Show Choir Nationals Competition Guidelines

  • 1. High School and Middle School Show Choirs will be invited from all regions of the country.
  • 2. There will be a High School Mixed Division, Women's Division and Middle School/Jr. High Division.
  • 3. Judges for the competition will be current educators in the show choir activity or retired directors that are still active as judges in show choir competitions.
  • 4. The first twenty choirs to respond to the invitation will compete.
  • 5. Preliminary performance order will be determined by postmark. The first application received will perform last, et cetera.
    Women's Division and Middle/ Jr.High School Competition will be held Thursday evening.
    Mixed Division Prelims will be held Thursday evening and Friday.
    Mixed Division Finals will be held Saturday.
    The six (6) choirs in the Mixed Division with the highest preliminary scores will compete in the finals competition.
  • 6. Thirty (30) minutes will be allotted for each group's performance. This includes set-up, performance and breakdown.
  • 7. A penalty of one point per minute will be assessed for exceeding the time limit. Timing will stop for the introduction of the group's performance and will resume on the first musical note or first movement by a performer.
  • 8. Thirty (30) minutes will be allotted for warm-up and transfer to stage.
  • a. Twenty (20) minutes for warm-up
  • b. Five (5) minutes to transfer to stage
  • c. Five (5) minutes to prepare equipment for set-up
  • 9. The stage will be set with four levels of risers.
  • a. Four (4) 4x8x8
  • b. Four (4) 4x8x16
  • c. Four (4) 4x8x24
  • d. Four (4) 4x8x32
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  • Choirs may place risers in any arrangement, remove risers or add extra risers, however, risers must be returned to original arrangement within the thirty (30) minute time limit. Clinton Attaché stage crew will assist in set up and break down.
  • 10. Taped accompaniment tracks will not be allowed.
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  • 11. To be eligible for the combo award, only one adult may play in the combo. All others must be current students.
  • 12. No special lighting will be provided for any choir's performance.
  • 13. The Grand Ole Opry House sound system will be used for the competition. The stage will be set with five (5) corded stand microphones, two (3) cordless handheld microphones, three (3) audio technica booms or overhead microphones, two (2) monitors for piano to singers and one (1) monitor for singers to director.
  • 14. The competition area will be 40ft. across and between 38 ft. and 40ft. deep.
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