4. Make it someone local Make it someone you trust to tell you the truth! Make it someone who is better than you

7. CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK

8. CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK to participants in an effort to help them improve… MUSICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, PERFORMANCE ABILITIES, UNDERSTANDING.

10. 1.T HE P ROCESS IS RATINGS FOCUSED 2.J UDGE SPEAKS ONLY TO WHAT IS WRONG AND NOT HOW TO FIX IT 3.D IRECTOR EXPECTS ALL THREE JUDGES TO CONCUR 4.D IRECTOR EXPECTS EQUAL TIME FOR GOOD AND B AD

12. 1. THE PROCESS IS PRESCRIPTIVE IN NATURE 2.J UDGE SPEAKS WHAT IS WRONG AND HAS SOME SUGGESTIONS TO HOW TO FIX SOME OF IT 3.D IRECTOR ENTERS THE PROCESS KNOWING THE JUDGES REALLY WANT THEM TO DO WELL

13. 1.P RESCRIBE 2.N OTE TECHNICAL ERRORS, BUT DWELL ON BIG PICTURE ITEMS 3.D ON ’ T GIVE ‘ GIFTS ’

14. 1.H IRE GOOD JUDGES 2.FIX TECHNICAL ERRORS, SO JUDGE CAN DWELL ON BIG PICTURE ITEMS 3.T EACH THE SHEET AND NOT THE SHEET MUSIC

15. 1.L OOK AT SHEETS BY YOURSELF 2.H AVE TWO SPEECHES PREPARED 3.L ISTEN TO RECORDED COMMENTS ( BUT NOT TOO SOON ) 4.H AVE SOMEONE TO WHOM YOU CAN VENT