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Video Requirements

• Video files must be titled "School Name, Ensemble Name". Please provide the full school name (Big Rapids High School) and not the abbriviation (BRHS). 
• Videos that are summitted with an incorrect file name will not be accepted. 
• Directors must upload a PDF of their sheet music via the Dropbox request link. Measures must be numbered. 
• Music must be titled "School Name, Ensemble Name, Song Title".
• Only one video is to be submitted per event, with a pause between repertoire selections.

• Before singing, hold up the original copy of the score to the camera.
• The video should be treated as a performance, with appropriate conduct and attire.
• Directors are encouraged to follow these guidelines for video production: place the camera at a reasonable height, distance, and angle to capture the entire ensemble and the most natural sound quality possible. Use adequate lighting.

Choral Music Education Scholarship Available

Is one of your students pursuing a degree in choral music education? Please share the following opportunity for a $10,000 scholarship paid in increments of $1,250 per semester for the duration of a 4-year college degree.    

 
Eligibility requirements include the following which must be met or maintained:

• Applicant must graduate from a MSVMA member high school.

• Applicant must be enrolled in choral music education at an approved school (Click here for list of schools)

• Scholarship recipient must maintain a 3.0 GPA and remain in good standing in their program as a full-time student.

 Encourage the next generation of choral music educators to take full advantage of this opportunity. Application deadline is May 1, 2020 for the 2021-2022 academic school year. The recipient will be contacted by the middle of May and will be announced at the 2021 Summer Conference.

Applying for the Leep Scholarship is easy!  

Have you wanted to work toward an advanced degree or participate in a non-degree choral music institute or workshop?  Does study in the areas of choral conducting, composition, with emphasis on choral/vocal music, vocal music education and church music with vocal/choral emphasis sound interesting? Apply for the Carolyn F. Leep Scholarship!
 

Applicants must have at least three years teaching experience in Michigan and be able to return to MSVMA activities after using the scholarship. 
Applications are reviewed by the Carolyn F. Leep Scholarship Committee which is chaired by the past president. Have questions, contact markkrempski@msvma.org.

Seminar 2021 Applications are Open!
The Western Michigan University School of Music is excited to announce that the Seminar 2021 High School Music Campwill take place July 19–23, 2021, in a synchronous online format.