ALL-WEST TN BAND AUDITIONS AND CLINIC
ALL-WEST TN JR. HIGH BAND AUDITIONS
Sat., Dec. 8, 2007
University School
232 McClellan Road
Jackson, TN 38305
School Phone 731-664-0812
ALL-WEST TN BAND CLINIC
Thurs.- Sat., Jan. 31-Feb.2, 2008
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., Jan. 31-Feb. 2, 08) This year (2007-08)
the auditions are held on Sat., Dec. 8, 2008, at University
School Jackson, TN. Parents provide transportation to and
from the audition. Students are assigned a specific time
(Beginning at 8:00AM - 6:30PM) to perform through a random
computer program. Once the audition is complete, students may
leave. Plan for about an hour at the audition site.
Each student will audition by performing a prepared piece of
music (percussion will have 3 pieces one for snare, xylophone
and timpani), and 3 of the 12 major scales plus the chromatic
scale (all scales are from memory). Students do not know ahead
of time which 3 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. 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 judges room. Once the student has performed, he/she may
leave. The results will be posted on shadowlawnband.org, Dr. C’s
intranet page and WTSBOA.com
The students earning positions in one of the 3 bands will
participate in the All-West TN Band Clinic (Thurs.-Sat., Jan.
31-Feb. 2, 08) held at The Cannon Center for the Performing Arts.
The clinic fee, hotel costs & one dinner are included in your SMS
Band fees. Due to the strenuous rehearsal schedule, the students
and director will stay in a downtown hotel close to the Cannon
Center. Rehearsal schedules will be available two weeks prior to
the event. The hotels will be in walking distance to the
rehearsal and performance areas.
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. evening, all day Friday
and Sat. morning. Saturday, starting at 8:00AM, 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! It is a very proud moment to see your
son/daughter (and my student) performing on stage in an SMS Band
uniform in a 120 piece concert band! 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. 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. I ENCOURAGE all second year band students and beyond to
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 also very beneficial for
All-West preparation.
Please see me for private lesson information.
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