United States Open Music Competition Contestant Registration Guide

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1 Welcome to the new USOMC registration site. If this is your first time register with USOMC, this site (being hosted by a commercial marketing provider) should make registration at ease. It operates like any other shopping site that most people are familiar with today. The following key points to note: 1. All new participants will have to register if you have never registered before with USOMC at this website If you were here last year with us, you do not need to register again. All you need is your login address and the password. 2. If you are parent or teacher that register for your child/student (refer to as contestant), please note when you create the account: The name on the account must be the contestant name even though the address that you use for creating the account is yours If you register for more than one contestant, each contestant must have his/her own account. You will need to use a different address to create the account for the second contestant, and another different address to create the account for the third contestant, etc.; however, you can set up a one primary address for each of the contestant account for all communication from USOMC to go to this primary . This can be enter in the option: you want to receive USOMC Correspondences 3. For returning contestants, at Login page, enter your username (the address that you used during account creation from last year), and enter your password. If you forgot your password, click the Forgot your password? Link right below the Password box. An will be sent to your address for resetting the password. Make sure that the name on the account is the contestant name. 4. For ALL contestants: Two pieces of account information are important to both you and the USOMC: (1) your contact phone number and (2) your current, updated address which will be used by the USOMC to reach you if there are questions about your entry and to let you know of any changes. If we cannot reach you at all after calling and ing you, your participation in the competition may be dropped with only partial registration fee be refunded. 5. Each contestant must include ONE application fee besides the entry fee of each event. Note: there are two types of application fees: one for U.S. contestants and one for International contestants. Choose the appropriate application fee to complete the payment during registration. 6. For multi-players events such as Duo, Duet, ensemble etc., only one contestant will need to register and pay for the event fee. The rest of the contestants will be added to the events by USOMC. However, valid address of all contestants used at account creation must be entered when register for the competition event(s). It s important that each contestant in the group must register to pay the application fee even though he/she doesn t need to register for the event, otherwise your registration will be delayed.

2 WHERE TO START: / Log In United States Open Music Competition A. Returning Contestants: enter the address that you used previously and password. Select Forgot your password if you don t remember the password. B. New Contestants: Select New Customers if this is your first time with USOMC registration site. Fill out the information for new account as much as possible. You must provide a valid phone number and address for USOMC to communicate with you. C. If you register for more than one contestant, each one must have his/her own account. A primary address for communication can be set for multiple contestant accounts as shown in the picture below: where you want to receive USOMC correspondence a.

3 HOW TO REGISTER FOR COMPETITION EVENT(S) Here are typical registration samples: (1) Register for Open Solo events: a. Login to the contestant account b. Click the COMPETITION REGISTRATION tab. Hover the mouse over the COMPETITION REGISTRATION tab will provide a list of the Competition Categories. Select OPEN SOLO. You will see this screen presenting level 1A through 6D: c. Click on the Image above the level that you want to enter, make sure you review the information to ensure it is the correct music piece. Click Add to Cart.

4 d. Application fee can be included during this process, by select one of the Application fee on the bottom of the page, as appropriate. If more event to be registered, hover the mouse over the COMPETITION REGISTRATION Tab to select another category and repeat step b. REMEMBER: your registration process will be delayed if the Application fee is not completed during registration. e. Select PROCEED TO CHECKOUT when done

5 f. Fill out the required BILLING INFORMATION. The name for BILLING INFORMATION is the name of the credit card holder (parent/teacher s name). The SHIPPING INFORMATION should have the name of the Contestant (child/student s name). Select PLACE ORDER to complete the registration process. A confirmation will be sent immediately to the address that you have provided when the registration has successfully completed. g. Follow these steps above if more events to be registered at a later time for the same contestant. Application fee is required only once.

6 (2) Register for Treasury events: a. Login to the contestant account b. Click the COMPETITION REGISTRATION tab. Hover the mouse over the COMPETITION REGISTRATION tab will provide a list of the Competition Categories. Select the Treasury events of your choice(s) from Category 2 to 8. You will see this screen presenting the selected Treasury event: c. Click on the Image above the level that you want to enter, make sure you review the information to ensure it is the correct music piece. Click on the Arrow to select your piece from one of the 6 pre-selected pieces. Select Add to Cart once done. Remember: you can choose to enter one or more levels in Treasury events, but only once in each level.

