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2025 MTNA Competitions

MTNA Competitions are prestigious, national level competitions designed to give highly achieving young performers and composers the opportunity to advance in musicianship and excellence. MSMTA State Competition winners advance to the Northwest Division Competition (held by video submission), where winners have the opportunity to progress to the MTNA National Competitions held in conjunction with the MTNA National Conference each spring.

Performance competitions are divided into Junior, Senior, Young Artist, and Chamber Music divisions, and the composition competition features Elementary, Junior, Senior, and Young Artist divisions. Teachers entering students in the performance and composition competitions are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the  full competition guidelines.​

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[email protected]All membership fees must be current before entering. There is an additional fee for non-member teachers entering students. Membership dues may be renewed
here. No exceptions to the deadline are offered, and fees must be paid upon entry.

Composition, Piano, Piano Duet, Strings and Woodwinds
Entry Opens:  August 4, 2025
​Entry Deadline:  
September 10, 2025, 3:00 PM Eastern (1:00 PM Mountain Time)
​Competition Dates: October 23-25, 2025
Venue: Fairmont Hotsprings, Fairmont, MT

Brass, Voice, & Chamber - Video entry
Open: November 1, 2025
Deadline: December 3, 2025, 3:00 PM Eastern (1:00 PM Mountain Time)

Stecher & Horowitz - Two Piano - Video entry
Open: September 2, 2025
Deadline: January 5, 2026, 3:00 PM Eastern (1:00 PM Mountain Time)

​For more information contact:
Dorothy Beck Peterson, NCTM, Performance Competition Coordinator
Laura Detrick, Composition Competition Coordinator
    email:  
[email protected]​

2023 MTNA State Competition Results

Junior Composition

Charles Castro, student of Mike Evock

Junior String

Bonnie Groenenboom, violin, student of Margaret Baldridge

Junior Piano

No entries

Senior Piano

Yuan Du, student of Christopher Hahn, NCTM

Senior String

​Charles Snellman, student of Adam Collins

Young Artist String

Jayla Mitchell, student of Adam Collins

Young Artist Piano

D'Andre Conant, student of Eunwha Park

Young Artist Woodwind

No entries

Young Artist - Brass

 No entries
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  • 2025 CONFERENCE
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    • SPONSORS / EXHIBITORS
    • RESOURCES
  • FOR STUDENTS
    • FALL FESTIVAL
    • MTNA COMPETITIONS
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