{"id":5183,"date":"2023-08-25T21:26:53","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T21:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsma.org\/new\/?page_id=5183"},"modified":"2023-09-04T22:41:14","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T22:41:14","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/wcsma.org\/new\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1435.2px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-faqs-wrapper #accordian-1 .fusion-panel { border-color:var(--awb-color3); }.fusion-faqs-wrapper #accordian-1 .fusion-panel:hover{ border-color: var(--awb-color3); }.fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .panel-title a .fa-fusion-box:before{ font-size: 16px;width: 16px;}.fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .panel-title a .fa-fusion-box{ color: var(--awb-color1);}.fusion-accordian  #accordian-1 .panel-title a{font-family:var(--awb-typography1-font-family);font-weight:var(--awb-typography1-font-weight);font-style:var(--awb-typography1-font-style);}.fusion-accordian  #accordian-1 .panel-title a:not(:hover){color:var(--awb-color4);}.fusion-accordian  #accordian-1 .toggle-content{font-family:var(--awb-typography4-font-family);font-weight:var(--awb-typography4-font-weight);font-style:var(--awb-typography4-font-style);}.fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .fa-fusion-box { background-color: var(--awb-color7) !important;border-color: var(--awb-color7) !important;}.fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .panel-title a:hover,.fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .panel-title a.hover { color: var(--awb-custom_color_1);}.fusion-faq-shortcode .fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .fusion-toggle-boxed-mode:hover .panel-title a { color: var(--awb-custom_color_1);}.fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .panel-title .active .fa-fusion-box,.fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .panel-title a:hover .fa-fusion-box,.fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .panel-title a.hover .fa-fusion-box { background-color: var(--awb-custom_color_1)!important;border-color: var(--awb-custom_color_1)!important;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-faq-shortcode\" style=\"\"><div class=\"fusion-faqs-wrapper\"><div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\"><div class=\"panel-group \" id=\"accordian-1\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-5217 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">Can a ninth grade student take an All-State audition?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wcsma.org\/new\/author\/marna\/\" title=\"Posts by marna\" rel=\"author\">marna<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2023-08-25T22:32:41+00:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"faq_1-5217\" class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordian-1\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-5217\" href=\"#collapse-1-5217\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Can a ninth grade student take an All-State audition?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-5217\" aria-labelledby=\"faq_1-5217\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>Only current 10th and 11th-grade students may audition for All-State.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-5215 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">Can a parent register their child for a NYSSMA solo?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wcsma.org\/new\/author\/marna\/\" title=\"Posts by marna\" rel=\"author\">marna<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2023-08-25T22:31:59+00:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"faq_1-5215\" class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordian-1\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-5215\" href=\"#collapse-1-5215\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Can a parent register their child for a NYSSMA solo?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-5215\" aria-labelledby=\"faq_1-5215\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>Only NYSSMA school teachers may register students. Registrations made by parents or non-NYSSMA school teachers will not be accepted.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-5213 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">What festival should students attend to audition with a Guitar or Harp solos?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wcsma.org\/new\/author\/marna\/\" title=\"Posts by marna\" rel=\"author\">marna<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2023-08-25T22:31:18+00:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"faq_1-5213\" class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordian-1\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-5213\" href=\"#collapse-1-5213\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">What festival should students attend to audition with a Guitar or Harp solos?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-5213\" aria-labelledby=\"faq_1-5213\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>All Guitar and Harp auditions will be held at either the Up County or Down County Festival. Please make sure to check the Calendar of Events to see which festival is hosting these auditions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-5211 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">What festival should students attend to audition with an Instrumental Jazz solo?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wcsma.org\/new\/author\/marna\/\" title=\"Posts by marna\" rel=\"author\">marna<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2023-08-25T22:30:20+00:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"faq_1-5211\" class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordian-1\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-5211\" href=\"#collapse-1-5211\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">What festival should students attend to audition with an Instrumental Jazz solo?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-5211\" aria-labelledby=\"faq_1-5211\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>All instrumental jazz auditions (All-State and Regular), will be held at either the Up County or Down County Festival. Please make sure to check the Calendar of Events to see which festival is hosting the Jazz auditions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-5209 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">Can I play any piece of music that I want?