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MSHSAA UPDATE Davine Davis, MSHSAA Assistant Executive Director
Music Advisory Committee Summary Held on May 22, 2013
The MSHSAA Executive Board at their June 2013 meeting approved the following recommendations of the MSHSAA Music Advisory Committee.
1. 2.
Recommend lowering the required number of years teaching experience to become a MSHSAA Certified Music Adjudicator from ten years to seven years.
Recommend the following changes be made to the descriptors, definitions and to include the Standards of Ratings on the MSHSAA Adjudicator Evaluation Forms beginning with the 2014 festivals.
Rating
Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 Division 5
Standards for Ratings Exemplary
Current Descriptor Superior Excellent Good Fair
Poor
Recommended Descriptor Exemplary
Outstanding Satisfactory Developing Ineffective
an exemplary performance that consistently demonstrates true musical expression and few technical errors. The performance is worthy of the distinction of being recognized as among the very best.
Outstanding an outstanding performance of distinctive quality yet has minor defects in musical expressions and fundamental techniques.
Satisfactory Developing
Ineffective 3. 4.
5. 6.
A satisfactory performance showing accomplishment and marked promise, but lacking consistency of musical expression and fundamental technique.
a developing performance indicating room for improvement in consistent musical expression and fundamental technique. Such a performance would include many technical errors, poor musical expression and ineffective use of existing instrumental or choral voicing. an ineffective performance indicating obvious lack of overall preparation.
Recommend developing the MSHSAA website or Festival Manager website to incorporate the MSHSAA adjudicator evaluation process.
Recommend the following procedure be used to determine classification breaks for music activities. The largest 80 schools registered for music activities be placed in class 5, the next largest 80 schools in class the smallest 128 schools in class 1 and the next smallest 128 schools in class 2 with the remaining schools to be placed in class 3 beginning with the 2014-15 and 2015-16 two year classification cycle.
Recommend that all soloists must perform from the original soloist part in paper format, not electronic devices. The adjudicator must also be presented with the original soloist part in paper format, not electronic devices.
Recommend removing the statement in the NOTE box of Section 5-B-2 in the MSHSAA Music Manual that states “In this case, three judges will be used, a time limit of 20 minutes for class 1-2 and 25 minutes for class 3-5 will be observed and no sight reading will be required.” A statement will be added to refer to Section 5-A-1c for additional information on string orchestra events.
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