The NYSSMA Solo Festival is an adjudication festival for students. It is a great opportunity for students to perform a solo piece and receive feedback from a different teacher. The score the student receives does not affect their grade in Orchestra. The NYSSMA festival is Monday April 1st, 2019 at North HS. Paperwork will be sent out in December. Participating in NYSSMA is a challenge for students, but it is extremely rewarding.
NYSSMA requirements:
- Students must learn a single solo piece. The pieces vary in difficulty from levels 1-6.
- The piece must be selected from the NYSSMA Manual.
- I will provide students with a few options of pieces they can perform. If your child has a private instructor, they should receive their solo piece from the instructor.
- Students will be required to play scales. The amount of scales varies depending on the level chosen.
- Students will sight read a short piece of music. The difficulty of the sight reading will also depend on the level chose.