Scales Need for NCIBA Middle School Honor Band Auditions

2009 NCIBAMiddle School Honor Band

Scales and Auditions Information

Note: All instruments will play the chromatic scale over the full range of their instrument.

(An etude will also be included in the folder of music)

Flutes: C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, G, D

Oboes:C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, G

Bassoons: C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, G

Clarinets:C, F, Bb, Eb, G, D

Alto Clarinets:C, F, Bb, Eb, G, D

Bass Clarinets: C, F, Bb, Eb, G, D

Alto Saxophones: C, F, Bb, G, D, A

Tenor Saxophones: C, F, Bb, G, D, A

Baritone Saxophones: C, F, Bb, G, D, A

Trumpets:C, F, Bb, Eb, G, D

French Horns:C, F, Bb, Eb, G, D

Trombones: C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, G

Baritones TC:C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, G

Baritones BC: C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, G

Tubas: C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, G

Mallet Percussion: C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, G, D

Snare Drum: Percussionists will be asked to perform 3 rudiments of their choice from the following rudiments: (open-close-open) rudimental double stroke roll, Single flam Taps, Five stroke roll, Paradiddle, and (pianissimo to fortissimo to pianissimo at maximum controlled speed) The multiple bounce roll.

Percussionists will also be asked to perform excerpts of the band music which will demonstrate proficiency on the snare drum, mallets, and timpani. A separate copy of these excerpts is included in their folder in addition to their pre-assigned parts.

Cover Letter for NCIBADistrictMiddle School Honor Band

Print and duplicate as needed. Please print or type.

Humboldt, Iowa – Saturday, November 14, 2009

Director ______Phone ______

School______City ______Zip ______

Email ______

Each school may submit 4 students, or 1 student for each 8 students in your combined 7th and 8th grade band program. Your total students _____ divided by 8 = ______. Each school will have 2 students selected to one of the Honor Bands.

This listing identifies your top students. The selection committee will choose students according to ability and band balance.

NameInstrument

______

Would you be willing to be an auditor at the festival? YES ______NO ______

Which instruments? ______

Send ballots and cover letter to:Postmark deadline:

Wendy Nutini Friday, September 25, 2009

South Hamilton SchoolsYour state and district dues must be

315 Division Streetpaid by September 25 in order for your

Jewell, Iowa50130students to be considered for selection!

Wind Instrument Nomination for NCIBADistrictMiddle School Honor Band

Print and duplicate as needed. Please print or type.

Student’s Name ______Grade _____

Instrument (Clef) ______School ______

List all materials this student has passed and is currently studying:

______

List the student’s solo contest record for the past two years:

Selection ______Composer ______Year ______Rating ______Event ______

Does this student study privately with an individual other than the band director? Yes _____ No ______

With whom? ______How long? ______

Indicate secure playing range of this student (indicate clef if necessary):

______

List past honor bands, musical awards, and additional comments:

______

Director’s signature ______

Percussion Instrument Nomination for NCIBADistrictMiddle School Honor Band

Print and duplicate as needed. Please print or type.

Student’s Name ______Grade _____

Instrument (Clef) ______School ______

List all materials this student has passed and is currently studying:

______

List the student’s solo contest record for the past two years:

Selection ______Composer ______Year ______Rating ______Event ______

Does this student study privately with an individual other than the band director? Yes _____ No ______

With whom? ______How long? ______

Indicate secure playing ability and strengths (1 for limited 2 for fair 3 for good 4 for excellent 5 for superior):

____ Snare Drum

____ Timpani

____ Mallets

____ Cymb./Misc.

____ Drum Set

List past honor bands, musical awards, and additional comments:

______

Director’s signature ______

High School Honor Band Nomination Procedures and Instructions

Complete a separate cover sheet for each Honor Band (9-10 and 11-12).
Determine the total number of applicants possible: Divide the total number of band students in grades 9-12 by 8. This is the total number of students you can nominate for both bands combined.

For example: 75 students divided by 8 equals 9 maximum students submitted. You can choose the ration of 9-10 to 11-12 such as four 9-10 students and five 11-12 students.

You may submit a minimum of four students per band.
All schools must submit at least two students for each band.

How does the selection committee compare students?

Here's the Rank of Importance for the Selection Committee

Honor Band Selection Criteria will be the same for both the 9-10 band and the 11-12 band.

