Festival Eligibility

Students who audition for AMIS festivals must be in good standing with the music department of the school they attend. Where possible, they should be members of the relevant performing ensembles. Students who move out of the international school community they may not audition as an individual. Students who audition for and are accepted as members of an AMIS Festival Ensemble who change school before the event may still participate providing they are accompanied to the festival by a parent or legal guardian who guarantees their level of preparedness for the festival. A student moving to another school participating in that festival will become a member of that school's party.
September, 2004


Middle School Honor Choir Priority

As a benefit of AMIS membership priority will be given to member schools applying for Middle School Honor Choir Festivals. Any remaining places will be allocated to non-member schools. AMIS member schools that are wait listed for a particular festival and are not admitted for participation shall be given first option to participate the following year. A school that is drawn for participation but subsequently withdraws from the festival is not wait listed.
September, 2004

 

Role of Directors Participating in AMIS Festivals

A director who submits students for audition or enrolment does so with the understanding that he or she will be responsible for all local arrangements for participation, including but not limited to musical preparation, travel arrangements, fee payments, and communication with the executive consultant and the parent community.

A student may not participate in any festival unless accompanied by his or her director. If the director is unable to attend the festival, the student's school will inform the Executive Consultant of the approved substitute chaperone.
September, 2003

Festival Housing

When housing festival participants with host families, it is often possible to place two or more students with the same family. However, students and their parents should be aware that this is not always possible, as some families have room for only one guest . Members of the Festival accept that staying with host families in other parts of the world is an important part of the AMIS philosophy, and a major part of the total festival experience in which they are to participate.
amended September 2005

Festival Acceptance Agreement

Festival Acceptance Agreement - This form is to be duplicated for all students accepted into an AMIS Festival and must be signed by them and their parents. This form is not to be sent to AMIS headquarters! It must be brought to the Festival and be submitted at registration.
September 2005

Travel to Festivals

All participating schools in a festival must make travel arrangements that permit all participants to be on time for the first event of that festival.
September 2005