Create Schools of Excellence in the Arts

O’DONNELL FOUNDATION Create Schools of Excellence in Fine Arts Education Young Masters Fine Arts Exhibition Dallas Museum of Art December 22, 2012 – February 17, 2013

AP MUSIC THEORY ORCHESTRAL COMPOSITION SUBMISSION

Since 1995, the O’Donnell Foundation and the Dallas Museum of Art have generously sponsored the Young Masters Exhibition. The Young Masters Fine Arts Exhibition celebrates the creativity and skill of each grant program: AP Art History, Music Theory and Studio Art. Integrating all three disciplines at this prestigious event reinforces both the interconnectedness of the arts and the mission of the O’Donnell Foundation’s new incentive program, Create Schools of Excellence in Fine Arts Education (CSEFA).

All registered CSEFA AP Fine Arts students are invited to submit the following works:  AP Art History - an original essay in response to a work in the DMA’s permanent collection  AP Music Theory –an original four minute orchestral composition  AP Studio Art – an original two-dimensional or three-dimensional art work

The final works and award winners for each program will be selected by a panel of art historians, panel of musicians, and a panel of artists.

The Young Masters Fine Arts Exhibition will be held December 22, 2012 through February 17, 2013 in the Concourse Gallery at the Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N. Harwood, Dallas, Texas, 75201. An evening reception for the students, their parents and teachers will be held on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 in the Atrium Café. Award winning students and their teachers will be introduced and honored in a ceremony to be held in the Horchow Auditorium during the reception; an invitation will be sent mid-February to each participating YM student and teacher.

Please remember your students’ works represent your school; send their BEST work, nothing that would be regarded as controversial. We look forward to honoring you and your students’ talents in a fine arts exhibition and celebration at the Dallas Museum of Art, a world class venue.

Please note: This cover page is part of an 8 page packet that includes the composition criterion, timeline, and required student/teacher paperwork due by Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 5 p.m. to AP Strategies Arts, 8350 N. Central Expressway, Suite M-2200, Dallas, Texas, 75206.

Deborah Moore [email protected] Director of AP Fine Arts Programs AP Strategies, Inc. and the O’Donnell Foundation 214-525-3007

1 Young Masters Fine Arts Exhibition AP MUSIC THEORY ORCHESTRAL COMPOSITION CRITERION

Requirements for submission eligibility:  The applicant must be: o currently enrolled in AP Music Theory and registered in the 2012-13 O’Donnell Foundation AP Fine Arts Incentive Program. o or registered in the 2010-12 O’Donnell Foundation AP Fine Arts Incentive Program, passed the 2011 or 2012 AP Music Theory exam, and received credit for the AP course.  Composition must have been completed after January 1, 2012 under the direction of an AP Music Theory teacher participating in the 2010-2013 O’Donnell Foundation AP Fine Arts Incentive Program.

Requirements for student orchestral composition:  Composition must be original.  Composition must have been created after January of 2012.  Composition must be no longer than 4 minutes in duration.  Composition must be notated with a computer notation program such as Finale or Sibelius. It must be submitted in a .PDF format.  A recording is required. It may be a recording of live musicians, or it may be a recording of a MIDI file. It must be submitted in an .MP3 format.  Composers are invited to submit a work (solo, duet, or trio) using any combination of the following orchestral instruments: piano; violin, viola, or cello; flute; oboe; clarinet; bassoon; trumpet; or trombone.  Composition must be an orchestral work appropriate for public school performance… nothing controversial.  Composition must contain a title page (See example title page). Title page must include the following: o Full title o Composer’s name o Instrument(s) used o School name o AP Music Theory teacher’s name o Length of composition.  Each student composition entry must be accompanied by an electronic title page, composer statement and APS Arts release form.  Student may not submit more than one composition.

2 Requirements for scores:  Composition: Submitted orchestral compositions must be notated with a computer notation program such as Finale or Sibelius. It must be submitted in an .PDF format o Score name: Each student composition should include a title page that includes student name, title, selected instrument(s), school, and teacher name.

Requirements for audio digital files burned to teacher flash drive:

 Audio recording: Recording must be submitted in a .MP3 format o File name: Each student audio recording should be named using the first letter of the student’s first name and complete last name followed by an underscore and the last name of teacher. Example: tsmith_moore.mp3

Please Note: In the event of a discrepancy between the notated composition and the audio recording, the score takes precedence.

If you are selected, your audio recording will be published on a DMA Smartphone tour that will accompany the Young Masters Fine Arts Exhibition. The first place composition will be performed by a professional musician(s) during the Awards Ceremony on February 5, 2013.

