The piano competition is an annual event and is an excellent performance and competition opportunity in two categories, junior high school and high school, in Tennessee and its surrounding states.

• Eligibility

Middle School piano students in grades 6-8. High School piano students in grades 9-12. 1st Prize Winners from the previous year may not compete in the same category.

• Repertoire

Students must perform a minimum of two pieces representing two different style periods: Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionist, and Modern/Contemporary. Memorization is required except for avant-garde works written after 1950. Compositions written for prepared piano and popular music selections are not appropriate. Maximum performance times: Middle School: 15 minutes High School: 20 Minutes