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SCVA Honor Choir Guidelines Go to: http://www.scvachoral.org/honor_choir_guidelines.

html for more information 2014 CALIFORNIA ALL-STATE HONOR CHOIRS March 20-22, 2014 - SACRAMENTO, CA Mixed Choir Conductor: Dr. Joshua Habermann, Dallas Symphony Chorus Women's Choir Conductor: Dr. Karen Kennedy, University of Miami Men's Choir Conductor: Dr. Z. Randall Stroope, Oklahoma State University California All-State Honor Choirs: How do I audition to participate in the All-State Choir? 1. Students who are interested in being considered for the California All-State Honor Choirs need only mark the appropriate box on their SCVA application. 2. There is no additional audition or fee to be considered for All-State, but the candidate must successfully participate in all 2013 SCVA Honor Choir events in order to be eligible. 3. The California All-State Choirs are comprised of the top-scoring singers statewide from the SCVA and California ACDA Central and Coastal Regional honor choir auditions. 4. Students will be asked at their auditions to confirm their interest to be considered for AllState. After a student has successfully completed their participation in the SCVA Honor Choirs and officially elects to be considered for All-State, then they have committed to participate if accepted. 5. A student's school will be subject to a one-year suspension from All-State Honor Choir if a student is considered, accepted, and misses any rehearsals or the performance at the All-State event. 6. Please refer to the participation policy on the California ACDA (acdacal.org) webpage for complete details. The All-State Honor Choir will be held March 20-22, 2014 in Sacramento. All-State Honor Choir Participation Fee .............................................$ 200.00 All-State fees cover: music, Friday lunch, rehearsal CDs, facilities, conductors and accompanists, T-shirt (Due if a student is accepted into the All-State Honor Choirs - no additional audition is required) CALIFORNIA ALL-STATE DATES AND DEADLINES: o Deadline for a student to confirm their All-State application Notification of acceptance to an All-State Choir Postmark deadline for signed forms and appropriate fees **This Deadline Will Not Be Extended** Rehearsals in Sacramento locations TBA 2014 Performance in Sacramento locations TBA

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Singers must provide their own transportation to/from the SCVA and ACDA All-State events.
HONOR CHOIR GUIDELINES AND POLICIES A student must be enrolled in his/her school's choral program in order to be eligible for participation in Honor Choir. 1. If a student drops out of the school program, he/she will be dropped from Honor Choir as well. No sanctions will be imposed on the school in this case. 2. However, when a student drops out of an SCVA Honor Choir, the student's school may not be allowed to participate in Honor Choir the following school year. Given our time constraints, when a student drops out of Honor Choir it is

impossible for us to fill their vacancy. Therefore, when a student drops out, another deserving student misses out on this wonderful opportunity. 3. Students must attend all rehearsals in their entirety. Calendar conflicts are not an acceptable reason for missing rehearsals or dropping Honor Choir. This includes work schedules, athletic games or practices, SAT/ACT tests and school choir or drama events. We encourage every student to check the dates above before applying. 4. Students who must, out of extreme necessity, drop out of Honor Choir after being accepted are required to provide a signed, written note from their parents and from their school choral director stating the reasons for the drop out. The note MUST be sent immediately to the Honor Choir coordinator by mail or handdelivered by the student, parent or director as soon as possible. Acceptable reasons for dropping Honor Choir: Death in the family just before the concert A serious medical problem, or other matters of an equally serious nature. Unacceptable reasons for dropping Honor Choir: Schedule conflicts of any kind, a student deciding he/she would rather not participate, doesn't like the music, or doesn't want to work with a particular conductor. If a student drops for any reason, a panel of members from the SCVA Board will consider the reason given and decide whether it is an unacceptable or acceptable reason. Choral directors are responsible for remaining informed about their students' continued participation in the Honor Choir. !

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