Saturday, March 8, 2025
Deadline: March 1, 11:59 PM
($30 fee paid electrically at UMD Music Shop)
Piano Day Schedule:
8:30AM - Registration opens, practice rooms open for warm-up
9:00AM - 11:00AM — Competition for Students
- Professional evaluation and feedback, Certificates, Awards
- One composition
- Standard keyboard repertoire, Memorization is required.
- Contemporary/ New Music is allowed
11:00AM – 1:30PM – Individual Lessons with Dr. Lee available
Each Individual will have 20-30 minute lesson
(12:00PM - 1:00PM - Campus Tour and Lunch)
2:00PM - 3:00PM — Open Masterclass with Dr. Lee
3:00PM - 4:00PM — Sight-Reading /Piano Ensemble Workshop
Be a part of a piano ensemble! A diverse, challenging, and varied repertoire is a focus of this course exploring music that is specifically written for this ensemble. Music is taught through a variety of methods including reading notation, learning by rote or ear, and an individualized and large ensemble approach. Instruments are provided for this course
4:30PM — Mini Piano Ensemble Concert in Weber Hall
6:30PM — Honors Recital in Weber Hall (Winners Recital)
Note: The schedule may change depending on the number of participants.
Competition Information:
Applicants performing must perform one classical piece (no popular music) from memory. Unaccompanied concerto movements are permitted.
Time allotments:
- Grades 1-3: up to 3 minutes
- Grades 4-6: up to 5 minutes
- Grades 7-9: up to 8 minutes
- Grades 10-12: up to 10 minutes
Divisions:
- Solo
- Duet/Duo
- Online (submit the video by March 1, 2025, 11:59pm) CDT
Duet Division: Grades 1-6 and Grades 7-12
Applicants entering the duet division must play two contrasting pieces for one piano four hands or two pianos. Memorization is not required.
Online Division: Grade 1-12
This division takes place entirely online. Applicants must perform a piece from memory and submit either a video file or provide access links to public platforms such as YouTube or Vimeo. All submissions should be emailed to: [email protected]. Applicants should be ready to perform at 6:30pm on March 8, 2025 in the Weber Hall at the University of Minnesota Duluth if they win.
Judges: Dr. Ji Young Lee from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and Maddie Howey.
Payment and Final Concert:
There will be a $30.00 charge per student for participation in the UMD Piano Day. In an attempt to facilitate the registration line so that it operates smoother and faster we are encouraging online payments before you and your students arrive on campus. Please may your payment online directly to the music department at the UMD Music Shop. If you are unable to pay online, please contact the Music Office at [email protected] to make alternate arrangements. We hope you will help us streamline the on campus registration day by taking advantage of these offerings for payment.
The Piano Ensemble concert will be held on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 4:30 pm in the Weber Hall. The Honors Recital will be held on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 6:30pm in the Weber Hall. Admission is free.
Meals:
You can bring your own bag lunch or Students may eat meals on campus in the Dining Center, The Kirby Plaza Food Court or the "Ven Den" (Vending Machine area). The Kirby Plaza Food Court will be open all day on Friday and Saturday from 11:00 am - 4:00pm. If you choose to eat in the Superior Dining Center, the prices are; Lunch @ $10.50 plus tax. This is a great deal as this is an 'all you can eat' situation! Food selections in the Dining Center include a salad bar, sandwich bar, selection of several main entrees, deserts and much more. I would encourage you to consider taking advantage of this offer. Students and Chaperones who decide to eat in the Superior Dining Center or the Food Court should bring a credit card or debit card to make purchases as these establishments are cashless. There are also several "fast food"restaurants close to campus and they are within walking distance. We have allowed time in the schedule so you can frequent these establishments if you so choose.
What to bring:
- Score (original or copy) of the solo/duet piano piece you intend to bring to Piano Day
- Water bottle to stay hydrated during the event.
- Bag lunch (optional)
For more information, Contact:
Lina Yoo Min Lee, Assistant Professor of Piano
234 Humanities Building
1201 Ordean Court
Duluth, MN 55811