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MAC OPEN
FALL CLASSIC

November 8, 2024 Friday Evening Events
  • Duets, Duos, Concertos, Trio & Quartets
  • Evaluations (You can request this evening,)
November 9, 2024 Saturday Events
  • American League Division (Solos from required list)
  • National League Division (Solos from required list)
  • Evaluations (you can request this day/evening​
November 10, 2024 Sunday Events
  • Competition Event (two solos of your choice)
  • Evaluations​​

MAC OPEN FALL CLASSIC 2024 REGISTRATION FORM

Register here for the 2024
​MAC OPEN Fall Classic

Please contact us with your email, and we will send you a registration form.

MAC OPEN FALL CLASSIC 2024
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, November 8-10, at Kawaii Music (Formally known as Evola) and via Zoom
Dear MAC OPEN PARTICIPANTS,

Please find attached a copy of our updated registration form for our 2024 MAC OPEN Fall Classic to be held on November 8-10, 2024 at the Shelby Township’s Kawaii Music 12745 23 Mile Rd, Shelby Twp.,MI 48315 and virtually on Zoom.

We will continue to have our 2- piece Competition Event on Sunday where students at the same level and style of piece perform in a division determined by age first, then style of solo, level of solo, then lastly by lesson book and/or Festival Level. Students can play any two solos of their choice. Group divisions will never exceed 9 competitors. Top three performers in each event will receive a trophy and all others will receive a medal.

In the Evaluation Event, students perform one solo of their choice for a judge. Students may use their music if needed. Memorization is not required. Family members are allowed to sit in the room to hear the verbal evaluation. Students will receive a written report card and rating. 100-99-98 ratings receive a 1st place trophy, 97-96-95 ratings receive a 2nd place trophy, 94-93-92 ratings receive a 3rdplace trophy and 91 and below receives an engraved medal. Students can now choose to perform in this event on Friday evening, Saturday, or Sunday.

We will continue the Ensembles Event where students can perform a duet, duo, concerto, trio or quartet.
Duet/Duo/Concerto partners may be another student or the teacher. Please indicate which one. Teachers may also be one of the three or four in the trio or quartet. Each performer must include $30 to participate. Teachers can play for FREE, so no fee for teachers. All Ensembles will take place on Friday Evening. Top three teams receive trophies, and the rest receive medals. We will offer a cash prize to the Concerto Winners depending on the number of students who enter.

We also have American and National League Division Events where students choose one solo from the required list and division. Please find attached the required division lists. They must move up each year. They can skip a level, but can never repeat or go back in levels. Top three performers in each level (divisions will never exceed 10 competitors.) receive trophies and the rest receive medals in each level. These events occur on Saturday Evening.

We will continue the World Series Champion Award for the students with the most overall wins (total points) in all events over the weekend. This student will be rewarded with a big trophy, scholarship, and as much publicity as I can get themJ

Students may enter in piano, vocal or instrumental divisions. Each event entered is $30.
The deadline to enter is Friday, October 4, 2024.

Please use these forms to make as many copies as you need. Please contact me anytime if you have any questions about this year’s MAC OPEN to be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday November 8-10, at Kawaii Music in Shelby Twp.

Musically yours,
Vanessa C. Schwarz
33194 Morrison Court
Sterling Heights, MI 48312 www.macopenfallclassic.com
586-864-7514 [email protected] and [email protected]
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MAC OPEN FALL CLASSIC
American League Division-PIANO
 
Rookie A
Water Lily                                      Keveren                      Piano Solos Level 1                                        Hal Leonard                HL00296003
Mr. Machine                                  Boyd                            Piano Solos Level 1                                        Hal Leonard                HL00296003
Pumpkin Party                            Faber                           My First Piano Lessons Book B                    Hal Leonard                HL00420261
Tuckers Secret Life                      Faber                          My First Piano Lessons Book B                 Hal Leonard                HL00420261
Little Lotus Blossoms                   Bober                          Sheet                                                               FJH                              W9170
Buffalo Hunt                                  Bastien                        Indian Life                                                       Kjos                             WP234
Pterodactyl Tap.                       Dow                       My Piano Teacher is Prehistoric                Wunderkeys.com.   Amazon
Bronto Bus.                               Dow                        My Piano Teacher is Prehistoric                 Wunderkeys,com. Amazon

