CAPMT - Piano Festivals

Brief Overview

Ten Levels: Levels 1-10
Two Solo Pieces - one piece from the Syllabus, one Teacher's Choice piece
One Accompanied Piece (piano duet/4 hands or piano duo - Teacher's Choice) OR Third Solo

Piano Festivals provide an opportunity for piano students of all ages, including college students and adult students, to perform solo and accompanied music.

This event is designed to encourage and motivate students through the evaluation of prepared solo and accompanied literature from the CAPMT Piano Festivals Repertoire List or Royal Conservatory of Music Syllabus. Students are rated 1–5 (5 being the best), with those receiving a 5 being invited (but not required) to perform at the CAPMT Festival Celebrations.

Some Chapters hold their Festivals in a recital style where they are open for other to attend, while others hold their Festivals in a private format with just the student, evaluator, and door monitor. Please confirm with your Chair to inquire which format your Chapter uses.

Piano Festivals Program Guidelines (last updated July 2026)

Piano Festivals Repertoire List

Registration Fees

New Registrations — In-Person or Virtual

Level	Registration Fee
Levels 1–3	$45
Levels 4–6	$55
Levels 7–10	$70

Non-CAPMT Member Surcharge for Students: +$40

Make-Up Registration Fee

For students who were previously registered for the in-person event and need to register for the make-up event:

All Levels: $35

Important: The $35 make-up registration fee applies only to students who were originally registered for the in-person event, and the $35 fee is in addition to the original in-person registration fee paid prior to submitting the make-up registration application. Students registering for the make-up event as a new virtual registration must pay the regular registration fee listed above ($45/55/70).

In order to keep fees affordable for students, teachers must be able to volunteer for in-person Festivals -- preferably on the day of the event, or in some cases, remotely in other administrative tasks. If unable to volunteer, please consider virtual Festivals where volunteering is not needed.

Please read the current CAPMT Student Program Guidelines above. Deviation from these rules may result in disqualification.

In-Person Piano Festivals Registration Deadline:
Monday, October 5, 2026, at 11:59 pm PST

Register Here: In-Person Piano Festivals

IMPORTANT: Please ensure that you have registered for the correct District/Chapter. There are NO REFUNDS for any registration errors. Check with your teacher if you are not sure.

We encourage you to register early.
NO LATE REGISTRATION is allowed, even for technological issues out of our control.

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Virtual & Make-Up Piano Festivals Registration Deadline:
Monday, November 30, 2026, at 11:59 pm PST

Link to register will become available on Monday, October 12, 2026

*Virtual & Make-Up Registration ONLY: Before submitting videos, you must first register for the festival using our Registration Form above. The Virtual & Make-Up Registration and Video submission deadline is November 30 at 11:59 pm (PDT).