Constitutional Changes to Bylaws for 2008-2010

Article VI

1. Section 5, Page 20 Add, “Judges may not ask for exact speaking times.”

Individual Events

Article XI, XII, and XIII, Poetry, Prose and Lit. Program

2. Page 29 & 32

New casebook question

17. What are oratorical steps?

A. Oratorical steps are steps used to emphasize a point of change or difference in the material or to create emphasis. An oratorical step could be a couple of steps to emphasize a point.

Article XIII, Original Oratory

A. 3. Question #1, Page 33 “it must be called for by a judge…” Delete the phrase ‘if there is a question of constitutional violation.”

Article XVII, Storytelling

4. Casebook Question #9, Page 40

A. Yes, the audience MUST be made aware of this.”

Article XIX, Reviewing

5. Section 2, Page 43

Add “And other forms of media”. The review may be over a book, movie, drama work, music, concert, a movie made for television, any other form of media, or any combination.

6. Section 4, Clause 4, Page 43

Add, “The emphasis of the performance is still on the review rather than the visual or audio aids.”

7. Casebook Question #6, Page 43

“Q: May a television series be reviewed? A. YES.”

Large Group Events

Article XXIV, Choral Reading

8. Casebook (new), Page 52

Q. Is there a suggestion as to what proportion of solo to ensemble should be used in the choice of a script?

A. The primary emphasis in Choral Reading is on a blend of voices conveying the message of the selection.

Article XXV, Group Mime

9. Section 3, Page 54

Change To “Timing will begin with the first movement or music after the performers have been announced. This was accompanied by a casebook question that reinforces the same information.

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Articles XXV and CCVI, Group Mime and Solo Mime

10.Casebook 17

Add to the answer “or create the wordless musical sounds (i.e. Humming, beat boxing, or other musical vocalizations that do not use actual words.)

Article XXVII, Television Newscasting

11. Section 2, Clause 3, Page 58

Change: ”Entries will include one or more commercials of original nature, which may include those of a public service format. Total time allotted for commercial(s) will not exceed 60 seconds.”

Article XXIX, Musical Theatre

12. Section 4, Clause 7, Page 62

Change: ”Entire performance may be sung a cappella only if the entire original score was meant to be performed a cappella.

13. Casebook Question #11 and #16, page 63:

Change: Move question #11 to be after #16 for clarity purposes.

Article XXX, Radio Broadcasting

14. Section 1, Clause 1, Page 64

Each school will be entitled to enter one to two teams of 2 – 8 students per broadcast.

15. New Casebook Question (#7), page 64

Q: May the commercial be a public service announcement?

A: Yes.

Pilot Category: Solo Musical Theatre

16. Solo Musical Theatre as an experimental event. All Districts will participate in the experimental year. The category was purposed with a time limit of 5 minutes and one song, and for only up to three contestants to be taken from the six possible acting contestants so as not to add to the length of the contest. (i.e. You may have 6 acting no solo musical theatre, 5 acting and 1 solo MT, 4 and 2, 3 and 3.

- one song, no dialogue

- Experimental event is a Non All-State Event

- **Introduction can only be song, title and author..nothing else.

- Casebook Question Q: Is dialogue allowed in the middle of the song

A: Yes, if it’s part of the scripted song.

- This must be another author’s song. The material must come from a musical.

- Rules for this event will be sent to every school and posted on web site later this year.

Debate

Lincoln Douglas, Article XXXII

17. Section 3, Clause 2, Page 68

Change from 3 minutes prep to 4 minutes prep

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