Shadowlawn Middle School Band

Dr. Carol Chipman
Band Director
4734 Shadowlawn Rd.
Arlington TN 38002
ekingchipman@scsk12.org

Tennessee Bandmasters Sweepstakes Award

The Shadowlawn Band received their sixth Tennessee Bandmasters Sweepstakes Award, Friday April 13, 2012, during the Tennessee Music Education Association (TMEA) Conference in Chattanooga, TN. This state recognition represents the Shadowlawn Band Students' earning majority Superior Ratings at the West TN School Band& Orchestra Association (WTSBOA) Solo & Ensemble Festival and Superior Ratings, in both prepared music & sight-reading, at the WTSBOA Concert Festival. Congratulations!!

Congratulations!!

The Shadowlawn Honor Band Earned straight Superior Ratings in both prepared music and Sight-Reading at the West TN School Band & Orchestra Association (WTSBOA) Concert Festival.

All-West TN Jr. High Band Results

Lindsey Parker 5th Clarinet Chair All-West TN Jr. High Red Band
Ben Chipman 1st Chair Trombone All-West TN Jr. High Red Band

These students will participate in the All-West TN Band Clinic Feb. 2-4 at the Cook Convention Center and perform in the All-West TN Jr. High Band Concert Saturday Feb. 4 at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts.

Victoria Flanary 3rd Trombone Alternate All-West TN Jr. High Band
Patrick McGee 6th Clarinet Alternate All-West TN Jr. High Band

These students are alternates which will be called up to participate in the event of cancellations.

Congratulations to these and all of our auditioning students who represented Shadowlawn Band so very well at the auditions!

ALL-WEST TN JR. HIGH BAND AUDITIONS
Saturday, January 7, 2012
University School of Jackson 232 McClellan Road
Jackson, TN 38305

ALL-WEST TN CLINIC WEEKEND Thurs.- Sat., Feb. 2-4, 2012
Cook Convention Center Memphis, TN

ALL-WEST TN JR. BANDS CONCERT Sat., Feb. 4, 2012 8:00am
Cannon Center for the Performing Arts Memphis, TN

    The All-West TN Jr. Band auditions are a regional (West TN) audition for instrumental music students grades 9 and below. Students will be auditioning for positions in one of 3 bands (Gold Band, Red Band or Blue Band) performing at the All-West Clinic (Thurs.- Sat. Feb. 3-5, 2011). The auditions will be held on Sat., Jan. 7, 2012, at University School of Jackson in Jackson, TN. Maps and directions will be available. Parents provide transportation to and from the audition. The audition fee is included in your SMS Band fees. Students are assigned a specific time to audition through a random computer program (Beginning at 8:00AM - 6:30PM). Once the audition is complete, students may leave. Plan for about an hour at the audition site. BE ON TIME FOR YOUR AUDITION – YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO AUDITION LATE!!

   Each student will audition by performing a prepared piece of music (percussion music will include snare, xylophone and timpani, & accessory), and 2 of the 12 major scales plus the chromatic scale (all scales are from memory). Students may use their own music for the prepared part of the audition. Students do not know ahead of time which 2 major scales they will be asked so learning all 12 scales is required. The third part of the audition is sight-reading. Percussionist will sight read on snare, xylophone and timpani.

   This is a blind audition, which means the judge will be sitting behind a screen and not see the student or hear the student speak. A monitor takes the student into the judge’s room and leads the student through the audition process. Parents are not allowed in the judge’s room. Once the student has performed, he/she may leave. The results will be posted on shadowlawnband.org and WTSBOA.com

    The students earning positions in one of the 3 bands will participate in the All-West TN Band Clinic (Thurs.-Sat., Feb. 2-4, 2012) held at The Cook Convention Center. Due to the strenuous rehearsal schedule, the students and director will stay in at the Marriott Hotel, which connects to the Cook Convention Center. Rehearsal schedules will be available two weeks prior to the event.

   At the Clinic our students, together will other students from all over West TN, will form 3 bands. The students will rehearse (under the direction of special clinicians) Thurs. afternoon, evening and all day Friday. Saturday, Feb. 4, at 8:00am, in the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts, the Junior High Bands will each present a concert starting with the Gold Band and concluding with the Blue Band. Parents, family and friends should attend this special event!   Each student receives an All-West patch at the conclusion of the Blue Band Concert. Parents may pick up your son/daughter after the conclusion of the Jr. High Blue Band Concert.

