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asaa music contact Cam Bohman, ASAA Music Coordinator [email protected] 4048 Laurel Street, Suite 203 Anchorage, Alaska 99508 Phone: ASSA (907) 563-3723 ext 108 or (907) 375-4408 FAX: (907) 561-0720 or (907) 375-4448 CELL: (907) 529-6022 www.asaa.org table of contents ABOUT THIS HANDBOOK ...................................................................................................................................iii ALL STATE MUSIC FESTIVAL GENERAL INFORMATION FESTIVAL MISSION .......................................................................................................................................1 FESTIVAL BOARD OF CONTROL ....................................................................................................................1 FESTIVAL SEASON ........................................................................................................................................1 FESTIVAL ELIGIBILITY......................................................................................................................................1 FESTIVAL DATES, SITES, SELECTION ...............................................................................................................1 FESTIVAL FEES ..............................................................................................................................................2 FESTIVAL RULES ............................................................................................................................................2 FESTIVAL DISQUALIFICATIONS ......................................................................................................................3 FESTIVAL MUSIC ..........................................................................................................................................3 FESTIVAL AWARDS........................................................................................................................................4 FESTIVAL RECOMMENDED NUMBERS FOR BAND, ORCHESTRA, CHOIR ..........................................................4 FESTIVAL TIMELINE .......................................................................................................................................4 FESTIVAL CHAIRPERSON’S CHECKLIST (RESPONSIBILITIES & TIMELINE) .............................................................5 ALL-STATE BAND AUDITION REQUIREMENTS STUDENT ELIGIBILITY ................................................................................................................ ...................9 SELECTION OF AUDITION REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................... ...................9 2013: Odd-NUMBERED YEARS REQUIREMENTS .............................................................................................9 2014: Even-NUMBERED YEARS REQUIREMENTS ...........................................................................................13 BAND-SPECIFIC NOTES ..............................................................................................................................16 BAND CHAIR AUDITION PROCEDURES .......................................................................................................17 ALL-STATE CHOIR AUDITION REQUIREMENTS STUDENT ELIGIBILITY ..................................................................................................................................21 AUDITION REQUIREMENTS & GUIDELINES ..................................................................................................21 CHOIR-SPECIFIC NOTES .............................................................................................................................22 CHOIR OCTET PROCEDURES ......................................................................................................................23 CHOIR CHAIR AUDITION PROCEDURES .....................................................................................................24 ALL-STATE ORCHESTRA AUDITION REQUIREMENTS STUDENT ELIGIBILITY ..................................................................................................................................29 AUDITION REQUIREMENTS & GUIDELINES ..................................................................................................29 ORCHESTRA-SPECIFIC NOTES .....................................................................................................................30 ORCHESTRA CHAIR AUDITION PROCEDURES ..............................................................................................31 FESTIVAL AUDITION RECORDING STUDENT INSTRUCTIONS ...........................................................................................................................35 DIRECTOR INSTRUCTIONS ..........................................................................................................................35 BAND-SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS ..................................................................................................................35 CHOIR-SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS .................................................................................................................35 ORCHESTRA-SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS .........................................................................................................35 FESTIVAL AUDITION SUBMITTAL REQUIRED MATERIALS ................................................................................................................................36 DIRECTOR’S CHECKLIST FOR SUBMISSION ..................................................................................................37 DIRECTOR’S CHECKLIST FOR AFTER NOTIFICATION OF SELECTION .................................................................37 ALTERNATES PROCEDURES .........................................................................................................................37 ON-LINE AUDITION PROCEDURES .............................................................................................................38 FESTIVAL ADJUDICATION PROCEDURES ADJUDICATION PROCEDURES ....................................................................................................................39 BAND-SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS ..................................................................................................................40 CHOIR-SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS .................................................................................................................40 ORCHESTRA-SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS .........................................................................................................40 FESTIVAL COORDINATOR RESPONSIBILITIES COORDINATOR RESPONSIBILITIES ..............................................................................................................41 ADMINISTERING THE ADJUDICATION PROCESS ..........................................................................................41 STUDENT MUSIC PACKETS .........................................................................................................................41 GUEST CONDUCTORS ...............................................................................................................................41 LOGISTICS .................................................................................................................................................41 SUPERVISION OF GROUP REHEARSALS .......................................................................................................41 COORDINATION OF SCHOOL MUSIC DIRECTORS ......................................................................................42 GIFTS ........................................................................................................................................................42 