Thank you for participating in the 2026 Sonata Contest
The Sonata Contest was created by members of the Sante Fe Music Teachers Association for students in Santa Fe and Los Alamos. There are 10 levels that students can enter, and all sonatas and sonatinas are set for each level. This competition is open to all pianists whose teachers are a member of LAMTA/SFMTA. Students of non-members can enter for an extra fee.
2026 Contest Information
Date: February 21st, 2026, exact times will be announced after registration closes.
Location: Held at the studio of Dr. Patti Wood, Santa Fe, NM. (Address provided after registration)
Registration: opens Dec 15th, 2025, and closes January 11th, 2026, found at the button below. Please submit one form PER student!
Registration fee: $30 per student of member teachers/$50 per student of non-member teachers
Payment information:
Date: February 21st, 2026, exact times will be announced after registration closes.
Location: Held at the studio of Dr. Patti Wood, Santa Fe, NM. (Address provided after registration)
Registration: opens Dec 15th, 2025, and closes January 11th, 2026, found at the button below. Please submit one form PER student!
Registration fee: $30 per student of member teachers/$50 per student of non-member teachers
Payment information:
- Teachers will consolidate all of their student registration fees into one check and write it out to SFMTA.
- Please send the check to: Lauryn Bomse, 924 Dunlap, Santa Fe NM, 87501
- The check must arrive by (not postmarked) January 18th, 2026.
We prefer to accept online registration forms through the link above. However, if you have any issues or need paper registration forms, please contact Wendy Ge.
Rules
- Students of teachers who are members in good standing of State and Local (Los Alamos and Santa Fe) chapters of the Professional Music Teachers of New Mexico (PMTNM) are eligible to enter.
- Students of teachers who are not a part of the local or state chapters may enter for an extra fee, please above for more details.
- The contest is intended for pre-college piano students.
- Each student may only enter one level.
- First place winners of a level must advance to the next level the following year.
- All music must be memorized and performed without repeats.
- All entrants must bring a score for the judges. Photocopies are not allowed and students will be disqualified.
- If you have purchased a score online and have printed it at home, you must sign a MTNA waiver.
- Any edition of the music set for each level may be used.
- All entrants will receive a Certificate of Participation.
- We will be following the PMTNM rules for Competitions.
- Winners of each category will be invited to perform as guest artists in the LAMTA Musicale. It is the discretion of the Sonata Contest committee to invite 2nd place winners to perform if time permits. More information will come soon.
2026 Repertoire
The following list includes a youtube link for teachers to double check that they have the correct piece, along with publisher information.
Level One – Sonatina in C, 1st mmt, Allegro (C. Gurlitt)
Essential Piano Repertoire Level One (Snell/Kjos)
The Developing Artist Piano Sonatinas Book One (Faber)
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw9JD1oKpzM
Level Two – Sonatina in F, 1st mmt, Allegro (D. Alexander)
Simply Sonatinas!, Book One (Alexander/Alfred)
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygM0pbJRyTU
Level Three – Sonatina in C, Op. 36, No. 1, 3rd mmt, Vivace (M. Clementi)
Clementi Op. 36 Six Sonatinas for the Piano (Schirmer)
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFnG_Se2pd8
Level Four – Sonatina in C, Op. 55, No. 1, 2nd mmt, Vivace (F. Kuhlau)
Kuhlau Sonatinas, Opus 20 & Opus 55 (Snell/Kjos)
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql0V3v-60EE
Level Five – Sonatina in A Minor, Allegro (G. Benda)
Essential Piano Repertoire Level Five (Snell/Kjos)
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dv5Ek6KuQAM&list=RDDv5Ek6KuQAM&start_radio=1
Level Six – Sonata in G Major, Op. 49, No. 2, 2nd mmt, Tempo di Menuetto (Beethoven)
Sonata Album – 12 Sonatas by Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven Volume 1 (Alfred)
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP9_7Z5sBfI
Level Seven – Sonata in D Major, HOB. XVI:4, 1st mmt, Moderato (Haydn)
Haydn Six Easy Sonatas (Snell/Kjos)
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D0S35m2J5I
Level Eight – Sonatina (1959), 1st mmt, Allegro giocoso (Khachaturian)
Aram Khachaturian Sonatina (1959) for Piano (Schirmer)
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsyxtU-DUmw
Level Nine – Sonata in G Major, Op. 79, 1st mmt, Presto alla tedesca (Beethoven)
Beethoven Sonata No. 25 in G Major Opus 79 for the Piano (Alfred)
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73sVPptmJO8&list=RD73sVPptmJO8&start_radio=1
Level Ten – Sonata in A Minor, Op. 164, D 537, 1st mmt, Allegro ma non troppo (Schubert)
Schubert: Piano Sonata in A Minor, Op. posth. 164, D 537 (Henle)
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS3gp8nzE7w
The following list includes a youtube link for teachers to double check that they have the correct piece, along with publisher information.
Level One – Sonatina in C, 1st mmt, Allegro (C. Gurlitt)
Essential Piano Repertoire Level One (Snell/Kjos)
The Developing Artist Piano Sonatinas Book One (Faber)
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw9JD1oKpzM
Level Two – Sonatina in F, 1st mmt, Allegro (D. Alexander)
Simply Sonatinas!, Book One (Alexander/Alfred)
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygM0pbJRyTU
Level Three – Sonatina in C, Op. 36, No. 1, 3rd mmt, Vivace (M. Clementi)
Clementi Op. 36 Six Sonatinas for the Piano (Schirmer)
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFnG_Se2pd8
Level Four – Sonatina in C, Op. 55, No. 1, 2nd mmt, Vivace (F. Kuhlau)
Kuhlau Sonatinas, Opus 20 & Opus 55 (Snell/Kjos)
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql0V3v-60EE
Level Five – Sonatina in A Minor, Allegro (G. Benda)
Essential Piano Repertoire Level Five (Snell/Kjos)
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dv5Ek6KuQAM&list=RDDv5Ek6KuQAM&start_radio=1
Level Six – Sonata in G Major, Op. 49, No. 2, 2nd mmt, Tempo di Menuetto (Beethoven)
Sonata Album – 12 Sonatas by Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven Volume 1 (Alfred)
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP9_7Z5sBfI
Level Seven – Sonata in D Major, HOB. XVI:4, 1st mmt, Moderato (Haydn)
Haydn Six Easy Sonatas (Snell/Kjos)
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D0S35m2J5I
Level Eight – Sonatina (1959), 1st mmt, Allegro giocoso (Khachaturian)
Aram Khachaturian Sonatina (1959) for Piano (Schirmer)
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsyxtU-DUmw
Level Nine – Sonata in G Major, Op. 79, 1st mmt, Presto alla tedesca (Beethoven)
Beethoven Sonata No. 25 in G Major Opus 79 for the Piano (Alfred)
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73sVPptmJO8&list=RD73sVPptmJO8&start_radio=1
Level Ten – Sonata in A Minor, Op. 164, D 537, 1st mmt, Allegro ma non troppo (Schubert)
Schubert: Piano Sonata in A Minor, Op. posth. 164, D 537 (Henle)
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS3gp8nzE7w
