Maine Music Teachers Association

Piano Monster Festival
​A piano monster festival is a piano ensemble performance given by pairs of performers playing piano four and eight hand repertoire simultaneously on multiple pianos. The performance takes place on stage and is led by a conductor.
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The festival is a noncompetitive event for students from 5th grade to adults. Students from piano studios around the state prepare selected repertoire ahead of time. They then come together to rehearse and give a concert.​​
When
Saturday, March 14, 2026
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Location
​Orion Performing Arts Center
66 Republic Avenue
Topsham, ME 04086​
Schedule
8:30 am to 3:30 pm - Rehearsals
3:45 to 4:30 pm - Dress Rehearsal
​5:00 pm - Concert​
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Snow Date
​Sunday, March 15, 2026
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Eligibility & Cost
​For students from 5th grade to adults.​​​ The fee is $35.00 per student.
Registration
​Click here to register your child. Registration opens on October 6, 2025 and closes on ​November 14, 2025.
Teacher Information
Big News! Our 2026 Piano Monster Festival (PMF) aligns with our national affiliate’s 150th anniversary. The Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) offered grants to state affiliates to help celebrate this significant milestone and we received one in the amount of $1,000! Our goal is to have 150 performer’s (our highest ever) participate in our March festival.
In the spirit of celebration and collaboration, PMF 2026 is open to all piano studios — not just MaineMTA members. Share the news with colleagues so they and their students can join in the fun. Let’s make this the biggest PMF yet!
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Parents will register their children. To make this easier for teachers:
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Parents will be registering online.
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There is a form you can fill out and give to parents, so they will know exactly what to enter. Click here to view and print the form. Parents will need all the information on this form to successfully register their children.
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Teachers will receive a confirmation email whenever a student registers.
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Tracking Charts - Need help tracking student assignments? Use these handy, printable, repertoire charts.
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Teachers can play in the PMF, too! Go here and register to play the teacher piece, Waltz From Faust by Charles Gounod and Renaud De Vilback.
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If you are not a MaineMTA member - There is a flat fee of $60.00. You will be contacted directly to collect the fee. Please note that your student’s participation will not be confirmed until this fee has been received. Instead of paying the fee, why not join MaineMTA? We very much want you to be a part of our organization!​​
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Questions? Contact Maya Doumas at mayadoumas@gmail.com
Repertoire
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Choose up to three pieces per student in order of the student’s preference.
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​We will do our best to honor everyone's first choice. Second and third choices will depend upon enrollment.
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Adult piano students must choose from the Adults Only repertoire choices.
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​Technical levels and metronome marks are approximate.
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​Repertoire will be confirmed to teachers by November 26, 2025.​​
Late Elementary
No. 4 Song and No. 5 Chinese Dragon Dance by Jon George
From Kaleidoscope Duets, Book Two
1 piano, 4 hands
Song - 1 page, 20 measures
Chinese Dragon Dance - 1 page, 22 measures
Published by Alfred
Available online at Sheet Music Plus
Must play both pieces
Choose Primo or Secondo
​View the first pages of the pieces here
Song suggested tempo: ♩ = 88
Chinese Dragon Dance suggested tempo: ♩ = 88
Begin watching at at 1:45
Mexican Hat Dance by F. A. Partichela
From Classic Themes Duets Book One
1 piano, 4 hands
4 pages, 40 measures
Arranged by Allan Small
Published by Alfred
Available online at Sheet Music Plus
Choose Primo or Secondo
View the first page of the piece here
Suggested tempo: ♩ = 72
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Early Intermediate
A Chilly Nor’easter by Melody Bober
From Grand Trios For Piano, Book 5
1 piano, 6 hands
6 pages, 34 measures
Published by Alfred
Available online at Sheet Music Plus
Choose Low, Middle or High
View the first pages of the piece here
Suggested tempo: ♩ =104
Rag-Time Dance by Scott Joplin
From 5 Joplin Rags
3 pages, 36 measures
1 piano, 4 hands
Arranged by Weekley & Arganbright
Published by Neil A. Kjos
Available online at J. W. Pepper
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Choose Primo or Secondo
View the first pages of the piece here
Suggested tempo: ♩ = 126​​​​​
Intermediate
Procession and The Last Bandit by Richard Peaslee
From the collection entitled, The Last Bandit
1 piano, 4 hands
Procession - 4 pages, 33 measures
Last Bandit - 4 pages, 46 measures
Published by ECS Publishing
Available online at Sheet Music Plus
Choose Primo or Secondo
View the first pages of the pieces here
Procession suggested tempo: ♩ =104
The Last Bandit suggested tempo: ♩ =112
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Sonatina Op. 17 by Friedrich Kuhlau
First Movement, Allegro
1 piano, 4 hands
8 pages, 71 measures
Arranged by Weekley & Arganbright
Published by Neil A. Kjos
Available online at Sheet Music Plus
Choose Primo or Secondo
View the first page of the piece here
Suggested tempo: ♩ = 72
Late Intermediate
Return To Town by Cornelius Gurlitt
Rustic Pictures, Op. 190 (Landliche Bilder)
2 pianos, 8 hands
4 pages, 105 measures
Edited by Weekley & Arganbright
Published By Neil A. Kjos
Available Online at Amazon
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Choose Piano I, Primo or Piano I, Secondo / Piano II, Primo or Piano II, Secondo
View the first page of the piece here
Suggested tempo: ♩ = 120
Begin watching at at 12:43
You’ll Be Back by Lin-Manuel Miranda
From Hamilton
2 pianos, 8 hands
6 pages, 94 measures
Arranged by Melody Bober
Published by Alfred
Available Online at Amazon
Choose Piano I, Primo or Piano I, Secondo / Piano II, Primo or Piano II, Secondo
View the first page of the piece here
Suggested tempo: ♩ =120​​​​
Early Advanced
Get Up and Go by Robert Vandall
1 piano, 4 hands
15 pages, 104 measures
Published by Alfred
Available online at Stanton’s Sheet Music
Choose Primo or Secondo
View the first pages of the piece here
Suggested tempo: ♩ = 138-152
Primavera No. 1 Op. 55 by Cecile Chaminade
From Six Pieces Romantique
1 piano, 4 hands
6 pages, 67 measures
IMSLP pdf is available here
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Choose Primo or Secondo
Suggested tempo ♩. = 63​​​​
Adults Only
Enchanted Isle by Beatrice Miller
2 pianos, 8 hands
3 pages, 26 measures
Published by Summy Birchard
Available online at Amazon:
Choose Piano I, Primo or Piano I, Secondo / Piano II, Primo or Piano II, Secondo
View the first pages of the piece here
Suggested tempo: ♩ =60
Anitra’s Dance by Edvard Grieg
From Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
Arranged By Scott Meek
1 piano, 4 hands
5 pages, 93 measures
Published by the Meeks Duo
Available online at the Meeks Duo Website
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Choose Primo or Secondo
View the first pages of the piece here
Suggested tempo: ♩ =160
Teachers Only
Waltz From Faust by Charles Gounod and Renaud De Vilback
2 pianos, 8 hands
19 pages, 369 measures
Arranged by Weekley & Arganbright
Published by Neil A. Kjos
Available online at Sheet Music Plus
Choose Piano I, Primo or Piano I, Secondo / Piano II, Primo or Piano II, Secondo
​View the first pages of the piece here
Suggested tempo: dotted half note = 72