Requirements for student composer statements burned to teacher flash drive  File Format: Microsoft Word document of composer statement provided by APS Arts at www.apstrategiesarts.org  File Name: Each student digital composer statement file should be named using the first letter of the student’s first name and complete last name followed by an underscore and the last name of teacher. Example: tsmith_moore.doc

3 Young Masters Fine Arts Exhibition TIMELINE

Tuesday, October 23, 2012 by 5:00 p.m. - Teacher flash drive and paperwork are due to APS:

AP Strategies Arts c/o National Math & Science Office 8350 N. Central Expressway, Suite M-2200 Dallas, Texas 75206 214-525-3007 Deborah Moore, AP Arts Director, AP Strategies & O’Donnell Foundation [email protected]

Please note: flash drive will not be accepted by APS Arts without all forms!

1. Teacher flash drive

 Student compositions in digital .PDF format done with a computer notation program such as Finale or Sibelius

 Student audio recordings in digital .MP3 format

 Student composer statements in digital Microsoft Word .DOC format

2. Teacher Inventory List – Hard copy

 Teacher name and school

 Each entry’s name, title, instrument(s) used, and length of composition

3. Students and teacher APS/ODF Release Forms – Hard Copies

Monday, November 5, 2012 - Teachers and students will be notified of composition(s) accepted into the Young Masters Fine Arts Exhibition. First place composition will be performed by professional musicians at the exhibition reception.

Friday, November 9, 2012 by 5:00 p.m. – Final composition and final electronic composer’s statement is due to APS Arts. Please make sure that the final composition is in an electronic .PDF file. Please make sure that the final composer’s statement is in an electronic Microsoft Word .DOC file.

4 Young Masters Fine Arts Exhibition

Title Student Name Instrument(s) Used Teacher Name School Length of Composition

5 Young Masters Fine Arts Exhibition COMPOSER STATEMENT

This document must be included with the student’s composition on a CD and/or flash drive for the Young Masters Fine Arts Exhibition. Each teacher’s student entries are due October 23, 2012 to APS Arts. Please download the Microsoft Word document at www.apstrategiesarts.org and complete electronically.

Composer:

Title of Composition:

Instrument(s) Used:

Instructor:

School:

Composer Statement (75 words or less):

Example:

Student: Lane Robbins Title: Moment in Time Instrument(s) Used: Piano, flute

Instructor: Mr. Franz Bach School: Lake Senior High School Artist Statement: A piece for piano and flute, Moment in Time begins with a unifying theme in 5/8 time and continually comes back to it after sections that show off a different member of the quartet in different Latin jazz styles. Its pace demonstrates the speed of time, only to be captured for a moment.

6 Young Masters Fine Arts Exhibition Publications, Video, Internet Consent, and Release Agreement

Consultants, teachers, and students are occasionally asked to be a part of Advanced Placement Strategies, Inc. and the O’Donnell Foundation publications and/or public relations activities. In order to guarantee privacy and ensure your agreement for you to participate, APS and ODF ask that you sign this form. The form referenced below indicates approval for your name, picture, work, voice or verbal statement to appear in APS and ODF publications, videos or on the web site. For example, pictures and articles about activities may appear in local newspapers or district publications. These pictures and articles may or may not personally identify the person. The pictures and or videos may be used by APS and ODF in subsequent years.

AGREEMENT

Consultant, teacher, student and parent/guardian release to Advanced Placement Strategies, Inc. and the O’Donnell Foundation their name, voice, verbal statements, portraits (video or still) and consent to their use by APS and ODF. Advanced Placement Strategies, Inc. and the O’Donnell Foundation agree that the Consultant, teacher, or student’s name, voice, verbal statements, portrait, or picture shall only be used for public relations, public information, school or district promotion, publicity, and instruction. Consultant, teacher, student and parent/guardian understand and agree that:  No monetary consideration shall be paid;  Consent and release have been given without coercion or duress;  This agreement is binding upon heirs and/or future legal representatives;  The photo, video or consultant, teacher, student statements may be used in subsequent years. If the consultant, teacher, student and parent/guardian wish to rescind this agreement they may do so at any time with written notice provided that APS and ODF can use the remaining inventory of material without the need for revision. The use of personal addresses and email will be used for communication purposes only within Advanced Placement Strategies, Inc. and the O’Donnell Foundation. All possible care will be taken with the students’ artwork, but the above mentioned entities will not be responsible for any damage which may occur to the student’s artwork.

Date of Agreement: ______School:______Teacher: ______

Student’s name: ______Phone Number:______(Print Name) ______(Home Address, City, State, Zip) (Email Address)

Student’s signature: ______

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7 Young Masters Fine Arts Exhibition Teacher Entry Inventory List

Teacher: School:

Instrument(s) Length of Student First Name Student Last Name Title of Composition Used Composition