 Drac & the  Beanstalk            Dow                       Bat Von Flapp's Fairy Tales and Scary Tunes   Wunderkeys.com.     Amazon
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Rookie B
Guardian Angels                           Ikeda                           Sheet                                                               Hal Leonard                HL00416907
Yo Ho Ho!                                      Linn                             Sheet                                                               Hal Leonard                HL00296742
Tangy Tango                                 Stevens                       Sheet                                                               Hal Leonard                HL00296847
Three Little Kittens                       Brown                          Sheet                                                               FJH                              W9260
Riding My Pony                             Leaf                             Best of Recital Book 1-Marlais                        FJH                              FJH 2242                     
Swing Cats                                    Goldston                      Best of Recital Book 1-Marlais                        FJH                              FJH 2242
Taco Fiesta                                   Mier                             Sheet                                                               Alfred                          00-27600
 
Rookie C
Haunted Piano                               Hartsell                       Sheet                                                               Hal Leonard                HL00125697
Zoom Zoom Witches Broom     Faber                        Sheet, Gold Star Performance Primer     Hal Leonard                HL00420051
Particularly Pleasing Piano Piece Faber           Sheet, Gold Star Performance Primer             Hal Leonard                HL00420032
Music is Everywhere                    Brown                          Sheet                                                               FJH                              W9331
Witch On A SuperSpeed Broom    Mier                             Best of Mier Book 1                                        Alfred                          00-8409
Dalmations                                    Gerou                          Contest Winners Book 1                                 Alfred                          00-5478
Nates Up to Bat                             Mier                             Sheet                                                               Alfred                          00-26289
Cats! Cats! Everywhere Cats!       Matz                             Sheet                                                               Alfred                          00-22459
 
Rookie D
Cherokee Dance                           Donahue                      Sheet                                                               Hal Leonard                HL00416737
That’s My Dog                               Watts                           Sheet                                                               Hal Leonard                HL00123092
Get A Clue                                     Bober                          Sheet                                                               FJH                              FJH 9290
What Do You Do                            McClean                      Sheet                                                               FJH                              W9388
Diddley Doodley                    Montgomery                Solo Spectacular Book 1                                Alfred                          00-14690
Dream Echoes                              Lancaster                    Sheet                                                               Alfred                          00-14721
Swift Horses                                 Bastien                        Indian Life                                                       Kjos                             WP234
 
All Star A
Viking Feast                                  Setliff                           Sheet                                                               Hal Leonard                HL00149101
Twister                                          Stevens                       Sheet                                                               Hal Leonard                HL00296774
Black Cat Chat                        Baumgartner               Sheet                                                               Hal Leonard                HL00416852
Power Drive                                  McClean                      Sheet                                                               FJH                              W9411
Juke Box Boogie                          Bober                          Sheet                                                               FJH                              W9267
Pirate Island                                  Bastien                        Sheet                                                               Kjos                             WP1040
Someday                                       Eklund                         Sheet                                                               Piano Pronto
Crested Beauty                             Poe                              Sheet                                                               Alfred                          00-881165
 
All Star B
Race Car                                       Miller                           Sheet                                                               Hal Leonard                HL00416781
Flying Fingers                               Setliff                           Sheet                                                               Hal Leonard                HL00416886
Prelude #1                                     Miller                           Sheet                                                               FJH                              S4001
Castle Days                                  Massoud                     Sheet                                                               FJH                              S4055
The Chase                                     Eklund                         Dog Days                                                      Piano Pronto
Homerun                                       Eklund                         Spotlight Solos Vol.2                                  Piano Pronto
Off to the Races                            Wells                           Sheet                                                               Alfred                          00-881249
 
All Star C
Shooting the Rapids                      Bennett                        Sheet                                                               Hal Leonard                HL00406210
Ghost Tarantella                           Tsitsaros                     Sheet                                                               Hal Leonard                HL00296878
Beethovens Cat                            Nehnenbers                Sheet                                                               FJH                              P2007
Rushing River                               Bober                          Sheet                                                               FJH                              W9266       
Pirates Tarantella                         Rollin                           Sheet                                                               Alfred                          00-42408
Reach for the Top                         Eklund                         Sheet                                                               Piano Pronto
 Rohan Rising                               Dow                             Guardians of Ballamoor                           wunderkeys.com Amazon                