Students will be selected by:

All-State Band Member

All-State Alternate

All-State Recall

All-State Auditionee

Solo/Ensemble and Rating (specify if local event or IHSMA sponsored)

Past NCIBA Honor Band

Private Study

Other Honor Bands

Director's Recommendation

Range (for part placement only)

Complete an application for each student submitted. Typing is recommended.
The director's signature is required.
Directors must be paid members of IBA and NCIBA to participate in Honor Band.
Sent the completed applications and cover sheets to the Honor Band Chairperson by the deadline listed.

Cover Letter for NCIBASenior High School Honor Band

(Fill out one for each band - 9-10, 11-12)

Print and Duplicate as needed _ Please type or print.

NIACC in Mason City, Iowa -- January 9, 2010

School Name: ______School Phone: ____-_____-______

School Address: ______City ______Zip ______

Director's Name: ______

Number of students in program grades 9-12 _____ divided by 8 = ______= maximum number of applications to be submitted. (Each school may submit a minimum of four 9-10 and four 11-12 students.)

List the student applicants in order of preference. Be sure to check out the instructions and procedures.

Student's Name ______Instrument (Clef)______Grade

1. ______

2. ______

3. ______

4. ______

5. ______

6. ______

7. ______

8. ______

9. ______

10.______

11.______

12.______

13.______

14.______

Would you be willing to be an auditor at the festival? __YES__NO___

Which Instruments? ______

Send ballots and cover letter to:

NCIBA Honor Band Chair Ben Harper, Humboldt High School, 1500 Wildcat Road, Humboldt, IA 50548

Postmark Deadline: October 30, 2009____No late entries accepted!

Wind Ballot for NCIBADistrictHigh School Honor Band

Print and Duplicate as needed. Please type or print.

School ______Instrument (Clef) ______

Student's Name ______Grade ______

Was the student selected for All-State band or orchestra? __ Yes ___ No ____What Part? ______

Was the student selected as an alternate (1st or 2nd)? _____ Yes ___ No ____1st/2nd: __1st ____ 2nd

Was the student recalled? ______Yes ___ No

Did the student audition for All-State Band or Orchestra? __ Yes ___ No

Past All-State: ______What years: ______Part ______

Has the student ever been in NCIBA Honor Bands? _____ What years ______Part ______

List the student's solo contest record for the past two years.

Selection ______Composer ______Year _____ Rating ___ Event ______

Does this student study privately outside the regular lesson schedule?

Yes ____ No ____ With Whom? ______How long? ______

List past Honor Bands other than NCIBA, year, part, and chair placement for the student.

______

Indicate the secure playing range of this student. ______List solo/technique materials presently studied:

______

Director's Recommendation: ______

______

Indicate the order of preference given to this student on the cover letter. __Please circle.

__1__ 2__ 3__ 4__ 5__ 6__ 7__ 8__ 9__ 10__ 11__ 12__ 13__ 14__ 15

Director's signature: ______

Percussion Ballot for NCIBADistrictHigh School Honor Band

Print and Duplicate as needed _Please type or print.

School ______Instrument: Percussion

Student's Name ______Grade ______

Was the student selected for All-State band or orchestra? ______Yes ___ No ____Part: ______

Was the student selected as an alternate ______Yes ___ No ___1st/2nd: __1st __2nd

Was the student recalled? ______Yes ___ No

Did the student audition for All-State Band or Orchestra? ______Yes ___ No

Past All-State: ___Years: ______Part: ______

Has the student ever been in NCIBA Honor Bands? _____ What years ______Part ______

List the student's solo/ensemble contest record for the past two years.

Selection ______Composer ______Year _____ Rating ___ Event ______

Does this student study privately outside the regular lesson schedule?

Yes ____ No ____ With whom? ______How long? ______

List past Honor Bands other than NCIBA, year, part, and percussion instrument assigned for student.

______

Indicate secure playing ability and strengths. (1 for limited, 2 for fair, 3 for good, 4 for excellent, 5 for superior)

___ Snare drum ______List solo/technique materials presently studied:

___ Timpani ______

___ Mallets ______

___ Cym/misc. ______

___ Drum set ______

Director's Recommendation: ______

______

Indicate the musical ranking given to this student on the cover letter. Please circle.

__1__ 2__ 3__ 4__ 5__ 6__ 7__ 8__ 9__ 10__ 11__ 12__ 13__ 14__ 15

Director's signature: ______

Karl L. King Scholarship Auditions

NIACC Mason City, Iowa

Saturday, January 9, 2010 Registration Deadline: Friday, December 4, 2009

The Karl L. King Scholarship auditions will be held at the NIACC campus in Mason City on Saturday, January 9, 2010. This event is being held in conjunction with the NCIBA High School Honor Band Festival.

