Klarinet Archive - Posting 000705.txt from 1997/08

From: "Michael D. Moors" <mdmoors@-----.us>
Subj: Re: Copland Concerto -- follow-up
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 1997 23:07:49 -0400

I am a s/e judge in the State of Michigan. There are certain things that
have forced me to disqualify students for. If a group calls for a trio and
one person of the group gets sick, find a replacement right away or it will
be disqualified. Not having a judges score will prevent you from playing,
if a piece calls for accompanist it has to have it. If your piece goes
over the allotted time limit the judge or room chairman can make you stop
when your time is up (without penality, however). All of the rules are in
the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Ass. handbook that directors get. I
try to always listen to all of a solo, especially when a student has
struggled with the 1st movement of the Mozart or simlar undertaking. I
listen to about 60 clarinets at each festival and my writing hand aches
from writing. 2nd division ratings normally become quite wide. The time
limit rules are there so kids don't wait for an hour past their time to play.

Best Regards!

Mike Moors

At 10:54 AM 8/17/97 -0400, you wrote:
>Craig E. G. Countryman wrote:
>> I definitely agree with you!! And hopefully I would get a judge that
>> agrees also.
>
>Unfortunately, wishing it so doesn't *make* it so. I've
>seen plenty of tears at the solo & ensemble festivals that
>I've taken my kids to - here in Michigan, if it saya
>accompanied, you had better not play an unaccompanied
>solo. They won't even listen to you. If it says 6 minutes,
>then make sure you can end it in six minutes. There's
>another 20 or 30 kids waiting to play after you - why
>should *they* have to wait for you to finish? How would
>you like to be the last on the list, waiting an extra
>4 hours to get to play? These festivals are hard enough to
>stay on-time as it is (most only allot 10 minutes or so per
>person, including a 6 minute piece) with the constraints
>put on the adjudicators. I *really* feel for the adjudicators,
>especially after the same song 15 or 20 times in a row.
>
>Follow the directions, and if you don't like them, talk
>to the organizers and chairperson; if you don't you risk
>not being able to perform at all, no matter how good you
>are.
>--
>Mark Charette "How can you be in two places at once
>charette@-----.com when you're not anywhere at all?"
>http://sneezy.mika.com/clarinet - Firesign Theater
>
>

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Michael D. Moors
http://edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu/~mmoors/