Sonata 2021
Thank you for participating in the PMTA Virtual Sonata Contest 2021.
Congratulations on a job well done to everyone. For some this was your first year preparing a student in the contest. For many it was not the first year, but a new process. I applaud everyone for their efforts to lead their students to excellence in a new format.
1. Click here for contest results. It is sorted by divisions/categories. Congratulations to all our students and especially the winners.
2. Your teacher folders, trophies, medals, and ribbons will be at Blues Angel tomorrow, Monday morning. They are open from 9AM-7PM. Thank you Jim and Nan for being our hub of activity. A huge thanks is in order to Jo Hovind, Daniel Nagy, and Kerri Turner l for helping run the Sonata Office this year.
3. Due to parental privacy, we will not be sharing the videos of the winners on our website. Instead, I encourage you, as their teacher, to do so or have the parent share the performance video.
4. Bio and headshots of our judges are posted above. Please share this with your students. Show them there is a whole professional world across the country doing what we are doing here in Pensacola. With a virtual contest, we literally had judges from all over the country. A huge thank you to our judges chairman, Victor Andzulis, for doing a great job. All of the comment sheets are typed!
5. Since there is no Awards Ceremony, I'd recommend making some room to recognize these students at your end of the year recital. You could publicly present their award to them there.
We have learned a lot from this virtual contest. My students learned it is not a "less than" competition just because it is virtual. The pressure was still on once that video was rolling. I do hope to be back to UWF in 2022. Have a great year teaching. I hope to see many of you at Student Day.
Ed Varela, Sonata 2021 Chair
Check out our amazing Judges for Sonata 2021
Judge Bios
Sonata Handbook
Thank you for participating in the PMTA Virtual Sonata Contest 2021.
Congratulations on a job well done to everyone. For some this was your first year preparing a student in the contest. For many it was not the first year, but a new process. I applaud everyone for their efforts to lead their students to excellence in a new format.
1. Click here for contest results. It is sorted by divisions/categories. Congratulations to all our students and especially the winners.
2. Your teacher folders, trophies, medals, and ribbons will be at Blues Angel tomorrow, Monday morning. They are open from 9AM-7PM. Thank you Jim and Nan for being our hub of activity. A huge thanks is in order to Jo Hovind, Daniel Nagy, and Kerri Turner l for helping run the Sonata Office this year.
3. Due to parental privacy, we will not be sharing the videos of the winners on our website. Instead, I encourage you, as their teacher, to do so or have the parent share the performance video.
4. Bio and headshots of our judges are posted above. Please share this with your students. Show them there is a whole professional world across the country doing what we are doing here in Pensacola. With a virtual contest, we literally had judges from all over the country. A huge thank you to our judges chairman, Victor Andzulis, for doing a great job. All of the comment sheets are typed!
5. Since there is no Awards Ceremony, I'd recommend making some room to recognize these students at your end of the year recital. You could publicly present their award to them there.
We have learned a lot from this virtual contest. My students learned it is not a "less than" competition just because it is virtual. The pressure was still on once that video was rolling. I do hope to be back to UWF in 2022. Have a great year teaching. I hope to see many of you at Student Day.
Ed Varela, Sonata 2021 Chair
Check out our amazing Judges for Sonata 2021
Judge Bios
Sonata Handbook
2021 Sonata & Scholarship Contests Committee
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Contest Chair - Ed Varela
Office - Eileen Cook Judges - Doori Yoo Repertoire Selection
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Registration - D.L. Murphy
Scheduling - Ed Varela Teacher Work Schedule - Ed Varela Awards - Kerri Turner Certificates - Jo Hovind Lunch - Penny Schlaffer Refreshments - Shelley Barter T-Shirts - Mary Holway, Deanne Harmon |