There should be a clearly indicated deadline date by which participants must register for competition. The deadline should be enforced. Moose International will provide the lodges with promotional posters to display in a prominent location in the lodge in early fall. Digital copies of the event flyer are also available to lodges to use in promotional emails to their members. JUDGES It is recommended that the individuals selected to serve as judges are knowledgeable about music, and it is preferred that they work in the field of music. Great choices are: music teachers from the local school district, radio or television personalities, and/or local music professionals. To prevent conflicts of interest, all efforts should be made to ensure that the judges are not biased. Ideally, the judges should not be Moose members or family members of the contestants. When this is unavoidable, it is recommended that the Moose member is from another Lodge or Chapter. Ideally, those individuals who agree to serve as judges should be willing to make a multi-week commitment. This will ultimately be determined by the number of weeks that Lodge competition will run, which will be based on the number of participants. Judges should not be served alcohol while competition is taking place. There have been cases in other similar contests where judges were continually served complimentary beverages as for “compensation” judging, and their effectiveness was compromised. SCORING The following is the recommended scoring system for competition. For each of the 15 items, judges award 0, ½ point or one point. Associations may choose to use or develop their own scoring system for Lodge, District and Association competitions, but the scoring system outlined below is the system that will be used during the International competition finals at the 2015 International Convention in Nashville: Performance (maximum 6 points) *Was the singer on pitch? *Did the singer hit high notes without sounding weak or straining? *Did the singer choose a song suited to his/her ability?
There should be a clearly indicated deadline date by which participants must register for competition. The deadline should be enforced. Moose International will provide the lodges with promotional posters to display in a prominent location in the lodge in early fall. Digital copies of the event flyer are also available to lodges to use in promotional emails to their members. JUDGES It is recommended that the individuals selected to serve as judges are knowledgeable about music, and it is preferred that they work in the field of music. Great choices are: music teachers from the local school district, radio or television personalities, and/or local music professionals. To prevent conflicts of interest, all efforts should be made to ensure that the judges are not biased. Ideally, the judges should not be Moose members or family members of the contestants. When this is unavoidable, it is recommended that the Moose member is from another Lodge or Chapter. Ideally, those individuals who agree to serve as judges should be willing to make a multi-week commitment. This will ultimately be determined by the number of weeks that Lodge competition will run, which will be based on the number of participants. Judges should not be served alcohol while competition is taking place. There have been cases in other similar contests where judges were continually served complimentary beverages as “compensation” for judging, and their effectiveness was compromised. SCORING The following is the recommended scoring system for competition. For each of the 15 items, judges award 0, ½ point or one point. Associations may choose to use or develop their own scoring system for Lodge, District and Association competitions, but the scoring system outlined below is the system that will be used during the International competition finals at the 2015 International Convention in Nashville: Performance (maximum 6 points) *Was the singer on pitch? *Did the singer hit high notes without sounding weak or straining? *Did the singer choose a song suited to his/her ability?
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