The 2010 IMEA State Solo Competition will be held April 30-May 1, 2010 in Post Falls, Idaho.
State Solo Required Music Schedule and Last Years Rankings State Solo Application
(PDF File)District Prioritized List
(PDF File)To make suggestions for the revision of the State Solo Required Music Llist, please submit them using the List Revision Form (Word File).
- State Solo Rules
- Instructions
- Post Falls HS Map
IMEA State Solo Rules 2010
1. This will be a solo contest only - no ensembles. To qualify for participation, a student must: A> Be eligible for and participate in their District Solo/Ensemble Festival; B> Perform a solo from the current IMEA State Solo List; C> Receive a Superior (1) rating; D> Be placed in the top two soloists for the category from the District, top three for vocal categories. Total time limit for each performer will be: vocal-8 minutes; instrumental-10 minutes; string-12 (which includes tuning). Electronic timers will be used by Adult Room Monitors to insure that time limits will not be exceeded. Tuners that are calibrated to the performance pianos will be provided in special “Tuning Rooms” so that tuning may be completed prior to entry into the performance area. No student will be allowed to perform before their scheduled time. Digital Clocks will be provided each performance area and will be synchronized with the Tabulation Room Clock.
2. Judges at District Music Festivals (i.e. Districts I-VI and Gem State) will prepare prioritized lists, by category, of all students who have entered the State Solo Contest at the district level and received a Superior rating. The first two on each list will represent their District at the State Solo Contest. The remainder of each list will be alternates and may be selected by the State Contest Chairperson to fill vacancies in their category not used by other Districts. In the event that there are more vacancies than alternates, the 1st alternate from each District will be selected. If there are more 1st alternates than vacancies, then none will be selected. It is possible that a District may send several entrants in a given category if there are not qualified entrants and alternates from other districts.
3. The following 27 categories are available: > Woodwind: Flute, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone; > Strings: Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass; > Percussion: Snare Drum (Concert or Rudimental), Keyboard Percussion (Xylophone, Marimba, or Vibraphone), Multiple Percussion/Drum Set, Timpani; > Brass: Trumpet/Cornet, French Horn, Trombone, Euphonium/Baritone, Tuba; > Voice: Soprano, Mezzo, Alto, Tenor, Baritone, and Bass.
4. Students may enter more than one category, but may not participate in more than one vocal category.
5. Each soloist at the state contest will be judged by at least two category competent judges.
6. Judges will award points to each participant using the adjudication forms provided. Selection of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners and a 4th place winner in vocal categories will be determined using the judges score. 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th place winners will receive medals. All contest participants will receive a certificate of participation.
7. Students are not allowed to perform any solo more than once during their school career. A different State Solo must be learned each year they compete which means that a different State Solo Number must be used each year. For example, if a student performs only one movement from a concerto or one selection from a collection, they must choose an entirely new concerto or collection to play as they will have used the State Solo Number in a prior year.
8. Memorization is required for all vocal solos and is encouraged but optional for instrumental solos.
9. For adjudication purposes, soloists shall furnish a (1) published score of the solo. All measures need to be numbered and the soloist’s contestant number placed on the title page. NO STUDENT OR SCHOOL NAMES ARE TO BE WRITTEN ON THE SOLOS. The contestant number will be used to return the scores. Photocopies are prohibited unless accompanied by a permission letter from the copyright holder (publisher) making it a permissible copy. Furnishing an illegal photocopy will disqualify the participant.
10. Each contestant must pay a participation fee (only checks made payable to IMEA will be accepted). The fee structure for students whose directors are members of IMEA is: Early Bird Fee = $50.00; Fees postmarked after April 25th = $75.00. The fee structure for students whose directors are not members of IMEA is: Early Bird Fee = $135.00; Fees postmarked after April 25th = $160.00. Students must secure their own transportation to the contest site. Alternates will pay the Early Bird Fee. Parents, booster clubs, or schools may assist. Students should be properly chaperoned and appropriately involved in contest activities.
