For each teacher participates in Federation festival, he/she is required to judge a minimum of one hour for every student entered in the concerto or the solo event.  The number of hours of judging time for each teacher is based on the number of students enrolled from his/her studio.  Judging for UFMC is mandatory for all participating teachers.  When a teacher accompanies a student for a concerto event, the teacher must pay for the time he/she couldn’t judge.

IMPORTANT: If the student decides to cancel (not ready or has conflicts) and withdraw from any Federation events (concerto or solo) after the registration fees have been sent in, the student will need to pay the teacher $40 withdrawal fee. UFMC does not refund the registration fee. UFMC will charge a $10 fee if the student requests for festival time changes after the registration deadline.   No late registration will be accepted after the online registration deadline.

FALL CONCERTO AND ENSEMBLE FESTIVAL 2024

  • Online registration and fees due - Monday, September 23, 2024. Registration fee is $18 per student, per event.

  • Concerto/Ensemble Festival - Saturday, November 16, 2024.

**Students must have their entire concerto movement solidly memorized and be able to play at the tempo given by the teacher by the registration deadline, which is September 23.  STUDENT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO REGISTER IF THE GOALS ARE NOT MET. Students must attend and perform in both performance classes on September 28, October 26, AND the fall recital on November 2, 2024 in order to participate in the Concerto festival in November. 

If the teacher will accompany the student at the concerto festival, there will be a $48 accompaniment fee to cover the judging time for the teacher.   Any additional rehearsals outside of the lesson will be charged by the teacher or by another accompanist. 

 

SOLO FESTIVAL 2025

  • Online registration and fees due - December 6, 2024, $18.00 per student.

  • Solo festival - Saturday, March 1 and March 8, 2025

  • If the student decides to cancel and withdraw (not ready or has conflicts) from the solo festival after the registration and fees have been sent in, the student will need to pay the teacher $40 withdrawal fee. UFMC will charge a $10 fee if request for festival time changes after the registration deadline.

Students who receive a "Superior" at the solo festival will be awarded a trophy at the Student Awards and Spring Recital in May.

 

SPRING CONCERTO AND ENSEMBLE FESTIVAL 2025

  • Online registration and fees due - Friday, March 21, 2025. Fee is $18.00 per event.

  • Concerto/Ensemble Festival - Saturday, May 17, 2025

  • If the student decides to cancel and withdraw (not ready or has conflicts) from this spring festival after the registration and fees have been sent in, the student will need to pay the teacher $40 withdrawal fee. UFMC will charge a $10 fee if request for festival time changes after the registration deadline. No late registration will be accepted after the registration deadline.

  • If the teacher will accompany the student for the spring concerto festival, there will be a $48 accompaniment fee to cover the judging time for the teacher.

COMBINING SOLO AND CONCERTO POINTS

To combine Federation solo and concerto points, the student must be in 9th grade, student's solo level must be on Difficult 1 or above, and student's concerto level must be JC3 or Senior class.  The points for Senior class concerto are higher:  Superior is 8 points, Excellent is 7 points, Satisfactory is 5 points, Fair is 3 points and Needs Improvement is 1 point.

 

GOLD CUP POINTS

Students can earn a gold cup every 3 years if the rating is Superior.  For solo festival, each Superior is 5 points, Excellent is 4 points, Satisfactory is 3 points, Fair is 2 points and Needs Improvement is 1 point.

  • 1st gold cup - 15 points

  • 2nd gold cup - 30 points

  • 3rd gold cup - 45 points (will also receive cash award of $45 from UFMC at the Honors Recital at Temple Square)

  • 4th gold cup - 60 points (will also receive cash award of $60 from UFMC)

  • 5th gold cup - 75 points (Grand Cup, will also receive $100 from UFMC)

  • 6th gold cup - 90 points (President's Cup, will also receive $125 from UFMC)

Students who receive 75 and 90 point gold cup will receive a special award from the teacher at the spring recital, and their bio and picture will be published in the National Federation of Music Clubs, Junior Keynotes magazine.

 

ANNUAL UFMC HONORS RECITAL

  • Auditions - at Daynes Music, Date TBA

  • Honors Recital - TBA

Qualifications for the Honors Recital Auditions: 

  • The student must have received a Superior rating in the solo festival in the year of the audition.

  • The student must have performed in Medium class or above.

  • The student must have earned a 30-point solo cup (Exception: students who are in grades 10-12 may audition if they have earned a minimum of 15 points)

  • Students who performed in the previous year's Honors Recital may not audition for the current year unless he or she is a high school senior.

  • The student should not sign up for an audition unless they are available to audition and to perform on the evening of the concert.

  • If chosen to perform, the student must agree to adhere to the dress code provided by Temple Square Concert Series.

  • Performance time is limited to no more than 6 minutes in duration.