NAfME 2020 Student Composition Competitions
2020 Composition & Songwriting Competition
Every year the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) sponsors a student composition competition providing students the opportunity to submit original songs for future performance. Cash prizes were awarded to winners and honorable mentions and all entrants received written evaluations of their compositions. This year, NAfME added a Student Songwriters category for K–12 students.
Several California student entries received Honorable mentions, as well as a winner in the Electronic Music Competition category. Let’s congratulate our CMEA students and teachers for their recognition on a National stage!
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Student Songwriters Category
High School Honorable Mention
Chole Borsody
Icarus
Oakwood School, Gilroy, CA
Steve Potter, teacher
Electronic Music Composition Category
High School Honorable Mention
Madeline Cahill
Time Machine
New Roads School, Los Angeles, CA
Stephen Billington, teacher
Collegiate Winner
Estevan Olmos
Cali-Mexup
California State University, Fresno
Collegiate Honorable Mention
Daniel Cobo
You’ll Never Get To Heaven
Azusa Pacific University
Student Composers
High School Honorable Mention
Krishna Mandal
Pacific Voyage
Benicia High School, Benicia, CA
Patrick Martin, teacher
Learn more
- 2020 Student Songwriters Competition: nafme.org/…
- 2020 Electronic Music Composition Competition: nafme.org/…
- 2020 Student Composers Competition: nafme.org/…
He is a Past President of Rho Chapter of Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity and is also a member of the National Association for Music Education NAfME , Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Kappa Kappa Psi, and ASCAP. Vinson was elected to membership in the prestigious American Bandmasters Association in 1994, has served three terms on its Board of Directors, and is currently Vice Chair of the ABA Foundation. He has been presented the Distinguished Service to Music Medal by Kappa Kappa Psi, the Citation of Excellence by the National Band Association, and the Outstanding Music Educator Award by the Alabama Music Educators Association.