Announcing the 2025 Tarleton State Keyboard Festival and Competition!

All events take place at Tarleton State University's Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center, Stephenville, Texas.

THE TARLETON STATE KEYBOARD FESTIVAL AND COMPETITION INCLUDES THREE COMPONENTS:
1. Guest Artist Recital (February 28, 7:30 pm)
2025 Guest Artist Alex McDonald presents a guest recital. 
Admission is free and open to the public.

2. Educational Sessions​ (March 1, starting at 10 am)
​Fifty-minute educational sessions on keyboard topics by guest clinicians.

3. Friendly Competition (March 1, starting at 10 am)
Enjoy competing with new and old friends for cash prizes. 
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TO PARTICIPATE AND COMPLETE THE REGISTRATION FORM

• Click here to visit the Online Registration Form.
  • Registration Deadline: February 24 at 11:59 pm.
  • As part of the Registration Form, you must also complete
    • Payment of Registration Fee ($15/contestant securely paid to Tarleton State University) and upload receipt to Registration Form
      • Pay Registration Fee here
    • Complete and upload Tarleton State University's Hold Harmless Waiver to the registration form (requires printer)
      • ​​tarleton_state_university_hold_harmless_waiver.pdf
• Prepare your competition repertoire for the festival and have a fun performance!!

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DOWNLOADABLE FLYER

DOWNLOADABLE HARMLESS WAIVER​

Interested in piano study at Tarleton State University?

Tarleton State University has excellent scholarships, which makes it the 2nd most affordable state university in Texas! Also boasting one of the most beautiful campuses in the United States, Tarleton is an idyllic location to focus on your piano studies!

Not only that, but you receive world-class piano instruction from our internationally-recognized faculty: 

• Dr. J. Bradley Baker (Bio here and Performance clips here)
• Dr. Sarah Thune (Bio here)
• Prof. Heather Hamilton

Email Dr. J. Bradley Baker ([email protected]) about study at Tarleton State and a sample lesson to find out why it's the right for you!