Music Writing Competition
Students of ORMTA members in good standing are invited to submit their compositions to the ORMTA Music Writing Competition. Students receive helpful written feedback from a knowledgeable adjudicator. Students awarded first, second or third place in various classes based on age and genre are awarded scholarships.
The first place winner of the Open Class will receive the Eleanor Marzetti Scholarship, named in honour of one of ORMTA's distinguished past provincial presidents.
First place winners of various classes will have part of their score published in a future issue of NOTES Magazine and will represent Ontario in the CFMTA (Canadian Federation of Music Teachers Associations) National Student Composer Competition.
The 2025 Music Writing Competition has now concluded. Click here for the results.
View the 2025 Music Writing Competition Rules & Regulations
2025 Adjudicator
Kathleen Feenstra
Kathleen Feenstra has been teaching piano and theory in BC's Fraser Valley since 2001. Accredited by The Royal Conservatory of Music with an ARCT in Piano Performance (2010) and also an ARCT in Piano Pedagogy (2019), Kathleen is a member of the British Columbia Registered Music Teachers Association, the Association of Canadian Women Composers, and is an Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Centre.
As a composer, Kathleen specializes in creating works that are pedagogical in nature. She has published five books of piano repertoire with 80 Days Publishing. Her music is available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, Amazon Music, Soundcloud and all other major platforms. Kathleen enjoys teaching, composing, adjudicating, and arranging, and is passionate about seeing students succeed in their musical studies.
2025 Classes