At 02:24 PM 13\4\2000 -0600, you wrote:
> >write on a notepad and then take time between singers to put his notes on the
>sheet ...
>
>Ah, but that's the rub. In order to give more singers opportunity to be
>heard, NATS auditions are always run on a very tight schedule, so there is no
>time between singers.
Dear Adjudicators and Performers,
Pardon my input from across the Pacific. I fully sympathise with both the
performer and the adjudicator here.
As you may recall I've done the scribe part for adjudicators and it's
an awfully pressured task that is simply not satisfactory from anyones
point of view. The advantage of allowing the adjudicator to give full
attention to the performer is offset by the problem of having to
simultaneously whisper to the scribe some carefully considered
words, have then received correctly and then written legibly by
the overworked volunteer.
The apparent advantage of the adjudicators doing it themselves
places an enormous load on someone who is expected to give the
performer all the body language of a sympathetic listener.
Even an efficient short hand scribe would have insufficient time
to transcribe the notes between performers .
It appears that the answer is alternating two adjudicators who
each write their own notes. An expensive refinement that could be
offset by reduced auditorium rental costs and would produce a happier
result for the singers and the audience.
Best Wishes Reg.
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