Contact Person: Amy Duncan

 FFMC Eligibility
Students in Grades 7-12 

See FFMC Essay Webpage  https://www.ffmc-music.org/essay-contest

Due Dec 15 ... FFMC Application form:  click  $5 application
Due Jan 10 ... NFMC Application online  No fee!   (Choose "Junior Division")

Requirements for Submission  (FFMC)

1. Theme of 2025 Essay: Music is...Unstoppable
2. Essay MUST be typed and no longer than 500 words.
3. Essay is judged on content, neatness and legibility.
4. The current year’s theme and entrant’s name must be typed at the top of the first page.
5. Include the teacher’s email address and telephone number at the top of the first page.
6. Entry fee of $5 is nonrefundable.  Make check payable to FFMC, Inc.  Your cancelled check will serve as confirmation of receipt of your FFMC Essay application.
7. Contest is open to students in Grades 7-12.  Junior FFMC membership is required.  Ask your teacher for name of Junior Club.  Otherwise, include $20 for Junior membership, in addition to the $5.

Please keep a copy of the essay for your own records.  The Essay becomes the property of the sponsoring group for publication of the entire essay or parts of it and will not be returned.

The decision of the judges will be final and accepted by all.

Where do I send my essay and entry fee?
For FFMC: Mail your essay along with $5 entry fee (and dues) with your signed state entry form by December 15, 2024 to

       Amy Duncan, FFMC Essay Chair
       16559 Arrowhead Trail
       Clermont, FL 34711

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NOTE:  For the NFMC competition . . . membership is NOT required.   No fee.
See rules:
https://www.nfmc-music.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/AR-13-1.pdf

For further details, download PDF
Apply online by January 10:  NFMC portal

Preview of NFMC "upload" section & REMEMBER TO SIGN!