NOCCA Classical Piano Virtual Workshop 2021-22 Interest & Audition Form
Application Deadline: Wednesday, December 15, 2021

The New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA), Louisiana’s Arts Conservatory, invites intermediate and advanced classical piano students in Louisiana to participate in a Virtual Classical Piano Performance Workshop. Talented, motivated and serious piano students in Louisiana, grades 4th through 10th, with a minimum of 2 years experience playing classical piano may be considered for the class and are chosen for acceptance by audition. It is free to apply & free to participate if selected.

Application deadline (including audition video submissions): Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Accepted students notified: Friday, December 17, 2021
Date and time of classes: Tuesdays, January 4, 11 and 18, between 5:00-6:15 PM
Date and time of Virtual Performance: Friday, January 28, at 4:00 PM

The Virtual Workshop will be led by NOCCA Faculty, Dr. Hristo Birbochukov, Artist Teacher of Piano and Chair of the Classical Instrumental Department at NOCCA. The Performance Class is designed as a Masterclass group-learning experience, where a small group of students perform for each other, receiving highly valuable feedback from the Artist-Teacher, as well as support and encouragement from their peers. The Workshop-Masterclass will include three sessions and will culminate with a Virtual Live Performance streamed over Zoom from students’ own homes that will be virtually attended by current NOCCA Classical Instrumental students and faculty.  

All prospective Virtual Piano Performance Workshop students must send a video link with their performance along with their application. To be considered students should apply by filling this online Application Form and share YouTube link(s) of one or two audition pieces by midnight on Wednesday, December 15. Videos taken by cell phones and other non-professional video devices are acceptable. Selected students will be notified by the end of Friday, December 17, 2021.

The audition repertoire must include one or two pieces from the main historical periods -- Baroque, Classical, Romantic, 20th and 21st Centuries. Examples of the recommended minimum repertoire level include: Sonatinas by Köhler, Latour, Lunes, Spindler, Clementi, Kuhlau, etc., Burgmüller Op. 100, Tchaikovsky - Album for the Young Op. 39, Schumann - Album for the Young Op. 68, Khachaturian - Children’s Album Book 1 & 2, Bach - Little Preludes and Fugues, Two-Part Inventions, etc., with more advanced repertoire being suggested. (For more examples of the recommended minimum repertoire level please refer to the Royal Conservatory of Music Piano Syllabus 2015, RCM Level 4, Pg. 38-42, available here: https://files.rcmusic.com//sites/default/files/files/RCM-Piano-Syllabus-2015.pdf). The audition repertoire should be selected from pieces that the student is currently working on and must be the same as the repertoire that the student will be mastering during the Workshop. Single movements from multi-movement pieces are acceptable. Memorization is suggested but not required.

Free to apply & free to participate if selected. No more than 4-6 students will be chosen. Current NOCCA Classical Instrumental students and previous participants in a Virtual Piano Workshop in a previous year are not permitted to take part in this Workshop. Participation in the workshop does not guarantee admittance into any regular program offered by NOCCA.

The Piano Performance Virtual Classes will take place on three Tuesdays in January (4, 11 and 18), between 5:00-6:15 PM and will culminate with a Virtual Live Performance on Friday, January 28, at 4:00 PM. In case of last minute schedule conflicts or illness of the Artist-Teacher, other dates may be selected for the classes and the performance. We reserve the right to cancel or postpone the Workshop due to insufficient enrollment or unforeseen circumstances.

Important: Please make sure to share your audition video(s) at the time of filling the application by providing your YouTube link(s) below. In order to be considered, please do not submit forms without audition video(s).

Please contact Brian Hammell at bhammell@nocca.com for more information.
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Student First Name *
Student Last Name *
Student's Email *
Student Mailing Address (Street, City, State, Zip) *
Louisiana Parish of Residency *
Current Academic School *
Student Ethnicity (check all that apply) *
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Student's Current Age *
Student's Current Grade Level *
Student Gender *
Primary Parent/Guardian First Name *
Primary Parent/Guardian Last Name *
Parent/Guardian Cell Phone (Best Contact) *
Name of Current Piano Teacher (First, Last) *
Email of Current Piano Teacher
Total Years of Student's Piano Studies (regular one-on-one instruction with a classical piano specialist) *
Has The Student Participated in a Piano Masterclass Before? *
Does the student have (or will have) access to a computer/tablet/smart phone with Zoom installed? *
Video Audition/Masterclass Repertoire 1st Selection. Please list: full name of the composer, complete title including the movement number(s) or names, keys, catalogue numbers such as Opus, K., L., Hob., BWV, etc. *
1st Selection Timing (minutes/seconds) *
Share below a YouTube link of your 1st Selection Audition Video Recording
Make sure the Privacy Settings of your YouTube video is set to "Unlisted" and test that other people can open the link. For tutorials: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/157177?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en
Optional: Video Audition/Masterclass Repertoire 2nd Selection. Please list: full name of the composer, complete title including the movement number(s) or names, keys, catalogue numbers such as Opus, K., L., Hob., BWV, etc.
In the event that a 2nd piece is not possible at this time, students are encouraged to still apply by submitting one selection only. It is recommended however, that two selections are submitted with the application if possible.  
Optional: 2nd Selection Timing (minutes/seconds)
Optional: Share below a YouTube link of your 2nd Selection Audition Video Recording
Make sure the Privacy Settings of your YouTube video is set to "Unlisted" and test that other people can open the link. For tutorials: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/157177?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en
Important: In order to be considered, please do not submit forms without audition videos. Please make sure to submit your audition video(s) at this time by sharing your YouTube link(s). If you do not have a YouTube link(s) of your audition video(s), you can email them directly to hbirbochukov@nocca.com with subject line "First and Last Name of Student - NOCCA Piano Masterclass Submission." *
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