PRESENTED BY THE MUSIC LISTENING BOARD
AND MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO

Welcome - Calendar - Get Involved! - Site Overview - Contact Information - 1996-97 Contest Winners

Welcome to this Year's Contest

HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS across the state soon will be turning their ears and minds to classical music as the Minnesota High School Music Listening Contest (MLC) gets underway.

This year's contest includes repertoire from medieval to contemporary. Special focus areas will include keyboard music, gamelan music of Java and Bali, and one of the world's great composers.

To encourage participation by smaller schools, this year MLC will hold four A regional competitions and four AA regional competitions. The winners from each region will then compete with one another at the state competitions. This way the A and AA schools will be competing separately at the regional level and together at the state level. Regional competition locations will be announced in mid-November. Schools may or may not be assigned to the same regional competition site they had in previous years.

1996-97 Calendar

Registration deadline: October 4, 1996
Regional Competition: January 17, 1997
State Competition: January 31, 1997

Get Your School Involved!

TALK TO YOUR LOCAL TEACHERS, start a team, or volunteer to coach. If your school has never been involved before, urge it to participate!

Last year more than 500 young people enjoyed the thrill of competing in the contest's regional and state competitions. The scope of the contest drew media attention nationwide while the participants expanded their listening horizons and learned to identify composers, musical periods, and styles -- all while having a fun and sociable experience.

Overview of the MLC Web site

YOU'RE LOOKING at the MLC homepage. Check here often for announcements, updates, and news of other enhancements to the MLC Web site from now through the final competition this winter.

The pages below describe the contest and how to register.

Study Guide Sampler with Audio Clips
Examples from last year's study guide and CD set demonstrate the learning and listening components of the contest.

Sample Competition Questions
Test your knowledge with this multiple-choice round from last season. How does your score compare with last year's contestants'?

Frequently Asked Questions
Is this like a college bowl with a buzzer? We get questions like this all the time. Here are the answers.

Official Rules and Regulations
A detailed description of how the contest works.

Registration Information
The team registration fee is $45 and the deadline is October 4 -- here's everything else you need to get on board!

Background
A brief history of the contest, a list of board members, and a description of MPR's involvement.