ALL NATIONAL RULES MUST BE FOLLOWED BY CLUB MEMBERS.

MEMBERSHIP

1. Participating teacher is required to be a member of a Senior Club.
2. Festival Chairman has the job to check the membership of the teacher.
3. All senior membership fees must be paid to the Membership Chair by annual deadlines.
4. All individual memberships must be paid to the CFMC Membership Chair.

MEETINGS

1. It is recommended that member attend local Senior Club Meetings.
2. If member has participating students, member is responsible to serve on a planning committee or to take a helping position to prepare for Festival Day.
3. If teacher does not fulfill obligations teacher will be issued a warning by the State Board.

PAPERWORK

1. All festival payments and grids are due to the Festival chairs by the deadlines set by local Senior Clubs.
2. It is recommended that members work together to check each other’s paperwork when filling out grids.

FESTIVAL DAY ROOM ETIQUETTE

1. Teacher should maintain complete anonymity during the presentation. No coaching or tuning is allowed during a performance/presentation.
2. Students and teachers are asked to wear appropriate presentation attire as specified by Senior Club.
3. Students should be prepared to bow to the judge after their performance.
4. Student can only approach a judge when presenting music and receiving music back from a judge.
5. Judge’s helpers cannot hand music back to student during the presentation. Must return music after presentation.
6. If a child has a special need, teachers should fill out the specials needs form (from the NFMC website), enclosed in a sealed envelope and present it to the judge, along with the rating sheets on the day of the Festival.
7. It is the student’s/room monitor’s responsibility to hand music to the judges, NOT THE TEACHER.
8. No cameras, no audio, or video recording devices are permitted in judging rooms.
9. Young children who cannot sit through a performance are asked to wait outside of the room with an adult supervisor.
10. Room should be cleared before Top Performer decision is made.

ALL JUDGES DECISIONS ARE FINAL!

WARNINGS

1. Any violation of the rules will result in a written warning by State Board.
2. A teacher in violation will receive a letter of warning regarding their bad behavior from local or state festival.
3. Upon second warning the teacher will be suspended indefinitely from state and local festivals.

The Gold Cup program is an incentive program provided by the National Federation of Music Clubs to all entrants in our Junior Festivals. It is designed to encourage and promote interest of young musicians to continue with their music study and participation in Junior Festivals. Although the plan is optional, all states are encouraged to offer this stimulus to Junior Festival participants. NFMC asks that each state follow the national guidelines in order to maintain a uniform program.

Objective: To reward students on a point system, based on Junior Festival ratings, for their continued participation in Junior Festivals.

If you have any questions about CFMC’s Gold Cup program, please contact Julianne Hardinger.

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