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Association of Texas Small School Bands
(Page updated 4-12-08)
ATSSB at TMEA
Incredible concerts! Click HERE to see pictures from All-State. To order a 2 CD set of the 2008 ATSSB concerts, click HERE for a CD order form (you can also order previous years' recordings). Click HERE for a DVD order form.
Click HERE to see pictures of the ATSSB State Board and the General Session.
I have a new email address! If you are trying to send email to the Executive Secretary, please change your records to reflect this new email address:
atssb@att.net
The March Newsletter is now online. Click HERE to view the Newsletter. Updated 3-10-08!
| 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 |
Please note that percussion auditions have changed to a unified audition (not separate) for 2008-09.
Click HERE to see the Unified Percussion requirements for 2008-09.
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.
SAL UPDATED 10-2-07
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.
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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Obituaries 2007-08
The following band directors passed away this year. Click on their name to read their obituary. 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.
Tommy Fee (b. February 28, 1962 - d. December 19, 2007)
Anna Gene Moreland (b. March 8, 1930 - d. January 9, 2008)
Charles Smith (b. February 4, 1936 - d. December 13, 2007)
Ronnie Pfeil (b. August 15, 1946 - d. December 22, 2007)
Larry Sparks (b. December 11, 1936 - d. September 8, 2007)
Dr. Arlen Tieken (b. January 29, 1936 - d. December 14, 2007)
Donald E. Turner (b. April 14, 1931- d. December 13, 2007)
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TMEA has taken the ATSSB-produced video "A Note-able Career" and streamed it for video. You can now watch it on your computer by going to the website (also listed in the left sidebar)
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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.
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 $60 for Active Members (it is after October 1). 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 in 2008, the head director of the entering band must be a current Regular Member of ATSSB.
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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 a class C/CC middle school that feeds a AAA or smaller high school or a private middle school.
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ATSSB
2117 Morse Street
Houston, Texas 77019
713-874-1151 (voice and fax)
atssb@att.net
Contact 713-874-1151 for more information
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Opened new Discussion Board 03/19/04
Deactivated old chatboard 03/29/04
Added Handbook section 03/29/04
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