TFMC District 6 Competition
Piano, Strings, Vocal

Brett Bachus, LLCM, LTCL, ALCM, DipLCM, ALCM(TD)
TFMC District Competition Chair
TFMC District 6-4 Judges Chair
NFMC Regional Chair for Junior Composers Contest
Contact: d6competition@gmail.com

Approved in 2022 by TFMC and NFMC, the TFMC District Competition was designed to recognize outstanding musical performances. It is open to Students, Teachers, Parents and Siblings. Participants may perform pieces at any level since the focus of this event is performance skills. This competition is an independent event with independent rules and is not part of any other competition, any district festival, or any state competition festival.

2026 Competition Participants—San Antonio ‍

More Information about the TFMC District 6 Competition Registration takes place in March/April for the TFMC District Competition, which is usually held mid/late May. Non-members can pay a $3 TFMC Membership fee with registration. https://forms.gle/7LAnjAYZpeVhM9746.

Rules

• Memorization is NOT required.

• Participants are not required to participate in the TFMC district festival or state festival.

• Students do not have to choose from a list of selected pieces. They can perform a

  favorite piece or something new.

• Ensembles may consist of any combination of students, parents, siblings, and teachers.

• Original Scores must be present during adjudication. Downloaded scores that exist in

  the public domain are allowed. Downloaded scores purchased online must be accompanied by a receipt.

• Arrangements, Transcriptions, Paraphrases, Theme and Variations are allowed.

• Solo performance may consist of 1 piece of more than 5 minutes and less than 10

  minutes or 2 contrasting pieces totaling 2 - 10 minutes (at approximately the same level

  of difficulty).

• Concerto performance – up to 10 minutes

• Instrument Themes: Classical, Popular, Movie Themes, American Patriotic, Folk Song, Hymns.

• Vocal Themes: Musical Theatre, Art Songs, American Patriotic, Folk Songs, Hymns.

• Videos and scanned original pdf scores can be submitted via YouTube and Google Drive. Email the link with permissions to d6competition@gmail.com.

Event Fees 2026 Event Fees: Solo Fee $50, Ensemble Fee $30 each participant (fees are subject to change in future years).

Scoring, In-Person or Video Participants are numerically scored based on level of proficiency on 10 performance elements appropriate to their specific instrument. The competition criteria encourage beginners and intermediate performers and challenge the more advanced and skilled performers. All participants will receive a copy of the rating sheet, a certificate, and a beautiful ribbon.

100 pts - Distinction with Highest Honors (1st Place)—may be eligible for monetary awards at advanced levels 95-99 pts - Distinction with Honors (2nd Place) 90-94 pts - Distinction (3rd Place) 85-89 pts - Exemplary 50-84 pts - Merit

Current In-Person Event Locations San Antonio—Camann Studio, 7802 Mountain Forest, San Antonio 78239 Austin—ACC Highland Campus, 6101 Highland Campus Dr, Austin 78752

2026 Competition Participants—Austin

Above (L - R) Zaria Price, Zoe Ivlev, Sylus Santiago, Kaya Ridriguez, Jake Camann-Hackney, Aynna Irek

Above (L - R) Cade Rodriguez, Alexis Viale, Zoe Omitade, Sarah Madireddi, Ricky Rodriguez, Mia Koehn

Above (L - R) Mason Rodriguez, Madison Draper, Kiernan Gray, Camila Garcia, Anna Goldstein

Above (L - R) Avyaan Bhat, Vishnu Mutharaman, Venya Vuyyuru, Marina Hou, Robert Talley, Vivikth Anirudh

Above (L - R) Alrick Christensen, Prabhav Vashishth, Krishna Mutharaman, Vrishti Innanji, Joowon Lee, Catherine Matzdorf

(Scroll down for 2025 Competition photos.)

Above (L - R) Kirk Cooper, Vedvith Anirudh