Mississippi Choral Art Festival

The Choral Art Festival was instituted in 1995 to provide a positive and helpful non-adjudicated festival experience for Choral programs in the state.  

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MHSAA MMEA Choral Art Festival

Jana Smith

1268 McGregor Drive

Wiggins, MS  39577

C 601.408.7976

jsmith@stoneschools.org

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GENERAL INFORMATION

1. The purpose of this festival is to provide a positive, non-competitive, non-threatening choral experience to prepare choral directors with new or developing choral programs for future participation in the High School State Performance Assessment.

2. Participation in one adjudicated, MHSAA-sanctioned event is required of all MHSAA member schools with choral programs, SPA or CAF (application process with approval).

   • a choral director’s school must be a member of MHSAA

   • a choral director must be registered with MHSAA - FORM 1

   • a choral director who wishes to request exemption must submit an Exemption Request Letter along with FORM 1 to the MHSAA Office by September 15. Request letters must be composed on school letterhead by the requesting director’s principal

   • a choral director is not required to be a member of MMEA or NAfME

   • choral groups may NOT participate in both adjudicated festivals; they must choose the Choral Art Festival or the State Performance Assessment

   • participation is by approval application only - FORM 8

     • applications are open to all choirs and ensembles based on the specifications listed on FORM 8

     • choral directors must submit a completed FORM 8 to the CAF Coordinator by December 01

     • the CAF Coordinator will contact each choral director regarding their approval status after reviewing their FORM 8

3. MHSAA only provides catastrophic insurance for 7th – 12th graders.

4. Following the approval process of FORM 8, registration forms (FORM 9) and fees are due to the CAF Coordinator by the Winter Business Meeting. Be diligent.

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