1. Auditions will follow the ATSSB Audition proceedures as listed on the ATSSB website.  Audition music will come from the approved ATSSB list.

2. Students may use their own music in the audition room.

3. F-attachment trombone will be considered bass or tenor trombone.

4. Students will be allowed to audition on more that one instrument, provided that a seperate entry fee is payed for each.  Students are limited to doubling on "like instrument families".  EX.  A student may audition on two or more members of the "Clarinet Family",  two or more types of saxophons or two or more percussion instruments.  Students WILL NOT be allowed to double on unlike instruments.  EX.  A student can not double on Oboe and Saxophone, or can not double on Flute and Keyboard.  Students must decide which instrument they will perform on and will receive ONE patch for performing at the clinic/concert.

5. In case of conflicts with SAT or ACT testing, students may compete at the region tryouts if they are present by 2:30 p.m. on the day of the tryouts. The student must be physically present. Taping, etc. is not allowed. (Athletic events & playoff games may also qualify.)

6. Five judges must be used for tryouts. An appropriate honorarium of $ 60.00 will be paid to college or university junior/senior music majors, graduate students or private teachers to judge at the tryouts.

8. Junior high school students may not tryout at the high school level.

8. The junior high tryouts are for the 7th &  8th grade students.  Sixth graders CAN NOT compete at ATSSB contests.

9. The head band director of each school participating must be present to judge, present his or her ATSSB & TMEA membership card at the auditions or thirty days in advance. Their student(s) will NOT be allowed to audition if the head director is not a PAID member of ATSSB & TMEA with a membership number prior to the tryouts.

9A. The head junior high band director must be a paid member of ATSSB. The high school band director's card can not be used unless there is no junior high band director.

9B. Directors selected to judge are required to provide their own replacement if substitution is needed for any reason and are responsibile for paying the $60 judges stipend if needed.

9C. A student may be denied permission to try out if that student's director does not attend the auditions.

10. The region coordinator will use discretion in placing five (5) qualified personnel to judge individual instruments.   If sixty (60) or more entries are registered the panel may be split into two rooms of three (3) judges each.

11. Judges must have their backs to the participants.  At no time should a judge face the students!

12. There will be no vocal communication between participant and judge.

13. The monitor must stand away, OUT OF SIGHT of the participant while participant is playing.

14. Tempo must be strictly adhered to. Judges WILL NOT change tempo.

15. Runners must not let anyone else see results.

16. Judges sheets must be turned in with sufficient information to determine what happened in the room.

17. Chairman must make every effort to mail/email results of contest to all directors within one week.

18. All ATSSB Region 18/26 events have a thirty day entry deadline. All students must be in attendance at their school thirty days prior to the auditions.  All entries will be "online" through the TMEA websight.  Late entries will be allowed and accepted until seven days prior to the audition.(Entry fees for late entries are doubled). No changes of any kind will be allowed after the late entry deadline has expired.

19. No person will be paid to judge region band auditions if he or she is a full time band director in the region.

20.  Schools are responsible for their own fees for students advancing to area.

21. The chairperson will specify instructions pertaining to scoring the adjudication forms.

22. Programs should be printed by a dealer or school if at all possible.

23. Students are required to follow a "Student Code of Conduct" for ATSSB events. Directors and or parents should supervise their students.

24. A valve trombone is NOT acceptable at trombone tryouts.

25. An original copy of the tryout must be available in each tryout room.  It is the audition host's responsibility to provide original book for each room.

26. Sixty (60%) percent of each etude must be heard.

27.  A chromatic and 3 scales will be heard. There is no memorization requirement at any ATSSB audition.

28. The high school region clinic/concert will be held in January. The middle school region clinic/concert will be held in November or December.

29. At the high school region level, only one student will be in the room to compete a time. All other students will be quiet in the hall or holding room.

30. At the junior high tryouts, it is suggested to have the students in the room, while one student competes to improve noisy students from running in the halls.

31. The warm-up will be the one breath rule. You may play anything you want or can do with one breath. The percussion time limit will be 15 seconds.

32. All middle school percussion auditions will include scales.

33. Only students and directors are allowed in the hallways and audition rooms.  Family members are asked to remain in warm up area.

34.  A director monitor will be assigned for the larger sections (clarinets, flutes) at the high school auditions.
 
 

1. There will be two high school region bands performing in concert in January of the Spring semester and two middle school region bands performing in concert in November/December of the Fall semester.

2. The top band will be called the Symphonic Band and the second band will be called the Concert Band.

3. Both bands will be of the same size if at all possible.

4. Students selected for the ATSSB Region Band will be required to attend ALL rehearsals and the concert. Membership will be forfeited if a selected student fails to attend all of his/her rehearsals. Students may be disqualified by leaving audition sites and rehearsals early. Conflicts with other organizations, personal discomforts, personal schedule conflicts. etc..., will not constitute a reasonable excuse for missing any rehearsals or concert. Friday evenings with a UIL ballgame is approved if we are notified IN ADVANCE. They must attend all-day Saturday and perform in the concert to receive their patch.

5. If a student is ill and does not attend the rehearsals or the concert, they will not receive a patch.

6. If a student becomes ineligible because of grades, the next student will be called by the region coordinator to move up in the section.

7. Alternate students will be called to replace students not in attendance on Friday evening.  Every effort will be made to make directors aware of replacements as soon as possible.

8. Region band music should be selected from library sources and to be distributed the day of the auditions. (The clinician and band organizer will assist in the selection of the music.)

9. The clinic/concert is free to the public.

10. Each student's director (or a qualified proxy) MUST be in attendance at the rehearsals to assist the clinicians and help supervise their students.  A work/reheasal schedule will be made avaiable before the clinic/concert weekend.
 
 

1. The Region Band Clinicians will be paid $500 - $700 for two days,$25.00 per diem, actual hotel cost, car rental if not transported by a director or parent or mileage at .44 cents or actual commercial air fare.

2. Judges for the region tryouts will be paid $60.00 for the full day.

3. A region band organizer will be paid $100.00 for the music folder preparations.

4. The region coordinator will be paid $300.00 per year for organizing the region tryouts and hiring judges.

5.  The region middle school coordinator will be paid $200.00 per year for organizing the middle school events.

6. The computer host may be paid $100.00.

7. The site host will receive $50.00 for use of their facilities.

8. Region Coordinator hosting regional OPS will be paid $100.00.