VERMONT MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION - the Stowe School ...

H. HOST FAMILIES:
1. Will provide bed and breakfast, and transportation to and from rehearsals
and performances for students in their care.
2. Will contact the Festival Director or the Rotary housing liason with
any concerns about student behavior.
3. Will be aware of the Festival rules and curfews.
ADJUDICATOR GUIDELINES:
All adjudicators PLEASE stay at auditions until all scores are verified.
INSTRUMENTAL ADJUDICATOR GUIDELINES:
1. Arrive at least 15 minutes prior to first scheduled audition.
2. Bring to the audition: the handbook listing of requirements for scales, the
original audition piece for you to follow along with, pen or pencils, calculator,
scrap paper, and two sets of identical sight reading material (one for you and
one for the student).
3. Check in with one of the Festival Directors and get cancelation notices.
4. Be familiar with audition piece, scale requirements, required instrument
range and adjudication rubric forms.
5. Any duplicate instrumental judges will do a 3-5 auditions together and gain
consensus for scoring.
6. Each adjudicator will ask the student to pronounce his/her name to be sure
the name is legible on the adjudication form.
7. Each adjudicator will choose 2 scales (from the 9 prepared, required scales)
for each student. One scale should be easy, the other difficult. Scale
requests should be balanced and random/alternate from student to student.
Students should not choose a scale to play.
8. Listen and assess the same portion of the required piece to all students for
direct comparison. Original music must be used. If a copy is brought into
District II Handbook 2012-2013
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