vocalist, if being judged as a PEP participant, should perform from memory. Other instrumentalists and accompanists in the ensemble category are not required to play from memory.
- If a student enters PEP in piano, his ensemble entry must also feature him at the piano, not on another instrument or voice.
- Evaluation of an ensemble should reflect the ensemble as a whole with special attention to the PEP participant. The judge should be given scores which include both solo and accompaniment parts.
- Under no circumstance is a PEP participant exempt from the requirement that, beginning with level four, music from at least three style periods must be performed. Therefore, the ensemble should be selected to fulfill part of this requirement.
- A musicianship task may be programmed in lieu of one piece.
- The musicianship task includes all scales, triads, and arpeggio at the level of the participant's enrollment, with the choice of key to be determined by the PEP judge.
- An ensemble or musicianship task is not required, but may be programmed in lieu of one of the three pieces required.
Repertoire: Voice
- Level I-IV (5 minutes performance; 9 minutes total)
- Scales: Sing a major scale from any given pitch, one octave.
- Arpeggios: Sing a major arpeggio using 1, 3, 5, 8 ascending and descending, unaccompanied.
- Intervals: Recognize or sing the interval of a third, a fifth and an octave.
- Repertoire: Sing 1 or 2 contrasting songs from memory.
- Levels V-VIII (10 minutes performance; 14 minutes total)
- Scales: Sing a major scale. Sing a natural minor scale.
- Arpeggios: Sing major and minor arpeggios.
- Intervals: Recognize or sing the interval of a fourth and sixth.
- Repertoire: Sing 3 contrasting songs from memory.
- Levels IX - XII (16 minutes performance; 20 minutes total)
- Scales: Sing chromatic, melodic and harmonic minor scales.
- Intervals: Recognize or sing all intervals from a given pitch including a seventh.
- Reading: Sight sing a simple melody.
- Repertoire: Sing 4 contrasting songs in the original language from memory (Folk, classical, modern, and sacred).
- (Prepared by Karolyn Coulter in collaboration with the Los Alamos Music Teachers. Accepted at Convention 11/98)
Repertoire: Instruments other than Piano
- Each teacher should determine the performance level for each of his/her students who are entering the Auditions.
- It is not required that solo selections on instruments other than piano be performed from memory.
- Music is to be played with no repeats.
- Contrasting numbers should be selected to show the student's versatility.
- Entrants must play at least three pieces for levels one through three, or a minimum of four minutes or performance time.
- Beginning with level four, students must play selections representing at least two musical periods, but may do three musical periods to fill time requirements.
- The U.I.L. (University Interscholastic League) Music and All-State Music should serve as a guide for orchestral instruments.
- The National Association of Organ Teachers Handbook and/or the PMTNM Organ Syllabus and Requirements compiled by Marian Henry and Linda Rice (available from the state PEP Chairman) may serve as a guide for the organ. Selections must be legitimate organ music and not arrangements of piano music.
- An ensemble may be programmed in lieu of one piece.
- An ensemble may include a duet or duo, or an instrumental solo with accompaniment.
- If a student enters PEP in voice or on an instrument other than piano, his ensemble entry must also feature him in voice or the designated instrument.
- Evaluation of an ensemble should reflect the ensemble as a whole with special attention to the PEP participant. The judge should be given scores which include both solo and accompaniment parts.
- Under no circumstance is a PEP participant exempt from the requirement that, beginning with level four, music from at least two style periods must be performed. Therefore, the ensemble should be selected to fulfill part of this requirement.
- A musicianship task may be programmed in lieu of one piece.
- The musicianship task includes all scales, triads, and arpeggios at the level of the participant's enrollment, with the choice of key to be determined by the PEP judge.
- An ensemble or musicianship task is not required, but may be programmed in lieu of one of the required pieces.
- Scales, chords, and arpeggios in the key of each piece should be prepared according to the appropriate National Course of Study for the level entered.
Requirements for All Entrants
- Students must provide a copy of each piece for the judge.
- Measures should be numbered.
- Reproductions of copyrighted music may not be used.
- Time limits given below must be adhered to in the audition.
Performance Levels | Total Time | Performance Time | Evaluation Time |
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Piano/Voice/Instrumental 1 – 4 | 9 minutes | 5 minutes | 4 minutes |
5 – 8 | 14 minutes | 10 minutes | 4 minutes |
9 – 12 | 20 minutes | 16 minutes | 4 minutes |
Organ 1 – 4 | 9 minutes | 5 minutes | 4 minutes |
5 – 6 | 14 minutes | 10 minutes | 4 minutes |
7 – 10 | 20 minutes | 16 minutes | 4 minutes |
Recognition
- Each entrant will receive a colored ribbon: Blue – Superior; Red – Excellent; White – Good or Needs Improvement.
