The Performing Arts Students (PAS) is the junior club of LMM and also a member of MFMC. Interested students of music, dance and drama are encourgaged to join PAS.
Performing Arts Students
Performing Arts Students Club (PAS) Programs are held once per month, typically on the 2nd Sunday at 3pm at Okemos Community Church, 4734 Okemos Rd., in Okemos, Michigan
PAS Member opportunities include:
- Performing at monthly meetings
- Giving input on next year’s program features
- Volunteering to help with meetings
- Competing to win PAS Awards
- Applying for Summer Camp or Summer Lessons Awar
Opportunities for PAS Members
We hope that PAS Members are inspired, encouraged, and enlightened through attending meetings and getting to know other musicians and artists their age.
LMM PAS MEETINGS
PAS Program Meetings begin with a talk/performance by a guest artist, followed by a student recital.
LMM PAS AWARDS
Students Members may apply for awards when they have been members in good standing.
LMM PAS MEMBERSHP
Members have many opportunities to use their skills and be heard as young artists.
2023 - 2024 Season
THANK YOU PAS SPONSOR
THANK YOU PAS SPONSOR
Alakavuklar Guitarist and PAS performers
Jenny Ribeiro with PAS performers
Claire Tang with PAS performers
Programs are at All meetings are at the Okemos Community Church except for September and April.
Sunday, Sept 10
September 10: LMM & PAS meet together 3pm Eastminster Presbyterian church. Dr Onur Alakvuklar, classical Guitarist; & PAS recital
Sunday, Feb 11
Highlighting PAS Performances
Sunday, Oct 8
Jenny Ribeiro, Program Director MI Opera Outreach; & PAS Recital
Sunday, March 10
Marilyn Kesler on String Quartets; & PAS Recital
Sunday, Nov 12
Dr. Claire Tang, Pianist speaking on Auditions; & PAS Recital
Sunday, April 14, 2 PM
PAS Honors Recital and Dance Students from the Dance! Sing! Act! Studio, Introduced by P.K. Van Voorhees - 2:00 p.m. at Burcham Hills Retirement Center, Ada Whitehouse Room, East Lansing.
January 21
Highlighting PAS Performances
LMM PAS AWARDS
LMM PAS Awards Requirements & Eligibility. The competition may be canceled at the discretion of the Awards Chairperson if there are an insufficient number of entries.
Dues must be paid by January 21, 2024.
Students studying with Instructors who are not members of Lansing Matinee Musicale must pay a non-member instructor’s fee of $15.00.
Attend at least 3 meetings in current school year prior to the awards application deadline.
Prior first-place winners may not compete in the same awards category but remain eligible in other categories.
Attendance eligibility requires each student member to sign in and remain from 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. for credit at a Sunday meeting.
PAS Award recipients are required to perform at the April Honors Recital. If the student is unable to attend this event, the member must perform at the March meeting.
Must perform at a PAS meeting prior to the application date deadline.
A student may apply in only one category per academic year.
PAS AWARDS APPLICANTS
• Will be allowed 10-15 minutes of performance time, depending on the category
• May not repeat previous repertoire
• Must provide their own accompanist
• Must provide one original piece of music for the judges. Two additional originals or photocopies are required for the judges. This should be in a presentation folder or binder. Loose pages will not be accepted. The first measure of each system should be numbered.
• Applicants should perform in recital attire.
LMM SUMMER LESSON & SUMMER CAMP AWARDS
The intent of these awards is to aid in paying for summer music study, workshops, or camps. Applications are available on the Lansing Matinee Musicale Website (lansingmatineemusicale.org). The number of awards varies each year due to available funding. Please see Eligibility and Requirements below.
Paid annual membership by the dues deadlne
A written essay is a part of the application
Confirmed attendance with sign-in at 3 PAS meetings between October and March
These awards are available to members in alternate years
ONE performance at a PAS Meeting (NOT Honors Recital)
Students may receive this award a MAXIMUM of THREE (3) times
LMM PAS AWARDS AUDITIONS
ART SONG
ART SONG: minimum age, 14 (1st place: $400; 2nd place: $300)
Maximum 15 minutes
Three selections – All memorized
- A foreign language art song
- 20th or 21st Century English language art song (American, British, or Canadian)
- Art song of choice (No opera arias other than those included in art song collections and those treated as art songs)
DANCE
DANCE: minimum age, 12 (1st place: $400; 2nd place: $300)
Maximum 12 minutes
- A demonstration of allegro and lyrical movement in ballet, tap, lyrical, modern, jazz, hip hop, or folk dance, or a combination of styles in a finished performance.