All Star D

Remember When                      Miller                           Sheet                                                                   Hal Leonard                HL00149099
Shadows on the Moon             Bober                          Sheet                                                                             FJH                              W9222
Light One Candle                       McClean                      Sheet                                                                            FJH                              S4010
King Arthurs Knights               Leaf                             A Leaf Collection Book 3                                          FJH                              FJH 2094
The Sky’s the Limit                  Eklund                         Dreamweaver                                                              Piano Pronto
Hungarian Dance                    Vandall                        Robert Vandalls Favorite Solos 2                         Alfred                          00-40310
A Song For You                             Rollin                        Lyric Moments Complete                                       Alfred                          00-44524
 
Veteran A
Autumn Skies                           Hartsell                       Sheet                                                                      Hal Leonard                HL00138661
Just Believe                               Brown                          Sheet                                                                                 FJH                              W9403
Starting Out                                   Leaf                             Sheet                                                                                 FJH                              W9314
No Limits                                       Eklund                         Sheet                                                                                 Piano Pronto
Glacier Majesty                             Alexander                   Sheet                                                                         Alfred                          00-5463
Daydream                                     Rollin                           Lyric Moments Complete                                       Alfred                          00-5463
 
Veteran B
Warm Kitty                                   Willis/Austin                Sheet                                                                Hal Leonard                HL00151669
Prelude #1 in D minor                   Brown                          12 Preludes                                                            FJH                              FJH 2249
Prelude #10 in C minor                  Brown                          12 Preludes                                                            FJH                              FJH 2249
A Day of Thanksgiving                  Costley                        Autumn Portraits                                                   FJH                              FJH 2119
Guilty As Charged                        Eklund                         Dreamweaver                                                      Piano Pronto
 
Veteran C
Flannagan’s Cove                         Brown                          Bravissimo Book 4                                              FJH                              FJH 2186
Another Homecoming                   Costley                        Autumn Portraits                                              FJH                              FJH 2119
Rhapsody Appassionato              Wells                           Sheet                                                                      Alfred                          00-20736
History Virginia                             Vandall                        Historic Virginia                                                    Alfred                          00-28984
The Best of Dreams                      Hartsell                       The Best of Dreams                                  Hal Leonard                HL 00406362
 
Veteran D
Midnight Fantasy                          Setliff                           Sheet                                                             Hal Leonard                HL00416939
Watch My Fingers Rock                Burson                        Sheet                                                                          FJH                              S4094
Seize the Day                                Eklund                         Dreamweaver                                                  Piano Pronto
Autumn Caprice                            Garcia                         Sheet                                                                        Alfred                          00-17073
A Heart Takes Flight                     Rollin                           Lyric Moments Complete                                  Alfred                          00-44524
 
Hall of Fame A
Canyon Sunrise                            Rollin                           Grand Canyon Suite                                             Alfred                          00-34423
Midnight Rhapsody                       Bober                          Sheet                                                                            FJH                              W9098
Breaking Free                               Eklund                         New Horizon                                                        Piano Pronto
Swingin’ The Blues                       Bober                          Piano for Busy Teens Book 2                            Alfred                          00-33240
Twilight                                          Bober                          Piano for Busy Teens Book 2                              Alfred                          00-33240                     
 
Hall of Fame B
Brisk Winds                                  Bober                          The Great Lakes                                                     Alfred                          00-28290
Waves of Fury                               Bober                          The Great Lakes                                                   Alfred                          00-28290
Remembrance                              Vandall                        Celebrated Lyrical Solos Book 5                     Alfred                          00-29181
Katy’s Dance                                Mier                             Jazz Rags and Blues Book 4                                Alfred                          00-18770
Blue Rhapsody                             Mier                             Classical, Jazz, Rags & Blues Book 3               Alfred                          00-31860
 
Hall of Fame C
Rhapsody Royale                         Setliff                           Sheet                                                                      Alfred                          00-26290
West Virginia Mountain State        Mier                             West Virginia Mountain State                      Alfred                          00-38797
Rockin’at the Hall                         Vandall                        Ohio Skylines                                                          Alfred                         00-24610
Jackson Street Blues                   Mier                             Jazz Rags and Blues Book 4                             Alfred                          00-18770
The Star Spangled Banner            Aaronson                    The Spirit of America                                      Alfred                          00-20770
 
