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Contest ScoringWhat are all of the 'categories' and how do they get scored?The performance of each song is judged by three categories: Musicality, Performance and Singing. Each category judge will determine a single quality rating or score, on a scale of 1 to 100. The judge will determine whether the level of the performance is excellent (A-level, from 100-81), good (B-level, from 80-61), fair (C-level, from 60-41), or poor (D-level, 40-1), and award an exact score based upon an evaluation of all the elements in the performance that have an impact on the category the judge is scoring. Poor (D-level) performances normally will be assessed a score of 40 instead of an exact score. If no quality rating is appropriate, owing to an unequivocal and definite violation of the rules, the judge will forfeit the score by awarding a zero.How do they get weighted?There is no appropriate formula for weighting the various elements in a category; rather, it is up to the judge to view the total performance from the judge's particular orientation, and evaluate the elements of the performance on a song-by-song basis. Elements that are particularly crucial in one song performance may be less important in another song performance. The judge will evaluate the overall effect or value of the performance.Learn about the categories on the BHS website. For questions and information about these programs contact: Rafi Hasib MAD District VP for Contest & Judging |