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Association of Texas Small School Bands21 years of service to small school bands in Texas |
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(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.
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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.
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 |
Use Year B in the Prescribed Audition List for auditions in 2012-2013 |
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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 |
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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