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General
Information
Frequent Festival Dividends
Earn cash credits toward future trips by
attending one of our events in 2009. To show
our appreciation to you for choosing MUSIC
FESTIVALS, your group will automatically be
enrolled in this program. You will receive
dividend points for each student participant
in any festival, tour, or special event
sponsored by MUSIC FESTIVALS. You can use
your dividends toward a MUSIC FESTIVALS
event in 2010 or continue to accumulate them
for future years. It's our way of saying
thanks! A full explanation of our Frequent
Festival Dividends program can be found in
the Director's Guide which you will receive
upon registration, or you may call and
request further information.
Package Plans & Restrictions
All advertised package attractions,
facilities, and schedules are subject to
change. For the basic Package Plans II & III
available to groups participating in MUSIC
FESTIVALS 2009, prices are based on QUAD
occupancy for students and DOUBLE occupancy
for adults. Single and triple rates will be
quoted upon request. *Director's Package (1
Band, 1 Choral, & 1 Orchestra with band,
choir, & orchestra participation) is free
(SINGLE occupancy), based on minimum group
of 20. There is *one complimentary chaperone
package (DOUBLE occupancy) for every 20 paid
students (based on minimum of 40 students).
Package Plan I, "Festival Only Package," is
available to groups that wish to participate
in the festival while making their own
hotel, transportation, sightseeing, and/or
meal arrangements. All additional custom
attractions, reservations, public
performances, back-stage tours, and shows
are subject to availability at time of
booking. ∞Beachfront hotels can not be
guaranteed for the Plan II Packages in
Virginia Beach or Myrtle Beach. Most
beachfront properties require a three-night
minimum stay.
Director's Preview Weekend
As an added feature to all MUSIC FESTIVALS
2009 programs, we are pleased to provide a
special Director's Preview Weekend.
Directors of schools registered are invited
to join us on a select weekend in the city
where their festival will take place. We
provide complimentary hotel accommodations
for Friday and Saturday for those directors
signed up for Package Plans II or III. All
directors are invited to Saturday's
complimentary Directors' Luncheon where our
staff will be present to explain details of
the festival, to answer questions, and to
escort the attending directors to visit the
various performing facilities. Special Event
Preview Weekends may follow a different
program. Conditions Apply.
Clinics
A very valuable and important feature of the
MUSIC FESTIVALS adjudication program is our
mini-clinic, which is provided to each
Choir, Jazz Ensemble, Orchestra and Concert
Band by one of the adjudicators immediately
upon conclusion of the group's performance.
The purpose of this clinic is to provide the
adjudicator with an opportunity to discuss
and rehearse the group on any areas of
weakness that were observed and to reinforce
the strengths of the group. This is a
positive learning experience.
Classifications/Definitions
All categories of performance are open to
Junior High/Middle Schools and Senior High
Schools. Junior High and Middle School
groups will compete only against each other.
For adjudication and festival purposes:
A wind ensemble is defined as a select
ensemble consisting of appropriate
instrumentation.
The concert band category will encompass all
other performing groups of multiple
instrumentation (i.e., symphonic band,
etc.). Please call if further definition is
needed.
Regulations
A two-page summary of our Adjudication
Guidelines can be faxed or mailed upon
request for your review prior to
registration. Complete adjudication
guidelines, rules and regulations will be
outlined in your Director's Guide sent to
you upon receipt of your registration.
Travel Agents/Planners
Travel Agents/Tour Operators are invited to
purchase any of our packages for their
education clients. We will be happy to
supply Travel Agent Guideline and Commission
Sheets outlining our programs. Please keep
in mind that all travel agents must be
listed on the 2009 Registration Form unless
only handling transportation arrangements
for a school. All financial correspondence
will be sent directly to the travel agent.
The staff of MUSIC FESTIVALS strongly
encourages all travel planners to contact us
early in the itinerary-planning process to
discuss scheduling and logistical matters
specific to each festival. All itinerary
planners are asked to wait until you receive
the adjudication schedule and know your
performance times before you arrange
sightseeing activities on the day of
competition.
Registration Procedure
Registration for your school in a MUSIC
FESTIVALS 2009 Program may be made by
forwarding the completed registration form
plus a $75.00 registration fee to: MUSIC
FESTIVALS, P.O. Box 4579, Reading, PA 19606.
Upon receipt of your application and fee, a
2009 Director's Guide will be sent to you.
This guide contains further information
regarding festival participation including
complete rules and regulations, adjudication
sheets, assigned hotel and meal information,
and pertinent general information. No
reservations can be made for your school
until a registration form, fee, and deposit
(if applicable) are received by MUSIC
FESTIVALS. Please Note: While we do not
limit the number of groups a school may
register, schools entering multiple
performing groups will be asked to follow
scheduling/time allotments (outlined in the
Director's Guide) out of courtesy to all
registered schools.
Upon acceptance of your school for
participation, the registration fee is
non-refundable in the event that your school
cancels.
Late Registration
Any schools registering
within six weeks of a festival date must
select the "Festival Only," Package Plan I.
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