Music Competition
Starting this year (2007), the ACSI/SBU CPC will feature a musical ensemble and soloist competition for high school musicians (grades 9-12 only). The competition will take place on Thursday, November 15th during the afternoon and evening. The competition will precede an SBU Symphonic Winds concert at 7:00pm. Admission to the concert will be free.
The fee for participation in the Music Competition is covered by the $12-per-student fee charged for participation in the Academic Competition. Students in the music competition are strongly encouraged to enter the Academic Competition on Friday as a part of one of their school’s academic teams. If a student is participating ONLY in the Music Competition, the school will need to pay the student’s $12 fee for the Music Competition and receive the student’s College Preparatory Championships T-shirt.
Organization and adjudication criteria for the Music Competition will be based on the guidelines established by ACSI for official ACSI music events. This information may be reviewed on the ACSI website at www.acsi.org/~scmusic. However, please note these distinctions for the SBU event:
- The fee structures described in the ACSI guidelines do not apply to the SBU Music Competition. The $12-per-student fee charged by SBU is the only fee required for participation in any or all of the SBU/ACSI College Preparatory Championships events.
- The SBU event only includes SOLOS and ENSEMBLES (small, medium, sacred, and contemporary) as defined by ACSI. Large ensembles (choir, band, orchestra) are NOT included in the SBU event.
- Music Competition participants should make particular reference to the following items in the “Event Coordinator Handbook” on the ACSI website:
a. Required Music Selection Sources
b. All of the Guidelines for the various solo and ensemble categories
c. All of the Adjudication Forms for the various solo and ensemble categories
There are no pre-determined limits on the number of solos and ensembles each school may enter in the SBU Music Competition. However, SBU reserves the right to request that a school limit the number of entries in order to provide enough opportunities for other schools to enter, if necessary. After the registration deadline (October 12), schools will be notified if their number of entries will need to be reduced.
Registration for the Music Competition may be done online or the registration form may be downloaded and mailed with registration fees, payable to SBU, or faxed to:
College Preparatory Championships Music Competition
SBU Department of Music
1600 University Avenue
Bolivar, MO 65613
FAX: 417-328-1637
Music Participation Form—Instructions
Music Participation Form (online registration)
Music Participation Form (download)