There is ample parking on the Ravena campus. The school will be about ½ mile north of the village, on the left. Travel approximately 7 - 8 miles, through the village of Ravena. The school will be on the right.įrom the south: Take NYS Thruway to exit 21B (Coxsackie). 9W, approximately ½ mile north of the village of Ravena, and approximately 12 - 13 miles south of Albany from exit 23 of the NYS Thruway.įrom the north, east, west: Take NYS Thruway to exit 23 (Albany). Trainor, Aurora & Katie Gonick: Saturday 10:45am Room S2ĭirections to Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk High School Templeton, Erin: Saturday 10:55am Room S4 Rafferty, Catie: Saturday 10:15am Room S3 Mulligan, Mary Jean: Friday 5:45pm Room S2 Mulligan, Carrie Rose, Jo Ann, and Mary Jean: Friday 4:35pm Room S4 Mulligan, Carrie Rose: Friday 7:10pm Room S4 Long, Gretchen & Andrea: Saturday 11:30am Room S5 Gonick, Kathryn: Saturday 10:20am Room S5 If you are still experiencing difficulty with your memorization, please discuss your concerns with me and/or contact John Keal Music to order additional copies of the original music.īarnum, Arianna: Saturday 12:20pm Room S4īurmistrova, Michelle: Saturday 2:15pm Room S2
#NYSSMA FESTIVAL FULL#
I have highly encouraged students to memorize their solo pieces so as evidence for full preparation. No photocopies are allowed at the NYSSMA festival.
This will allow you time to park, find the gym to warm up, locate your room, and fill out your forms.** Participation in these festivals can also be listed on college application and are often put on student resumes to highlight student musical participation and achievement.**Please plan to arrive 45min - 1 hour prior to the time you are scheduled. NYSSMA Solo Festival grades are also used in the selection process for ALL County Music Ensembles, Suburban Council Music Ensembles, All-State Ensembles (grades 10 and 11), Empire State Youth Orchestra applications, and Saratoga Springs Youth Orchestra applications. NYSSMA evaluations are very useful tools for the student and teachers as they work to improve individual performance skills. While the NYSSMA Solo Festival is a wonderful opportunity, students should be aware that this is an extra time commitment and will require consistent home practice to be successful. Students performing at levels 5 and 6 are scored out of a possible 100 points and rated as “A+,” “A,” “A-,” and so on.
Students who perform on levels 1-4 are scored out of a possible 28 points and are rated as either “Outstanding,” “Excellent,” “Good,” “Fair,” and so on. Students are presented with a short musical excerpt equivalent to their level of difficulty and asked to briefly study it, and then play it to the best of their ability. The last component to the performance is a sight-reading section. In addition to their solo, students will also be required to memorize scales: three for levels 1 & 2, seven for levels 3 & 4, and 15for levels 5 & 6.
#NYSSMA FESTIVAL MANUAL#
Students studying privately should make sure their teacher is using the most recent manual and are familiar with NYSSMA rules and regulations that cover everything from the use of photocopies to accommodations for students with disabilities. Students who register for the Solo Festival are required to prepare a solo chosen from the NYSSMA manual which is broken up into six ability levels. Preparing a NYSSMA solo is an optional, extra task, above and beyond the regular band, chorus, or orchestra work. This is an authentic assessment which has been utilized for many years and has become the model for many other state assessments in other academic areas. When students enter a NYSSMA Festival, they are not competing against anyone but themselves. Utilizing a rating system based on several musical categories (tone, intonation, technique, accuracy, interpretation, scales, and sight-reading) each student receives a summative rating as well as written constructive criticism.
#NYSSMA FESTIVAL PROFESSIONAL#
The festival provides the opportunity for student musicians to perform a musical selection before a professional adjudicator and receive a rating and feedback on their performance. One of the major events that NYSSMA sponsors is the Solo and Ensemble Evaluation Festivals held each spring across all of New York State. It stands for New York State School Music Association and is the state component of NAfME which is the National Association for Music Education, formally known as Music Educators National Conference.
NYSSMA is the state professional organization for music educators.
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