Jun
1
5:30 PM17:30

Virtuoso International Festival

Virtuoso International Festival

Formerly the Virtuoso Festival, to celebrate the works of the romantic, impressionistic, and contemporary musical eras, the VAFI competition opens its doors to pianists and instrumentalists of the world. Recently revised and expanded, this inclusive educational festival aims to inspire youth and adult musicians to create and share their artistry from anywhere in the world – even from his or her living room through pre-recorded YouTube video links.

The SIPF provides within its friendly and accessible format an outlet to express one’s inner voice through the performance of 19th century and later masterworks.

Those familiar with last year’s festival will note no significant changes to 2025 Virtuoso Artists Festival.

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May
31
11:30 AM11:30

National Guild Auditions are May 31!

Place: St. Martins University, Fine Arts Building

Bring your music! Bring yourself, dressed neatly, nails trimmed, ready to play!

Schedule:

11:30    Phoebe (HS Diploma!)
1:00        Claire
1:20        LUNCH
2:20    Landon
2:50    Shaylan
3:10            Rye
3:30    BREAK
3:45    Grant
4:15        Alex

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Mar
11
to Mar 13

Music Artistry Program/Adjudications

Date: March 11-13, 2026

Place: St. Martins University, Krielsheimer Hall/Fine Arts Building

Wednesday, 3/11:

11:10-Phoebe

11:50 - Alex

12:25 - Rye

12:40 - Landon

Thursday, 3/12

11:05 - Grant

11:40 - Shaylan

12:05 - Linnea

12:30 - Gracie

Music Artistry Program (MAP) is an annual event in which students statewide perform in studio masterclasses and receive one-on-one coaching by Visiting Artists in a positive, noncompetitive learning environment.

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Dec
6
3:30 PM15:30

Barnes & Noble Play-a-thon - 3:30-4:15pm

An annual community event put on by the OMTA, this is a delightful and casual

opportunity to share your festive holiday, jazz, and classical pieces with others! Feel free to dress in Christmas-themed accessories to get in the spirit of the season!

Time: 3:30-4:45.

About the event
Each December Pianova Piano Service brings an acoustic piano to a public location and local piano teachers have their students perform holiday music for the public!  It's a great way to promote piano playing to the community and it gives students a lower-stress venue to practice playing in front of others.  


Donations
We  will have a donation box for those who want to support our organization. Additionally, Barnes & Noble will donate a percentage of sales during our event to Olympia Music Teachers.  Please encourage everyone you know to come shop during our event - it really helps us out! 


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Nov
22
to Nov 23

OMTA Concerto Competition

OMTA Annual Concerto Competition - https://www.olymusicteachers.org/competitions

Location: Gospel Outreach Church

5 Divisions:

Elementary, Intermediate A, Intermediate B, Advanced A (Baroque/Classical), Advanced B (Romantic/Contemporary)

More information TBA!

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Nov
11
1:00 PM13:00

Group Performance Class 2

Veteran’s Day - Earlier Class Time of 1-2pm

Our 2nd Group Performance Class of the year - students will play concerti movements and various repertoire they have been learning through the fall. Secret Piano Pals will also be assigned!

All Concerto Competition students will meet for regular lessons this week in addition to Group Performance, as needed.

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Nov
7
to Nov 9

Outstanding Artist Piano Competition

The OAPC competition was established in 2005 to provide an additional performance opportunity for talented pianists from Washington state. It runs concurrently with the MTNA Competition, but is not part of the MTNA Competition. The Outstanding Artist Piano Competition (OAPC) may serve as a positive initial step for students desiring to compete in the MTNA Performance Competition in future years.  A teacher may not enter the same student in both WSMTA OAPC and MTNA Performance Competition in the same year.

The OAPC is a state level competition with monetary awards. The 2025 OAPC Competition will take place November 7-9, 2025 at Central Washington University in Ellensburg WA.

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Nov
1
to Dec 15

Chopin NW Piano Competition registration opens!

https://www.chopinnw.org

2026 CHOPIN NW COMPETITION REGISTRATION BEGINS NOVEMBER 1, 2025.
PLEASE READ ALL THE RULES CAREFULLY. Some rules have changed from 2025.

  • 📅 Key Dates:

  • Chopin NW Competition:
    Saturday, February 14, 2026, 9 AM–6 PM. (You must be available all day. No requests for specific times.)
    Mercer Island Presbyterian Church
    3605 84th Ave. SE
    Mercer Island, WA 98040

  • Mazurka Division (video only):
    Open to ages 8 to 18, Pacific Northwest residents only. Cash prizes and medals will be awarded and winners will be invited to perform live at the Gold Medalists Concert. Pianists may submit a recording of one or more mazurkas, as long as the total performance stays within their age-based time limit. If submitting more than one mazurka, all must be recorded in a single take - no cuts or edits between mazurkas are allowed. Important: Pianists do not have to participate in the IN-PERSON competition to be eligible in this online only version. If you are also participating in the in-person competition and choose to perform a mazurka(s) there, it must be different from the one(s) submitted for this video division and will not be eligible for this prize. Videos must be recorded between November 1, 2025, and January 15, 2026, and uploaded by January 15 via a provided Dropbox link (no YouTube links), in MP4 or MOV format, as one continuous, unedited take with no speaking or introduction, showing the pianist’s hands and face, performed from memory on an acoustic piano.

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