Contestant Feedback Process
The
purpose of the contestant feedback process is to provide limited
assistance to contestants, to help them to be as successful as
possible in their next round of competition. Feedback provided by
the judges is not and should not be considered a guarantee for
success. It is merely the opinions of the judges. Contestants must
decide for themselves whether or not to adopt the suggestions
offered by the judges. Due to time constraints, it is impossible for
us to address each question a contestant may have regarding either
the contest or individual performances. For this reason, feedback
will be divided into two categories: Formal and Informal.
Formal Feedback: All contestants who
successfully compete in a preliminary round will be given the
opportunity to attend a formal feedback session. The formal feedback
session will be provided by the contest team and will take place
immediately following each qualifying, quarter-final and semi-final
round. Due to time constraints, it is our intent to complete each
formal feedback session as quickly as possible.
Informal Feedback: Informal feedback
will be provided by request only and will be available to all
contestants who do not advance to the next round of competition.
Informal feedback will also be available to any finalist who does
not win the contest, to help him or her prepare for next year’s
contest. In short, virtually anyone may receive informal feedback
upon request. To request informal feedback, the contestant must
e-mail the contest coordinator at:
GaslightFestivalKaraokeContest@hotmail.com. In the
subject line, the contestant must place “Request for Informal
Feedback.” In the body of the e-mail message, contestants must
provide the following information:
1) First and last name
2) Date and location of the competition
Since the judges do not administer the informal
feedback process, we cannot answer any specific questions regarding
how a contestant was judged. The basis for informal feedback
information will be comments provided by the judges during the
contest.
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