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See below for further information and directions.
What is NYSSMA Solo Festival?
NYSSMA Solo Festival offers students in grades 1-12 the opportunity to perform a solo (piano, brass, woodwind, string, percussion, or voice) for a trained NYSSMA adjudicator who will evaluate and score the performance. The student will perform a prepared solo that is listed in the NYSSMA manual along with selected scales or rudiments (instrumentalists only) and a short sight-reading excerpt. This is an excellent opportunity for students to perform for someone other than their teacher and get constructive comments on their performance. Solo scores received at this festival may also be used towards application to Area All-State ensembles (band, chorus and orchestra, grades 7-12) next fall. Students in grades 10 and 11 may audition for Conference All-State by performing a Level 6 All-State Solo and being recommended by their school music teacher.
Where and when is it?
Hendy Elementary School (Elmira)
Friday, April 25: 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Saturday, April 26: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Students will be assigned a 10-15 minute time slot on either Friday or Saturday of the festival weekend. The schedule will not be available until a few weeks prior to the festival, so students and parents must reserve those days or be flexible with other plans in order to accommodate the assigned solo time. Times are very limited on Friday evening and often Saturday morning, so only request a time preference if there is an UNAVOIDABLE conflict.
How can CPP students participate?
All CPP music students wishing to participate will need to pre-register for each solo using the ‘DaCapo Inventory Parent Portal’. This is part of a music management system the district uses. It will allow parents to track solo approval, schedules, and scores in real time. Pre-registrations will serve as signed commitments by the student and family. Registration fees (paid by the district) are non-refundable so it is imperative that students and parents be committed. Students who miss these deadlines or do not adequately prepare may not be registered. Follow the steps below to pre-register your child/children.
Pre-registrations must be completed by the district deadline, Friday, February 28.
STEP 1: Create DaCapo Parent Portal Account & Link Children
DaCapo Inventory Parent Portal
Click the link above to login or create your account. (Bookmark this page.)
If you have not already done so, link your child/children using their *DaCapo ID and access code.
Complete STEP TWO (outlined below)
*If you have not already received the needed DaCapo ID and access code, contact your child’s music teacher or the District Music Coordinator, Karen Bryson (kbryson@cppasd.com (607) 368-5366).
Go to www.dacapoinventory.com/login-parent.php, to login to ‘DaCapo Inventory Parent Portal’. (Bookmark the page.)
Under your child’s name on the left side click NYSSMA Pre-registration.
Complete all required fields. (*)
Complete the time preference field if needed. Time preferences are to avoid specific conflicts. The festival chairperson may not be able to accommodate all preferences. Plan to be flexible.
Students selecting solos independently or with a private teacher(**) MUST also complete all solo fields shown below. Your pre-registration may not be approved if it is incomplete or inaccurate. An accompanist is only required for vocal solos and Level 6 All-State auditions. All others should leave this blank.
Click the ‘Pre-register Student’ button. If your child is registering for more than one solo adjudication, you must complete this process for each of them.
DaCapo will say that you have a balance due. Disregard. The district is paying the fees, so please be sure you and your child are fully committed.
To register another child, return to the Parent Dashboard, select a different child, and repeat the process.
**Students selecting solos with their private teacher must provide their own original copies. Students must bring two original copies of the solo to the adjudication—one for the student and one for the adjudicator (one more if accompanied). Illegal photocopies are strictly prohibited.
