Solo & Ensemble

• The purpose of this Festival will be to encourage band students to perform solos and ensembles in a Festival in order to broaden their musical education.
• This Festival will be held at the District level.
• The withdrawal of a person or ensemble from the Solo and Ensemble Festival within one week of the eventwill result in the forfeit of the entrance fees for those withdrawing. The State President may allow fees to be refunded to people withdrawing due to unusual circumstances.

• The deadline for registration for Solo and Ensemble Festival shall be a postmark date of 21 days prior to the Solo and Ensemble Festival. Events that are not registered by the deadline will not be allowed to participate.
• A student may perform in four events (Stage Band not included). The entrance fee will be $5.00 per event, based on a ten‐minute block of time (not per student ‐ per time block), no matter how many students are in the event. $1.00 per event will be retained by the District. No student may play more than one solo on the same instrument. ($10.00 School Fee ‐ See Article XIX)
• Stage Band and Lab Band Competition may be held at a different time and location. Each group will play three selections of different styles. There will be three adjudicators. Three numbered scores for each selection will be required. The entrance fee will be as listed in the Fee Schedule. found in Article XIX. A person rating Superior on a solo will be eligible to purchase a medal with a gold ribbon. Each person in an ensemble rating Superior will be eligible to purchase a medal with a green ribbon. Medals may be secured from the Executive Secretary of ABA. Medal orders must be on an official form signed by the District Festival

• No “approved lists” shall be required. The MENC’s “Ensemble Music For Wind and Percussion Instruments” and the University of Texas “Prescribed Music” catalogues may be helpful in selecting material. It shall be the responsibility of each director to guide his performers so that they make wise choices of literature. Adjudicators will have the right to lower ratings for poor choices.
• No memorization of solos or ensembles shall be necessary.
• Adjudicators must be provided with scores which have numbered measures.

SOLO AND ENSEMBLE FESTIVAL

The purpose of the Solo and Ensemble Festival is to encourage solo and ensemble playing and to offer individuals and small groups an opportunity to be evaluated by a qualified adjudicator. Although there is no approved music list there is a list of suggested literature published in the Cumulative List and directors should give their students guidance in the selection of appropriate music.

• The music must be performed by the required number of performers (duets must have two players, etc.). Numbered scores must be furnished for the adjudicator
• No student may enter more than 4 events (not counting stage band). Only 1 solo may be played on the same instrument. ( Article XVI, Section 5 )

• Medals ‐ Solo and Ensemble, Music Performance Assessment ‐ $4.00 each plus $3.00 postage if medals are shipped.
• Solo and Ensemble Festival $5.00 per event with $1.00 per event retained by the District $10.00 school fee Jazz Band (Solo and Ensemble) $ 2.00 per student $10.00 school fee*