About
The CMA Young Musician Competition is a celebration of performance and musicianship at all levels, which encourages commitment and rewards excellence. Participants gain invaluable performance experience and benefit from feedback from a team of experienced adjudicators.
There are two rounds to the competition; the Class Heats, followed by five Level Awards. The Class Heats are open to all ages and abilities and are as inclusive as possible because we believe that music is for everyone and it’s never too early to start performing. All entrants will receive written feedback from a respected adjudicator and a certificate of participation. The top performances from each Class Heat will be given a gold award (silver and bronze awards may also be awarded at the adjudicator's discretion). Gold winners in Beginner, Lower Intermediate, Upper Intermediate, Advanced and Diploma progress to compete for their Level Award. Initial entrants do not compete in the Level Awards.
The Level Awards Final takes place before a panel of judges, with the winner taking home the CMA Young Musician Trophy. Note that the competition is open to students who have lessons with a CMA Specialist at our Centre or in one of our partner schools.
The Classical competition has six entry levels: Initial, Beginner, Lower Intermediate, Upper Intermediate, Advanced and Diploma. There are five Level Awards, for Beginner, Lower Intermediate, Upper Intermediate, Advanced and Diploma. Initial entrants take part in the Class Heats but do not compete in the Level Awards.
