Adjudicator Information
Preliminary Round Adjudication Window
Feb. 5th at 10:00am - Feb. 15th at 11:59pm EST
Finals Round Concerts
Jazz & CCM - Friday, Feb. 19th at 7pm
Musical Theater - Saturday, Feb. 20th at 7pm
Classical - Sunday, Feb. 21st at 3pm
Feb. 5th at 10:00am - Feb. 15th at 11:59pm EST
Finals Round Concerts
Jazz & CCM - Friday, Feb. 19th at 7pm
Musical Theater - Saturday, Feb. 20th at 7pm
Classical - Sunday, Feb. 21st at 3pm
Instructions |
Category Rubrics |
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On February 5th, you will receive an email with 1) a link to the Adjudication Form, 2) a link to a spreadsheet with your assigned video submissions, and 3) the appropriate category rubric.
Instructions for Judging 1. Submit one adjudication form per participant. 2. View participant videos in the order received in your instructions email. 3. Fill out the adjudication form as you are viewing the audition videos, as if you are judging a live audition. You may need to use two devices (or two side-by-side browser windows) to accommodate viewing the submissions and making comments on this form simultaneously. 4. Set a timer for each participant to adhere to the audition time limit. AUDITION TIME LIMITS Juniors - 8 minutes High School - 8 minutes Lower College - 10 minutes Upper College - 12 minutes Emerging Professional - 15 minutes Adult Avocational - 10 minutes 5. View the audition video only once per song until reaching the audition time limit, just as you would in a live audition. Do not re-watch submissions. 6. Score each participant against the rubric provided in your instructions email, not against the other participants. 7. Comment and score based only what you have viewed within the audition time limit. Do not score a student lower if their submission exceeds the time limit. 8. Score between 70 - 100, according to the rubric. No decimal point scores. 9. Once submitted, you cannot alter your comments or scores. 10. All completed adjudication forms should be submitted by February 15th, 2021 at 11:59pm. Be kind. Be constructive. Be brief. Positivity is key. Please contact Liz Eschen at [email protected] with any questions or concerns. |
Musical Theater Rubric
CCM Rubric
Classical Rubric
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Adjudication Panel
Our Panelists:
Noel Smith
Noel Smith is an international recording artist, voice teacher, producer, and pianist. She founded the elite recording choir, Vox Futura, and is a Producer for the largest recording studio in New England. Her current singers can be found working on Broadway: Wicked (Elphaba), Rent (Maureen), Waitress (Jenna), Mrs. Doubtfire (Christopher), Sing Street (Gary), American Idiot (Extraordinary Girl), Jesus Christ Superstar (Mary) and many Broadway tours. Noel prepares singers for entry into the top theater and pop programs in the country, and supports professional artists who maintain 8 shows a week. She is a presenter on vocal health and healthy belting for adolescents, and was a featured presenter for the NATS National Convention and The Voice Foundation.
Dr. Shannon Coates
Happily residing at the intersection of academic voice pedagogy and the practical application of that academic knowledge in the independent voice studio, I hold three degrees from the University of Toronto (woohoo! a matched set! #sofancy), culminating in a DMA in Vocal Performance, Specializing in Voice Pedagogy. I have instructed undergraduate voice pedagogy classes at two Ontario universities since 2013; the same year I was the recipient of the NATS Foundation’s Voice Pedagogy Award and was invited to present my doctoral research at The Voice Foundation’s Annual Symposium. Since then, I have been invited by organizations all over the world to speak about various topics of interest to voice teachers including ‘Teaching Singing to Very Young Children’ (ICVT 2017, Stockholm), and ‘Teaching the High School Belter’ (OMEA Opus 100, Toronto 2019). My studio research focus and (personal passion!) is creating resources and continuing education opportunities for independent studio owners to increase their understanding of the voice and of the art of teaching. To that end, I developed an online course, The Vocal Instrument 101, and several live-learning opportunities, such as POPUP Voice Pedagogy Classes, and The Vocal Instrument 101 LIVE. More information can always be found on my website, by following me on your preferred social media platform: FaceBook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, Blog, or by signing up for my mailing list.
Kayla Gautereaux
Kayla Gautereaux, Assistant Vocal Pedagogy Director and Vocal Pedagogy Lab Manager at New England Conservatory, lectures on vocal pedagogy and the acoustics of the singing voice and advises students through their voice-related research projects. Additionally, Ms. Gautereaux serves on the faculty of the Acoustic Vocal Pedagogy Workshop at New England Conservatory. Ms. Gautereaux’s recent research interests include exploring the detailed time and pressure domains within a pitch period and low latency online teaching technology. Ms. Gautereaux serves as President of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, Boston Chapter.
Liz Eschen
Mezzo-soprano Elizabeth Eschen makes her home in Boston, where her work lives at the intersection of choral music and vocal pedagogy. A lifelong choral singer, her credits range from Lorelei Ensemble founding member to Mozart Requiem soloist to the Studio Cast Album of Alan Menken’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame, with special love for Bach and oratorio. She currently enjoys singing with Handel & Haydn Society, Emmanuel Music, Boston Baroque, Bach Akademie Charlotte, and Oregon Bach Festival, with recent solo engagements including Emmanuel Music, Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum, Harvard-Radcliffe Chorus, Rhode Island Civic Chorale, Back Bay Chorale, and Music at Marsh Chapel.
She is the Director of the Holden Voice Program and Teaching Fellow at Harvard University, where she integrates vocal function into the curriculum of the Harvard Choruses. She is honored to serve as the Vice-President of the Boston Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, and believes strongly in working for access and equity in the singing field. She is a member of Beyond Artists. www.BeyondArtists.org, www.elizabetheschen.com
She is the Director of the Holden Voice Program and Teaching Fellow at Harvard University, where she integrates vocal function into the curriculum of the Harvard Choruses. She is honored to serve as the Vice-President of the Boston Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, and believes strongly in working for access and equity in the singing field. She is a member of Beyond Artists. www.BeyondArtists.org, www.elizabetheschen.com