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When Elizabeth Jones, an eighth grader at Wildwood Christian School and fourth-year piano student of Sue Weiss, exclaims she is going to “State”, she is not referring to the celebrated high school basketball tournament. Jones and many other musical area teens would be speaking of the Missouri Music Teacher’s Association State Honors Auditions.
The Missouri Music Teacher’s Association (MMTA) holds annual auditions on a “District” and “State” level.
For District Auditions, students prepare two or three piano pieces to perform for an adjudicator. The number of pieces played depends exclusively on the student’s grade level.
After a student plays his or her pieces, the judge assesses the pianist’s performance. Judges provide a critique sheet, a page scribbled with suggestions to help students improve their repertoires, for each contestant. Judges also rate each student’s “recital”.
Participants are given a numerical rating based upon the overall quality of their performance. Students receiving a one District rating are then eligible to proceed to State Honors Auditions.
At “State”, the basic District process is repeated. However, at State Auditions, not only does each participant receive a rating, the MMTA Honors also declares a grade-level winner, runner-up, and honorable mention.
The 2007 State Honors Auditions will be held at Missouri State University on November 10. “They are a big deal,” says Jones. “I’ve been practicing for this since March,” she says.
Jones practices daily. Her quotidian practice sessions regularly last an hour, though her time at the piano often varies depending on the week’s workload.
In additional preparation for State Auditions, she had a master class with Dr. Doris Harrell.
Jones also attended the 2007 Summer Piano Institute at the University of Central Missouri. There she received musical guidance from many successful pianists such as Dr. Jennifer White-Jude and Dr. Ryan Smart.
Jones’s State repertoire includes Grande Valse Brillante, by Frederic Chopin, and Scherzo Sonata, by Serge Prokofiev. “I really like my pieces this year,” she says. “I think they are really intriguing and fun.”
Although her repertoire may change each year, one thing stays the same: her stress situation. “I get really nervous,” says Jones.
She knows that, potentially, with one freak malfunction, the outcome of the competition could be altered. “I’m always afraid I will mess up,” she says.
This year being her fourth year participating in District and State Auditions, she has become a pro at keeping her composure during the contest. As the years have gone by, she has developed handy mechanisms to remain calm.
She says she tries to “focus on positive things” about her performances. “I also try to remember that I have a talent, no matter what the outcome of the competition,” she says modestly.
Jones refers to playing her pieces for the judge as one of the least stressful components of the competition. The time spent anticipating her scores takes the title of the most nerve-wracking element.
She explains that the longer you have to wait for your scores, the more flaws you are able to find with the way you played.
When asked how she reacts after hearing her results, she told that she feels the immediate need to “practice, whether my results are what I had wanted or not.” “I’m inspired to go take the judge’s suggestions and improve my pieces,” she says.
Though the feedback may seem harsh at times, Jones values all that judges have to say. “I try to remember that everything the judge says about my pieces is out of encouragement,” she says. “I tell myself that the judge really is trying to help me become a better pianist.”
With State Honors Auditions just around the corner, Jones is eager to receive more feedback from judges and is excited to “go to the next level” of the competition.
Though receiving a top rating and the title of the Eighth Grade State Winner would be ideal, ones and winning are not the most important things to Jones. She values, above all, the special sense of accomplishment she feels after giving her best effort. “No matter how I played,” she says, “I feel proud of the fact that I made it to where I did.”

Well written and with, i have to say, the most punctuation i have ever seen! Hope she does well!