Hall of Fame D
Piano Extravaganza                      Vandall                        Piano Extravaganza Solo Book 3                  Alfred                          00-42635
Birmingham Blues                        Mier                             Jazz Rags and Blues Book 4                              Alfred                          00-18770
Rose Tango                                   Bober                          A Perfect 10 Book 5                                                Alfred                          00-42338
Amazing Journey                          Bober                          A Perfect 10 Book 5                                              Alfred                          00-42338


Jazz in A Minor                             Mier                             Classical, Jazz, Rags & Blues  Book4                Alfred                          00-31861

Hall of Fame E
ANY advanced Solo written by an American Composer of Students Choice
MAC OPEN FALL CLASSIC
American League Division-VOCAL
 
Rookie A
Do-Re-Mi 
Bare Necessities
Zip-A-Dee-Do-Dah
 
Rookie B
My Favorite Things
Bibbidy Bobbidy Boo
A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes
 
Rookie C
Saying Goodbye
Whistle While You Work
Feed the Birds
 
All Star A
We’re Off to see the Wizard
The Candy Man
Let’s Go Fly a Kite
 
All Star B
Getting to Know You
Gary Indiana
Chim Chim Cher-ee
 
All Star C
Happiness
Someone’s Waiting for You
You’ve Got a Friend In Me
 
Veteran A
I’d Do Anything
The Rainbow Connection
Little Lamb
 
Veteran B
It’s Possible
A Change in Me
Pure Imagination
 
 
 
Veteran C
Putting on the Ritz
Good Morning
Edelweiss
 
Hall of Fame A: Female
Falling in Love with Love
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Children Will Listen
 
Hall of Fame A: Male
Luck Be a Lady
Look for the Silver Lining
Without a Song
 
Hall of Fame B: Female
Still Hurting
Spark of Creation
Teaching Third Grade
 
Hall of Fame B: Male
Into the Fire
Telephone Call
I’m Not That Smart
 
Hall of Fame C: Female
Astonishing
Dancing All the Time
My True Love
 
Hall of Fame C:Male
Stars
What Do I Need With Love
This is the Moment
 
Hall of Fame D: Female
All for You
Your Daddy’s Son
Green Finch & Linnet Bird
 
Hall of Fame D: Male
Giants in the Sky
If I Can’t Love Her
Dancing Through Life


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​MAC OPEN FALL CLASSIC
National League Division-Vocal
 
Rookie A
Kum Ba Ya 
Yankee Doodle
My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
 
Rookie B
Land of the Silver Birch
Alouette
She’ll be Coming Around the Mountain
 
Rookie C
Home on the Range
When the Saints Go Marching In
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
 
All Star A
All Through the Night
Santa Lucia
That’s an Irish Lullaby
 
All Star B
My Wild Irish Rose
I’ve Been Working on the Railroad
Clementine
 
All Star C
Danny Boy
Deep River
Red River Valley
 
Veteran A
Desperado
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands
Dandelions Gold and Green

Veteran B
Sidewalks of New York
Scarborough Fair
The Blue Bells of Scotland
 
 
 
Veteran C
Greensleeves
Peace of the River
Sleep Baby Sleep
 
Hall of Fame A Female
The Water is Wide
Ave Maria
My Heart is like a Singing Bird
 
Hall of Fame A Male
Swing Low, Swing CHariot
Cindy
The Erie Canal
 
Hall of Fame B Female
Simple Gifts
O Holy Night
Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring
 
Hall of Fame B Male
Shenandoah
Simple Gifts
Poor Wayfaring Stranger
 
Hall of Fame C Female
Star Vicino
Lasciatemi morire!
Come raggio di sol
 
Hall of Fame C Male
Star Vicino
Lasciatemi morire!
Come raggio di sol
 
Hall of Fame D Female
Caro Mio Ben
O del mio dolce ardo
Alma del core
 
Hall of Fame D Male
Caro Mio Ben
O del mio dolce ardo
Alma del core

 
MAC OPEN FALL CLASSIC
National League Division-PIANO

Rookie A
Hofe: Dance
Turk: March #1
Gurlitt: Allegretto Op.117 #5
Bartok: First Term at Piano #1
 
