Please visit the Young Composers Project webpage for full details and resources. The Young Composers Project (YCP) has been reimagined to create a dynamic, engaging, and interactive program for K-12 students in Maryland. Students, in collaboration with their school, private studio, or community organization music educators can submit up to three (3) original compositions in any of three categories: Notation, Digital Audio Workstation, and Songwriting. Compositions can be by a single composer, a pair/team, or an entire class.
Deadline - Submissions open on December 1 and close on April 1 at 12:00 NOON each academic year.
Please direct all questions to MMEA Staff at mmeamarylandinfo@gmail.com.
This form should be used for submission, grade change request, removal request, or clarification.
To view the full repertoire lists, please visit: https://www.mdmea.org/repertoire-lists
Please direct all questions to mmeamarylandinfo@gmail.com.
Please note the following:
- There are two (2) MBDA Repertoire Committee meetings per year.
- The submission deadline for MEETING 1 is November 1 with a December 1 decision on music submitted.
- The submission deadline for MEETING 2 is June 1 with a July 1 decision on music submitted
This form should be used for submission, grade change request, removal request, or clarification.
- Forms and music submitted by November 20, 2022 will be reviewed for the January 2023 Choral Festival List update. Forms and music received after that deadline will be considered for the 2024 list.
- We accept submissions from Maryland music educators only. Composers submitting pieces for consideration must be sponsored by a Maryland music educator. Membership is encouraged but not required. To join/renew, please click here.
- Please scan and upload a PDF of the ENTIRE score, including front and back covers, and program notes, if any.
- Prior to submitting music for review, please confirm that the title/voicing is not currently on the Maryland State Choral Festival List at https://www.mdmea.org/repertoire-lists.
- Review the grade level requirements, located here.
- No more than five (5) titles per classification (e.g., mixed chorus, tenor-bass chorus, treble chorus) may be submitted per educator.
- Directors will be notified (by email) of the committee's decision no later than January 2022.
- Approved music titles will appear on the MMEA website in January 2022.
Please direct all questions to mmeamarylandinfo@gmail.com.
This form should be used for submission, grade change request, removal request, or clarification.
Please note the following:
The MODA Repertoire Committee meets monthly during the academic year. All submissions will be reviewed in the order they are received.
To view the full repertoire lists, please visit: https://www.mdmea.org/repertoire-lists
Please direct all questions to mmeamarylandinfo@gmail.com.
MMEA remains committed to advancing diversity and inclusion throughout music education to foster a welcoming and inclusive organization. Integrating the various learning needs and accommodations for students with a disability, IEP, or 504 is of the utmost importance. We continue to develop and implement operational policies and procedures for MMEA programs, products and services.
Special requests for alternative submission formats are addressed on a case by case basis, and documentation of disability must be provided. Please complete and submit this form to request accommodations.
For any MMEA Festival or All State audition, please submit this form at least five (5) business days prior to the submission deadline.
For the MMEA All State ensemble weekend, please use this form only if your student was accepted into an All State ensemble. Please submit this form immediately upon acceptance of your student's All State ensemble placement.