Benefits of entering competitions! 

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Competitions are a great opportunity for students to work towards a goal of high musicianship and experience how hard work and dedication pays off! They can learn from the process of memorization, working months toward one deadline, and focusing on a piece beyond the usual time to truly master it. 

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Satori Strings Contest 

• http://www.satoricm.net/

• Date- Usually second weekend in July

• Entry Fees around $45

• Multiple categories based on instrument, age, length of playing, composer and competitiveness allow for fair competition

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SoCal Philharmonic Young Artist Competition

• http://www.socalphil.org/

• Applications usually announced via PDF on their website

• Performance with Orchestra in March

• Location- Orange County

• 3 categories, the repertoire is a concerto

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MTAC Competitions- VOCE

• http://sandiegomtac.com/what-is-the-voce-competition/

• Date: Beginning of May usually

• Deadline: TBD

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Southwestern Youth Music Festival (SYMF)

• http://www.symf.org/

• The application usually announced via email 

• Location- CSU Long Beach

• Multiple categories are available similar to Satori Strings Contest!

 

Golden classical Music awards

• https://goldenclassicalmusicawards.com/

• Location- New York
   

Manhattan Competition

• https://www.manhattancompetition.com/

• Location- New York