On Wed, 12 Apr 2000, Diane Clark wrote:
> Judges are asked to write the most thorough comments possible in a very
> short amount of time. Do you think this is easy? When I am judging, I am
> usually writing as fast as I can and trying to concentrate both on the
>singer's performance and making some sense out of what I am saying! Perhaps
>those frowns are simply signs of concentration, rather than anything purposely
negative. Once you have judged a few competitions, you will have a better
> understanding. Meanwhile, just go in with your mind made up to entertain
> those folks to the best of your ability! Make it your goal to "reach" them
> in spite of their concentration.
Dear Diane and Vocalist:
Well-said, Diane, brava!
I really take judging seriously, and I tend to write a lot. My goal is to
affirm what the performer has done well, but also to give the performer a
few things to think about when singing the piece again.
In answer to the question "what is a judge looking for?", I would have to
agree with the others, I'm looking for a well-rounded, well-prepared
performance. But I have judged competitions and festivals where I thought I
would just fall out of my chair and die if the performers sang dynamics and
phrases! So the expressivity factor, to me, is something that I always
notice right away, and appreciate greatly!
Cheers!
Jana
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Jana Holzmeier
Dept. of Music
Nebraska Wesleyan University
5000 Saint Paul Ave.
Lincoln, NE 68504
jjh@n...
402-465-2284
Visit the Music Department website at http://music.nebrwesleyan.edu/
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