Evaluation Forms and Rubrics Currently in Use for Adjudicated Orchestra Festivals in the U.S.

The purpose of this project, created in partial fulfillment of a doctoral degree at James Madison University, is to gather and share scoresheets and rubrics currently in use for Adjudicated Orchestra Festivals (AOF) held throughout the United States. It is my hope that event organizers and directors will find this information helpful and potentially lead to increased educational benefits for participants.

Please send comments, additions, or corrections to Thoma8lm@jmu.edu. Click HERE for the full research proposal with bibliography.

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