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wcsma.org\/new\/author\/marna\/\" title=\"Posts by marna\" rel=\"author\">marna<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2023-08-25T22:29:40+00:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"faq_1-5209\" class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordian-1\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-5209\" href=\"#collapse-1-5209\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Can I play any piece of music that I want?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-5209\" aria-labelledby=\"faq_1-5209\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p><strong>Only selections from the NYSSMA Manual Edition\u00a033, effective June 1, 2022,\u00a0<\/strong><strong>(<\/strong><strong>Green<\/strong><strong>\u00a0colored pages)<\/strong><strong>\u00a0are permitted for evaluation grades.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-5207 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">Can I use a Xeroxed piece of music when I audition at the NYSSMA or WCSMA festivals?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wcsma.org\/new\/author\/marna\/\" title=\"Posts by marna\" rel=\"author\">marna<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2023-08-25T22:38:03+00:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"faq_1-5207\" class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordian-1\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-5207\" href=\"#collapse-1-5207\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Can I use a Xeroxed piece of music when I audition at the NYSSMA or WCSMA festivals?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-5207\" aria-labelledby=\"faq_1-5207\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>No, Xerox copies are not permitted in any NYSSMA or WCSMA festival.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-5205 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">Can All-State students audition at another festival site?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wcsma.org\/new\/author\/marna\/\" title=\"Posts by marna\" rel=\"author\">marna<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2023-08-25T22:28:09+00:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"faq_1-5205\" class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordian-1\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-5205\" href=\"#collapse-1-5205\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Can All-State students audition at another festival site?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-5205\" aria-labelledby=\"faq_1-5205\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>All students of the same instrument or voice, from the same school, must audition at the same festival. No Exceptions!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-5203 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">Can an All-State voice solo be sung in a different key?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wcsma.org\/new\/author\/marna\/\" title=\"Posts by marna\" rel=\"author\">marna<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2023-08-25T22:27:25+00:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"faq_1-5203\" class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordian-1\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-5203\" href=\"#collapse-1-5203\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Can an All-State voice solo be sung in a different key?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-5203\" aria-labelledby=\"faq_1-5203\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>There is a specific listing for voice solos. Only the specific solo in the specific key will be accepted as an All-State audition. If no key is stated, the standard published key is required.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-5201 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">Is accompaniment allowed for my student&#8217;s adjudication?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wcsma.org\/new\/author\/marna\/\" title=\"Posts by marna\" rel=\"author\">marna<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2023-08-25T22:26:13+00:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"faq_1-5201\" class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordian-1\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-5201\" href=\"#collapse-1-5201\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Is accompaniment allowed for my student&#8217;s adjudication?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-5201\" aria-labelledby=\"faq_1-5201\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>Piano accompaniment is ONLY allowed for All-State and Vocal adjudications.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-5199 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">Are Comments Only Evaluations Available?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wcsma.org\/new\/author\/marna\/\" title=\"Posts by marna\" rel=\"author\">marna<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2023-08-25T22:25:25+00:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"faq_1-5199\" class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordian-1\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-5199\" href=\"#collapse-1-5199\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Are Comments Only Evaluations Available?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-5199\" aria-labelledby=\"faq_1-5199\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>Yes, students, who wish a Comments Only evaluation may do so by indicating that choice when they register. Comments Only evaluations will not be scored and will only receive written comments. Scales (task 2) and are optional with Comments Only evaluations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5183","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/wcsma.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/wcsma.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/wcsma.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wcsma.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wcsma.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5183"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/wcsma.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5183\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5220,"href":"http:\/\/wcsma.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5183\/revisions\/5220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/wcsma.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}