2010-2011 WSMA Festival Rule Changes and Music List Header Updates
The recommendations of WSMA Festivals Adjudication, Concert, Solo and Ensemble, and Music Selection committees were brought to the June WSMA Board meeting for approval. The festival committee recommendations reflected the changing needs of current classroom teachers. Beginning with the 2010-2011 Festival Season, expanded offerings are available for double reed ensembles, keyboard mallet ensembles and hand bell solo, duet, trio and quartets. Also included in the revisions are expanded opportunities for state qualifying Vocal Jazz, Show Choirs and Jazz Ensembles, clarification of district and state festival transfer procedures, board approval allowing schools to perform with co-op concert ensembles, and new procedures to assist in scheduling state-bound students with more than 10 events.
WSMA Festival Music List Header Updates (changes noted in italics):
Event 1914 Misc. Vocal Quartet: Transfer from events 1414 or 1424 (Barbershop Quartets) are not allowed.
Event 2119, 2219, 2319 and 2419 (String Choir events with 4-16 performers) These events, now considered Special Ensembles, are allotted 12 minutes to set-up and perform one piece. A director is also allowed.
Event 3839, 3849, 3859, 3869 and 4859 (Woodwind and Brass choirs) No piano accompaniment is allowed.
Event 4211 Horn in F is now French Horn.
Event 8212, 8213, 8214 and 8218 - Classical Guitar Ensemble has been changed to Guitar Ensemble.
Event 8221 Bass Guitar Solo has been changed to Electric and Bass Guitar Solo
New events have been added for these types of ensembles.
Event 3222 Double Reed Duet,
Event 3223 Double Reed Trio and
Event 3224 Double Reed Quartet:
Event 5833 (Keyboard Mallet Ensembles) has been divided in the following manner:
Event 5833 Keyboard Mallet Trio, Quartet for 3-4 performers and is a Regular Ensemble.
Event 5839 Keyboard Mallet Ensemble for 5-28 performers and is a Special Ensemble.
Event 8118 is replaced by the following new handbell events:
Event 8111 - Handbell Solo
Event 8112 - Handbell Duet
Event 8113 - Handbell Trio
Event 8114 - Handbell Quartet
Note: Event 8119 Handbell Choir (5 – 16 Ringers) remains unchanged.
WSMA Festival Rule Changes (changes noted in italics)
IV.E.2: Schools petitioning to change district festival membership must receive approval from WSMA, the school principal, the District Festival Manager of the former site and the new District Festival Manager. Notifications must be completed by September 15.
V.B.9: Two schools may form a Co-op Concert Group (Concert Band, Full Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, String Orchestra, Mixed Choir, TTBB Choir, SSAA Choir, or Middle School Choir) under the following conditions:
- Permission is requested and granted by WSMA four weeks prior to the Concert event; and
- Participating students all attend WSMA member schools; and
- Music directors and principals from the participating schools submit written approval; and
- Registration is processed from each participating school.
V.D.4 (Formerly Rule V.D.5): The time allotted for several instrumental events at WSMA State Solo & Ensemble Festivals is slightly longer than district. Qualifying students and events need not prepare additional music for the State Festival.
V.D.5 (Formerly Rule V.D.4): Soloists who qualify for the State Festival may perform a different solo at State. However it must be chosen from the current WSMA Festival Music Class A List for the same Event. No Permission from WSMA is required.
V.D.6: Ensembles who qualify for the State Festival must perform the same selection(s) at State as was performed at District Festival, with the following exceptions:
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Vocal Jazz Ensembles, Show Choirs and Alternative String Ensembles who qualify for the State Festival may perform a different selected number at State. However the revised selection must still fulfill the style requirement as outlined in the event header.
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Jazz Ensembles who qualify for the State Festival may perform a different selected number at State. However the revised selection must maintain the swing tune requirement as outlined in the event header.
V.D.8: Individual students who qualify for State Festival may enter a maximum of 10 (ten) total events per State Festival date. Students qualifying in greater than ten events may transfer solo events to alternate State Festival dates as permitted in WSMA Festival Rule V.E.2-3.
V.E.1: Requests to transfer all of a school’s state festival entries to another State Festival site must be submitted to WSMA in writing by November 15.
- WSMA retains the sole discretion to grant transfer requests, and may limit transfer locations based on space available at a given State Festival site.
- Generally, requests will not be granted for schools that schedule another music event or tour on the same day as the assigned State Festival.
- State Festival Transfer Requests will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
- Any State Festival transfer requests received by WSMA after November 15 must be submitted in writing via email and will be assessed a $5.00 per entry surcharge.