11. District Presidents or District Festival managers should forward via fax or mail (in one packet) the District Prioritized Lists of all qualifying students and alternates from their District who qualify to the State Solo Chair within three days of their Solo/Ensemble festival but no later than the first Monday of April, (postmark determines date of mailing). The contestant’s individual Student Entry Forms for all participants and alternates along with participants fees must follow within one week or that district’s contestants will not be allowed to perform. Checks should be made payable to IMEA. Fees for alternates may be paid at a later time, but before the contestant performs.
12. Awards will be announced and medals given at the end of the event in an Awards Ceremony. Complete results will be posted by contestant number on the IMEA Web Site.
Fellow Directors;
Here are some final instructions regarding State Solo. I hope the information below will be helpful.
SCHEDULE: The schedule has been posted to the IMEA Website. You will find it sorted by school/time and also by category/time. As changes occur, the schedule will be updated. There will be no changes made unless all parties concerned agree and are notified. If you see any conflicts, please contact me immediately.
PAYMENTS: Hopefully, your payments are postmarked by April 25th so that you can take advantage of the Early Bird Rate. Remember the fee structure: Early Bird Rate (postmarked before April 25th) for IMEA members = $50.00, regular IMEA member rate = $75.00. Non-IMEA member Early Bird Rate = $135.00; Non-IMEA member regular rate = $160.00. These rates are per event, so if a student is in two events, the rate is doubled. Make the check payable to: IMEA State Solo Contest and send them to: Ralph Bennett; 117 West 400 North; Malad City; Idaho; 82352. I would greatly appreciate all payments made by the 25th, even alternates as it makes life at State Solo easier for everyone concerned.
SITE: This year State Solo will be held at Post Falls High School in Post Falls, ID. The third tab on this page has a map to the site.
IMEA MEMBERSHIPS: If your membership has recently lapsed, please call me immediately so we can solve this little problem which would greatly increase your student’s participation fees. We are in the process of rechecking all memberships.
PERFORMANCE PASS: All students must register at the front desk and pick up their Performance Pass before they go to the warm up/performance areas. No one will be allowed to perform without the pass. The registration disk will be in the front lobby as you enter the building from the front doors. All fees must be paid before the Pass will be issued.
SMART MUSIC ACCOMPANIMENTS: Smart Music Accompaniments are allowed, but participants wishing to use them must furnish their own computer/sound systems. The system must be set up, the solo performed and the system taken down in the allotted time, there will be no time extensions allowed.
SCHEDULE: Again, let me impress upon you all that the schedule must be adhered to very strictly. Do not change the schedule in any way. The judge’s forms are in the correct order in their packets and will be instructed that they must not change the order. We have had, in the past, students try to “bump” the schedule so they could get finished earlier and it created a major problem because there are no names on the forms, only numbers. Also, please tell your students to stay with the assigned times. Parents, directors and friends that want to see the performance will arrive at the appropriate time and it would be a shame if they missed the event. If there is a scheduling problem, please contact me in the tabulation room and we will try to solve the conflict.
STAFF HELP: If you need assistance, please look for our staff help, they will be wearing Red shirts this year so you should be able to spot them quickly.
AWARDS CEREMONY: The awards ceremony will be held at 5:00pm again this year in the Auditorium. For anyone that can’t wait until that time and must leave, if you will pick up a “Calling Card” from at the registration desk or the tabulation room, it will list both my wife, Lamona’s, and my cell phone numbers. Feel free to call us after about 6:00, when the ceremony is over, and we will be glad to fill you in on all of your students. Remember, the packets with the adjudication forms, certificates of participation and any winner certificates will be given out at the end of the awards ceremony. Those that are not picked up will be mailed, with any medals that weren’t collected at the ceremony.
I hope all of you are having a GREAT year! Please congratulate your participating students for me and wish them all the best of luck. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me at any of the numbers listed below. The surest way is via my school e-mail. I look forward to meeting with many of you in Boise - - -
Ralph L. Bennett, (The Music Man)
School:
Phone: (208) 766-4728 ext. 20
Fax: (208) 766-4538
E-Mail: bennralp@sd351.k12.id.us
Home:
Phone: (208) 766-4609
Cell: (208) 317-5491
E-Mail: bennralp3@aol.com