How does solo and ensemble work

All 7th and 8th grade students have the opportunity. Homes and Mrs. McInnis can assist in choosing. We are also fortunate to have a. In the Fall, applications for interest will be available for students to fill out via Google Forms.

These will be turned in to Mrs. A Permission slip will go home for parents to sign in November. Students should skim through the rules to ensure that they are not disqualified. Click below to view the rules sheet. East Peoria.

Audition Materials. Honor Bands. Summer Camps. Private Lessons. Local Music Shops. Text Alerts. Disney Trip Solo and ensemble festivals are a wonderful opportunity for another music educator to reinforce what the students have been hearing from their own music teachers. It is always amazing to hear a student walk out of the performance room noting a comment made by the adjudicator that their everyday teacher has been saying every day for a year.

Sometimes they just need to hear it from someone else. And while it is possible that a student could have an adverse experience to participating in a solo and ensemble festival, those can be teachable moments for lifelong skills to be handled by their music educator.

Certainly, the benefits far outweigh the potential challenges or such events would not have survived for as long as there have been musicians to perform and music educators to listen and evaluate. At Festival — The student reports to the performance room at the assigned time.

The student introduces themself and their selection, then performs. The adjudicator will provide a written and verbal critique of the performance and award a rating based on defined criteria. New Edition Available Now!