(Page updated 10-2-08)

Don’t forget that dues have increased to $60 (it is after October 1)

Kenneth Griffin
ATSSB Executive Secretary
atssb@att.net

Check the TMEA Website regarding changes in entry deadlines and audition dates affected by Hurricane Ike by clicking HERE.

The September Newsletter is now online. Click HERE to view the Newsletter.

Brian Zator, Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Percussion at Texas A&M University-Commerce, has prepared a series of videos to help ATSSB directors prepare their percussion students for the Unified Percussion Auditions new this year to the ATSSB audition process. Access the videos by clicking HERE.

F Horn Errata, Year C

The ATSSB Executive Committee voted to approve the following errata for F Horn, Year C. Unfortunately, an email sent to the membership recently had the articulation reversed. Note that it is slur two, tongue two in measure 30.

Pages 38-39, #52 Allegro vivace q = 92-104
Play all of page 38 and first six lines of page 39.
Known Errata:
1. Measure 13, second 16th note should be a C# (the remaining C‘s in the measure are C natural).
2. Measure 30 articulation should be slur two, tongue two.

Here is the quick link to the 2008 OPS State Final Results: CLICK HERE

Announcing the results of the first round adjudication held at TBA: CLICK HERE

Watch for details regarding the 2012 ATSSB COMPOSITION COMPETITION in February

New Jazz Ensemble page administered by the State Jazz Coordinator, BobMcClure. Click on left sidebar or HERE for jazz ensemble audition information.

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.

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 C in the Prescribed Audition List for auditions in 2008-09

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).

Obituaries 2008-09

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.

Diane Elaine Gorzycki (b. November 9, 1053 - d. September 30, 2008)

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)
Music Loan Library


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 
Apply Online for ATSSB Membership

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 after October 1 (Associate Memberships remain $35; 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 in 2009, the head director of the entering band must be a current Regular Member of ATSSB.
 ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS SMALL SCHOOL BANDS


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. 

ATSSB
2117 Morse Street
Houston, Texas 77019
713-874-1151 (voice and fax) 
atssb@att.net

Contact 713-874-1151 for more information