CONCERT CONCLUSION...........................................................................................................................42 BAND / ORCHESTRA-SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS ............................................................................................42 CHOIR-SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS .................................................................................................................43 CHOIR OCTET RESPONSIBILITIES .................................................................................................................43 CHOIR CHAIR AUDITION RESPONSIBILITIES .................................................................................................43 MUSIC FESTIVAL FORMS FESTIVAL INTENT FORM .............................................................................................................................47 BAND ROSTER ..........................................................................................................................................48 CHOIR ROSTER .........................................................................................................................................49 ORCHESTRA ROSTER .................................................................................................................................50 BAND APPLICATION ..................................................................................................................................51 CHOIR APPLICATION .................................................................................................................................52 2013 - 2014 • Alaska School Activities Association • Music Handbook Table of Contents i ORCHESTRA APPLICATION ........................................................................................................................53 BAND DIRECTOR’S REGISTRATION .............................................................................................................54 CHOIR DIRECTOR’S REGISTRATION ............................................................................................................55 ORCHESTRA DIRECTOR’S REGISTRATION ...................................................................................................56 BAND ADJUDICATION - BRASS / WOODWINDS ........................................................................................57 BAND ADJUDICATION - PERCUSSION ........................................................................................................58 BAND ADJUDICATION – PIANO ............................................................................................................... 59 CHOIR ADJUDICATION .............................................................................................................................60 ORCHESTRA ADJUDICATION .....................................................................................................................62 BAND FINAL RANKING SHEET ..................................................................................................................63 CHOIR FINAL RANKING SHEET ..................................................................................................................65 ORCHESTRA FINAL RANKING SHEET .........................................................................................................69 CHOIR CHAIR AUDITION RATING GRID ......................................................................................................71 BAND/ORCHESTRA INSTRUMENT CHAIR AUDITION RATING GRID .............................................................73 CHOIR OCTET FORM ................................................................................................................................74 CHOIR OCTET TALLEY FORM .....................................................................................................................75 BAND MUSIC WORKSHEET ........................................................................................................................76 MIXED CHOIR MUSIC WORKSHEET ............................................................................................................78 ORCHESTRA MUSIC WORKSHEET ...............................................................................................................79 TREBLE CHOIR MUSIC WORKSHEET ............................................................................................................80 ALL-STATE MUSIC FESTIVAL EVALUATION FORM ............................................................................................81 BOARD OF CONTROL HEARING POLICY SAMPLE FORM ..............................................................................82 BOARD OF CONTROL APPEAL REQUEST FORM ...........................................................................................83 SOLO & ENSEMBLE FESTIVAL GENERAL INFORMATION ...........................................................................................................................87 FESTIVAL MISSION .....................................................................................................................................87 FESTIVAL SEASON ......................................................................................................................................87 FESTIVAL ELIGIBILITY....................................................................................................................................87 FESTIVAL DATES, SITES, SELECTION .............................................................................................................87 SPECIAL ON-LINE AUDITION PROCEDURES .................................................................................................88 . FESTIVAL RULES ..........................................................................................................................................88 FESTIVAL DISQUALIFICATIONS ....................................................................................................................89 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE TENTATIVE ...................................................................................................................91 FESTIVAL ADJUDICATION CATEGORY NOTES .............................................................................................91 FESTIVAL COMMAND PERFORMANCE ........................................................................................................91 FESTIVAL AWARDS......................................................................................................................................94 FESTIVAL TIMELINE .....................................................................................................................................94 FESTIVAL CHAIRPERSON’S CHECKLIST (RESPONSIBILITIES & TIMELINE) ...........................................................95 SOLO & ENSEMBLE FESTIVAL FORMS SOLO APPLICATION ...................................................................................................................................99 ENSEMBLE APPLICATION ..........................................................................................................................100 EXHIBITION ENSEMBLE APPLICATION ........................................................................................................101 SPECIAL NEED FOR ON-LINE AUDITION TO QUALIFY FOR STATE FESTIVAL ..................................................102 QUALIFYING MUSIC FESTIVAL APPLICATION ..............................................................................................103 SOLO ADJUDICATION ..............................................................................................................................104 SMALL ENSEMBLE (2-8 PEOPLE) ADJUDICATION .........................................................................................105 LARGE ENSEMBLE (9-16 PEOPLE) ADJUDICATION .......................................................................................106 JAZZ / MUSICAL THEATER / SHOW CHOIR / SWING CHOIR ....................................................................107 PERCUSSION ADJUDICATION ...................................................................................................................108 PIANO / HARP ADJUDICATION ................................................................................................................109 GENERAL SOLO & ENSEMBLE EVALUATION FORM .................................................................................. 