· Contestants must select two (or two sets of) original and contrasting pieces from different musical periods . ANY STANDARD REPERTOIRE will be acceptable, such as one or more movement(s) from a Sonata, a suite or a set of Theme & Variations. No simplified music allowed. Contestants must be prepared to play their music entirely (no personal ‘cuts’ are allowed ) during the competitions . The judges may stop a performance before it ends or begin a piece from a certain section, neither of which will reflect negatively upon the contestants.

· Notice: all pre-selected music used for 2022: including Open Solo (20 events), and ALL Treasury categories (29 events) cannot be used as a piece for the Showcase Solo Events of 2022.
Contestants who have won First place in the past year are NOT allowed to enter the same repertoires they have won before.

·Performance must be from memory.

The contestants must time their pieces accurately and mark them clearly on the Entry form.

Note: The USOMC committee has agreed to allow the contestants of Showcase Piano Solo to play music beyond the indicated time limit allowed for the actual Competitions. To achieve the best results (A) the time for each piece must be accurately recorded by each contestant on his/her entry form, which will enable the USOMC staffs to correctly estimate the length of the event – to give the judges enough time to hear the music; and (B) if there is not enough time, the judges may have to cut the pieces short as they see fit, which will not reflect negatively on the contestants.

·Contestants must upload the first 3 pages of each piece (each movement, if the piece is longer than 3 pages) at the time of their on-line application.

·Contestants must bring a copy of their music (no illegal photocopies) for the judges during the competition. Without proper music, the contestant will be disqualified.