What is Solo and Ensemble Festival and FAQ’s
Solo and Ensemble Festival is an event that is sponsored by
Anne Arundel County Music Department and Maryland Music Educators
Association. It is an opportunity for
students to play either a solo or an ensemble like a duet, trio, quartet or
even larger for an adjudicator to receive feedback and a rating. Any students who receive a rating of a I or
Superior Rating on a grade II or harder piece of music are eligible to perform
at the state level festival in May. All
students must perform a selection of music from the MMEA list which is provided
below. Registration for this event is
done online by the schools director and closes on February 12th,
2016. Morning or Evening times may be
requested.
Important Information:
Form Deadline: February 12th, 2016- please turn in
your forms early to me to provide ample time to register
Festival Date: March 12th 2016
(students will have an opportunity to perform their solo’s
at the spaghetti dinner on March 11th)
Location: Magothy/Severn River Middle School
Each event is $8 per event, forms submitted after the
deadline will have a $40 per form late charge fee. (This is the website hosts fee, not mine)
Checks should be made payable to AACPS
Students may participate in up to three events
All entries must play from the State list which can be found
at
MMEA-maryland.org under the orchestra or band tab on the left side of the
website.
Those graded lists can be found
at these links;
What is a graded list?
This is a list of thousands of pieces
of music have been submitted and graded in terms of difficulty.
Grade I = usually 6th grade
Grade II= advanced 6th grade or 7th
grade or 8th grade
Grade III= advanced 7th grade or 8th
grade
Grade IV= advance 8th grade or High School
Grade V and VI High School and College level
What is a Rating? It
is the scores given by the Adjudicator.
I Superior = Eligible for State, II Excellent, III Good, IV
Fair, V Poor
Where can music be found?
If a student is interested I do have a small collection of
solos and ensemble pieces, I would gladly find a piece of music that would fit
your child’s ability level. Also those
who subscribe to smart music has many pieces available. Music can be found at Music and Arts or
ordered online at JW pepper.com
Students should have two copies of original music one for
them and one for the adjudicator. Each set of music should have the measures
numbered. Photo copies are not allowed unless the music is permanently out of
Print and a letter from the publisher is provided.
Students performing solos need an accompanist. If needed, I
can play for the first 15 students that ask or can find someone for them.
All students should also know the scale for the key of the
piece and a chromatic scale one octave.
Any student that performs in any event will receive points
toward the end of the year award and will receive an extra credit 50 points
toward their grade or one free test passing attempt.
Registration:
Solo
student Name
______________________________________
Instrument
_____________________________________
Name of selection ___________________________________
Composer
______________________________________
Grade Level if
known _______________________________
Time request
morning or afternoon
Accompanist name _________________________________
Accompanist phone number __________________________
Accompanist email
________________________________
Ensemble
Members name and instrument _____________________________________
_____________________________________
______________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
_______________________________________
______________________________________
Name of selection
_________________________________________
Name of Composer _______________________________________
Grade level if know
_________________________________________
