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Pre-event briefing.
30-minute call with the festival organiser to agree the rubric, categories, scoring scale, and the format of feedback (written / spoken / both).
Adjudication · Music festival
Independent festival adjudication.
KMF zonal festivals, inter-school music days, parish festivals — anywhere multiple entries need to be heard, scored and given fair feedback in a day. Concerto adjudicators are KMF-rubric-aligned, write actionable feedback per entry, and travel within 100 km of Nairobi and Kikuyu.
Rubric
KMF-aligned + adapt-to-event
Categories
Solo · Ensemble · Choir · Instrumental
Output
Per-entry written feedback
Format
Single-day or multi-day
What's included
The engagement, end to end.
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On-the-day adjudication.
Trained adjudicator attends in person — listens, scores, takes notes per entry. Standard adjudication etiquette: no public commentary during the round, written feedback after.
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Per-entry written feedback.
Each entry receives a one-page rubric-aligned feedback sheet within 72 hours of the festival. Useful for the entrants, useful for the organisers, useful for next year.
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Optional: closing remarks.
For festivals where it's welcome: a 5-minute closing address summarising trends, what went well, what to develop. Often the highlight for organisers.
A typical engagement
Shape of a school project.
01 · Booking
Festival organiser submits the request via the form. Quote within one working day based on event date, duration, categories, travel distance.
02 · Pre-event call
Two-week-out briefing call — rubric, scoring scale, format, schedule, contact protocol for the day.
03 · Event day
Adjudicator arrives 30 minutes ahead, runs through the schedule, listens to every entry in order, scores live, writes per-entry feedback during breaks.
04 · Closing
Optional 5-minute closing remarks if requested. Otherwise: thanks, depart.
05 · Written reports
Per-entry feedback sheets emailed to the organiser within 72 hours. Organiser distributes per entry.
Who this fits
Best matched to.
- ·KMF zonal/county festivals needing independent adjudicators
- ·Inter-school music days where the host wants neutral judges
- ·Parish or denominational music festivals
- ·School-internal music competitions (house systems, year groups)
- ·New festivals where the organising committee needs adjudication credibility
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.
01Are you officially KMF-registered adjudicators?+
Our adjudicators include officially KMF-registered judges for some categories. Where we don't hold the formal registration, we use KMF-published rubrics + our trainers' KMF-coaching experience to deliver feedback at the same standard. Specific credentials shared at booking.
02Can you adjudicate categories outside your direct teaching expertise?+
We try not to overclaim. If your festival has a category we can't credibly judge, we say so up-front and either propose an alternative or refer you to a colleague-adjudicator who can. Reputation > one-off booking.
03How many adjudicators do we need?+
For most school-internal festivals: one. For zonal KMF: typically 2–3 (one per category cluster). We can supply multiple from our pool for a single event.
04What does it cost?+
Quoted per event. Variables: event duration, number of categories, number of entries, travel distance, whether per-entry written feedback is included. Written quote within one working day.
05Can the same adjudicator return for next year's event?+
Yes — and we encourage it. Adjudicators who know your festival's history give more useful feedback. We hold dates for repeat festivals on request.
06How is feedback delivered?+
Written per-entry feedback sheets within 72 hours, emailed to the organiser as a single PDF bundle for distribution. We don't hand feedback to entrants directly unless specifically requested.
Other school services
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