Performance Guidelines

• Adjudication Guidelines
• Adjudicator Packets
• Available Classifications
• Choral Classifications
• Drill Team/ Majorette Guidelines
• Equipment Provided
• General Information
• Indoor Guard Guidelines
• Instrumental Classifications
• Marching Percussion Guidelines
• Parade Band Guidelines
• Performance Requirements
• Performance Timing
• Photocopying

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Choral Classifications

• Barbershop Quartet
• Jazz Swing Choir
• Madrigal Choir (must perform appropriate Renaissance period repetoire)
• Men’s Choir
• Mixed Choir (SATB or SAB)
• Show Choir
• Women’s Choir
  
  

Mixed Choirs

Junior High/Middle School .......Grades 6-9
Junior/Senior High School........Grades 7-12
High School Class A..................... No required selections
High School Class AA ...............One adjudicated selection must be Grade 5 or higher

All Other Choral Organizations

Classification is based on the age level of the students enrolled in the ensemble. There are no music requirements.

Junior High/Middle School ............. Grades 6-9
Junior/Senior High School ..............Grades 7-12
High School........................................Grades 9-12

Special performance notes:

• Barbershop Quartets must have four-part harmony.
• Show Choirs should have choreography, Jazz Swing Choirs do not.
• Taped accompaniment is not encouraged, but is acceptable. Please contact your Program Director at least two weeks prior to the festival to arrange for a sound system. Accompaniment tapes must be instrumental only, with no back-up voices.
• Total time on/off stage must not exceed 30 minutes.
• There can be a 3-minute (no longer) warm-up, which is optional.
• Two adjudicated selections may not exceed the time limit, taking into consideration the logistics of entrance, set-up, warm-up and exit.
• There will be a 25-minute warm-up, in a separate room, preceding your performance. Please refer to the performance schedule.

Special Note to Show Choirs: Please limit props to those that can be easily carried by the participants. Use of Platform Risers and Sets is highly discouraged and should not be used. The time limit for performance (including set-up and exit) is still 30 minutes and you must adhere to these guidelines.