O’Donnell Foundation
Create Schools of Excellence in Fine Arts Education
Young Masters Fine Arts Exhibition
Dallas Museum of Art
February 25 – April 15, 2018
AP MUSIC THEORY ORCHESTRAL COMPOSITION SUBMISSION
Since 1995, the O’Donnell Foundation and the Dallas Museum of Art have generously sponsored the Young Masters Exhibition. The Young Masters Fine Arts Exhibition celebrates the creativity and skill of each grant program: AP Art History, Music Theory and Studio Art. Integrating all three disciplines at this prestigious event reinforces both the interconnectedness of the arts and the mission of the O’Donnell Foundation’s new incentive program, Create Schools of Excellence in Fine Arts Education (CSEFA).
All registered CSEFA AP Fine Arts students are invited to submit the following works:
· AP Art History - an original essay in response to a work in the DMA’s permanent collection.
· AP Music Theory – an original four minute orchestral composition; students are encouraged to create a composition in response to a work in the DMA’s permanent collection.
· AP Studio Art – an original two-dimensional or three-dimensional art work.
The final works and for each program will be selected by a panel of art historians, panel of musicians, and a panel of artists.
The Young Masters Fine Arts Exhibition will be held February 25 – April 15, 2018 in the Concourse Gallery at the Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N. Harwood, Dallas, Texas, 75201. An evening reception for the students, their parents and teachers will be held on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 in the Atrium Café. Young Masters and their teachers will be introduced and honored in a ceremony to be held in the Horchow Auditorium during the reception; an invitation will be sent mid-February to each participating YM student and teacher.
Please remember your students’ works represent your school; send their BEST work, nothing that would be regarded as controversial. We look forward to honoring you and your students’ talents in a fine arts exhibition and celebration at the Dallas Museum of Art, a world class venue.
Please note: This cover page is part of a 5-page packet that includes the composition criterion, timeline, and required student/teacher paperwork due by Tuesday, November 28, 2016 at 5 p.m. to AP Strategies Arts, 8350 N. Central Expressway, Suite M-2200, Dallas, Texas, 75206 or on the APS Arts DropBox account.
Deborah Moore
Director of AP Fine Arts Programs
AP Strategies, Inc. and the O’Donnell Foundation
214-525-3007
Young Masters Fine Arts Exhibition
AP MUSIC THEORY ORCHESTRAL COMPOSITION CRITERION
Requirements for submission eligibility:
· The applicant must be:
o currently enrolled in AP Music Theory and registered in the 2017-18 O’Donnell Foundation AP Fine Arts Incentive Program.
o or registered in the 2015 through 2017 O’Donnell Foundation AP Fine Arts Incentive Program, passed the 2015, 2016, or 2017 AP Music Theory exam, and received credit for the AP course.
· Composition must have been completed after January 1, 2017 under the direction of an AP Music Theory teacher participating in the 2013-2018 O’Donnell Foundation AP Fine Arts Incentive Program.
Requirements for student orchestral composition:
· Composition must be original (students are encouraged to create a composition in response to a work in the DMA’s permanent collection).
· Composition must have been composed after January 1, 2017.
· Composition must be no longer than 4 minutes in duration.
· Composition must be notated with a computer notation program such as Finale or Sibelius. It must be submitted in a .PDF format.
· Composition recording of live musicians or a MIDI file submitted in a .MP3 format; Compressed 7MB maximum file size.
· Composers are invited to submit a work (solo, duet, or trio) using any combination of the following orchestral instruments: piano, violin, viola, cello, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, or trombone.
· Composition must be an orchestral work appropriate for public school performance…nothing controversial.
· Each student composition entry must be accompanied by an electronic title page, composer statement and APS Arts release form.
· Student may not submit more than one composition.
· File names of audio recording, score, composer statement must be saved as using the student’s last name and initial of first name followed by an underscore and the last name of the teacher. Example: smitht_moore.mp3
Please Note: In the event of a discrepancy between the notated composition and the audio recording, the score takes precedence.
Young Masters Fine Arts Exhibition
MUSIC THEORY COMPOSITION TIMELINE
Tuesday, November 28, 2017 by 5:00 p.m. - Teacher flash drive or DropBox with student composition and paperwork are due to APS:
AP Strategies Arts
c/o National Math & Science Office
8350 N. Central Expressway, Suite M-2200
Dallas, Texas 75206
214-525-3007
Deborah Moore, AP Arts Director, AP Strategies & O’Donnell Foundation
Student compositions will not be accepted without the following:
1. Student composition:
· Score of student compositions in digital .PDF format done with a computer notation program such as Finale or Sibelius
· Student audio recordings in digital .MP3 format (Compressed, 7MB maximum)
· Student composer statements in digital Microsoft Word .DOC format
2. Teacher Inventory List
3. Students and teacher APS/ODF Release Forms (must be signed by a parent or guardian if student is under 18) http://www.apstrategiesarts.org/Forms.aspx
Tuesday, December 5, 2017 - Teachers and students will be notified of composition(s) selected for the Young Masters Fine Arts exhibition. The panel of jurors will provide finalists with edits and suggested changes that will need to be completed by January 5th.
Friday, January 5, 2018 by 5:00 p.m. – Final composition, final electronic composer’s statement, and digital headshot due to APS Arts. Please make sure that the final composition is in an electronic .PDF file. Please make sure that the final composer’s statement is in an electronic Microsoft Word .DOC file.
Young Masters Fine Arts Exhibition
COMPOSER STATEMENT
DUE: Tuesday, November 28, 2017 to APS Arts
NOTE: This well written and concise statement provides the audience with critical information and insight into the artistic process. The works selected to be in the exhibition are intended to engage with the community through written thought and musical composition. Please have a teacher, parent, or peer review and edit for proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
Composer (First and Last Name):
Title of Composition:
Duration:
Instrument(s) Used:
School:
Teacher (First and Last Name):
Composer Statement (75 words or less):
Example:
Student: Lane Robbins
Title: Moment in Time
Instrument(s) Used: Piano, flute
Duration: 4:00
Instructor: Mr. Franz Bach
School: Lake Senior High School
Artist Statement: A piece for piano and flute, Moment in Time begins with a unifying theme in 5/8 time and continually comes back to it after sections that show off a different member of the quartet in different Latin jazz styles. The composition’s pace demonstrates the speed of time, only to be captured for a moment.
2018 Young Masters Exhibition
Teacher Inventory List for Preliminary Submissions
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