The Massachusetts Instrumental and Choral Conductors Association (MICCA) Choral and Concert Festivals are designed to provide music educators and their students the opportunity to perform in front of a panel of adjudicators. MICCA recognizes that age-appropriate tolerance will be inherent in all evaluation. All groups will be judged by the same criteria with these tolerances in mind. Groups are rated on a medal system:

Gold - Awarded to those groups that perform at a superior level
Silver - Awarded to those groups that perform at an excellent level
[Information from the MICCA festival program.]