7 d. Application fee can be included during this process, by select one of the Application fee on the bottom of the page, as appropriate. If more event to be registered, hover the mouse over the COMPETITION REGISTRATION Tab to select another category and repeat step b. REMEMBER: your registration process will be delayed if the Application fee is not completed during registration. e. Select PROCEED TO CHECKOUT when done

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9 f. Fill out the required BILLING INFORMATION. The name for BILLING INFORMATION is the name of the credit card holder (parent/teacher s name). The SHIPPING INFORMATION should have the name of the Contestant (child/student s name). Select PLACE ORDER to complete the registration process. A confirmation will be sent immediately to the address that you have provided when the registration has successfully completed.

10 g. Follow these steps above if more events to be registered at a later time for the same contestant. Application fee is required only once. (3) Register for Showcase events such as Showcase Solo, Instrumental Solo: a. Login to the contestant account b. Click the COMPETITION REGISTRATION tab. Hover the mouse over the COMPETITION REGISTRATION tab will provide a list of the Competition Categories. Select the Showcase Piano Solo. You will see this screen presenting the selected event: c. Click on the Image above the level that you want to enter, make sure you review the information to ensure it is the correct level according to Ages restriction. In the Music Selection boxes, Enter the detail description of the two pieces in this format: Composer First name Last name: Music title mvt#, tempo marking, Op.#, Key [For example: Joseph Haydn: Andante (2 nd mvt) from Sonata Hob.XVI:3 in C Major]. Enter the accurate time for each of the two pieces, such as 2:53 for 2 minutes and 53 seconds.

11 Click USOMC Upload to upload the music and proof of age. Once clicking the USOMC Upload, it will bring you to another site of USOMC operation to upload the information. You are required to upload the first 3 page of each piece and proof of age (birth certificate, official document or school record, etc.) USOMC does not store the uploaded information regarding the age. Once the contestant s age is confirmed, the information will be removed. Note that returning contestant does not need to upload the proof of age if he/she has already provided to USOMC from previous year. REMEMBER: your registration process will be delayed if the required information are not uploaded to USOMC Upload site during registration Once you are done with uploading information, hover back to the Registration site and Select Add to Cart.

12 d. Application fee can be included during this process, by select one of the Application fee on the bottom of the page, as appropriate. If more event to be registered, hover the mouse over the COMPETITION REGISTRATION Tab to select another category and repeat step b. REMEMBER: your registration process will be delayed if the Application fee is not completed during registration. e. Select PROCEED TO CHECKOUT when done

13 f. Fill out the required BILLING INFORMATION. The name for BILLING INFORMATION is the name of the credit card holder (parent/teacher s name). The SHIPPING INFORMATION should have the name of the Contestant (child/student s name). Select PLACE ORDER to complete the registration process. A confirmation will be sent immediately to the address that you have provided when the registration has successfully completed.

14 g. Follow these steps above if more events to be registered at a later time for the same contestant. Application fee is required only once. (4) Register for multi players events such as Open Duet, Showcase Duet/Duo: a. Login to the contestant account b. Click the COMPETITION REGISTRATION tab. Hover the mouse over the COMPETITION REGISTRATION tab will provide a list of the Competition Categories. Select the Showcase Piano Duo/Ensemble. You will see this screen presenting the selected event: c. Click on the Image above the level that you want to enter, make sure you review the information to ensure it is the correct level according to Ages restriction for Showcase categories.

15 In the Music Selection boxes, Enter the detail description of the piece in this format: Composer First name Last name: Music title mvt#, tempo marking, Op.#, Key [For example: Joseph Haydn: Andante (2 nd mvt) from Sonata Hob.XVI:3 in C Major]. Enter the accurate time for each of the two pieces, such as 2:53 for 2 minutes and 53 seconds. Enter the Primo player login and Secondo player login , and 3 rd and 4 th players if applied. Make sure these s are those used for contestants account creation. Click USOMC Upload to upload the music and proof of age. Once clicking the USOMC Upload, it will bring you to another site of USOMC operation to upload the information. You are required to upload the first 3 page of each piece and proof of age (birth certificate, official document or school record, etc.) USOMC does not store the uploaded information regarding the age. Once the contestant s age is confirmed, the information will be removed. Note that returning contestant does not need to upload the proof of age if he/she has already provided to USOMC from previous year. REMEMBER: your registration process will be delayed if the required information are not uploaded to USOMC Upload site during registration. If you are the Primo contestant and don t have proof of ages from other contestants in your group, you must remind them to upload their information themselves as well as paying the required one time application fee so your Registration won t get delayed. The USOMC Upload link could also be found in the FAQ of the site. Once you are done with uploading information, hover back to the Registration site and Select Add to Cart.

