Competitions Day 2025

MTASA Competitions Day 2025 
Reimann-Robinson Scholarship & Norman Sellick Memorial Prize 
 
The Music Teachers’ Association of South Australia warmly invites you to the 2025 Competitions Day, featuring the Norman Sellick Memorial Prize and the Reimann-Robinson Scholarship. 

This year’s competition will feature both a preliminary video round and a live final at the Australian Piano Warehouse. 

COMPETITION FINAL: 

Venue: Australian Piano Warehouse 
Date: Sunday, 26 October 2025 
Time: 

• Norman Sellick Memorial Prize: 5:00pm – 6:45pm 

• Reimann-Robinson Scholarship: 7:00pm – 9:00pm 

ENTRY DEADLINE: (including video submission): 

Friday, October 10, 2025  

No late entries will be accepted. 
 

Entry Process 

• All entries and payments must be submitted online via Humanitix. 

• Recordings must be submitted as unlisted YouTube links. 

• Competitors must be available to attend the FINAL to be eligible for a prize. 

• Video submission deadline: 10 October 2025. Video Submission Requirements are as follows:  

• The recording must be done in one continuous take. 

• Recordings cannot be posted online except as unlisted YouTube videos. 

• The camera must be positioned to capture the performer’s face, both hands and the instrument. If feet are used (e.g., piano pedalling), they must also be visible. 

• The recording must clearly show both the performer and accompanist, with balanced, audible sound. 

• Once the video is uploaded, the unlisted YouTube URL must be submitted via the enrolment form. 

• We will inform the teachers whether the students will be selected into final by 16 October 2025. 

• Competitors must perform the same repertoire in both preliminary and final rounds. 

Entry Fees & Prize Structure 

Norman Sellick Memorial Prize:  Entry Fee: $50 

• First Prize: $250 

• Second Prize: $100 

• Third Prize: $50 

Reimann-Robinson Scholarship: Entry Fee: $65 

• First Prize: $400 

• Second Prize: $200 

• Third Prize: $100 

Performance Guidelines 

• Norman Sellick Memorial Prize:  

Two contrasting works must be performed within a total of 10 minutes. 

• Reimann-Robinson Scholarship:  

Any number of works may be performed within a total of 15 minutes. 

• No coaching is permitted during the performance. 

• Photography and recording are not permitted during final performances. 

• All copyright laws must be observed. APRA/AMCOS forms, along with original or licensed copies of music, must be provided. 

• If invited to the final - Competitors must check in at least 20 minutes before the start of their session. 

• The adjudicator’s decision is final. The scholarship may be withheld if a satisfactory standard is not met. 

• All winners will be invited to perform at the MTASA Summer Conference event in January 2026, and feature in the SA Music Teacher Magazine. 

Conditions of Entry 

• Open to students of MTASA members (any instrument). The member must be the student’s principal teacher. 

• Age Limit: 

• Norman Sellick: 12 years and under (as of 1 May 2025) 

• Reimann-Robinson: 13–18 years (as of 1 May 2025) 

• Eligibility exclusions: 

• Past First Prize winners of each respective competition are not eligible to enter again. 

• All other students, including past 2nd and 3rd prize winners, are eligible to enter.