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Applicants will read and be familiar with the Program Description for the 2009 Governor's School for Visual & Performing Arts.

1. Applicants will be asked to prepare and perform one dance 1 - 1 1/2 minutes maximum in length. The dance may be any form. The choreography must be designed by the applicant, but coaching by teacher or instructor is permissible during preparation. The student determines the accompaniment required for his/her choreography. Students must bring their own cassette tape or CD. The sound should be clean and clear and should have a five-second leader. Students should wear professionally appropriate dance attire. Basic leotards, tights and other attire for active movement are suggested. Costumes are not recommended.
2. Applicants participate in a dance class incorporating ballet, modern (bare feet), and improvisation followed by individual applicants performing their prepared dance piece.
3. Applicants are judged on the following criteria:

A. Technique (specific skills)

1) Alignment (the body)
2) Musicality/Rhythm
3) Finished Movement (follow-through)
4) Strength
5) Flexibility
6) Varied Movement Vocabulary

B. Stage Presence (prepared work)

1) Presentation (presenting oneself)
2) Carriage
3) Display of Confidence
4) Body Language
5) Facial Expression (before and after prepared work)
6) Dynamic (energy)
7) Attire

C. Performance of Movement

1) Interpretation of Movement
2) Connecting/Flow of Movement
3) Use of Technique
4) Execution (individual style, clarity through space [shape], time [rhythm], and effort [energy])
5) Musicality (relationship to accompaniment)

4. Applicants are asked questions in reference to their art discipline and role in group learning.

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Applicants will read and be familiar with the Program Description for the 2009 Governor's School for Visual & Performing Arts.

1. All music applicants perform two (2) contrasting prepared selections (2-3 minutes each) and a brief sight-reading exercise. The use of any form of accompaniment for instrumental music will not be allowed. Vocalists must provide their own accompanists and should not perform unaccompanied. The use of taped accompaniment is not allowed. Memorization of music is not required. The applicant must furnish two sets of music: one for adjudicators, one for applicant use during audition. The repertoire should be set at a medium level of difficulty or higher. Judges must be furnished with one (1) original set of music. The applicant must select his/her compositions for auditions from the standard solo repertoire for his/her instrument or voice within the following guidelines:
   • Instrumentalists may select materials from the Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association’s (VBODA) Manual Solo Listings in grades IV, V, and VI; however, selections are not limited to those on these lists.
   • Percussionists are required to present at least one of their two (2) contrasting selections on a mallet instrument. Sight-reading will be on a mallet instrument along with snare-drum rudiments. Large percussion instruments other than a marimba may be furnished ONLY upon request. The division gifted education coordinator or private school contact must notify the adjudication director of needed percussion instruments when the names of adjudicants are submitted in November.
   • Pianists and harpists should select two (2) pieces representative of two different style periods (eg. Baroque, Classical, Romantic, 20th Century).
   • Vocalists should select material from the Art Song (standard recital literature), Opera, or standard "Broadway Show" repertoire. Applicants should select two (2) songs of contrasting style periods and moods.
2. All instrumental applicants will be required to perform three (3) scales selected by the judges from the twelve major and twelve minor scales (any form of minor is acceptable). All scales should conform to the practical playing range of the applicant's instrument. Pianists must perform scales hands together, four (4) octaves. Scales are requested by key name, not concert pitch, and should be played at the following tempo:
   • Wind Instruments
     MM e = 60 performed in eighth note patterns. (slur up, tongue down)
   • String Instruments
     MM e = 60 eighth note patterns. Ascending: 2 slurred, 2 martele'. Descending: 4 slurred.
   • Piano
     MM e = 80, 4 octaves, parallel in sixteenth note patterns.
   • Melodic Percussion
     MM e = 60, 2 octaves performed in eighth note patterns.
3. Auditions are scheduled for 10 minutes.
4. Instrumentalists are judged on technique, interpretation, tone, intonation, sight-reading, and scales. Vocalists are judged on technique, interpretation, tone, intonation, musical effect, sight-reading and diction.
5. Applicants are asked questions with reference to their art discipline and role in group learning.

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Adjudication Information Applicants will read and be familiar with the Program Description for the 2008 Governor's School for Visual & Performing Arts.

1. Applicants for Governor's School will perform one memorized monologue* approximately two minutes in length.

* Note: For these auditions, the term monologue is defined as "a solo passage from a play." Poetry that is not from a play, and other non-dramatic literature, may not be used. Nor may the selection be taken from a book of monologues or from any unpublished work (including original material). Students must have read the entire play from which the monologue has been selected. Please avoid selections from period plays such as Shakespeare, Moliere, and Marlowe.

2. All applicants are required to participate in an improvisation with other performers in addition to their monologue. The adjudicators set up these improvisations after applicants have finished their prepared materials, and they ask applicants to adjust the scene/characterization and to answer some questions during this part of the audition.
3. Applicants are judged on the following:

A. Vocal Ability -- Did the performer demonstrate effective vocal control over variables, such as rate, pitch, force, and tone?
B. Physical Ability -- Did the performer demonstrate effective control of physical variables, such as gestures, movement, business, and non-verbal behavior? Was the body well used?
C. Preparation for the Audition -- Did the performer select appropriate audition materials? Did the performer appear well rehearsed? Did the performer appear to have a thorough understanding of his or her character's objectives and functions in the play and of the style and mood of the dramatic literature being performed?
D. Performance Decisions -- Did the performer choose, or create, good points of emphasis, personality attributes, performance rhythms, etc., to create a believable character? Was the performer a creative risk taker?
E. Overall Impression -- Did the performer demonstrate stage presence, confidence, spontaneity, and creativity?

4. Applicants are encouraged to select monologues portraying characters close to the applicant's own age. Performance are to be made in comfortable, rehearsal clothes, not in costumes. Props and/or sets may not be used other than a chair (provided). Applicants must do a vocal and physical warm up before auditioning.
5. Applicants will be asked questions in reference to their art discipline and role in group learning.

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Applicants will read and be familiar with the Program Description for the 2008 Governor's School for Visual & Performing Arts.

1. Applicants will present a portfolio containing 10 pieces of original artwork.

   A. Six two-dimensional artworks, including at least one work in three of the following: painting, printmaking, drawing, design, or collage.
   B. Two three-dimensional artworks, demonstrating work with clay, plaster, metal, wood, paper, or mixed media.
   C. Two additional artworks in media selected by the applicant; may be two-dimensional or three-dimensional.

2. Color slides (not photographic prints) of artwork may be presented in lieu of the original artwork if the work is oversized or difficult to transport. Slides may be shown digitally with a computer or with a slide projector. Applicants must provide a slide projector and slide tray with mounted slides ready for viewing, or a laptop and data projector, along with an extension cord.
3. Applicants will be asked to create a drawing, working from a model. Applicants should bring their own drawing board, drawing paper (11” x 14” or larger), and pencil.
4. Applicants will be asked to discuss and explain their artwork. Applicants are judged using the following criteria:

   A. Design (cohesiveness of composition)
   B. Expression (communicative quality)
   C. Originality (novel or unique solutions)
   D. Fluency (number of ideas and concepts)
   E. Flexibility (variety of work and ideas)
   F. Elaboration (stretching or expanding imagery)

5. Applicants will be asked questions in reference to their art discipline and role in group learning.