Guidelines for STUDENTS:

1. Students must enter via our our on-line registration system and mail their completed forms & fees.
   
   
2. Enter complete and accurate contact information: entrant, teacher, accompanist, to avoid delays in scheduling.
   
   
3. All repertoire details listed below are required for each piece performed.
• Find your music already in the Festival Database for fastest entry processing.
• If a piece is not in the database, then these details must be provided

  Composer (first and last names) Title Key Signature Catalog number (BWV, K., Hob, etc)	Movement number and Tempo marking Collection (if any) Period Classification Exact timing

  
  
4. If performing more than one movement of a piece, then enter each movement as a separate piece of music.
   
   
5. Enter the exact performance time for each piece or each individual movement. Students will be asked to stop at the time limit. If completion of the performance is important to the student, repertoire must be chosen that will fit within the allocated playing time.
   
   
6. Complete all sections of the “Other Required Information” page.
   
   
7. Print a draft copy of your form(s) for your teacher to proofread.
   
   
8. “SUBMIT” your online entry only after your teacher has viewed and approved it.
   
   
9. Print one copy of the submitted online entry form for each class entered. Each printed entry form must be signed by the student, parent, and teacher before mailing.
   
   
10. Please do not add handwritten notes to your printed entry form. Comments may be added to the online entry form on the “Other Required Information” page.
    
    
11. Mail all signed forms and your check for total entry fees payable to the SYAMFA by the entry deadline:
    
    ALEX MCINTOSH, REGISTRAR
    18416 - 46th Place W.
    Lynnwood, WA 98037
    
    
12. ONLY REGULAR MAIL IS ACCEPTED. Any mail that requires a signature will be refused.
    
    
13. ENSEMBLES AND CHAMBER MUSIC: Each member must submit an individual entry form. The names of all other participants should appear on each individual’s form. Mail to the Registrar: One envelope containing forms for all members of the group; one check for the entire group.
    
    
14. Please refer all eligibility or repertoire questions to the Music Advisory Panel, and all scheduling questions to the Division Chairs.
    
    
15. NO REFUNDS are made after the application deadline.
    
    
16. If Festival fees are a financial hardship, please contact a member of the Board of Directors at least one month prior to the application deadline.
    
    

Guidelines for TEACHERS:

1. Teachers must proofread their students' entry forms for adherence to Festival rules. Teachers are ultimately responsible for the forms' accuracy and compliance.
• Personal information is complete for all parties.
• All required repertoire details are included (shown in No. 3, above).
• Other requirements of each class have been met.
  
  
2. Approved forms only, must then be submitted online and printed for signatures and mailing.
   
   
3. Teachers must sign all approved printed entry forms which will be mailed to the Registrar.
   
   
4. Please keep a printed copy of all your students' entries for the form-number reference.
   
   
5. Please refer all eligibility or repertoire questions to the Music Advisory Panel and all scheduling questions to the Division Chairs
   
   
6. MAIL the teacher registration fee of $35 together with the payment voucher by the entry deadline to the Registrar. ONLY REGULAR MAIL IS ACCEPTED. Any mail that requires a signature will be refused. Student applications will not be “Accepted” until the teacher's fee is received.
   
   ALEX MCINTOSH, REGISTRAR
   18416 - 46th Place W.
   Lynnwood, WA 98037
   
   
7. NO REFUNDS are made after the application deadline.
   
   
8. If Festival fees are a financial hardship, please contact a member of Board of Directors at least one month prior to the application deadline.