Rookie B
Praetorious: Ancient Dance
Reinagle: 24 Short & Easy Pieces Op.2 #2
Gurlitt:  Vivace Op. 117 # 8
Rebikov: The Bear
 
Rookie C
Bolck: Five Note Sonatina
Reinagle: 24 Short & Easy Pieces
Kohler:  Op.190 #9
Rebikov: Chinese Doll
 
Rookie D
Telemann: Minuet
Benda: Sonatina in A Minor
Rebikov: Playing Soldiers
Bartok:  For Children  (Children’s Game) Volume 1 #5
 
All Star A
Bach: Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (any)
Clementi: Sonatina Op 36 #1 (any movement)
Burgmuller: Opus 100( any)
Kabalevsky:  24 little Pieces Op 39 The Clown
 
All Star B
Scarlatti: Sonata in C Major K 95 L358
CPE Bach:  Solfeggietto
Clementi : Sonatina Op 36 #2 (any movement)
Schumann:  Album for the Young (any)
Ellmenreich: Spinning Song Op 14 #4
Kabalevsky: Toccatina Op 27 #12
 
All Star C
Bach: Little Preludes (any)
Clementi: Sonatina Op 36 #3(any movement)
Tschaikowsky: Album for the Young (any)
Satie: Gymnopedie #1
 
All Star D
Bach:  Little Fuges (any)
Beethoven: Fur Elise

Mozart: Sonata #16 in K545 mov 1
Schumann: Scenes from Childhood (any)
Yiruma: Shining Smile
 
Veteran A
Bach: 2 Part Inventions (any)
Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata Op 27 #2 mov 1
Kuhlua: Sonatinas Op.20 any
Grieg: Opus 12 (any)
Bartok: Bear Dance
 
Veteran B
Bach: 3 Part Inventions (any)
Kuhlua: Op. 55 any
Mendellsohn: Songs Without Words (any)
Grieg: Opus 40 (any)
 
Veteran C
Bach: WTC Preludes (any)
Mozart: Sonata in A K331 (any Movement)
Chopin: Waltz Op 64 #1
Brahms: Waltz in Ab Major Op 39 #15
Debussy: Le Petit Negre (Cake Walk)
 
Veteran D
Bach:  WTC Fugues (any)
Haydn: Sonata in C #48 Hob XVI 35 (any movement)
Chopin: Waltz Op 64 #2
Brahms: Waltzes Opus 39 (any)
Grieg: Opus 46 (any)
Debussy: Reverie
 
Hall of Fame A
Bach:  English Suite (any one)
Beethoven: Rondo A Capriccio Op 12 (Rage Over A Lost Penny)
Chopin: Preludes Opus 28 (any)
Debussy:  Children’s Corner (any)
 
Hall of Fame B
Bach:  French Suite (any one)
Beethoven: Sonata Pathetique Op 13 (any)
Chopin: Ballades (any)
Debussy: Preludes (any)
 
Hall of Fame C
Scarlatti: Sonata in E K 380 L23
Grieg: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
Chopin: Nocturnes (any)
Debussy: Clair de Lune
Khatchaturian: Toccata
 
Hall of Fame D
Your Choice of any non-American Composer from any time period.
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MAC OPEN FALL CLASSIC
 THEORY DIVISIONS
 
Rookie A- Primer
Rookie B Level 1A
Rookie C Level 1B
Rookie D Level 2A
 
All Star A Level 2B
All Star B Level 3A
All Star C Level 3B
All Star D Level 4A
 
Veteran A Level 4B
Veteran B Level 5A
Veteran C Level 5B
Veteran D Level 6
 
Hall of Fame A Level 7
Hall of Fame B Level 8
Hall of Fame C Level 9
Hall of Fame D Level 10
 
 
Theory Division Test Information are available.  
So, if you are interested in receiving
a theory booklet with all the requirements for the
test, please contact me in Spring for your own
studio copy.  I will be including Composer
History in these exams.
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MAC OPEN  CONTACT:
VANESSA C. SCHWARZ
[email protected]
​586-864-7514

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