2011 – 2012 YEARBOOK

5. Middle school/junior high organizations must use the Middle School/Junior High Basic Music list for required numbers.
6. Music -- No scores will be furnished by MSBOA at the State Festival. Participants must furnish three ORIGINAL scores for
every composition played. Compliance with the provisions of the current copyright laws is the responsibility of each
participating school and its directors.
NO ORIGINAL SCORES -- NO RATING
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT SCORES BE NUMBERED
7. DEFINITION OF ORIGINAL SCORE
a. If the selection is copyrighted, the only acceptable score is a purchased edition. The actual paper and ink sold by the
publisher or music dealer. Photocopies of copyrighted music are illegal and unacceptable as adjudicator’s music unless
accompanied by written permission from the PUBLISHER.
b. Hand made or computer generated scores must also have the original score (parts) available.
c. If the selection is not copyrighted, a photocopy is acceptable provided it copies the entire page and is deemed legible by
the performance room chairman.
d. If the selection is out of print, photocopies are still illegal unless accompanied by written permission from the
PUBLISHER.
e. If the selection is not published or copyrighted (example: an original composition or arrangement) an acceptable score is
one produced by computer or legible manuscript.
f. Compliance with the provisions of the current copyright laws is the responsibility of each participating school and its
directors.
8. SIGHT-READING
Groups will sight read one number.
a. Sight reading is required in all Festivals for all junior and senior high schools bands and orchestras. The districts will
compute the final rating in the same manner as does the State Association. Groups playing for Comments Only have the
option of entering this event.
b. A band or an orchestra which plays in concert performance must take all of its students into the sight-reading room.
c. Audiences in any-sight-reading session will be admitted only by the director of the performing group.
d. All bands and orchestras will be permitted to tune in the sight-reading room prior to the reading of the instructions. This
time is not to exceed two minutes.
e. Sight-reading rules will be read out loud by the chairperson after the organization is seated and ready to play unless the
director requests that the reading be waived. Envelopes will be passed out to members of the organization, who will take
out the music upon signal. Each organization (director and students) will have five minutes to study the music they are
to play.
f. During the five minutes, members of the group may be instructed in any way the director sees fit. The director may call
their attention to key signatures, repeat signs or other peculiarities of the music. The director may sing out phrases to
illustrate how special rhythmic figures should be played, and answer questions from individual players. Members of the
group and their director are not allowed to play any instrument except timpani for the purpose of tuning, or mark the
music in any way. In the case of ensembles with more than one director, only one director may give instructions to
any members of the ensembles at any time during the piece. The director who is not instructing the group may
not assist with the musical instruction in any way.
g. The adjudicator is to consider the selections in the light of an overall musical performance. Stops to aid will be
evaluated by the adjudicator in the light of the total performance. Following the adjudicator's comments, members of the
organization should replace the music and remain seated until all the music has been handed in.
h. At both State and District B/O Festivals, sight-reading adjudicators will use a minimum of two minutes to a maximum
of four minutes of the allotted time to verbally critique the group.
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