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Association of Texas Small School Bands
(Page updated 5-1-12)
The March Newsletter is now online: Click HERE to read the pdf file. See pages 9-11 for details on where to send 2012 OPS entries.
2012 ATSSB All-State Band pictures are now online:
2012 All-State Band in Pictures
New officers elected at General Session 2-9-12:
Class A Representative: Carroll Rhodes, Tahoka
Class AAA Representative: Mike Bartley, Canton
The Constitutional Amendment was approved at the ATSSB General Session February 9, 2012. Please see the amended Constitution HERE. The change clarifies
Active Membership descriptions for middle schools and high schools and is effective immediately.
John Young, ATSSB President-Elect and Chair of the Committee to Study the Implementation of a 1A/2A All-State Band, has named the members of the committee:
Class A Representative to the ATSSB State Board of Directors Carroll Rhodes (crhodes@tahokaisd.us)
Class AA Representative to the ATSSB State Board of Directors Mel Hadderton (mel.hadderton@esc9.net)
Class AAA Representative to the ATSSB State Board of Directors Mike Bartley (mbartley@cantonisd.net)
Class A Member-At-Large Stephen Krupicka, Shiner High School (krupickas@shinerisd.net)
Class AA Member-At-Large Steven Moss, Cameron Yoe High School (smoss@cameronisd.net)
Class AAA Member-At-Large Mike Devenport, Gatesville High School (mdevenpo@gatesvilleisd.org)
Chair John Young, ATSSB President-Elect (john.young@wpisd.com)
Please contact any or all of these members of the committee to express your concerns, thoughts, and suggestions on how we can effectively implement a 1A/2A All-State Band under the guidelines of the ATSSB/TMEA Alignment Agreement in effect at the present time:
http://www.atssb.org/execsec/AlignmentAgreement.pdf
Thank you for your input as we carefully consider the steps we need to take to help 1A and 2A students in Texas band programs.
ATSSB dues have increased to $60 (it is after October 1). If you would like a copy of your membership card, try downloading it here:
http://www.atssb.org/CARDS.12/xxxx.pdf
Replace the xxxx with your last name and last 4 numbers of your SS. If all else fails, contact the Executive Secretary for a replacement card.
2011 OPS FINAL RESULTS
Click HERE to see the published results of State OPS Adjudications. Details regarding the 2012 OPS Competition will be online soon.
The winner of the 2012 ATSSB Composition Competition is Billy Newman for his composition entitled "Egypt, the Awakening" and one piece was selected for Honorable Mention: "Cathedrals" by David Herring.
Mr. Newman's winning composition was premiered by the 2012 ATSSB
All-State Concert Band and will be published by TRN Music.
Look for details soon regarding the 2014 ATSSB Composition Competition.
Some entry procedures will change for 2014, including an all-electronic
submission process (pdf files for scores, mp3 files for recordings,
etc.).
Pictures from TBA are posted HERE.
TIMPANI: The etudes must be taken from the new edition of the Saul Goodman Modern Method for Tympani.
Note that the publisher is Alfred, not Belwin (although some editions
may have a Warner-Brothers publisher). Some may also have a copyright
of 2000, but the newest editions list only the 1988 copyright. Just
make sure it is published by either Alfred or Warner-Brothers.
Please remember that percussion auditions are unified (not separate).
Click HERE to see the Unified Percussion requirements.
Click HERE for details regarding the 2014 ATSSB COMPOSITION COMPETITION (entries are now being accepted)
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Byron
Alsup, Region 2 Coordinator, has compiled an Excel spreadsheet with
links to many mp3 audio files of tunes used at UIL contests. It also
includes audio links to some marches. Click HERE to download the Excel file.
ATSSB A to Z
Frequently Asked Questions and Topics
Everything
you always wanted to know about ATSSB and its audition processes, the
Outstanding Performance Series, Area, State, Membership, Licensees
....... you name it. Go HERE for all the answers, forms you might need, links to places you might need, etc.
| The State Board of Directors approved the following
Region/Area alignment. Click HERE to view
the alignment. Regions 5, 20, 24, and 25 are combined into one ATSSB
region for ATSSB auditions (designated Region 5); Regions 18 and 26 are
combined into one region for ATSSB auditions (designated Region 18),
Regions 9, 17, and 19 are combined into one region for ATSSB auditions
(designated Region 9), Regions 15 and 28 are combined into one region
for ATSSB auditions (designated Region 15) and Regions 23 and 27 are
combined into one region for ATSSB auditions (designated Region 23). If
you are unsure as to what region you have been assigned, go to the
following URL and find it: Region Alignment |
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Obituaries
If you know of a director who passes away this year, please contact the state office (atssb@att.net)
and provide a link to the obituary if possible - or at least a date and
place of death so it can be found. This is not restricted to only ATSSB
members, but also directors who influenced your lives in some way. The
list is kept from September 1-August 31 each year.
