2027 DMA Competition

Student Registration

* Indicates required field

Student First Name *

Student Last Name *

Age of Student *

Teacher First Name *

Teacher Last Name *

Teacher's Email *

Solo Repertoire *

Choose Category *

Choose the category that best defines your student's competition piece.

Composer *

Upload Music *

Max 20MB. Photo or photocopy of the most difficult page. Include student name and piece title.

Playing Duration *

Payment Method *

To Complete Registration:

1. Read all General Guidelines below.

2. Submit $35 payment by one of two ways:

• Venmo @Jamie-Garner-4 — include student name in comments

• Credit Card — watch your email for an invoice

Additional Comments *

General Guidelines & Information

All students ages 4–18 are welcome to participate.
Students will be placed into Elementary, Intermediate, or Advanced level based on the difficulty of their repertoire.
Each category will be broken down into groups of no more than 12 students by age.
Students perform one solo piece for two judges in the morning.
Only top winners return in the afternoon for an Honors Recital where awards are presented.
Teachers will be notified by 2pm if students need to return for the Honors Recital.
All students receive an evaluation, certificate, and ribbon. Ages 4–5 receive a medal and certificate.

Any solo piece from any composer is allowed. No original compositions.
Music must be memorized — students may NOT use their music during performance.
Elementary level repertoire should be at least 8 measures long, not including repeats.
Please number the measures in the music for the judges' comments.
Repertoire must be played in its entirety — no eliminating measures.
Repertoire must have a playing time of 7 minutes or less.

A student may enter the competition only 1–2 times per year (one in-person, one virtual).
Teachers must fill out the form for each student's entry.
Repertoire must be listed correctly at time of entry — no changes after submission.
Entry deadline: February 20th, 2027. Teachers will be notified of scheduled performance times one week prior.
Students play privately for judges. No family or friends are allowed in the room.

Students can submit a performance online to be judged against other online submissions.
Provide access links to a public platform such as YouTube or Vimeo.
Submissions should be emailed to jamie@davismusicacademy.com.
Students may enter both in-person and virtual categories — each requires a separate $35 fee.

Ratings are Superior, Excellent, or Very Good — with possible plus (+) or minus (−) modifiers.
Each rating is based on a point system.

Questions? Contact Jamie:

801-698-8924

jamie@davismusicacademy.com