Festival
LMTA hosts a noncompetitive NMTA Lincoln District Festival at Nebraska Wesleyan University each year in spring. Students play memorized pieces for a rating and also take an ear training and theory test. Olympic type medals are awarded for a Superior (I) performance rating and an Honorary Theory Certificate for a theory/ear training grade of 90% or above. Students with a performance rating of Excellent (II) or better and a passing theory score advance to the NMTA State Festival level where they may earn a trophy. An Honors Recital is offered at the Lincoln District level for those who receive a I-, I or I+ performance rating.
Pre-college students may enter in the fields of piano, orchestra strings, voice, woodwinds, brass, percussion, plectrum guitar and classical guitar.
Festival Honors Recital Performers
Festival Date: April 12, 2025
On-line Entry Begins: February 1, 2025
Registration Deadline: March 3, 2025
Location: Nebraska Wesleyan University
Last day to change student times: March 16, 2025
Last day to change repertoire: April 2, 2025
Username: your full email address
Password: your MTNA membership number
Online Entry Form: For the Lincoln District Festival ONLY, registration can be done online. You will need to complete the form for EACH student participating in the event. Please fill in the form completely to the end and hit submit. You will receive a confirmation screen if your registration was done correctly. There will be a link on the confirmation screen to go back to the beginning of the form to add another student. You are able to go back and change information within the form ONLY if you have not hit the “submit” button at the end. If there are errors in your submission after you have hit the “submit” button, please email webmaster@lmta.info with the corrections.
Theory and ear training will be administered online and ahead of the festival this year, under the supervision of each student’s teacher. The testing window will open on March 27th and close 48 hours ahead of the festival, 8:00am on April 10th. Please plan ahead to administer the tests to your students within this 2 week window. Scores will be available immediately upon completion of the test. Actual results (answers to the test questions) will be made available after the festival. More details about how to access the tests will be sent closer to the testing window.
Nebraska Music Teachers Association Festival Information and Theory Tests Samples
Nebraska State Festival
NMTA sponsors a non-competitive State Festival in the fall of each year. In order to qualify for the NMTA pre-college performance festival, a student must meet the following requirements:
Receive a Superior or Excellent rating in a Nebraska District Festival
Complete the sight reading requirements at a District Festival
Receive a passing score on the theory (60% and above) and musicianship test (performance rating of II or above) at a District Festival
Observe suggested repertoire requirements
Study with a teacher who is an active member of MTNA (teachers must be an active member by August 31 with all association dues paid)
Participate at the proper level in the District Festival to qualify for State Festival
This is a non-competitive performance opportunity. Students receive ratings on their performances, general evaluations of their scales, and scores on the test on theory and musicianship.