Spring Bulletin No. 220 - January 2002 - The Iowa High School ...

(b) $.26 per mile, round-trip, most direct route.
$.10 per mile, round-trip, to any judge as a passenger with another judge;
$.03 per mile, round-trip, to the driver for every adjudicator they transport
(c) Noon meal furnished by festival site
(d) $15.00 food per diem
LARGE GROUP FESTIVAL REGULATIONS
Adult homeroom supervision MUST be provided by participating schools or they will not
be granted the privilege of a homeroom. An adult supervisor must be present at all times
between the points of arrival and departure. Without adult supervisors, no homeroom
privileges will be granted.
1. REGISTRATION: Registration fees for the Large Group Festival are as follows:
Large Vocal Groups: $45.00 Large Instrumental Groups: $50.00
Registrations are not complete until fees have been paid to the IHSMA office. No
registration or judging fees will be returned once the initial registration deadline has
passed. “Same center” changes for this festival will be allowed without penalty, (i.e.,
changing a Bass Clef Chorus to Mixed Chorus).
2. ELIGIBILITY: Participation is restricted to students from member schools of the Iowa
High School Music Association and enrolled in grades 7-12. Participating students
must be in good standing in their school and currently enrolled and eligible in the
respective high school ensemble eligible for participation in the Large Group Music
Festival (i.e., wind/percussion - concert band or orchestra; vocal - mixed chorus/
treble clef chorus/bass clef chorus; strings - orchestra). To be considered a member
of the ensemble, a student must be enrolled and in attendance a minimum of 50% of
the scheduled rehearsal sessions. Piano accompanists need not be a member of a
large ensemble.
3. Assuming compliance with Regulation No. 2 (above), pupils below the 9th grade may
participate in large group events, however, it must be understood that the majority of
the ensemble must be of at least 9th grade status.
4. Performance parameters:
Minimum
Maximum
Vocal 5 minutes 10 Minutes
Band 8 Minutes 17 Minutes
Orchestra 8 Minutes 17 Minutes
There will be a 1 point deduction for every 15 second segment of violation assessed
by each adjudicator.
5. Each performing ensemble will be judged by a panel of three judges, one of which
will provide taped remarks, one will provide written comments, and the third will be
granted the option of commenting in the medium in which they feel the most comfortable.
6. Three sets of conductor’s scores must be provided for the convenience of the judges.
All measures must be numbered. The official rating from any judge will be lowered
one divisional standard if this regulation is not abided.
7. Large Group Festival adjudication forms must be completed in triplicate, in every
detail - school name, selection, etc. - and postmarked First Class 10 days prior to the
festival date to the festival site manager.
8. “Comments Only” entries will be allowed at Large Group Festival. This should be
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