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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=437482714-11052006>I
favor the school that documentation is meant to educate your judges about your
performance/art. I usually do a one page "Documentation in Brief,"
which is really meant for the judges who already know about Old French Chansons
(or 14th century Border Ballads, or Viking folk tales, or whatever). This
is where I prove to the educated judge that I've done my research, and I know
what I'm talking about. Then, I follow it up with a couple of pages of
documentation that could be used to teach the uneducated judge why my
performance is in a period style (or why it's not in certain areas), and my
references. (Always have enough copies for ALL of the judges, plus some
extras.)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=437482714-11052006>Most
judges will only read one page (if that) during a competition. But many
competitions allow you to turn in documentation ahead of time. And, judges
can always look at my paperwork during a break. I think a judge should be
able to read and understand ALL of your documentation. (I always run mine
past my husband, who knows almost nothing about music history. If he can
understand it, I figure I'm in pretty good shape.)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=437482714-11052006>As far
as telling if it's good scholarship, judges really don't have a way to tell if
they are presented with faulty information, unless they are already familiar
with the topic. Research papers are submitted several weeks before
competitions. Documentation is submitted a few minutes before a
performance. Hopefully, between all of the judges, someone will know
something about the style. If all of someone's references are web-based,
I'd probably see some red flags.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=437482714-11052006>Kat</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>And how much documentation is a judge supposed to be able to read,
understand, and be able to tell if it's even good scholarship. BEcause there
is a LOT of bad scholarship out there -- what are the standards of
that?</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>