
SCMEA Piano Division RECAP
Masterclass & Honors Festival + Other Business

2024 SCMEA Piano Master Class & Honors Festival RECAP
Hello everyone! The SCMEA State Spring Piano Festival Masterclass & Honors Recital was last weekend and those of you that were there know about some of the fine performances that took place from Middle through High School students. The event took place at James Island Charter High School's Performing Arts Center. The afternoon began with Carol Commune leading our Masterclass began at 1:30 PM where she skillfully had students pay attention to the finer details of their pieces. She really brought out their best! Our Honors Recital began at 3 pm. We were extremely excited to see four new schools participating in our events this year---please continue to spread the word! A huge thanks to Mrs. Krissy Peters who organized the Festival and the Masterclass/Honors Recital so beautifully.
You can also find these 3 things in this newsletter (again):
-The 2024-25 SCMEA Piano Division Calendar in jpg and PDF format below.
-The 2025-26 SCMEA Piano Division Calendar in jpg and PDF format below.
- Instructions on submitting sessions to our 2025 SCMEA Conference and/or submitting a Performing Ensemble Application. Both are due June 15th.
We hope you have some down time this Memorial Day weekend.
Best wishes,
Andrea K. Quinn
SCMEA Piano Division President
Director of Piano & Orchestras
James Island Charter High School
Spring Piano Masterclass & Honors Recital- May 18, 2024
Congratulations Students & Teachers!
2024-25 Calendar of Events
2025-26 Tentative Calendar of Events
Call for 2025 SCMEA Conference Session Proposals & Performing Ensemble App.
Please complete this FORM if you would like to present at the 2025 SCMEA Conference, scheduled for February 6-8, 2025 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center in Columbia, SC. The deadline for submissions is June 15, 2023. Notifications of acceptance will be made by October 1, 2024.
We are actively seeking some talented colleagues at the K-12 or collegiate levels to give piano-specific sessions at the 2025 SCMEA Conference. More specifically, we are looking for sessions for:
- The non-pianist
- The group piano novice
- Best practices and repertoire session for more experienced programs
- A grant writing session to fund new and existing piano programs across the state.
- Lastly, we are looking for the 2nd-ever piano group to come perform at our 2025 conference! Performing Ensemble Application Use this form to submit an application to perform at the 2025 SCMEA Professional Development Conference. The deadline to submit is June 1, 2024.
Help us make the 2025 SCMEA Conference the BEST YET!