IHSMA Spring Bulletin - The Iowa High School Music Association
IHSMA Spring Bulletin - The Iowa High School Music Association
IHSMA Spring Bulletin - The Iowa High School Music Association
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egard.<br />
4) SCHEDULING<br />
A) <strong>The</strong> “initial” schedule will be available online shortly after the penalty postmark deadline. It is<br />
IMPERATIVE that involved staff jointly decides upon the location of their various performances<br />
and submit online or return the initial schedule to the <strong>IHSMA</strong> offi ce by the specifi ed date.<br />
B) Scratches must be reported to the manager’s offi ce upon arrival at the festival site.<br />
5) PERSONNEL<br />
A) SOLO PERFORMANCE GUIDELINES<br />
1. A student is permitted only one vocal solo performance.<br />
2. Instrumentally, a student is permitted multiple solo performances provided they change<br />
instrument and selection for each registered entry.<br />
B) STRING DUET GUIDELINES<br />
1. a student may perform in one like and one unlike string duet.<br />
• String Duet Like = any two identical string instruments<br />
• String Duet Unlike = any two string instruments that are not identical<br />
C) VOCAL DUET GUIDELINES - see vocal ensemble caption. Students may be in multiple vocal<br />
duets as long as they change literature and duet partner.<br />
D) WIND/PERCUSSION/MIXED DUET GUIDELINES – students may perform in multiple wind/<br />
percussion duet entries as long as they change music and either partner or instrument.<br />
E) PIANO DUET GUIDELINES - students may enter multiple duet entries provided they change<br />
literature and partner. Duet entries must be 1 piano, 4 hands.<br />
F) DUPLICATION OF PERSONNEL/MUSIC<br />
1. No student may participate in two ensembles of the exact same type (i.e., two trumpet<br />
quartets, two treble clef trios, etc.) If a student is found to have performed in two ensembles<br />
of the same type, both adjudication forms will be withheld and both performances<br />
disqualifi ed.<br />
2. Students may participate in different types of ensembles listed under the same general<br />
heading (i.e., A student may perform in one fl ute trio, one fl ute quartet, and one fl ute quintet<br />
under the general heading, “Flute Ensemble”).<br />
3. Students may not perform the same piece of music more than once during the festival<br />
day.<br />
4. All vocal events require memorization. Instrumental events may perform with music.<br />
5. Wind/Percussion entry clarifi cation:<br />
• Ensembles are restricted one player to a part<br />
• Ensembles may not be conducted<br />
• Choir entries may have multiple players on a part<br />
• Choir entries may be conducted<br />
6) LEGITIMATE INSTRUMENTS<br />
A) <strong>The</strong> French Horn will be considered a woodwind instrument only in a Mixed Woodwind Ensemble.<br />
B) <strong>The</strong> only electronic instruments permitted for Solo/Small Ensemble Festival is the electric<br />
bass guitar for Percussion Ensembles, and the Vibraphone.<br />
C) <strong>The</strong> Executive Committee has ruled that the human body is NOT a percussion instrument.<br />
Directors should exclude compositions that utilize exclusively special effects (hand clapping,<br />
body slapping) as the primary compositional device.<br />
D) Wind/Percussion ensembles may substitute instrumentation if there is a transposition of octave<br />
(fl ute/piccolo) or like key (oboe/fl ute). This regulation does not pertain to directed choirs.<br />
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