Solo and Ensemble Performance Assessment
Solo and Ensemble Performance Assessment is offered in each district using state adjudication standards. An ensemble consists of 2-16 singers. Soloists and ensembles will perform unconducted, from memory, two selections for one judge in a closed setting.
Solo and Ensemble Performance Assessment Checklist:
1 "Must Know" Info: Print and study P-11 as well as Sections II, IV, V, and VI of the Standing Rules from the AVA Handbook for specific information regarding every aspect of Solo and Ensemble Performance Assessments.
2 Solo and Ensemble Registration: Mail your Solo and Ensemble Performance Assessment Packet by the deadline to your District Chair (see deadline and address below). Include these items in your registration packet:
- Solo and Ensemble Performance Assessment Registration form F20 (and F20a if needed)
- school check or signed school Purchase Order
- a copy of your MENC card
- Please add a $50.00 late fee if mailing after the deadline.
3 Solo and Ensemble Performance Assessment : District Chairs will contact directors with schedule information after they receive the complete District application and schedule all of the District choirs. Directors need to present the following when they register at the District site:
- 1 copy of the F21 Performance Assessment Adjudication form for EACH ENSEMBLE and 1 copy of the F22 Vocal Solo Performance Assessment Adjudication form for EACH SOLOIST, with your info complete at the top of each form
- 1 clean, original copy of each music selection with measures numbered for the judges
Fall Solo and Ensemble Performance Assessment Dates, Locations, and Deadlines:
Deadlines*
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Dates
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Locations
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| District I: | NA |
NA |
NA |
| District II: | October 7, 2008 |
November 4, 2008 |
Shelby County High School |
| District III: | October 1, 2008 |
October 29, 2008 |
Bluff Park United Methodist Church |
| District IV: | September 4, 2008 |
October 2, 2008 |
Mason Hall, Jacksonville State Universit |
| District V: | September 22, 2008 |
October 20-21, 2008 |
Willowbrook Baptist Church |
| District VI: | NA |
NA |
NA |
| District VII: | September 23, 2008 |
October 21, 2008 |
Eastern Shore Baptist Church |
| *Please add a $50.00 late fee after this date. | |||
Spring Solo and Ensemble Performance Assessment Dates, Locations, and Deadlines:
Deadlines*
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Dates
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Locations
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| District I: | February 26, 2009 |
March 26, 2009 |
First Baptist Church, Florence |
| District II: | March 10, 2009 |
April 7, 2009 |
Northridge High School, Tuscaloosa |
| District III: | February 24, 2009 |
March 24, 2009 |
Bluff Park United Methodist Church |
| District IV: | January 15, 2009 |
February 12, 2009 |
Oxford First Baptist Church |
| District V: | NA |
NA |
NA |
| District VI: | February 26, 2009 |
March 26-27, 2009 |
First Baptist Church, Tallassee |
| District VII: | February 20, 2009 |
March 20, 2009 |
Eastern Shore Baptist Church |
| *Please add a $50.00 late fee after this date. | |||
Solo and Ensemble Fees:
- Ensemble Fee (per ensemble): $20.00
- Soloist Fee (per soloist): $10.00
- School Registration Fee: $40.00
Mail Solo and Ensemble Performance Assessment Registration Packet to:
- District I: Carl Davis, AVA District I Chair, Decatur High School, 1011 Prospect Drive, Decatur, Alabama 35601
- District II: Deborah Petipas, AVA District II Chair, Shelby County High School, 101 Washington Street, Columbiana, AL 35051
- District III: Margaret Heron, AVA District III Chair, Mortimer Jordan High School, 8601 Old Hwy. 31, Morris, AL 35116
- District IV: Susan McCall, AVA District IV Chair, Oxford High School, 915 Stewart St., Oxford, AL 36203
- District V: Sherry Smith, AVA District V Chair, Huntsville High School, 2304 Billie Watkins Dr., Huntsville, Alabama 35801
- District VI: Jerry Cunningham, AVA District VI Chairman, Tallassee High School, 502 Barnett Blvd., Tallassee, AL 36078
- District VII: Jennifer Fyock, AVA District VII Chair, Daphne High School, 9300 Lawson Road, Daphne, Alabama 36526