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nv & snv

Posted by new school on 12/15/2020, 4:10 pm

We opened a new school so we would like to take the top band as NV and the 2nd group as SNV. Is that kosher? Both have pretty adequate instrumentation because we changed enrollment within our district to open so it is not just a 7th grade campus.

Re: nv & snv

Posted by D Brown on 12/16/2020, 12:00 pm, in reply to "nv & snv"

The best person to answer this question is your region executive secretary.

Re: nv & snv

Posted by Contact on 12/16/2020, 11:51 am, in reply to "nv & snv"

your UIL Region Executive Secretary. He/she will have that answer.

Re: nv & snv

Posted by WW Guy on 12/16/2020, 11:46 am, in reply to "nv & snv"

Is it primarily so you dont have to play a grade 2 piece with them? That is the only reason to go NV with your top group. The judges do not grade any easier or harder if it is NV compared to V. So really it would only matter if you are a 2C or 3C campus and you only want to play grade 1s with them

Other than that just contact your Region Secretary. They are the ones that will give you permission to do that. I am betting they wont have an issue with it since you are a new school

Re: nv & snv

Posted by The Commish on 12/17/2020, 8:22 am, in reply to "Re: nv & snv"

Playing or sight-reading a lower level is not the only reason to take a top group as a NV. The UIL rubric starts every category with "for the classification entered." There is a different standard for a SNV vs. NV vs. V. When you go through the TMAA training. they always preface the recordings with telling you what classification a band is.

To the OP, when I opened my school, I took the top group only, but we went as a NV. We still played above grade level, but it was a smart way to start.

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