Categories of Competition

The festival has six categories of competition.

• Ensemble
• Musical Revue
• Solo
• Duet
• Set Design
• Costume Design

Scoring

1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th place will be awarded in each category.

Each category score is based on a maximum of 100 points.

For schools that choose not to be ranked, we offer a “comments only” option. The adjudicators will provide written comments about the performance, but the adjudication sheets will not reflect any numerical scoring.

SWEEPSTAKES COMPETITION

Schools participating in the sweepstakes competition must enter a minimum of three (3) categories. One of the required categories must be either the Ensemble or Musical Revue category. The other two entries must be from any other two categories.

For Sweepstakes scoring, MTCA will use a school's top three scores. Each Ensemble, Solo, Duet, and Musical Revue entry's score will be averaged. A Set Design or Costume Design score may be included in Sweepstakes consideration.

Example: ABC School entered the following and scored:

Ensemble – average score of 92
Musical Revue – average score of 89
Solo – average score of 75
Set Design – score of 93
The top three scores (92+89+93) would be added together for a total score of 274.

OUTSTANDING MALE/FEMALE VOCALIST & OUTSTANDING MALE/FEMALE DANCER

During the Ensemble and Musical Revue competitions, adjudicators will choose performers deserving of individual awards. At the end of the competition, judges will convene to choose one performer for each award in both the Middle School/Jr. High School and High School Ensemble and Musical Revue.