ALL-REGION HONOR BAND POLICIES and PROCEDURES
as voted on by ATSSB Region 3
ALL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES APPLY TO BOTH MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED!!!
Entry and Audition Procedures
Updated 1/20/2012
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A. Fees for ATSSB
All-Region auditions will be set at $10.00 per student. Fees for
ATSSB All-Region jazz auditions will be set at $12.00 per student.
B. Deadline for entry is 14 days prior to the actual audition date.
1. The Late and Final Online Entry deadline will be seven days prior to the day of audition
2. Correction to an existing student entry may be made between 13 and seven days prior to the contest without penalty, but a student entry added less than 14 but more than seven days prior to the contest will result in an additional 100% student late fee.
3. Entries begun less than 14, but more than seven days prior to the contest, will be assessed a 50% additional campus fee charge and 100% student fee charge.
4. A campus entry created less than fourteen days prior to the contest will be subject to the TMEA Grievance Process
5. Directors will be allowed to add or change student entries the day of the audition. The 50% additional campus and 100% additional student late fees will be assessed.
6. All fees must be paid or supported by a school purchase order prior to the start of auditions.
C. Student eligibility rules will be based on current UIL
Rules of Eligibility. Any director entering students must be a
current
member of ATSSB and TMEA prior to auditions, and at least one
director from each school must judge, monitor, and or serve in whatever
capacity the audition chairperson requests on the day of auditions. Failure
to do so will disqualify that school's students from the audition process.
D. Audition information will be posted online by June 1st each year.
E. Entry process will be as per the entry process directions that will accompany the online registration.
F. Directors must also include a photocopy of their TMEA AND ATSSB membership cards.
G. Entries will be completed online at www.tmea.org/contests/. All entries must be completed by the deadline or will fall under the policy stated in Letter B.
A. Five judges will be assigned to each audition panel. As few as three may be assigned to middle school panels none of the directors are judging their own students OR if it is a divided room between prepared etudes and scales.
B. Cuts are to be determined by a panel appointed by the audition chair. There should be no discussion of cuts in the interim between the panel's decision and the posting of the cuts. Cuts should be posted at least thirty minutes before auditions begin.
C. Scales and etudes may be performed together or separate, determined by audition chairperson - "BUT THERE WILL BE NO ELIMINATION IF SCALES ARE INADEQUATELY PERFORMED." Scales should be played exactly as notated. (tempo, slurs, rhythm, etc.) Extra credit will not be given for additional octaves, faster tempos, etc. Points will be deducted if students vary tempos and octaves. Students may read scales from a scale sheet during the audition.
D. Maximum instrumentation is as specified on the "instrumentation" page. Choosing less than the number is at the discretion of the judging panel.
E. Judges are prohibited from scoring music that is not the official audition music.
F. At least 25% of the Audition Etudes must be played during the Region level audition
A. All students should be checked in with monitor before the auditions begin. Exceptions will be determined by the audition chairperson.
B. Students will be allowed a one breath warm-up.
C. Scales should be played exactly as notated. (tempo, slurs, rhythm, etc.)
D. A student may audition on more than one instrument if he has paid a fee for each entry, and must agree to take the higher chair of the two results for the region band. EXAMPLE-first chair bari sax must be taken over second chair alto sax. If a student makes the area band on more than one instrument, the student may choose which instrument on which to advance to area. The choice must be made before the audition process is confirmed. EXCEPTIONS: 1. The region coordinator may, at his discretion, allow a student to play the instrument in the region band that he/she has chosen for area. 2. Any student who qualifies for area is guaranteed a seat in the region band.
E. There will be NO separate audition for piccolo, but rather picked as needed from the flute section.
F. All students auditioning for the region 3 high school region
band must be in the 9th-12th grades.
A. Official order and time line of complaints is: Student notifies monitor; monitor refers to judges; judges refer to office.
B. All H.S. results will not be considered official until thirty minutes after ALL auditions and tabulations have been completed.
C. There will be two high school bands and two middle school bands.
D. Audition material will be weighted 33% for etude one, 33% for etude two, and 33% for scales.
E. If a student makes Area on two instruments you may pick either but must declare before the audition results are confirmed.
F. All students auditioning for the region 3 high school region band
must be in the 9th-12th grades.
All students auditioning for the
region 3 middle school region band must be in the 7th-8th grades.
G. ATSSB is not liable or responsible in anyway for a student's equipment not functioning or responding properly.
H. If an auditionee's student malfunctions during the scale part
of the audition, they may ask the monitor to exit the room with them and
expain the problem. The student will have until the room is completed
to return and complete the rest of the audition. If a student begins
the first etude, the audition must be completed before the student leaves
the room.
THERE WILL BE NO EXCUSED ABSENCES FROM ANY REHEARSAL!!
ATTENDANCE
A. Any student not able to attend
the clinic for any reason should be reported by the director
to the region coordinator as soon as possible, so that alternates may
be contacted.
B. All schools represented must have a director and/or a
sponsor in attendance during both Friday and Saturday clinic and concert.
CODE OF CONDUCT
A. The conduct policy will be consistent with TEA/TMEA/host school
district policies.
B. Hats will not be permitted inside the buildings at any time
during any phase of the ATSSB events.
C. Any student found out of compliance with any ATSSB rules can
be discluded from the ATSSB Honor Band process.
D. Food, candy, gum, or drink are allowed only in designated
areas, and never in rehearsal area, during rehearsal or performance.
E. All participants will display respect and courtesy towards
everyone at all times.
F. Participants should be ready for auditions, clinics, and warm
up before concerts at least five minutes before the start of each.
Brass players will be responsible for providing mutes, oil, etc.
G. All attire at any phase of the ATSSB process will conform
to the student's local school policy.
H. Students should perform in concert in his or her school concert
band uniform.
I. Electronic Communication or Gaming Devices are
allowed ONLY in designated areas. They should NEVER be used in a rehearsal
area, during rehearsal, or a performance