About the Talent Search
View the 2008 Winners!
Sponsored by MENC and the National School Boards Association (NSBA), the Electronic Music Composition Competition recognizes outstanding compositions and is held to help influence school administrators to include or improve music technology in their schools' curriculum. Entries will be judged based on their aesthetic quality, effective use of electronic media, and the power of the composition and its presentation in communicating to school board members, administrators, and others, the excitement and effectiveness of electronic music composition in the school curriculum.
Winning students will receive the prizes listed below and will be honored at the NSBA's 2008 T+L Conference in Seattle, Washington, October 28–30, 2008.
Deadline for entries: April 14. This is an annual contest, so don't worry if you missed it this year. Look for news about the 2009 contest on the MENC Web site and in MENC member publications.
View the application form for the 2008 NSBA Student Electronic Composition Talent Search.
Questions regarding the 2007 NSBA Electronic Music Composition Talent Search should be directed to Anne Wagener by calling 800-336-3768, ext. 334, or by e-mailing annew@menc.org.
2008 Prize Package
Sibelius USA
For each winner:
a copy of Sibelius 5 notation software
For each winner's school:
a selection from the Sibelius Educational Suite of products and a Sibelius lab 5-pack
Web site: www.sibelius.com
MagicScore Music Software
For each winner:
- MagicScore Maestro 5 - professional music notation software
- MagicScore Classic 5 - music notation editing software
For each winner's school:
- MagicScore School 5 - music notation software specially designed with advanced capabilities for school music programs
- additional MagicScore onLine software
Web site: www.musicaleditor.com
MENC
For each winner's teacher:
- a copy of the MENC book, Why and How to Teach Music Composition: A New Horizon for Music Education
- the interactive classroom resource, Liberty for All: A Musical Journey CD-ROM, Volumes 1 & 2
- an MENC musical inspiration poster (sample pictured at left) plus a set of musical inspiration notecards