- A demonstration explaining the techniques appropriate to the dance styles being presented, using both terminology and physical demonstration.
BRASS
Brass: Grades 7-9 (1st place: $300; 2nd place: $200)
Grades 10-12 (1st place: $400; 2nd place: $300)
Percussion: Grades 7-9 (1st place: $300; 2nd place: $200)
Grades 10-12 (1st place: $400; 2nd place $300)
Wind: Grades 7-9 (1st place: $300; 2nd place: $200)
Grades 10-12 (1st place: $400; 2nd place: $300)
Three selections – All memorized
- A foreign language art song
- 20th or 21st Century English language art song (American, British, or Canadian)
- Art song of choice (No opera arias other than those included in art song collections and those treated as art songs)
MUSICAL THEATER
MUSICAL THEATER minimum age 14 (1st place: $400; 2nd place: $300)
Maximum 12 minutes. Three selections
All pieces should be memorized and performed in a polished presentation.
- An up-tempo song that includes movement or dance according to the character of the song (from a Musical)
- Song of contrasting style/ballad. (from a Musical)
- Lyric style or contemporary monologue under 3 minutes
ORGAN
ORGAN: Grades 9-12 (1st place: $400; 2nd place: $300)
All pieces performed on the organ.
- One chorale Prelude by J.S. Bach (from the Bach Orgelbüchlein) or one Praeludium and/or Fugue by Bach
- One movement from a sonata (any composer)
- One composition of the applicant’s choice
PIANO
PIANO: Grades 5 and 6 (1st Place: $200; 2nd place: $100)
Maximum 10 minutes
Two selections from two different periods (concertos not permitted) All selections memorized
Choose from two of the following categories:
- Baroque
- Classical: Sonata or Sonatina movement
- Romantic or Impressionistic or Contemporary
PIANO
PIANO: Grades 7-9 (1st place: $300; 2nd place: $200)
Grades 10-12 (1st place: $400; 2nd place: $300)
Maximum 15 minutes
Three selections in three different styles (concertos not permitted)
All selections memorized
- Baroque
- Classical: Sonata or Sonatina movement
- Romantic or Impressionistic or Contemporary
STRINGS
STRINGS: Grades 5-6 (1st Place: $200; 2nd place: $100)
Maximum 10 minutes. Two selections – One piece should be memorized, and one piece needs to be accompanied.
- Baroque or Classical
- Romantic or Contemporary
STRINGS
STRINGS: Grades 7-9 (1st place $300; 2nd place: $200)
Grades 10-12 (1st place: $400; 2nd place: $300)
Maximum 12-15 minutes; Two selections. One memorized and one piece must have accompaniment.
- Baroque or Classical
2. Romantic or Contemporary
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous: as listed above for minimum age or by grade level beginning with grade 7. Grades 7-9 (1st place: $300; 2nd place: $200) Grades 10-12 (1st place: $400; 2nd place $300)
Maximum 15 minutes
If there is an insufficient number of entries in any of the above award categories to hold an audition, or if an instrument is not included in those categories, the entries may participate in the Miscellaneous Award. Two selections, one of which is memorized, following the other guidelines given in the respective categories.
- Theater, Dance, Voice
- Instrumental (includes instruments not covered above, for example…guitar or percussion)
PAS Membership
Congratulations on joining the Performing Arts Students Club! We are thrilled to have you as a member. Your talents and skills are important to the life of our group. As a member be sure to do the following to make the most of your membership:
- Pay dues by January 21, 2024, to participate in auditions for awards. Receipts for paid membership dues are available at the following meeting. Students must sign in and remain from 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. to receive credit.
- Attendance requirements and performance are qualifications for award eligibility.
- Like “the Facebook” page for PAS to stay connected, or simply check the page for meeting announcements, forms, and other information.
- Parents need to sign the LMM Media Release Waiver for pictures of student members to be posted on the PAS Facebook page.
- Members should be receiving monthly email reminders from our PAS administrator. Please contact Monique Griffin if you do not receive a reminder email for the meeting after the one that was first attended. *Contact information is on the first page of the handbook.
Join us!
We always welcome new members: musicians, teachers, students, and people who simply love and appreciate the arts. We offer monthly performances featuring a variety of musical styles as well as fellowship and fun. Your membership also helps support talented local musicians, music students and educators.