>><< After my first year of teaching (this year) and sending my students to solo
and ensemble at the district level - I wondered - why don't they take a day
or so to sit the judges in a room and give them a workshop? >>
They do (in WI, where Lisa and I are both located). You are required to go
to a presentation of how to judge, to do trial judging and discuss your
ratings.
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In order to be a judge in Sweet Adelines International, you have to qualify
through the official judging program and become a Certified Judge. This
involves a lengthy training, including quite a bit of experience as a trial
judge. At every regional and international competition, you will see the
table with the judging panel and right behind them a second table with the
trial judges. It's a great program, and many other musical organizations
would do well to consider following that example.
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