All the info you need is on this page, so please read it through to the end, and reach out if you have any unanswered questions 🙂
WHAT IS FESTIVAL?
We are super excited that the Norfolk Musical Arts Festival is back in its full glory this year !!! This festival is a friendly “competition” between students of participating teachers in the Haldimand and Norfolk areas. They offer classes in Instrumental, Vocal, and Drama/Speech Arts and more! For us, this is about giving them the opportunity to perform and see their peers perform, so don’t worry if you think they might not be ready. My favourite class for students who are shy / not yet confident is the Mentor Duet, where they can play a duet with their teacher 🙂
Students will be entered into categories based on their age and level (for example: “Piano Solo, Age 8 & Under, 2 years of Study”). The entry fee varies from $20 – $25 per class, depending on which category it is, and each student could enter 1 or 2 classes.
FESTIVAL DATES
This year’s festival takes place from Monday, Feb 27 to Friday, March 3, 2023, and runs both during and after school hours. In addition, if your child has the honour of being invited by the festival to participate in the festival highlights & awards ceremony, it takes place on the evening of Tuesday, March 7, 2023.
ONLINE REGISTRATION
This year, the festival has moved to new registration system which is now all online. I’ve struggled a bit with the process, but I believe we have finally sorted it out. Our lovely Mel has created a how-to video on the registration process, which you can view HERE. Please take the time to watch the video to the end, so you don’t miss any important information that needs to accompany your profile. It is imperative that you add our studio profile number (and your teacher’s profile number if applicable) to your child’s profile (instructions and profile numbers are in the video). That way, our profiles will be connected, and we will be able to then register your child for the correct class(es). As well, the scheduling software will not double book Debi, or your child’s teacher, so this is very important.
The deadline to enter is this Friday, Jan 13. It should take about 5-10 minutes to create your profiles, and if you could get this completed tonight/tomorrow, that will give us Thursday and Friday to get everyone entered.
If you have ANY issues with registering, please contact Vicky at the festival: 519-420-9216
I understand that there may be students on this email list that may have chosen not to participate this year. If this is the case, please just let us know in the form below.
YOUTH VOCAL ENSEMBLE
If your child is participating in the Vocal Ensemble class ONLY, there is no need to create a festival profile or complete the form below.
We are so looking forward to festival this year!!
Debi & the Team
Norfolk Musical Arts Festival website: nmaf.ca