Fall Bulletin No. 239 - August 2011 - Iowa High School Music ...

SHOW CHOIR, JAZZ CHOIR, AND JAZZ BAND FESTIVALS
Show Choir, Jazz Choir, and Jazz Band Festivals are scheduled as follows:
Jazz Band Festival - Classes 3A, 1A - January 14, 2012
Jazz Band Festival - Classes 4A, 2A – January 28, 2012
Show Choir Festival – All Classes– January 30, 2012
Jazz Choir Festival – All Classes– February 6, 2012
Registration for this festival will be online. Instructions for doing so can be found online. Registration fees
are: Show Choirs and Jazz Choirs - $130.00 per entry; Jazz Bands - $110.00 per entry. The Registration
Deadline date for Show Choir/Jazz Choir/Jazz Band entry is November 21, 2011; Penalty Deadline
is November 29, 2011. A valid check or purchase order number must be submitted online on or before
November 21, 2011 for your registration process to be complete without penalty. You know that your
registration is complete when the check number or purchase order number you input appears in
the bottom left hand corner of your online invoice. To check this you will need to view the invoice after
submitting your check or purchase order number. At this point also review your invoice for accuracy!
Then print off a copy of the invoice and take it to your offi ce for payment. If you have a problem contact the
IHSMA offi ce immediately. Final payment should be mailed to: Iowa High School Music Association, PO
Box 10, Boone, IA 50036-0010. This payment is due 30 days from your registration date.
GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. Each performing ensemble will be judged by a panel of three judges, one of which must provide taped
remarks, and the other two have the option of commenting in the medium in which they feel the most
comfortable (written or taped). Sites that can accommodate such will provide an audio feed from one
judge into the performance videotape for each school. A fourth judge providing written comments and
verbal critique will judge sight-reading for Jazz Bands.
2. “Comments Only” performances are permitted for any ensemble. This must be indicated on adjudication
forms when returned to the festival site manager.
3. Show Choirs and Jazz Bands shall use the P.A. equipment provided which will consist of fi ve microphones
to be used at the discretion of the director. Jazz Choirs are permitted to bring their own sound
equipment and technician (an eligible student).
4. A tuned acoustical piano will be the only provided instrument in either the warm-up facility or festival
center.
5. Participants must stop as soon as the offi cial timekeeper gives the signal indicating the end of the
performance time. The rating of those ensembles that do not stop when the signal is given shall be
withheld until the matter has been referred to the Executive Director.
6. Participants may provide scores for the judges’ usage, but must supply three sets of scores, if any.
Individual schools will accept the responsibility for the legality of their chosen program arrangements.
7. Adjudication forms are available on the IHSMA website: www.ihsma.org. Directors are to complete the
upper portion of these forms and forward them directly to your FESTIVAL SITE MANAGER by the date
indicated below. Do not send adjudication forms to the Iowa High School Music Association. January
4, 2012, will serve as the return date for the January 14th festival; January 18, 2012, will serve
as the return date for the January 28th festival; January 20, 2012 will serve as the return date for
the January 30th festival and January 27, 2012 will serve as the return date for the February 6 th
festival. Schools not meeting this deadline will be assessed a $25 penalty.
8. Minimum and maximum performer numbers are interpreted to mean “at any one time.” Students can
be alternated between numbers; however, non-participants must remain an appropriate distance from
the performing ensemble.
9. Admission will be charged for this festival for all non-participants. Adults - $5, K-12 students - $3.
SHOW CHOIR FESTIVAL REGULATIONS
1. Show Choirs: minimum of 8 performers with an unlimited maximum number of performers. An instrumental
back-up ensemble appropriate to the ensemble may be employed. NEW: Mixed Show Choir
and Unisex Show Choir – two registration choices will be available. A single student may participate in
one Mixed Show Choir and one Unisex Show Choir as a vocal performer.
2. Show Choirs are required to perform a varied program employing a minimum of three selections with a
maximum performance time of 20 minutes.
3. All vocal music must be performed from memory.
4. The preferred method of performance is non-directed. At least one selection must be performed by
the choir without direction. The back-up ensemble may be directed at all times.
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