Servando Aleman - b. June 2, 1935, d. March 11, 2012
Barbara Lovett Besse - b. May 29, 1926, d. December 21, 2011
Hubert A. "Butch" Almany - b. June 7, 1942, d. October 14, 2011
Roy Hulen Bean - b. October 3, 1918, d. January 17, 2012
Roland R. Chavez - b. March 19, 1949, d. December 4, 2011
John Jefferson Comp - b. December 31, 1941, d. January 27, 2012
Douglas E. "Fessor" Fry, Sr. - b. July 15, 1916, d. March 16, 2012
L.E. Gray - d. December 16, 2011
W. Francis McBeth - b. March 9, 1933, d. January 6, 2012
Fredrick McDonald - b. January 7, 1929, d. September 30, 2011
Pat Norton - b. October 18, 1935, d. January 8, 2012
Miles Jackson Nowlin - b. January 5, 1915
Bonnie Wayne “B.W.” Ross - b. January 30, 1937, d. November 3, 2011
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SAL UPDATED
10-28-07
The Suggested Audition List
for Middle School auditions has been updated. The Year B Combined
Percussion etudes are listed in error. The mallet etude was listed as
#I on page 81 but should read #XXIII Marcia on page 81 (play all) with
tempo marking of quarter note = 60-76. Also, for some strange reason
the flute scales were an octave too low! They are corrected now.
The reasoning behind this is that Year B mallets are
the primary instrument so must play a more difficult piece (they play a
much simpler piece in Year A and Year C).
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Music Loan Library
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Brian Boecker at Groesbeck High School has agreed to
host the ATSSB Band Music Library. This is a collection of previous
All-State Band literature, all-region band program literature, etc.,
from which regions or individual ATSSB Active Members may borrow music.
There are certain restrictions regarding its use, so read the
guidelines before requesting music. The literature available is listed
here: ATSSB
Band Music Library
You may download the loan agreement here: Music Loan
Application
If you have music left from previous region clinics,
be sure to send it to Brian Boecker for inclusion with the growing
ATSSB Band Music Library:
Brian Boecker, Assistant Band Director
Groesbeck High School
1202 North Ellis
Groesbeck, Texas 76642
(254) 729-4117 (voice)
(254) 729-5167 (fax)
b.boeck@groesbeck.k12.tx.us
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Apply Online for ATSSB Membership
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Forgot to pay your annual ATSSB Membership Dues? Want
to become a new member of ATSSB? Do you enjoy the convenience of paying
online? Now you are in luck! ATSSB and PayPal.Com have teamed up to
offer an online payment system for your ATSSB Membership Application:
Just type in your information and click SUBMIT at the
bottom of the page. An email will be sent to the Executive Secretary
with this data and you will be taken to a second page where you can get
information on where to send your dues. You can also elect to pay your
dues on that page using a credit card by clicking on the PayPal logo
(specify atssb@att.net
as the email recipient of the PayPal payment). If you have trouble
using PayPal, give them a call at 1-888-221-1161 and they will walk you
through the process (you do not have to have a PayPal account to charge
your dues to a credit card; ATSSB will pay the associated fees).
If you would rather just download an application and
mail it in with a check or school Purchase Order, click here for a pdf
file on which you can type the information on your computer and print
it out (the file will not save with information on it):
*NOTE:
The membership year runs from September 1 to August 31. Dues are $35
for Active Members (Associate Memberships remain $35 all year; Retired
and College Division dues are $10). To enter students into competition
leading to membership in the ATSSB All-State Band, you must be a
current Active Member of ATSSB and the Texas Music
Educators Association.
To enter the Outstanding Performance Series, the head director of the
entering band must be a current Active Member of ATSSB. Dues increase
to $60 after October 1 with the $25 penalty going to the ATSSB
All-State Band Scholarship Fund.
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ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS SMALL
SCHOOL BANDS
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Created in 1991, ATSSB is an organization dedicated to
promoting the interests of small school (Class AAA and smaller) bands
in the state of Texas. The focus of ATSSB is on serving the needs of
small school band students, directors, parents, and administrators.
ATSSB meets twice each year in General Session - once in February and
once in July. In addition, the ATSSB All-State Bands rehearse and
perform in San Antonio in February. ATSSB Active Membership is open to
any director or assistant director of a class AAA, AA or A high school
or middle school that feeds a AAA or smaller high school
or a private middle school, with classifications determined by enrollment.
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ATSSB
Kenneth L. Griffin, Executive Secretary
2117 Morse Street
Houston, Texas
77019
713-874-1151
(voice and fax)
atssb@att.net
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