This program has been established in honor of PMEA Executive Director Emerita Margaret Bauer.
Purpose
To provide grants to qualifying PMEA members who require funding for professional development, resources, equipment, or creative projects which will enhance music instruction, student learning and forward the mission of PMEA.
Requirements
- Applicant must be a current active PMEA member and have been a member for at least one year prior to the grant request.
- Applicants must complete the application form. No incomplete forms will be considered.
- Applicants will be interviewed by the selection committee as part of the application process.
- If selected for a grant, the recipient will submit a report to the committee within thirty days of completion of the professional development or project and write an article for the PMEA News based on the results.
- If a request is denied it may resubmitted the following year. Members are eligible to apply for one grant every five years.
Funding
The maximum amount awarded for a single grant will be $1000.00. Grant money may not be used for transportation or hotel costs associated with conference attendance.
There are two main submission periods:
Fall: Submissions must be received by November 1; expect notification around December 15
Spring: Submissions must be received by April 1; expect notification around May 15
To audition for the solo opportunities below, please record a video of yourself singing the lead part in the measures indicated. The solo should be sung a cappella, in the same key and approximate tempo as the arrangement. Any voice part may audition for any solo, in the octave of your choosing. Feel free to add your own riffs and style to the solo!
Have the track in your ears, but sing the solo auditions with NO tracks audible on the recording. *In the solos where there are rests, let the track play and continue to sing when the part comes back in.