Please note that participants in this competition should not enter unless they intend to perform at the WSMTA convention.
WSMTA Convention dates: June 27-29, 2026
WSMTA Convention venue: Central Washington University in Ellensburg, WA
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Voice Competition Venue: Shih-Yi Kuan's studio
Voice Competition Adjudicator: Jessica Martin
EMTA Voice State Recital Competition Organizer: Shih-Yi Kuan
Winners who simply don’t show up to the WSMTA State Convention or do not give 7 days’ notice when possible will lose their winner’s status (it will pass to the Alternate taking their place) and will be ineligible to participate in the State Recital Competition the following year.
* Age: Entrants must be under 19 years of age by June 30 of MAP event year.
* The soloists will enter the competition with one piece performed from memory.
* A teacher may enter a student in only one chapter’s State Recital Competition.
* According to the state rule, each piece must fit into 5 minutes. Cuts are allowed.
* Only original music is allowed; no revised or arranged pieces.
* The order of performance will be determined by lottery at the EMTA February meeting.
* Music substitutions may be made up to one week before the competition.
* The performance piece does NOT need to be one of the pieces performed in the Music Artistry Program. However, the students who are selected at the State Recital Competition must perform their winning pieces in the State Conference Honors Recital and District I Honors Recital.
* Please bring music to the competition, but do not put personal names.