- Each entrant will receive a certificate that has been signed by the State PEP Chairman, the Local PEP Chairman, and the Student's teacher. Each teacher will fill in the names of his/her students on the certificate.
Judges
- PMTNM members wishing to judge in the PEP Auditions must have participated in a judging seminar (arranged for by the PEP Chairman), or have judging experience which meets the approval of the State PEP Chairman.
- All judges should follow the "Judge Guidelines", prepared by the PEP Committee, in order to keep the judging standards consistent throughout the state. Judges must also adhere to required time limits.
- Pay for judges are detailed in the Current Fee Schedule: Performance Evaluation Program (PEP), Section III of this Handbook.
- A grade and constructive criticism will be given each entrant by the judge on rating sheets furnished by the PEP Chairman. The grading standard is as follows:
I 92—100 Superior
II 85—91 Excellent
III 75—84 Good
IV 65—74 Needs Improvement
Audition Procedure
- State Chairman
- The State PEP Chairman will arrange for a qualified judge(s) (from another city), and will send the Local Chairman the needed forms, ribbons, and certificates to run the local PEP Auditions. (See Duties of the PEP Chairman in Section VII of this Handbook for further details.)
- Local Chairman
- Make arrangements for time and place of Auditions.
- Six weeks prior to audition, notify State PEP Chairman of date, place, and time required for Audition. You may include a request for three judges in order of preference. If possible, your request will be honored. Tell the State PEP Chairman if there will be any vocal or non-piano instrumental entries so that appropriate judging forms can be sent.
- Three weeks prior to audition, collect application and fees from local teachers.
- Two weeks prior to audition send State PEP Chairman totals for all entries and all entry fees. Include request for certificates and ribbons needed.
- As soon as you receive the name of your judge(s), contact them. Arrange lodging and meeting places. Some judges prefer to stay in homes; others prefer motels. Request a picture and press release.
- Have adequate number of rating sheets printed and distribute to local teachers. Distribute certificates to teachers at least one week prior to Auditions.
- Set up schedule for the Auditions, allowing the judge breaks and lunch times. If local teachers wish, schedule a time for conferences with the judges following the Auditions. A judge will judge no longer than eight hours (unless consulted and agreed in advance by the judge). Arrange for door monitors.
- Before the Audition day, check the facilities and audition room to be sure everything is in order.
- Provide the judge with a master time schedule.
- See that the judge and student only are in the room at the time of the Audition.
- After the audition, see that all rating sheets and ribbons are given to the individual teachers. Under no circumstances should the rating sheet and ribbon be given to the student by anyone other than their own teacher, unless requested by the teacher.
- Return on the form provided, a report of the Auditions to the State PEP Chairman, and return all unused ribbons and certificates. Include any bills for printing.
- In case of illness or family crisis, a local teacher may be enlisted to hear the Audition at a later date. No reimbursement will be made for this.
- As a courtesy, local teachers usually provide the noon meal for the judges. If it is to be at a restaurant, make an advanced reservation and allow travel time to and from the restaurant in the schedule. Local teachers often prefer a potluck at one of the teacher's homes.
- Participating Teacher
- Studies the Music Guide and determines the approximate number of students entering and the level for each student entering.
- This information should be given to the Local PEP Chairman so that he/she can notify the State PEP Chairman at least six weeks prior to the Auditions.
- A student may enter a level as many times as desired.
- Teachers are asked to refer to the PMTNM General Auditions (PEP) Music Guide (or Organ Syllabus and Requirements for organ entrants) available from the PEP Chairman, or the appropriate guide for other instrumentalists.
- Receives a PEP Application form each year with the January PMTNM News.
- Lists on PEP Application for Auditions the total number of students entered in each level, and the fees for each level.
- Writes ONE check to PMTNM to cover the PEP Audition Fees for all his/her students entering.
- Sees that the application form and check are given to the Local Chairman in time to reach the State PEP Chairman at least two weeks before the Auditions.
- Adheres strictly to the Repertoire Rules listed earlier in this section.
- Fills in the rating sheet (distributed by the Local PEP Chairman) with the names of the pieces to be performed along with other requested information.
- Notifies each student of his/her Audition time and sees that he/she presents the rating sheet and music to the judge.
- Provides the Local PEP Chairman with a list of student names for the newspaper.
- After the Audition, gets all his/her students' rating sheets and ribbons from the Local PEP Chairman or the judge and distributes them along with the certificates to the individual students.
- Studies the Music Guide and determines the approximate number of students entering and the level for each student entering.
- The judge's/judges' decision is final and incontestable once the score sheets are given to the chairman.