About the Talent Search

Sponsored by MENC and the National School Boards Association (NSBA), the Electronic Music Composition Competition recognizes outstanding compositions and is held to help influence school administrators to include or improve music technology in their schools' curriculum. Entries will be judged based on their aesthetic quality, effective use of electronic media, and the power of the composition and its presentation in communicating to school board members, administrators, and others, the excitement and effectiveness of electronic music composition in the school curriculum.

Each year, an MENC adjudicator selects a finalist in each of the three categories: Elementary, Middle, and High School. These students receive the prizes listed below and are honored at NSBA's T+L Conference, October 20-22, 2010, Phoenix, Arizona.

NEW for 2010:  Group Composition Category
 

How to Enter

Deadline: April 14, 2010

Rules

• Teachers must submit student entries to MENC.
• Compositions should be 5 minutes or less and should either be composed electronically or include electronic instruments (vocal and/or acoustic instruments may be combined with electronic instruments)
• Along with the composition, students should prepare an essay, video, or PowerPoint presentation that offers a personal statement about the piece or explains their composition process.
• Each composition should correspond with National Standard #4: Composing and Arranging Music.
   

Individual Composition Entry Form
Group Composition Entry Form
(Acrobat Reader Required)

Coming Soon:  2010 Prize Package Descriptions

Visit the Winner Archive and listen to past compositions

Questions? Contact Nicole Springer, 800-336-3768 x 334.