   Every student I have taken to the All-West Clinic LOVES the experience! Parents will be amazed at the musical growth this weekend will provide. This is an excellent opportunity for students to excel as individuals in a regional competition. This also is the first step to earning college band scholarships. College professors are given rosters of students earning positions in the All-West Bands and eagerly seek them out for scholarships. Ninth Grade students have the option of auditioning for either the All-West Jr. or Sr. High Bands - but not both. Starting in the tenth grade, students may audition for the All-West TN Sr. High Bands and the All-West TN Wind Ensemble, which also meet during the All-West Clinic weekend. The highest scoring senior high students will also earn positions in the TN All-State Band, which is held in Nashville, TN during the Tennessee Music Educators Association Conference. All 2nd and 3rd year Band students should audition!

   Beginning in September, instructors and I will be available after school to help students interested in audition for the All-West Jr. Bands. Please check the SMS Band Calendar for days when groups of instruments practice. Private lessons are strongly encouraged for All-West preparation. Please see Dr. C. for private lesson information.

West TN School Band and Orchestra Association
Solo & Ensemble Festival
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Arlington High School
5475 Airline Road
Arlington, TN 38002

**Required Performance The West TN School Band and Orchestra Association (WTSBOA) Solo & Ensemble Festival is a regional instrumental music event of about 2500 participating students. The WTSBOA Solo & Ensemble Festival is not a competition. The Festival is designed for students to experience individual achievement by performing a solo or in a small ensemble (duet, trio, quartet) and receive feedback in the form of written judge's comments and a rating. The students will receive the following assessments and medals (if earned) in class the week following the event. The ratings are as follows:

                                  I = Superior (Blue Medal)   II = Excellent (Red Medal)

                                  III = Good    IV = Fair     V =Poor

   The judge will know the experience level of each student. For example: Sixth Grade Band students will be expected to perform like a "well-prepared" Beginning Band student. This is not an all day event. Shadowlawn will be assigned a time block for our solos & ensembles to be performed. I will send this information home at least a week prior to the festival. Parents provide transportation for this event.

Here are some guidelines:

*You will need a portable CD player for your solos. Sharing a CD player is fine. Bring your CD & CD player to the festival that day.

*Take your instrument, music (everything you need to perform) home with you Friday, February 17!

*Percussion students are responsible for taking all mallets, sticks, snare drums (what ever you need to perform) to this event and RETURNING ITEMS SAFELY TO THE SMS BANDROOM (if borrowed from SMS)

*Parents may not accompany students inside the judge's room.

* Appearance is part of your score. Students will wear the black polo-style 10-11 Band shirt tucked in khaki colored pants (khaki pants or khaki skirts for girls) & black socks and black shoes

*You MUST HAVE A COPY OF YOUR MUSIC FOR THE JUDGE! Copiers will not be available on site that day. Each measure of the student’s music (and the judge's) music MUST BE NUMBERED.

*Arrive a minimum of 25 minutes prior to your performance time. I recommend warming up at home or in the car and leave instrument cases in the car.

*No playing inside the building except in the judge's room or the warm-up room(s).

* When entering Cordova Middle, signs will guide you to the judges’ rooms. Each room and hallway will be labeled with Judges' numbers.

*After locating the judge's room, sign in with the monitor outside of the room. Tell the monitor your name and assigned time.

*Once inside the judge's room, tell the judge your name as you are handing her/him your music. You may play a long tone (and tune for ensembles) before beginning. You may sit or stand to perform (exception percussion)

*After playing, wait for the judge to give you some short comments or suggestions. Answer politely if asked a question. The judge will indicate when you are to exit the room. You may leave immediately after performing.

*You may perform with music. Memorization is not required or expected. Performing well with good stage presence is what counts.

*I am the Solo & Ensemble Registration Chair and will be at the festival all day.

Upcoming Events

Sunday Evening, Jan. 15, 2012

Band Party

Thur.-Sat., Feb. 2-4, 2012

All-West TN Band Clinic Cook Convention Center and The Cannon Center for the Performing Arts

Mon. Feb. 6, 2012

Band Booster Mtg. 7:00pm SMS cafeteria

Sat., February 18, 2012

WTSBOA Solo & Ensemble Festival at Arlington High School

Tue., March 6, 2012

WTSBOA Concert Festival at Colonial Middle School

Mon. April 30, 2012

Band Booster Meeting 7:00pm SMS Band Room

Thur.-Sat., May 3-5, 2012

National Music Festival

Thur., May 10, 2012

Concert 7:00PM Bartlett Baptist

Friday (evening), May 11, 2012

Band Fund Raiser Spring Dance SMS Gym

Thur., May 17, 2012

Band Awards Banquet Bartlett Baptist Church 6:30pm

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