WHAT YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SOLO AND ENSEMBLE RULES
1. IF THE MUSIC HAS A PIANO ACCOMPANIMENT, IT MUST BE PLAYED TO GET A
RATING.
2. EVERY GROUP OR SOLOIST MUST HAVE AN ORIGINAL SCORE WITH ALL THE PARTS
ON IT TO RECEIVE A RATING.
3. THE ORIGINAL SCORE THAT YOU GIVE THE JUDGE MUST HAVE EACH MEASURE
NUMBERED IN PENCIL.
4. ALL SOLOS AND ENSEMBLES MUST MEET A MINIMUM TIME REQUIREMENT TO RECEIVE A RATING.
MIDDLE SCHOOL: MINIMUM OF 90 SECONDS
HIGH SCHOOL: MINIMUM OF 2 MINUTES
(Time your piece soon; you may not add D.S.-D.C.’s that are not originally
a part of the music; you are allowed to have two different pieces.)
5. THE FESTIVAL DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY INSTRUMENTS (except a piano). YOU MUST BRING YOUR OWN PERCUSSION EQUIPMENT OR TUBA.
If you follow all the above rules, you will receive one of the
following ratings from the adjudicator:
1st division Excellent performance
2nd division Good performance
3rd division Fair performance
4th division Poor performance
5th division Unsatisfactory (inadequate) performance