There has been some confusion on what material, in particular song choices, are appropriate for the MVES Talent Show. Please follow these criteria when helping your child select a song they would like to use in their performance:
- Please encourage a quality performance.
- Performances are restricted to 1 1/2 minutes.
- Students are limited to one act (exceptions being participating in a class performance or if aiding a sibling).
- Singing to the Karaoke version of the chosen song is strongly suggested.
- All act content chosen must be appropriate for K thru 5 grade levels. Please vet your child’s music, choosing songs with appropriate content. (We feel terrible having to tell a child their chosen song can’t be used!!)
- Bring any music required for your act on a CD at the time of audition. A copy will be made then for use in the show.
- Music cannot be edited by show volunteers.
For more information on the MVES Talent Show and how to register, please visit http://www.mountainviewpto.org/events/talent-show-auction/.
A message from our talent show chairperson:
Dear Parents,
[Above] is a portion of the Talent Show Information posted on the website.
In an effort to insure our program is not only appropriate for all age levels, but one which we can all be proud of as an event indicative of the quality of our school, we are making the extra effort this year to vet all music as soon as it is submitted. Lessons learned from last year, we don’t want to wait until the last minute to discover a song cannot be used.
Most of us today are unaware of the sexual content, foul language and offensive/derogatory terms used by some popular entertainers. Even some group names cannot be published in our program…LMFAO for example.
Please help us keep our show at a pinnacle level of quality by submitting songs that do not have to be edited for content. Simply submitting 90 “clean” seconds of an inappropriate song makes it extremely difficult for us, the volunteers, to objectively approve songs and retain the high standard we have set.
We know it is frustrating. We do not enjoy having to tell anyone their chosen song cannot be used. We have taken a conservative position because this is a program for children, by children. Please support us in the decision to go “overboard,” and prove that we can produce a show with high standards.
Thank you.
Martha Cutsinger
[MVES parent and talent show volunteer]
