DCI Judge Training
Module 3 – Achievement
Welcome to the conference!
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We will begin momentarily.
Principles of Evaluating
Achievement
The Simultaneous Recognition
and Assessment of
“What” is Performed and
“How” Well it is Demonstrated
Evaluation Responsibilities
• The
primary
responsibility
of
all
performance judges is to simultaneously
consider the content/vocabulary and the
demonstration quality of skills/training in a
performance context.
• Every sub-caption on every sheet is
influenced by the achievement equation –
What + How = Achievement.
Evaluation Responsibilities
• It is critical that judges understand and
recognize the scope and depth of the
content/vocabulary.
• It is equally critical that judges have a
complete understanding and recognition of
the skills, training, and technique involved
in demonstrating the content/vocabulary .
Evaluation Responsibilities
• A further consideration is the context in
which the content/vocabulary and its
demonstration occur.
• It is also important to realize that
performers can only demonstrate their
degree of skill and training proficiency
when the opportunity is presented.
Achievement Considerations
• HOW: The quality of the performance
must be a priority. While you cannot really
evaluate performance quality in isolation of
the “What,” the quality of the performance
must be the center of your focus.
• These are performance captions after all!
Performance Challenges
• Pure Musical/Visual
Demands
that
challenge the performer individually and
within an ensemble:
– Technique challenges
– Range/Vocabulary challenges
– Compositional/Expressive Challenges
Performance Challenges
• Environmental Demands that challenge
the individual and ensemble performer:
– Spread/Density
– Spatial Changes
– Changing Listening/Visual Centers
– Acoustic Response Challenges
Performance Challenges
• Physical
Demands challenging
individual and ensemble performer:
– Speed
– Visual/Musical Responsibilities moving
– Effort Changes
the
Performance Challenges
• Each of the foregoing components also
must be considered though the following
degrees:
– Level of simultaneous responsibilities –
mental and physical
– Amount time and number of performers
involved in the challenge, exposure or risk
Summation
• The Principal of Achievement is a complex
issue for designer, instructor, performer,
and judge.
– Designers must provide opportunities for
content/vocabulary demonstration!
– Instructors must be able to train performers
for performance recognition and excellence!
– Performers must master the training!
– Judges must recognize and understand
content/vocabulary breadth and depth!
Digital Recordings
• DCI will continue with taped adjudication
commentary this year
• Try to acquire a digital recorder for backup recordings
• If you can’t, please submit samples of
tapes
• Have a colleague peer assess your work
•
Process
• Listen to your own work first
• In your own commentary and that of
others
– Find 3 things that you like
– Find 3 things that you would improve
– Any other suggestions? Tone of voice,
amount of talking vs listening etc…
• Give a general summary and suggestions
for next steps
Where do you send them?
• Email a digital file of your work to…
dcijudge@rogers.com
• Be patient as you wait for feedback from a
member of the Judge Admin team.
Thanks for participating in this process.