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Information & Interpretations

Accompaniment Change for Music Festivals

Piano and other instrumental accompanists for vocal groups may be eligible students or adult musicians of the director’s choice. Instrumental accompaniment shall not be considered part of the ensemble and should not influence the judging of the choral performance.

Intelligent accompaniments (e.g., Smart Music) will be allowed for solo performances only when a qualified accompanist is not available. Schools shall bring their own equipment to be used at the festivals and the scheduled performance time limit must include the setting up and taking down of equipment. The intelligent accompaniment unit must be set on the interactive mode for all performances and the intelligent accompaniment must follow the performer. It must be used as piano accompaniment only and is not to be used in orchestral or any other accompaniment modes. Non interactive accompaniment recordings, such as CD or MIDI, etc., will not be allowed. Intelligent accompaniments should only be utilized as a last option when a qualified accompanist is not available.

Music Manual Clarifications

INSTRUMENTAL:

Large Groups (page 16) – Each band, string orchestra or full orchestra will be allowed 15 minutes performance time and must perform two different compositions each by different composers.

  1. The same students must perform both selections, except for orchestral wind/percussion players. No student(s) may enter or leave the stage between compositions.

Band and Orchestra Literature Requirements (page 17) – Full orchestras may play two full orchestra selections or one full orchestra and one string selection.

Instrumental Solo – If a student enters a second instrumental solo, the student must play music by a different composer. (Each student shall be limited to one performance time on the same instrument).

Percussion groups comprised primarily of novelty instruments are not to participate at regional and state festivals. (Schools bringing such groups to festival will receive comments only.)

Show Tunes – Students performing show tunes and/or Jazz literature will receive “Comments Only”. The only exception is Jazz ensemble literature specifically written for a like group of instruments is acceptable, otherwise no Jazz literature.

VOCAL:

Transposed music is acceptable as long as an original copy is provided to adjudicator and there is an original copy beside the accompanist.

Show Tunes – Students performing show tunes and/or Jazz literature will receive “Comments Only”.

Computer Access to KSHSAA Publications

Music Directors need to see their activity director and ask for their School’s ID and Coach’s Password if they need to access a computer version of any school KSHSAA publication (ie. music manual or monthly activity journals). Once you get your ID and Password – go to KSHSAA home page and click on the “Schools” tab on top of page then click on “login”. Please note that every year at the end of July all Athletic Directors are mailed multiple published copies of the current year’s music manual to hand out to their music directors.

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

KMEA has requested the following statement be adhered to by adjudicators in evaluating regional and state music festival performances:

  1. Rate the performance on its merits, not on potential.
  2. In Kansas ’ evaluation system, a III rating is considered an average performance showing accomplishment and marked promise. This rating could be used as a starting point in your evaluation.
  3. Justify your ratings with comments regardless of the rating assigned.
  4. Take time to review the justification paragraph and the ratings sheet. Please refer to the information sent to you by the Kansas State High School Activities Association.

 

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