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Gordon
01-31-2005, 07:56 PM
emory was the third time i've gotten this comment.

"you're performing more than interpreting"

apparently this topic was brought up at the coaches convention earlier this year, but i want to get a clear answer.

...dubbya tee eff?...
IamTHATnerd
01-31-2005, 09:05 PM
man, thats totally judges preference. and i dunno how you change that. iterp means interpreatation. and if you do the piece as you interpret it, then bam, thats interp. those judges are gay. period. its freakin poetry God's sake!!!
Josiahzacks
01-31-2005, 09:45 PM
What is your poetry, out of curiosity? That might be a clue into why you're getting this.
Gordon
02-01-2005, 05:14 PM
its my program called "Finishing Last" about being the nice guy in soceity. sorry, it kind of doesnt help much.
Josiahzacks
02-01-2005, 07:11 PM
No, that's fine.

One thing that can push you out of performance and interpretation is to be very specific in your introduction about the purpose and message of your program. Make it relevant, and don't be safe: make a stand, and use your poetry to advocate your opinion. This is the essence of interpretation (especially for poetry): use the literature to prove a point that is your own.
Gordon
02-02-2005, 07:50 PM
im not sure i'm fully grasping what youre saying, but for me it seems that the comments are stemming from judges criticizing my delivery method. when i do poetry, i carry over my naturality from DI. i usually pick poems that are free verse or have little rhyme or meter, just to get a more conversational sound. and my performance style matches that methodology.
Josiahzacks
02-02-2005, 10:18 PM
That's all well and good, and shouldn't be the problem.

Maybe we're squibbling over semantics, but when I tell a competitor they're "performing, not interping," I mean I don't understand where their voice comes into the program. If you just get up there and essentially read poems to me, then that's a performance. If you craft a program that makes a statement all your own, then that's an interpretation. See the difference?

maybe this is being too picky for HS, but as a judge that's what I mean when I write a comment like that.
Gordon
02-03-2005, 08:10 PM
alright. now i see where you're coming from.

and i guess i'm going to have to take another look at my ballots, because your definition of interpreting has been my strong point with 90% of my judges. i guess the whole matter is, as per usual, purely subjective, and some judges actually dont know what they're saying.
JoeleDaCuban
02-07-2005, 05:44 PM
alright. now i see where you're coming from.

and i guess i'm going to have to take another look at my ballots, because your definition of interpreting has been my strong point with 90% of my judges. i guess the whole matter is, as per usual, purely subjective, and some judges actually dont know what they're saying.

Exactly.... because your poetry kicks major butt!
oosweetnesssoo
02-08-2005, 06:56 PM
alright. now i see where you're coming from.

and i guess i'm going to have to take another look at my ballots, because your definition of interpreting has been my strong point with 90% of my judges. i guess the whole matter is, as per usual, purely subjective, and some judges actually dont know what they're saying.

aww i heart gordon <3 :D