01
Pre-event briefing.
Briefing call with the organiser: how many choirs, what categories, scoring scale, what languages will be sung (English, Swahili, Kikuyu, Latin, etc.). Adjudicator reviews any set works.
Adjudication · Choir competition
Adjudicate your choir competition.
Choir-only competitions need adjudicators with a trained choral ear — someone who hears blend, intonation across sections, choral diction, and the small things that separate a "nice" choir from a finished one. Concerto choir-adjudicators are choral-conducting trained and have judged church, school and inter-school competitions.
Specialism
Choral-conducting trained
Choir sizes
8–80+ voices
Categories
Sacred · Folk · Action · Contemporary
Output
Per-choir written rubric report
What's included
The engagement, end to end.
02
Sectional listening.
Adjudicator listens specifically for sectional blend (soprano / alto / tenor / bass), intonation tendencies, breath-management uniformity — the choral-specific stuff judges of mixed events miss.
03
Per-choir written report.
Each choir receives a one-page rubric-style report within 72 hours: tone, blend, intonation, diction, presentation, with specific observations and growth pointers.
04
Closing-remarks address.
For inter-choir competitions: optional 10-minute closing remarks summarising what was strongest, common technique gaps across the field, and standout moments worth naming.
A typical engagement
Shape of a school project.
01 · Booking
Organiser submits the inquiry with event date, expected choir count, categories, location. Quote within one working day.
02 · Pre-event call
Two-week-out briefing — schedule, categories, scoring rubric, set works (if any), language expectations.
03 · Event day
Adjudicator arrives 30 minutes ahead. Listens to each choir's full set, scores live across the rubric, writes per-choir notes during breaks.
04 · Closing remarks
Optional 10-minute closing address before winners are announced (highly recommended for choir-specific events).
05 · Written reports
Per-choir rubric-style reports emailed to the organiser within 72 hours, bundled for distribution to each participating choir.
Who this fits
Best matched to.
- ·Inter-school choir competitions
- ·Church/parish choir festivals (Catholic, Anglican, Presbyterian, evangelical)
- ·KMF choir categories (set work + own choice)
- ·Choral society competitions and festivals
- ·School internal choir events (house choirs, year-group choirs)
Pricing
Quoted per engagement.
Each school engagement is priced individually based on duration, frequency, students, and trainer specialism. Payment by bank transfer, M-Pesa Paybill (247247) or cheque. Tell us your shape — we'll send a written quote within one working day.
Frequently asked
For school administrators.
01What languages can your adjudicators assess?+
Comfortable in English, Swahili, and Kikuyu choral repertoire. Latin (Catholic liturgy) at standard. Other languages (Luo, Kalenjin, German, French) we assess on technique alone, not pronunciation, and we tell you that up-front.
02Can you adjudicate a sacred-only event?+
Yes — several of our adjudicators came up through church music ministry. Hymns, anthems, motets, contemporary worship — all comfortable territory.
03How is intonation scored across a choir?+
We listen for: section internal blend (does the alto section agree with itself), inter-section tuning (does the soprano agree with the tenor), drift across phrase (do they go flat under sustained notes), and pitch recovery (do they correct or compound). Each gets a sub-score.
04What if our choir is mostly children / mostly amateurs?+
We score age-appropriate and skill-appropriate. A primary-school choir is judged against primary-school expectations, not a chamber choir's.
05How is it priced?+
Quoted per event. Variables: event duration, choir count, travel distance, depth of feedback, whether closing remarks are included. Written quote within one working day.
06Can the same adjudicator return next year?+
Yes — and we encourage it. Adjudicators who track your event year-on-year give comparative feedback that's much more useful. We hold repeat dates on request.
Other school services
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