<div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto"><a href="mailto:sunald@aol.com">sunald@aol.com</a></strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:sunald@aol.com">sunald@aol.com</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Nov 7, 2023 at 1:19 PM<br>Subject: MFMC STRINGS 2024<br>To: Jed Fritzemeier <<a href="mailto:jedfritz77@gmail.com">jedfritz77@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br><div><div style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" dir=""><b style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:22pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Would you be able to post this through MASTA emails</span></b></div><div style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" dir=""><b style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:22pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></b></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:115%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:22pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">THE
MICHIGAN FEDERATION OF MUSIC CLUBS </span></b></div>
<p align="center" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:115%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:22pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">HIGH SCHOOL
STRING AWARD</span></b><b style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 131.05pt 0.6pt 131.55pt;text-align:center;line-height:111%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:111%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">ELIGIBILITY:<span style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 134.35pt 0.6pt 131.55pt;text-align:center;line-height:111%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:111%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Violin,
Viola, Cello, Bass </span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 1.3in 0.6pt 95.05pt;text-indent:0.5in;line-height:111%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:111%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span>1st Place $700.00<span style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span>2<sup style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">nd</sup> Place</span></b><b style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:20pt;line-height:111%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></b><b style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:111%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">250.00</span></b><b style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:20pt;line-height:111%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"></span></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><sup style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:red">VIRTUAL</span></sup></b></p>
<p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:14.75pt;line-height:111%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:111%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span>APPLICATION Deadline MARCH
15, 2024<span style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span>VIRTUAL Deadline MARCH 29,
2024</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0.7pt;line-height:111%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:111%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:14.6pt;line-height:111%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:111%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Applicants must be in grade
10, 11 or 12 and a resident of Michigan. </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:14.8pt;line-height:111%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:111%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Application fee of $30.00,
paid to Michigan Federation of Music Clubs. </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:14.65pt;line-height:111%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:111%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Previous first place winners
are ineligible.</span><i style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></i></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15.2pt;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><i style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Applicants or their teacher must be a member of the MFMC.</span></i><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:95.25pt;margin-bottom:11.75pt;line-height:103%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:103%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">AUDITION REQUIREMENTS: </span></b></p>
<p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.65pt;line-height:111%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:111%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">One selection from each of
the following categories: </span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 95.25pt 7.9pt 54.5pt;line-height:103%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:103%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Baroque or Classical </span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 95.25pt 7.9pt 54.5pt;line-height:103%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:103%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Romantic or Contemporary </span></b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">One selection memorized </span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">One selection accompanied by piano </span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Contestant must provide their own accompanist </span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Selections composed with accompaniment must be performed with
accompaniment. </span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0.9in 0.0001pt 0in;line-height:150%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Total
performance time, minimum 8 minutes, maximum 15 minutes </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:95.25pt;margin-bottom:7.9pt;line-height:103%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:103%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:95.25pt;margin-bottom:7.9pt;text-align:center;line-height:103%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:103%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">For application forms or further
information, contact: </span></b><a href="mailto:sunny.cirlin@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:103%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">sunny.cirlin@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:103%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0.5pt;line-height:111%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:111%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:windowtext"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0.5pt;line-height:111%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:111%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:windowtext">Send </span><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:111%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">forms and
application fee to: <b style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Sunny Cirlin</b></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 111.65pt 0.6pt 111.3pt;text-align:center;line-height:111%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:111%;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/5711+Paige+Court+%E2%80%A2East+Lansing+MI+%E2%80%A2+48823?entry=gmail&source=g" style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">5711 Paige Court •East Lansing MI • 48823</a> </span></p></div><br></div><div style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12pt;line-height:normal;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-weight:bold;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:blueviolet">Thank you </span><div style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:bold;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:blueviolet"> Sunny Cirlin </span><img src="https://s.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/resources/core/images/emoji/notes.png" alt="Notes" title="Notes" height="25" width="25" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: text-bottom; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent;"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Jed Fritzemeier, <div>Michigan Chapter President, </div><div>American String Teachers Association<div><i style="color:rgb(84,84,84);font-family:arial,sans-serif">"So long as the human spirit thrives on this planet, music in some living form will accompany and sustain it and give it expressive meaning." Aaron Copland</i><br></div></div></div></div>