Guidelines for STUDENTS:

1. Students must register using our on-line registration system .
   
   
2. Enter all required personal information: entrant, teacher, accompanist.
   
   
3. Enter all required performance information. Search the Festival database for your repertoire. If the pieces are not in the database, then enter these required details: composer, title, key, catalog number, movement number, tempo marking, collection, and period classification.
   
   
4. If performing more than one movement of a piece, then enter each movement separately.
   
   
5. Enter the exact performance time for each piece or each individual movement. Students will be asked to stop at the time limit.
   
   
6. Enter information under “Other Information (Required).”
   
   
7. Print a draft copy of your form(s) for your teacher to proofread.
   
   
8. “SUBMIT” your online entry only after having received your teacher's approval.
   
   
9. Print one copy of your online entry form for each class entered. Each printed entry form must be signed by the student, parent, and teacher.
   
   
10. Please do not add handwritten notes to your printed entry form. Comments may be added to the online entry form under “Other Information (Required)”.
    
    
11. Mail all signed forms and your check for total entry fees payable to the SYAMFA:
    
    Alex McIntosh, Registrar
    18416 - 46th Place W.
    Lynnwood, WA 98037
    
    
12. Only regular first-class mail will be accepted.
    
    
13. ENSEMBLES AND CHAMBER MUSIC: Each member must submit an individual entry form. The names of all participants should appear on each entry form. Please mail all the entry forms in one envelope with a single check for the entire group to the Registrar.
    
    
14. No refunds will be made after the application deadline.
    
    
15. 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, and the accuracy of the required repertoire details.
   
   
2. Approved entry form must then be submitted online by student.
   
   
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' entry forms for reference.
   
   
5. Please refer all registration questions to the Division Chairs, and all class or repertoire questions to the Music Advisory Panel.
   
   
6. Mail the teacher registration fee of $35 together with the payment voucher by January 15, 2008 to the Registrar. Only regular first-class mail will be accepted. 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 will be 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.