Well, I did say "in theory" - at least here, we're introduced by number
rather than name to at least maintain the illusion of anonymity.
Well spoken on the rest of it! My teacher's outward attitude towards his
students is, "I don't send you to win, I send you so you can get feedback
from other ears."
> From: "DIANE M. CLARK (MUSIC DEPARTMENT)" <DCLARK@r...>
> Reply-To: vocalist-temporary@egroups.com
> Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 18:36:11 -0600 (CST)
> To: vocalist-temporary@egroups.com
> Subject: Re: Recent NATS adjudication experience - was Re:
> [vocalist-temporary] ATTN: All NATS adjudicators
>
> RB wrote:
>
>>> In theory, NATS judging is to
> be anonymous, right? Not this time - I knew all three of the judges, from
> encounters over the past year and beyond.
>
> As far as I know, the only rule in most NATS auditions is that a teacher is
> not allowed to judge or play for his own student. In most situations, we are
> lucky to find enough judges to cover the categories, so it becomes impossible
> to worry about whether a judge might know a student. In my experience, NATS
> auditions are among the fairest auditions, tho there certainly can be occa-
> sional problems. You are right that singing in these situations is great
> experience and preparation for the singing world, whether you win or lose. I
> tell my students I don't send them to win; I send them for the experience. If
> they happen to win, of course I am happy...icing on the cake! They best plan
> is simply to get up and entertain and try not to worry about who the judges
> are, what they are thinking, why they aren't smiling, etc. Just sing your
> heart out and enjoy yourself!
>
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