Hymn Festival

Saturday, November 12, 2022

ENTRY DEADLINE: Tuesday, October 17, 2022

LOCATION: Oakwood United Methodist Church

TIME: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

ENTRY FORM:

COMMIUTTEE: Elisa Adams, JoAnna Willis

Non-Student Affiliate event; also open to non-LMTA teachers ($35 extra fee)
Encourages students to praise God with their skill at any level
Help prepare students to play for church services, weddings, Sunday school class or accompany soloists, choirs or congregations (when the music flow!)
Not a competition; ratings on critique sheet are Superior, Excellent, Good, or Fair
Students may use music or may give copy (opt.) to judge: they are judged more on what is heard; music choices must be new each year
Teachers monitor their own students; fill out certificates and present them to their students at festival or later; no other personal awards allowed at Festival site

HYMN TIMING CHART

Please use the guidelines below to estimate the time each student needs.

Level I-V: 5 minutes
Level IV-VII: 10 minutes
Level VIII: 15 minutes

LEVELS

Choose music that fits time allowed for that level.

BEGINNER-ELEMENTARY (5 MINUTES MAX)
level I (pre-note reading): 2 hymns (from any simplified hymn book)
level II (note reading; melody only): 2 hymns (from any simplified hymn book)

level III (melody with harmony): 2 hymns (from any simplified hymn book)

LATE ELEMENTARY-EARLY INTERMEDIATE (5 MINUTES MAX)

level IV: 2 hymns (from hymnal with introductions)
level V: 1 hymn (from hymnal with introduction) & choose one option:

opt. 1- repeat verse of hymn with embellishment or improvisation

opt. 2- piece suitable for a prelude, postlude, or offertory (may be a duet played with teacher)

INTERMEDIATE (10 MINUTES MAX)
level VI: 3 hymns (from hymnal with introductions)
level VII: 1 hymn (from hymnal with introduction) & 2 pieces using any combination of the following options:
opt. 1- repeat verse of hymn with embellishment or improvisation
opt. 2- piece suitable for a prelude, postlude, or offertory (may be a duet played with teacher)

opt. 3- hymn or praise and worship arrangement from lead sheet (melody must be heard over chords/accompaniment in other hand)

INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED (15 MINUTES MAX)
level VIII*: 4 pieces; choose one option (only opt. 4 & 5 may be combined)*:
opt. 1- themed worship service: Patriotic, Easter, Christmas, Thanksgiving, traditional chorales, etc.
opt. 2- worship mix: 1 choral/solo accompaniment (may sing with it), 1 traditional hymn, 1 worship arrangement, 1 lead sheet
opt. 3- wedding: 2 prelude pieces, 1 processional, 1 recessional
opt. 4- duets played with teacher or other suitable piano partner (may be another festival student)

opt. 5- hymns and/or praise and worship arrangements from lead sheets (melody must be heard over chords/accompaniment in other hand)

*Committee is open to other options, but they must be approved before the festival