Judging Criteria for all categories is listed below.
There will be a total of 100 points awarded per tune per judge. These points are divided into 5 scoring categories. After the scores are tabulated, the high and low scores with be discarded and the other three will be added together to arrive at the contestant’s scores.
Grand Master Open Fiddler Championship
Scores from the Preliminary round will not carry over to the Finals. The middle three scores from the Finals round WILL be added to the middle three scores in the Championship round to arrive at the contestant’s total score. In the event of a tie, the dropped scores from the round will be added back in to break the tie.
Grand Master Traditional Fiddler Championship
The middle three scores from the Preliminary round WILL be added to the middle three scores in the Finals round to arrive at the contestant’s total score. In the event of a tie, the dropped scores from the round will be added back in to break the tie. Any recognized “contest” style performance in this division will result in disqualification and is solely at the judges’ discretion.
Grand Master Youth Fiddler Championship
The middle three scores from the Preliminary round WILL be added to the middle three scores in the Finals round to arrive at the contestant’s total score. In the event of a tie, the dropped scores from the round will be added back in to break the tie.
Grand Master Fiddler Accompanist Championship
There will be one round of competition. In the event of a tie, the dropped scores from the round will be added back in to break the tie.
SCORING CATEGORIES
Last revised: July 30, 2022
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