NYSSMA Resources
NYSSMA Solo Festival
New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) Solo Festival will be held at Canandaigua HS on Fri May 1 and Sat May 2, 2020. The festival is a sanctioned event which rates students by standards set by NYSSMA. It is expected that students who choose to go to the festival will attend lessons and scheduled practices regularly so they will be well-prepared.
What happens at the festival? At the NYSSMA solo festival, students will present the solo(s) they have been studying in their small group lessons for a judge. This judge is a music teacher like Ms. Little or Ms. White- they want to support you! They listen and evaluate students on several categories such as rhythm, pitch, tone, interpretation, and sight-reading. Ms. White will play the accompaniment for vocal solos and instrumental solos will be unaccompanied. How do I sign up? Please inform Ms. Little and/or Ms. White by March 20 if you are interested. You may choose to perform a vocal AND an instrumental solo if you wish. Each solo does have a fee, however. |
Payment is covered by the school UNLESS you back out last-minute.
Due to strict adherence to copyright laws, students with photocopied music are not allowed to perform. We will provide the students with a copy for the judge to use. It is heart breaking when students are not allowed to perform because they have illegal music. Agreement forms are due by March 20, 2020. We encourage parents to drive students to the festival. There will be a bus available Saturday morning as well. If you do not have a copy of the permission form, ask Ms. Little/Ms. White or print the file below.
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7-8 All County- Practice Tracks
Please practice on your own in addition to the scheduled rehearsals! Make sure you come to 6 hours of rehearsal with Ms. White- see the schedule below.
Click here for tracks of each individual voice part.
Click here for tracks of each individual voice part.
Tues 11/5 7:20-7:40am
Weds 11/6 2:30-3:30pm Weds 11/13 7:20-7:40am Fri 11/15 7:20-7:40am Tues 11/19 7:20-7:40am Thurs 11/21 2:30-3:15pm Weds 12/4 2:30-3:30pm Thurs 12/5 2:30-3:15pm Tues 12/10 7:20-7:40am Weds 12/11 7:20-7:40am Weds 12/18 2:30-3:30pm Thurs 12/19 7:20-7:40am |
Weds 1/8 7:20-7:40am
Thurs 1/9 2:30-3:30pm Fri 1/10 2:30-3:30pm Tues 1/14 7:20-7:40am Weds 1/15 7:20-7:40am Thurs 1/16 2:30-3:30pm Fri 1/17 2:30-3:30pm Weds 1/22 7:20-7:40am Weds 1/22 2:30-3:30pm Thurs 1/23 7:20-7:40am Thurs 1/23 2:30-3:15pm Fri 1/24 10:45am-4:45pm REQUIRED Sat 1/25 7:15am-3:00pm REQUIRED |