So last week, My co director and I took a bunch of our district choir kids to the Music in the Parks Festival held at Six Flags Great America. I have two words about that experience:
We GOOD.
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So how the festival works is that various ensembles enter under different categories. We entered into the High School Mixed Choir for AA sized schools (bigger schools). I had been told that this category is the most competitive. Schools are either in competition or just for ratings. We chose competition. The festival limits participants in each category to three schools. We sing, then we get our music back with some preliminary written comments from the judges. Scoresheets and audio comments come later.
After we sing, we go to Six Flags and play. Since I have high school students, they are only required to check in every couple hours and be at the awards ceremony in the afternoon.
Scores and ratings are based on the following: 70-80 is Good, 80-90 is Excellent, and 90-100 is Superior.
This year, ALL the choirs in our category scored Superior ratings. I told you this category was the most competitive. We got a Superior rating with a score of 91.5, and finished in second place. We improved by 7 points over last year.
And here’s what made me proudest of all. The kids KNEW they did well. They took pride in what they accomplished. They EXPECTED a Superior rating. AND they’re looking to do even better next year. With that kind of buy in, the sky’s the limit for next year.
Here’s one of the songs they performed. If the video doesn’t open, click and you will be taken to the video on You Tube.
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