What is an MPA ?

 

An MPA ( Music Performance Assessment ) is a major assessment event for secondary music programs in which a musical performance is evaluated on specified criteria.

The assessments are held annually for marching bands, concert large ensembles

(band, chorus, orchestra), and solos-ensembles.

Together with other criteria the music performance assessments may give a significant measure of the success of a music program on a campus.

Such assessments are held on a district (local area) and state levels for high school performing groups.

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What is the purpose of MPA ?

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• To provide opportunities for students and directors to perform in an environment that provides critical evaluation of its performance by noted experts in the field of band performance.

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• To provide the opportunity for students and directors to perform for their peers in a formal concert setting.

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• To provide a performance opportunity which will serve as a motivational goal for students and directors.

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• To provide an opportunity for students and directors to hear performances of their peers and learn from hearing those performances, and to provide a goal which is so compelling that the preparation for attaining that goal becomes the vehicle for continued growth and to demonstrate students' abilities to apply musical fundamentals and concepts in an ensemble performance setting.

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