2026 music technology showcase information
What is the Event?
GMEA sponsors the annual Music Technology Student Showcase to foster the development of music technology programs in our state and encourage students to create music using digital tools. We do this by recognizing students who have created and produced exemplary music using digital instruments and tools, and their teachers who have provided outstanding instruction. The entries in this event must be submitted by the student’s music teacher who must hold current GMEA/NAfME membership. Entries will be divided into age categories consisting of elementary (K-5), middle school (grades 6-8), high school (grades 9-12), and university, including both undergraduate and graduate enrollment, and will be evaluated comparatively against only those entries falling within their classification. Entries will be evaluated on three criteria: Musical Content, Use of Technology, and Creativity and Craft. All entries will receive feedback from the evaluation committee. Top entries in each division and category will be recognized and have their works presented during the GMEA In-Service Conference in Athens.
Are you interested in submitting a work for the 2026 Music Technology Showcase Competition?
The application is now available through OPUS. The deadline for submissions is November 10th.
Teachers can access the application through Opus under “Applications and Forms”.
Please Note: Teachers will need to complete the initial application. Students will then need to complete a Google Form. The link for the studentis available in the Initial Application! For a work to be accepted for evaluation we must have the completed initial application by the teacher AND the students' completed Google Form.
For 2026, there will be five categories in the Music Technology Showcase Competition:
Digital Instrumental Production Audio Production Remix or Derivative Production
Multi or Mixed Media Production Coding-Based Production
2025 Music Technology Showcase
Congratulations to the 2025 Music Technology Student Showcase Best In Show recipients!
Middle School Best In Show: "The Frog On A Unicycle" by Grace Rivera, North Gwinnett Middle School - David Dover, Teacher
High School Best In Show: "syris' by Milo Hadley, School of the Arts @ Central Gwinnett H.S. - Marc Baldwin, Teacher
High School Best In Show: "Dr.B" by Jackson Laird, Rainey-McCullers School of the Arts - Brian Walker, Teacher