The audition is open to any high school senior whose band director is a member of IBA and NCIBA. An applicant must be a student instrumentalist in an Iowa high school concert band and must be planning to major in Instrumental Music Education at a college or university in the state of Iowa during the 2010 to 2011 school year. Their instrument must be commonly used in standard concert band literature. If you have a question about this please contact Jeff Cook before submitting your application.

The selection process will consist of a solo performance, scale performance, sight reading, a music theory test, and an interview with the adjudicators. The student will need to provide his/her own accompanist and three copies of the solo for the judges.

General Preparations

The solo does not need to be memorized.

Know the common musical terms.

Be prepared to play from memory the chromatic scale and all major scales on your instrument over the normal playing range.

Be prepared to write all major and three forms of minor scales.

Know the simple elements of harmony and theory.

Understand simple transpositions relative to band instruments, such as what keys the

various instruments are built in, and how to make simple transpositions for band

instruments.

Know the alternate fingerings/positions for your instrument.

Be able to sight read accurately and musically.

The scholarship will consist of a $400.00 first place award and a Karl L. King Award Plaquewhich will be presented during the Honor Band Finale Concert. The second place winner will receive a $300.00 award, and the third place winner will receive $200.00. The first place winner is also eligible to compete in the Major Landers Scholarship Auditions, held in May at the Iowa Bandmasters Convention in

Des Moines.

A schedule and all final information will be mailed to each student who fills out and mails the registration formbefore the December 4 deadline. There is no entry fee. If you have any questions, feel free to call Jeff Cook at NorthIowaHigh School (641-562-2525).

Mail the completed form to: Jeff Cook,NorthIowaHigh School,

111 3rd Avenue NW, Buffalo Center, IA 50424

Karl L. King Scholarship Entry Form

Name ______Date ______

HomeAddress______High School ______

City ______Zip ______Director ______

Parent/Guardian ______Accompanist ______

Major Instrument ______Other instruments you play ______

Name of Solo ______Composer ______

List music honors you have received, organizations you play in, etc. ______

______

List other high school honors and activities: ______

______

Director's recommendation: ______

______

Grade Point Average ______Director's Signature ______

Principal or Superintendent:

Please give a brief statement concerning this student's citizenship and contribution to your

school.

______

Applicant's Signature ______

Note: Registration deadline is Friday, December 4, 2009

Mail registration form to: Jeff Cook, NorthIowaHigh School,

111 3rd Avenue NW, Buffalo Center, IA 50424

NCIBAHigh School Jazz Band Festival

WebsterCityHigh School in WebsterCity, Iowa

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Registration Deadline: Friday, October 9, 2009

Please note this early deadline!

The NCIBA High School Jazz Festival will be held on Saturday, December 5 at WebsterCityHigh School. There will be four (4) classes of competition, as determined by the Iowa High School Music Association. The top two NCIBA place winners in each class will qualify for the Iowa Jazz Championships in April. Trophies will be awarded for the top five bands in each class.

Certificates will be awarded for outstanding individual and/or section performances. There will be three judges with an additional clinician working with each band following the performance.

This contest has the official sanction of the Iowa High School Music Association.

Note: you must be a paid up member of both IBA and NCIBA to have your band participate in this event.

If you wish to enter your band, please fill out the registration formand mail it with a check for $80.00 (payable to NCIBA) to: Roger Steig

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Official Entry Form

for the NCIBAHigh School Jazz Festival

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Registration deadline - Friday, October 9

Please note this early deadline!

School Name ______IHSMA Class ______

Director's Name ______Number in the band ______

School Address ______Phone ( ___ ) ______

Entries must be postmarked by Friday, October 9, 2009.

Send an $80.00 check payable to NCIBA to:

Roger Steig

WebsterCityHigh School

1001 Lynx Ave.

Webster City, IA50595-0009

NCIBAMiddle School Jazz Band Clinic

ClearLakeMiddle School in Clear Lake, Iowa

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Registration Deadline: Friday, January 8, 2010

What:This is a clinic, not a contest, and no ratings or rankings will be involved. The basicpurpose of the clinic is to provide the opportunity for your students to perform in a noncompetitive atmosphere where a clinician will help solidify basic jazz band concepts. The clinic will also provide some insight into what other schools are doing in this idiom.

