2002 MTVA Choral Adjudication Festival Results

(The Judges used a 1 - 12 rating scale in which 12 = A+, 11 = A, 10 = A-, etc. The Final Rating is the average of the numerical scores from all three judges. Averages were always "rounded" UP. Sight-reading does not count in the performance grade.)

Thursday, April 18, 2002:	#1	#2	#3	Final	SR
FRA 5th & 6th Grade Choir	A-	A-	A	A-	1
Ezell Harding HS Chorus	B	C	B+	B-	2
Lipscomb HS Chorale (Women)	A	A	A+	A	1
Lewisburg MS Beginning Choir	A	B+	B-	B+	2
Freedom MS 7th Grade Choir	A+	A	A-	A	1
Greenbrier HS Freshmen Choir	B	B	C+	B-	3
Tullahoma HS Singers	A+	A	A	A	1
Lewisburg MS Advanced Choir	A-	A-	B-	B+	2
Hendersonville Concert Choir	A-	B+	A-	A-	1
Cookeville HS Women's Choir	B+	B+	B-	B	2
Springfield MS Show Choir	B+	B+	B	B+	2
Brick Church MS 7-8th Grade	B	B	C	B-	3
Hendersonville Select Choir	A+	A	A-	A	1
Lipscomb HS Concert Chorus	A+	A+	A+	A+	1
Greenbrier HS Show Choir	A-	B-	B-	B	1
Cookeville HS Begin. Choir	B+	A-	B+	B+	3
White House HS Select Choir	A	A	A-	A	1
Lipscomb HS Freshmen Chorus	B+	A	A-	A-	2
FRA Vocal Ensemble	A	A	A-	A	1
Greenbrier HS Women's Choir	B	B+	B-	B	2
Meigs MS Select Choir	A	A-	B+	A-	1
White House HS Concert Choir	A-	A-	A	A-	2
Centennial HS Freshmen Choir	B+	A	A-	A-	2
Brentwood MS Choir	A	A-	A-	A-	2
St.Cecilia Advanced Choir	A+	A+	A+	A+	1
Centennial HS Concert Choir	A	B+	A-	A-	2
BGA Chamber Choir	A	A	A-	A	2
Centennial HS Women's Choir	B+	A-	B+	B+	2
Friday, April 19, 2002
McMurray MS Concert Choir	B+	B+	A-	B+	1
Brentwood HS Women's Choir	A-	A-	A-	B	1
Marshall Co. HS Mixed Choir	A-	A-	B+	A-	2
Dickson HS Fr. Women's Choir	B+	A-	B+	B+	3
Dickson HS Women's Choir	A	A	A-	A	2
Freedom MS 8th Grade Choir	A+	A	A-	A	1
Grassland MS 8th Grade Choir	B	B+	B+	B+	2
Brentwood HS Chamber Choir	A	B+	A	A	1
Dickson HS Fr. Mixed Choir	B+	B+	B+	B+	2
Brick Church MS 6th Gr.Choir	B	C+	B-	B-	3
Cookeville HS Concert Choir	A-	A-	A-	A-	2
Brentwood HS Men's Choir	A	B+	A	A	1
West Tull. MS Advanced Choir	A+	A	A	A	1
Dickson HS Fr. Women Combined	B+	B+	B+	B+	2
Grassland MS 7th Grade Choir	B	B+	B+	B+	1
Brentwood HS Grand Chorus	A-	A-	A-	A	1

NOTICE - All Choirs earning an A+, A, or A- at this festival are invited to participate in the TN ACDA State High School Choral Festival on May 2 at Tenn Tech University in Cookeville. Send in your Festival Application ASAP to Linda Ferreira. You may enter by e-mail, fax, or Postal Service. Payment ($100 per choir) should reach Linda before May 2! Choirs are to sing the same lit. at the state festival as they did at MTVA.

BREAK DOWN OF JUDGES' RATINGS:
Sightreading: 1 - 20; 2 - 19; 3 - 5

Performance (Final Grade):
A+ - 2; A - 10; A- - 14 (4 of these are Pending)
B+ - 10; B - 4; B- - 4; A total of 44 choirs sang.

24 schools entered the MTVA Festival this year, some for the very first time. Congratulations to all of you who cared enough to give your students this opportunity to learn and grow. I think it is worth the effort!

David Spencer,
Festival Co-Host