For All Contestants:

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1.  Contestants should arrive 20 minutes before their allotted time slot to check in.

• Any contestant arriving after his/her allotted time slot may or may not have the chance to participate in the competitions. Participation for these contestants will depend on the availability of the judges.

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2. Contestants must have their music. NO PHOTOCOPIED MUSIC ALLOWED**

• If students do not have music, they can choose to play for comments only.

• Music must have measures numbered.

• Names of teachers and students should be removed from all music

**If music is purchased on an online platform (such as sheetmusicplus.com) and printed off, the music must be presented with a receipt from that website.

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3. Pieces must all be performed by memory.

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4. All auditions are closed for this year.

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5. The competition will be on a basis of number of contestants. If in a single year, less than 3 contestants apply for a single level, then that level will not be held that year. 

                             *In the chance that any level competition is not held, any application fees will be refunded accordingly

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6. The judge may stop contestants if a piece goes over the time allotment. Judges may also stop contestants before the maximum time in order to write comments. Judges may also request contestants to not take repeats or stop the performance at the recapitulation of a sonata or sonata form piece. Only the judge may stop the contestants.

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7. Door monitors may only signal judges during a performance when the time limit has been reached.

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8. Teachers, contestants, and parents should not in any way converse with or be identified to the judges before and during the competitions  regarding the performance or rating of students. Judge decisions are final and shall not be questioned by contestants, parents, or teachers.

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9. Communication between contestants, teachers and the audition chair should be in writing or by email.

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10. *Teachers must send one check covering all contestants and teacher fees made payable to Southeast Young Artist Piano Competition (full name) OR Zelled to hsianghengyi@gmail.com. Cash and parent checks will not be accepted.

                              *College division contestants may send in their own checks with their applications.

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11. Contestant fee:

• Levels 1-5: $50

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