There are four different judging forms listed below
Each of the four judges will be judging on only one the areas that he or she is expert in...vocals, costumes, movement & mannerisms, and chrisma & showmanship
Reflections of the King Contest and Convention 2008
JUDGING FORM VOCALS
Contestant Name:
Initial Thoughts and Notes:
PLEASE CIRCLE ONE NUMBER PER SUBCATEGORY
1 Off-Key many times
2 Off-Key very few times
3 On Key Always
Memorization
1.Poor memorization of songs (forgotten verses, frequent repeat of verses)
2.Good memorization of songs and very little forgetfulness (maybe a word here or
there)
3.Songs are completely and correctly memorized
Rhythm and Timing
1.Artist displays poor rhythm and timing is off
2.Artist displays good sense of rhythm and good timing
Vocal Range Related to Era
1.Vocal range does not match era (gritty sound in 70s, powerful vocals in
50s)
2.Vocal range is appropriate for era
Song Related to Era
1 Songs DO NOT match era
2 Songs DO match era
Sounds like Elvis
1 Does Not Sound Like Elvis
TOTAL SCORE _____
VALIDATED BY: _______________
2ND VALIDATION BY: ______________________
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JUDGING FORM
COSTUME, AUTHENTICITY, AND APPEARANCE
Contestant Name:
Initial Thoughts and Notes:
PLEASE CIRCLE ONE NUMBER PER SUBCATEGORY
Costume Fit
1.Does NOT fit well (ex. too tight, too short/long)
2.Does fit well
Costume Authenticity
1.Homemade
2.Replica (resembles clothing of era, however, is not an EXACT
copy of Elvis clothing/costume/jumpsuit
3.Professionally made costume/jumpsuit
Accessories Related to Era
1.Accessories are inappropriate for era (bejeweled/scarves in
50s, sunglasses worn during performance)
2.Accessories are appropriate for era
Neatness and Cleanliness
1.NOT appropriate for era (short hair in jumpsuit/very long hair in movies)
2.Appropriate for era
Body Proportion Related to Era
1.NOT proportioned according to era (ex. Overweight in 50s-1968)
2.Proportioned according to era
Resemblance to Elvis
1 Does NOT resemble Elvis
2 Somewhat resembles Elvis
3 DOES resemble Elvis
TOTAL SCORE_________
VALIDATED BY: _______________
2ND VALIDATION BY: ______________
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JUDGING FORM Movement and Mannerisms
Contestant Name: Initial Thoughts and Notes:
PLEASE CIRCLE ONE NUMBER PER SUBCATEGORY
Fluidity of Movement
1 Very Static
2 Some movement, needs a bit more polishing
3 Fluid and polished movements
Moves and Movement According to Era
1Inappropriate Moves according to era (Karate in 50s – movies,
dance routines while wearing jumpsuit)
2Appropriate moves according to era
Gestures and Mannerisms According to Era
1.Does NOT have appropriate gestures and mannerism according to
era (over-exaggeration of movement/vulgar-crude gestures in jumpsuits is
considered inappropriate)
2.Does have appropriate gestures and mannerisms according to era
Rhythm and Timing of Movement
1.Artist shows poor timing and rhythm (moves don’t match the
pace of song)
2.Artist shows good timing and rhythm
Overall Movement
1 Does NOT show appropriate movement and choreography throughout performance
2 Shows average movement and choreography throughout performance
3 Displays a polished moves and well choreographed performance
TOTAL SCORE _____
VALIDATED BY: _______________
2ND VALIDATION BY: ______________________
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JUDGING FORM Charisma and
Showmanship
Contestant Name
Initial Thoughts and Notes:
PLEASE CIRCLE ONE NUMBER PER SUBCATEGORY
Charisma
1 Is not very charismatic, forgettable performance
2 Show some charisma and stage presence
3 Great charisma and command of stage
Showmanship
1 Inappropriate conduct during performance (ex. Gyrating excessively, foul
language, wants a repeat of cue, complains) and offstage
Shows innate sense of showmanship and displays grace onstage and offstage
Audience Interaction
1. Does NOT interact with audience and/or has no connection with performance
2. Does show some interaction, but loses connection with performance
3 Great interaction and displays grace between audience and performance
Audience Reaction
1.Audience has poor reaction/applause
2Audience has good reaction/applause
3Audience as enthusiastic reaction/applause
Fluidity of Performance
1 Not very fluid (loses place in song, repeats words excessively)
2 Somewhat fluid – needs some fine tuning
3 Displays a solid, polished performance
TOTAL SCORE_____
VALIDATED BY: _______________
2ND VALIDATION BY: ______________________