​Timeline for Junior Festival Participation

Read complete instructions on each form.

SUMMER
Area Chairs and Teachers
Join a Sr. Club in your area of the state and pay dues directly to that club, or pay for an Individual Membership ($50) and send the fee directly to the AFMC Treasurer.
Teachers

• Order a Federation Festivals Bulletin from the National Federation of Music Clubs:
   nfmc-music.org
• Read the first part of the Festivals Bulletin for instructions: “General Festival Rules” and “Official Federation Cup Award Plan,” as well as regulations list within each category in which you might enter students.

Area Chairs

• Secure Festival Site, date and time.
• Obtain the Junior Festival Procedures Manual *** JR 3-18 from the NFMC website under Festivals. Read carefully.

Also helpful are: ***

• JR 3-1 Junior Festival Transfer Information
• JR 3-5 Information for Festival Judges
• JR 3-6 Rating Average Chart
• JR 3-9 Festival Rating Sheet (use only as example – print for Festival in Vivace)
• JR 3-9A Festival Rating Definitions
• JR 3-13 Specially Capable Junior Musicians

 
AUTUMN
Area Chairs

• In Vivace, set up the new Festival, with registration open and close dates.
• Let teachers know the deadline date for items you need from them: certificate orders, forms, and fees.
• Due by September 15: send AFMC – Ark Jr. Order Form to the AFMC Festival Chair. The order includes State Certificates, Superior Certificates and Consecutive Superior Certificates, and Theory tests.
• Due by September 15: send NFMC.AFMC 24-25 Jr Fest.Liability Request and NFMC.AFMC Child Protection Policy to the AFMC Festival Chair.

Teachers (or Area Chairs)

• Due by November 1: Send in form NFMC.AFMC Junior Club Dues Form to the AFMC Festival Chair, and the form plus fees to the AFMC Treasurer.  Fees are as follows:
  $22 for the first 16 members of a junior club, and $1.50 for each additional member.
  $6 per teacher/counselor for the required subscription to Junior Keynotes Magazine.

Teachers

• Purchase copies of the “required” music selections, as listed in the Bulletin, from music stores in your area and online.
• Register students in Vivace within the time frame set by your Area Chair.

 
WINTER
Area Chairs

• Procure judges to adjudicate at the Festival.
• Arrange for volunteers to help with Festival.

Teachers
Offer to assist the Area Chair before the Festival and during the day of the Festival event.
 
SPRING
Area Chairs
Send Vivace reports within 2 weeks after your area Festival to AFMC Festival Chair and Federation Cup Chair, as well as fees and reports to AFMC Treasurer:
JR 3-3: All, Junior and Adult (with fees)
JR 3-4: All, Junior and Adult
JR 4-2: Federation Cup Program Dues Junior, Adult
JR 4-10: Federation Cup Junior, Adult
JR 4-11 Federation Cup Opt-Out

Current Festival & Federation Cup Chair:
Jolene Williams
424 N. Ross Maddox Rd.
Pearcy, AR 71964
[email protected]
501-545-6374

Current AFMC Treasurer:
Jimmie Stephens
208 E. Walters Blvd.
New Boston, TX 75570-3807
(903) 276-7139
[email protected]