Who:AllMiddle School and Junior High Jazz Bands are welcome and encouraged to participate no matter how experienced or inexperienced the band is, provided that you, the director, are a member of NCIBA and IBA. It is truly an educational and valuable experience for both you and your students.

Where:The host for this year's Middle School Jazz Band Clinic will be Tammy Aberson at ClearLakeMiddle School in ClearLake.

When:The clinic will be held on Saturday, February 13, 2010.

Format: A format similar to past clinics will be used. Each band will play a few selections (threework well), and then receive comments and suggestions from the clinician. The total time allotted to each band will be 30 minutes.

Cost:A $30.00 entry fee is all that's required to participate, and a maximum of 16 bands willbe scheduled to perform. Please fill out the registration formand sent it and your entry fee no later than January 8.

If you have specific questions regarding this event,

please call Tammy Aberson at (641) 357-6114.

NCIBAMiddle School Jazz Clinic Registration Form

ClearLakeMiddle School

Event on Saturday, February 13, 2010

Registration deadline is Friday, January 8, 2010

Yes, our band will participate.

School Name ______Director's Name ______

School Address: ______Phone ______

Grade levels involved in the band (please circle) 6 - 7 - 8 - 9

Send a $30.00 check payable to NCIBA to:

Tammy Aberson

ClearLakeMiddle School

1601 3rd Avenue North

Clear Lake, IA 50428

NCIBAMiddle School Concert Band Clinic and Workshop

PrairieValley at Farnhamville Site - February 25, 2010

ForestCity Site - February 26, 2010

Registration Deadline: January 29, 2010

There will be two sites for this event. One is PrairieValleyMiddle School at Farnhamville, on Thursday, February 25, hosted by Jen Martino. The other is ForestCityHigh School, on Friday, February 26, hosted by David Rutt. Any Middle School/Junior High or ElementarySchool Band may participate in this worthwhile activity, provided the director is a paid memberof both NCIBA and IBA.

The format for the day will involve your band playing a few selections (usually three), then allowing time for clinician(s) to work with your students. Each band will receive 30 minutes for all of this. The clinician(s) may also provide written comments, cassette tapes, or video tapes of your performance. This can be a very worthwhile and fun activity for your students, as well as being a very educational day.

If you are interested in participating in this clinic, fill out the registration formand send it with a check for $30 payable to NCIBA to the person hosting the site you are attending.

NCIBAMiddle School Concert Band Clinic Registration Form

PrairieValley at Farnhamville– Thursday, February 25

ForestCityHigh School–Friday, February 26

Registration deadline: Friday, January 29, 2010

School Name ______

Director's Name ______Phone (_____)_____-______

School Address ______

______

Number of students in the band ______

Grade levels involved in the band (please circle) 4 5 6 7 8 9

Send a $30.00 check payable to NCIBA to the site chairperson of the center you wish to attend.

David Rutt

ForestCityHigh School

206 W. School Street

Forest City, IA50436

641-585-2324 ext. 226

Jen Martino

PrairieValleyMiddle School

3116 Zearing Avenue

Farnhamville, IA50538

515-467-5703

NCIBAHigh School Concert Band Festival

Friday, March 5, 2010

NorthIowaAreaCommunity College, Mason City

Registration Deadline: November 2, 2009

This year we will host our fourth High School Concert Band Festival. This is a non-competitive festival in which each band will perform for a panel of three judges, receive written/taped comments from all judges, and receive a clinic from at least one of the adjudicators. The goal is to create a learning situation that will help our groups improve and reach a new level of performance earlier in the school year.

Each band will have 60 minutes on the NIACC stage. This includes set-up, performance, clinic, and tear-down. We will schedule times during the day on Friday. Slots will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Please fill out this application and return it, along with the registration fee of $100, to Russ Kramer at the address listed below by November 2, 2009.

NCIBAHigh School Concert Band Festival Registration Form

School Name ______

School Address ______

Director’s Name ______

School Phone & Email ______

______Number of Concert Bands participating

______Number of students in each concert band

Performance preference: Friday ______

Morning ______Afternoon ______

______(number of bands) x $100 for a total registration fee of = ______

Please make checks payable to NCIBA. Sorry, no Purchase Orders accepted.

Send this form along with a check to:

Russ Kramer

Mason CityHigh School

1700 Fourth Street SE

Mason City, IA 50401

(641) 421-4505

Registration Deadline: November 2, 2009