WMMTA offers many opportunities for teachers and their students.
We have competitive auditions, recitals, music progressions and festivals available for students.
We have competitive auditions, recitals, music progressions and festivals available for students.
WMMTA Student Events 2024-2025
WMMTA Fall Piano Festival
Date: Saturday, November 9, 2024
Location: Newman University DeMattias Fine Arts, 3100 W McCormick St.
Entry Deadline: October 26th, 2024
Entry Form: wmmta_fall_piano_festival_entry_2024__1_.pdf
WMMTA Concerto Auditions
Date: November 16, 2024
Location: WSU Duerksen Fine Arts Center & Wiedemann Hall
Entry Deadline: October 16, 2024
Entry Form: 2024_concerto_guildelines_and_entry_form.pdf
WMMTA Spring Auditions: Grades 1-12 and Collegiate
Date: April 12, 2025
Location: Wichita State University
Entry Deadline: March 12, 2025
Committee: Shirley Wiebe, Chair, Dr. Christina Liu, Christy Williams and Melissa Vance
This festival is open to all students in grades 1 through 12 and collegiate music majors. The objective is to elevate the standards of performance among young people and to give recognition to those who strive for excellence in performance and piano teaching.
- Grades 1 through 3 compete for medals and ribbons. Grades 4 through 12 compete for cash prizes. All grades may perform for comments only.
- High School seniors who are preparing to major in music at a Kansas college or university have the option of auditions for the Milo Wright Scholarship award of $700. High School seniors choose to compete in the Senior Division or Milo Wright Scholarship.
- Collegiate music majors may audition for the Francis A. Wallingford Memorial Piano Performance award of $1,000 or the Francis A. Wallingford Memorial Piano Pedagogy award of $1,000. (Entrants must choose one of the collegiate options.)
Grades 1-12: wmmta_2025_spring_auditions_grades_1-12_wsu.pdf
Collegiate/HS Seniors: wmmta_2025_spring_auditions_collegiate-hs_senior_2.pdf
Video Submissions: wmmta_spring_auditions_wallingford_pedagogy_video_submission_guidelines.pdf
Spring Auditions Results
wmmta_2023_spring_auditions_results.pdf
wmmta_2024_spring_auditions_results.pdf
WMMTA Music Progressions
Date: April 26 & 27, 2025
Location: WSU Duerksen Fine Arts Center
2025 WMMTA Music Progressions will be held on Saturday and Sunday, April 26 and 27, 2025, at the Duerksen Fine Arts Building on the Wichita State University campus. Registration forms will be available in early 2025. Registration forms
are available at https://forms.gle/RniiQVguAkcEyFdV8
Because of scheduling conflicts, these dates are different from
the ones published in the WMMTA directory. If you have any questions about Music Progressions, you may contact Marlene Hallstrom. For new participants, Music Progressions materials are available on the KMTA website (www.ksmta.org).
2025 WMMTA Music Progressions will be held on Saturday and Sunday, April 26 and 27, 2025,
at the Duerksen Fine Arts Building on the Wichita State University campus. Registration forms
are available at https://forms.gle/RniiQVguAkcEyFdV8
If you have any questions about Music Progressions, you may contact Marlene Hallstrom
([email protected]). For new participants, Music Progressions materials are available on
the KMTA website (www.ksmta.org).