Sing Phoenix Rules:
Basic Details
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Only school choirs are qualified to enter. No community or private choir are permitted.
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Competition will consist of 3 divisions: Elementary School Choir, Jr. High Concert Choir, Jr. High Show Choir
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3 Rounds total for each division.
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PBC reserves the right to shrink to 2 rounds depending on how many school choir’s enter the competition.
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3 judges will consist of: Georg Stangelberger, Craig Westerndorf, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz
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Hodgie Jo will act as a fourth judge only for Show Choir Division
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Fernando Malvar-Ruiz is the LA Children’s Choir Director
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Judges will score choirs under the following 5 categories: Tone, Intonation, Diction, Presentation, Musicality
- Show Choir Division will have an additional category of “Movements”
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Each category will have a score of 5 points each. Meaning the highest scored choir from 1 judge is 25 points (30 for Show Choirs). The highest possible score a choir could earn is 75 points. For Show Choir, this would be 120 points as Hodgie would act as an additional judge.
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The highest scored choirs will be placed 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.
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4th place is added for Elementary School.
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Each participating choir is to pay $50.00 as a Participation Fee.
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Repertoire from participating elementary and concert choir will consist of choral standards, traditional, or folk songs.
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Repertoire from participating show choirs will mainly consist of pop, jazz, or show tunes.
Round 1
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Each Choir is to send a Taped Recordings (Youtube Videos) for the judges to grade.
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January 8th is the submission date
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January 15th is the announcement for Round 2 Winners
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In preparation for the video, each choir should:
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Perform 2 Songs at their full length
- 2 Songs may consist of any genre for Elementary and Concert Choirs
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Have Students be in their “Dress Code” for performance
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Round 2, (Semi Finals)
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Date is February 3rd
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Takes place at the Boys Choir Building
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Prepare 4 copies of each song for each judge
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Written feedback will not be provided
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Vocal feedback is a possibility to look into if we can provide recording devices for each judge
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10 Minutes to Warm-Up will be provided in either Training Choir or Town Choir Room
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15 Minutes of Performance consisting of 3 songs in the Great Hall.
- Show Choir repertoire may consist of 2 “Show” songs and a choral standard
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consist of 3 “Show” songs.
Round 3 Finals-Ticketed Concert
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Date TBD
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Location is at a High School Auditorium Venue
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Each Ensemble participating as a finalist must sell 20 tickets to the Final Concert
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Each Ensemble is required to a Compulsory Song along with 2 selections which may consist of music from the previous rounds.
- Elementary Compulsory Piece-Dona Nobis (2-3pt Canon)
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Concert Choir Compulsory Piece-Shine on Me (Rollo Dilworth SAB/SSA)
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Show Choir Compulsory Piece-TBD (Craig to contact Horizon Show Choir for suggestion)
Each Choir Participating agrees to allow the Phoenix Boys Choir to use images from the Final Concert for publicity purposes