Purpose: to provide guitar students and teachers a positive performance outlet and motivating goal, to share ensemble literature ideas amongst teachers, to create an event that allows teachers to become more knowledgeable in their craft through clinician contact time, all to ultimately advance the experience of guitar students throughout the State of Florida.

 

Date:   Saturday February 20, 2010

Location:        Blake High School   1701 North Blvd.   Tampa, Florida

 

Highlights for 2010: #1- Informative sessions/lectures will be offered in the morning and then repeated in the afternoon. Topics and lecturers are TBA at this time but may include presentations on guitar lutherie, care and maintenance and Flamenco styles and techniques, etc. #2- A TBA guest performer will present a concert at 11:30am followed by a unified lunch period from 12-12:30pm. #3-   25 minute “private lesson” opportunities are available for students considering serious university study. The cost is $30 per student. Lesson times are available from 9-11am and 12:30-3pm. Directors are encouraged to nominate no more than three students for these lessons. See application for additional information.  

 

Teacher Qualifications: Each director must be a Florida public or private school employee and a certified member of FMEA by January 15^th 2010.

 

·         Guitar ensembles composed of 4-20 members each, a maximum of 4 entries per school

·         Open to middle and high school levels

·         All students are enrolled in a Florida DOE assigned guitar class (or private school equivalent) at their school.

o   Middle School courses:

§ M/J Guitar 1 1301060

§ M/J Guitar 2 1301070

§ M/J Guitar 3 1301080

§ M/J Instrumental Techniques 1   1302110 (or Inst. Tech. II, III)

§ M/J Instrumental Ensemble 1 1302110 (or Inst. Ens. II, III)

o   High School courses:

§ Guitar I 1301320

§ Guitar II 1301330

§ Guitar III 1301340

§ Guitar IV 1301350

§ Instrumental Ensemble I 1302460 (or Inst. Ens. II, III, IV)

§ Instrumental Techniques 1302420 (or Inst. Tech. II, III, IV)

 

Evaluation: Ensembles perform for “comments only”. No ratings will be given. The guest clinicians will be Dr. Matt Dunlap, Heritage High School, Fairfax County, Virginia and Dr. Leo Welch, Assistant Dean, College of Music at FSU.

Performance Time: Each Level A entry will have up to 5 minutes of performance time followed by 10 minutes of adjudicator contact time. Each Level B entry will have up to 15 minutes of performance time followed by 15 minutes of adjudicator contact time. 

Performance Subdivision: Each entry can divide the performance time into smaller ensembles if desired. For example; an entry of 12 can play one song utilizing all 12 students, followed by one song of 6 students, followed by the other 6.

 

Music selection criteria: Due to the variance in curriculum and class structure, directors are to select music that is appropriate and challenging to the students in their classroom. Include in the application a photocopy of the first page of the score and a photocopy of the composer and publisher information (if not on the first page) for each performance selection your group will play. This will assist the adjudicator in preparation for the event and allow for a literature list to be complied and distributed to all participating teachers. All students are required to perform from original parts or scores; no photocopies.

 

Dress Requirements: Each director will determine the appropriate performance attire for his or her group. Directors are encouraged to consider formal concert attire when making dress decisions.

 

Equipment Provided: Chairs and music stands will be provided for each performing group. The performance venue will NOT necessitate amplification of ACOUSTIC guitars used in performance.     Equipment to bring: All instruments used in performance, all footrests or footstools, all amplification supplies for electric instruments, and all necessary cables. 

 

Instrumentation requirements: As this is designed to be a guitar ensemble festival, only classical (nylon string), acoustic (steel string), electric, and bass guitars should be used in performance. Other instruments such as keyboards, drums and horns should not be utilized. Special exception will be granted to auxiliary percussion instruments that are specifically scored or provide stylistic realism.

 

Entry Fee: $10 per student regardless of the size of the ensemble. Check are to be made payable to “FMEA, 402 Office Plaza, Tallahassee, Fl. 32301-2757”. Place “Guitar Festival 2010” in the memo line.

 

For additional information, please contact Ed Prasse, General Music Committee Chair, at prasse@aol.com.