16 d. Application fee can be included during this process, by select one of the Application fee on the bottom of the page, as appropriate. If more event to be registered, hover the mouse over the COMPETITION REGISTRATION Tab to select another category and repeat step b. REMEMBER: your registration process will be delayed if the Application fee is not completed during registration for all contestants in your group. e. Select PROCEED TO CHECKOUT when done

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18 f. Fill out the required BILLING INFORMATION. The name for BILLING INFORMATION is the name of the credit card holder (parent/teacher s name). The SHIPPING INFORMATION should have the name of the Contestant (child/student s name). Select PLACE ORDER to complete the registration process. A confirmation will be sent immediately to the address that you have provided when the registration has successfully completed.

19 g. Follow these steps above if more events to be registered at a later time for the same contestant. Application fee is required only once. (5) Register for Showcase event that may require a piano accompaniment part such as Showcase Instrumental Solo: a. Login to the contestant account b. Click the COMPETITION REGISTRATION tab. Hover the mouse over the COMPETITION REGISTRATION tab will provide a list of the Competition Categories. Select the Showcase Instrumental Solo. You will see this screen presenting the selected event: c. Click on the Image above the level that you want to enter, make sure you review the information to ensure it is the correct level according to Ages restriction for Showcase categories. In the Music Selection boxes, Enter the detail description of the two pieces in

20 this format: Composer First name Last name: Music title mvt#, tempo marking, Op.#, Key [For example: Joseph Haydn: Andante (2 nd mvt) from Sonata Hob.XVI:3 in C Major]. Enter the accurate time for each of the two pieces, such as 2:53 for 2 minutes and 53 seconds. The Piano Accompaniment is preset as Yes and the entry fee for this event covers the fee for the accompanist. Select No if your piece does not require Piano Accompaniment. The fee for accompanist will be refunded to you once the registration is processed. Select the Instrument type from the drop down arrow. If you don t see your instrument name on the list, enter the name in the Other Instrument box. Click USOMC Upload to upload the music and proof of age. Once clicking the USOMC Upload, it will bring you to another site of USOMC operation to upload the information. You are required to upload the first 3 page of each piece and proof of age (birth certificate, official document or school record, etc.) USOMC does not store the uploaded information regarding the age. Once the contestant s age is confirmed, the information will be removed. Note that returning contestant does not need to upload the proof of age if he/she has already provided to USOMC from previous year. REMEMBER: your registration process will be delayed if the required information are not uploaded to USOMC Upload site during registration. Once you are done with uploading information, hover back to the Registration site and Select Add to Cart.

21 d. Application fee can be included during this process, by select one of the Application fee on the bottom of the page, as appropriate. If more event to be registered, hover the mouse over the COMPETITION REGISTRATION Tab to select another category and repeat step b. REMEMBER: your registration process will be delayed if the Application fee is not completed during registration for all contestants in your group. e. Select PROCEED TO CHECKOUT when done

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23 f. Fill out the required BILLING INFORMATION. The name for BILLING INFORMATION is the name of the credit card holder (parent/teacher s name). The SHIPPING INFORMATION should have the name of the Contestant (child/student s name). Select PLACE ORDER to complete the registration process. A confirmation will be sent immediately to the address that you have provided when the registration has successfully completed. g. Follow these steps above if more events to be registered at a later time for the same contestant. Application fee is required only once.

24 MAKING SURE THAT THE ACCOUNT S NAME IS THE CONTESTANT NAME: To make sure that the account s name is the contestant name, the My Account Tab should show the correct name at Welcome to your account contestant name : If the name does not reflect the contestant s name, Click on Manage your billing address to select or edit to the correct name

25 MAKING SURE THAT THE FILES ARE CORRECTLY UPLOADED ONTO USOMC SITE: When you are required to upload proof of age and music pieces information: Make sure that you use the contestant account address as login Click on Browse to select the files for uploading Successful uploaded file will have this message: Files need to be re-uploaded if this similar message comes up: