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Archive for April 2014

Minute Clinic – Is Getting A Superior Rating at Festival the Goal?

By Larry Clark | April 11, 2014

Most ensembles by now have completed their yearly adjudicated performance. Did you get the rating you wanted? Did you get the educational feedback you needed? Does it really matter? These are important questions to ask yourself as you reflect on the year. Many states these days have changed the name of their festivals to MPA,…

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