Music Procedures

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1. Eligibility:

Large Group Festivals: All high schools in the region will be eligible to enter groups in any of the festivals.

2. Hosting the Festivals:

a. Schools will alternate in hosting the festivals.

b. Responsibilities of the host school:

* Arranging for facilities for the festival

* Publicity for the festival

* Programming the festival

* Notifying each school in the Region of the festival

* Arranging for adjudicating for the festival

* Sending a copy of the UHSAA regulations concerning music and music festivals to the adjudicators at least one (1) week prior to the festival and informing the adjudicator of the procedures and rules concerning music festivals in Region IV.

3. Adjudicating Festivals:

a. Fee for adjudication: Adjudicators will be paid at the rate of $120.00 per day or $75.00 per half day plus mileage. Mileage will be $10.00 plus .25 per mile over 100 miles round trip.

b. Number of adjudicators:

1. Instrumental Solo Ensembles - one adjudicator per thirty (30) entries, number of entries to be determined by each school director. (Each school should inform the Festival Chairman two (2) weeks in advance of the number of entries they intend to enter.) The host school and the Region Chairman may regulate the number of entries if necessary.

2. Vocal Solo/Ensemble (16 entries), Piano Solos (5 entries) - one adjudicator per thirty (30) entries, number of entries to be determined by school directors. (Each school should inform the festival chairman two (2) weeks in advance of the number of entries they intend to enter). The host school and the Region Chairman may regulate the number of entries if necessary.

3. Jazz Instrumental - three (3) adjudicators

4. Concert Bands - three (3) adjudicators

5. Orchestras - three (3) adjudicators

6. Concert Choirs – three (3) adjudicators

4. Ratings and Special Recognitions:

All entries in the festival will be adjudicated as follows:

a. Each judge will give a rating (1 through 5) on each ensemble (no points). He may use “+’s” and “–‘s” with the exception of "1+".

b. Adjudicators will not be required to use all steps in the adjudication scale and may rate as many groups in the same division as the standard of performance dictates.

c. Groups wishing to play for critique only, must so state prior to the festival to the host school chairman.

d. Memorization of solos: Vocal students will be expected to memorize solos in order to receive top ratings in the festival. However, exceptions to this rule may be granted if (in the mind of the adjudicator) the solo does not lend itself to memorization ‑ either because of the length of the piece or because it is really an ensemble type piece with the piano accompaniment. Memorization of the instrumental solos is optional.

5. Additional Information:

a. Each school must inform the Festival Chairman of the host school 10 days in advance of the number of entries they intend to enter. Schools not notifying the festival chairman of the number of entries may not be permitted to participate. It is the responsibility of the music teacher and principal of each school to see this deadline is met. Schools not meeting this deadline will be notified by the Region IV Music Chairman at least one day prior to the festival that these names were not submitted and therefore, the school may not be permitted to participate.

b. A time for the choir festivals is established as follows:

Each school will be allowed thirty (30) minutes per group. This includes getting on and off the stage. It is the responsibility of each music director to stay within these time limits.

Region IV Activities Handbook

2007-2008