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ELIGIBILITY: All SERTEC competitions are open to contestants of every race, gender, and nationality. Each contestant must be a member of ITEA at the time of the live rounds of the competition. Competitors must be registered and present at SERTEC 2024 held May 9-11, 2024 at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, TN. Competitions will begin on Thursday, May 9th, 2024 BEFORE the official start of the conference, with finals being held the morning of Friday, May 10th. Previous ITEC winners and other regional conference competition winners (including past SERTEC competitions) may not enter the same category again. However, they may enter a different category. Second and third-place winners are eligible to re-enter the same category again. No performers who are also presenting as Guest Artists or Presenters at SERTEC may also compete in competitions. Entrants/competitors must never have held a full-time professional position as a performer (musician on any instrument). Winners of the solo and ensemble categories may be expected to perform in a winner's concert during the conference. Competitors must use the assigned SERTEC pianists; no guest pianists will be allowed. Finalists for the solo competition must be prepared for rehearsals with pianists beginning the afternoon/evening of Thursday, May 9th, 2024. AGE REQUIREMENTS: Contestants for the Student Level solo competitions must not have reached their 20th birthday as of May 9th, 2024. There is no age limit for the Artist division solo competitions or for any of the other competitions. APPLICATION FEES AND DEADLINES: Each contestant must register through an online application and pay an entrance fee of $35.00 (USD) for the individual competitions. The entrance fee for the ensemble category is $35.00 (USD) per member of the performing group. Contestants who wish to enter more than one competition must submit a separate application fee for each competition. If any competition does not receive enough entries to be a viable competition, the competition will be canceled and all fees will be refunded. ALL competitors must pre-register for SERTEC by May 1st, 2024.