110 ADJUDICATOR SOLO & ENSEMBLE EVALUATION FORM ........................................................................... 111 ADDENDUMS ADDENDUM #1: ASAA ELIGIBILITY RULES ..................................................................................................115 ADDENDUM #2:.MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY RULES ...........................................................................................115 ADDENDUM #3: SCHOOL of ELIGIBILITY ENROLLMENT RULES ....................................................................115 ADDENDUM #4: SCHOOL-BASED MUSIC ACTIVITIES .................................................................................116 ADDENDUM #5: STATE AND REGIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL DATES ................................................................117 ADDENDUM #6: DRESS CODE .................................................................................................................118 ADDENDUM #7: ASAA / AMEA RELATIONSHIP REGARDING STATE MUSIC FESTIVALS .................................118 ADDENDUM #8: ORIGINAL MUSIC STATEMENT .......................................................................................120 ADDENDUM #9: SCHOOL MUSIC DIRECTOR AS MUSIC SUPERVISOR ........................................................120 ADDENDUM #10: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ...............................................................................121 ADDENDUM #11: QUALIFYING & REGIONAL MUSIC FESTIVALS .............................................................. 122 ADDENDUM #12: TABLE of OCTAVE DESIGNATIONS ............................................................................. 124 ASAA ACTIVITY FORMS ASAA CODE OF CONDUCT (fax to ASAA) ................................................................................................127 MUSIC SUPERVISION (fax to ASAA)...........................................................................................................128 MASTER ELIGIBILITY LIST (complete on-line) ..................................................................................................129 ACADEMIC AWARD ENTRY (complete on-line).............................................................................................130 TAD STUDENT, PARENT/GUARDIAN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM .............................................................133 ASAA TAD POLICY ...................................................................................................................................135 HOME SCHOOL ACTIVITY, POLICY & PROCEDURAL FORMS ASAA Guidelines for School Administrators When Implementing AS 14.30.365 in ASAA Member Schools ..............141 ASAA Eligibility Checklist for School Administrators ............................................................................................143 ASAA Eligibility Checklist for High School Students Enrolled in Alternative Education Programs as Defined in AS 14.30.365 (c) (1) ..146 List of Accreditation Agencies Recognized by the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) ....149 ii Table of Contents 2013 - 2014 • Alaska School Activities Association • Music Handbook About tHiS HAndbook HANDBOOK CREATION 4) Deleted the need for Student Roster Number on the student’s application blank This Music Handbook covers instructions, guidance and forms associated with both the All-State Music Festival 5) Deleted the need for PO #’s to be submit- (Band, Choir and Orchestra) held in November and the ted before the festival Solo & Ensemble Festival held in May. It is designed to pro- b. ALL-STATE BAND: vide comprehensive guidance and tools for music directors 1) Updated the PERCUSSION Audition participating in local, regional and the state events. Requirements for ODD years 2) Adapted the PERCUSSION Adjudication HANDBOOK COMMITTEE Form for use in both years The predecessor to this 2013-14 handbook was the first c. ALL-STATE CHOIR: Music Festival Handbook created in 1996. This earli- 1) Clarified the responsibilities and proce- er version was developed by a number of music and dures for organizing and administrating the education professionals dedicated to providing a clear Choir Chair Auditions. outline for participating directors and student musicians. The handbook committee was comprised of: d. FORMS: • Henry Hedberg 1) Deleted the Student Roster number box on 1996-2000 Festival Chair all forms • Renee Henderson 2. SOLO & ENSEMBLE: Kenai Central High School a. Updated the procedure for sending in a • Donald Hildie Special Need Audition Lathrop High School b. FORMS: • Jerry Hughes 1) Changed Special Need On-Line Audition Ketchikan High School Form heading • Mike Martinson 3. ADDENDUM Anchorage School District a. Clarified and gave further explanation to • Ginny Packer the definition and scenarios for the School of Colony High School Eligibility for all ASAA music festivals. • Ronnie Stanford 4. ASAA ACTIVITY FORMS Barrow High School a. Added the Home School Activity, Policy & • Dale Tumey, Retired Procedural Forms • Susan Wingrove Bartlett High School • Jennifer Dalby, Past President Alaska Music Educators Association (AMEA) • Gary Matthews, Executive Director Alaska School Activities Association 2013 HANDBOOK UPDATE: 1. ALL-STATE a. ALL GROUPS: 1) Added the on-line adjudication procedures 2) Clarified the First Chair Auditions to include, if needed, any solo sections in the music repertoire 3) Deleted the need for the separate On-line Roster as the on-line audition system auto- matically creates a roster. 2013 - 2014 • Alaska School Activities Association • Music Handbook About This Handbook iii all-state music festival general information MISSION STATEMENT B. ELIGIBILITY Participants must meet all ASAA eligibility require- The existence of the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska ments when submitting an audition. This should be All-State Music Festival enables outstanding high school confirmed by marking the YES or NO boxes on their musicians to participate as members of select statewide, All-State applications. band, choral and orchestral music ensembles and pro- motes the highest standards of musicianship. The goal For those students selected for All-State participa- of this activity is to foster and inspire technical achieve- tion, their names should be submitted on a Master ment, aesthetic understanding and critical listening skills Eligibility List due into ASAA by November 1st. that allow for the culmination of a final creative musical To fulfill the TAD Policy requirement on the Master performance of the highest artistic level. Eligibility List, students and parents must complete Adopted by the All-State Music Festival Committee on that requirement by Friday, October 25th. February 10, 1996. BOARD OF CONTROL No physical exam is required for participation The Festival Chairperson shall appoint an All-State 1. Students must be eligible according to the rules Festival Board of Control annually, preceding each and regulations of ASAA, their regions and Festival. The Board of Control shall consist of the Festival individual schools. Chairperson, an administrator from the hosting school or 2. Students must be enrolled in grades 9-12. district, or AMEA representative and one person each representing the four musical areas; band, mixed choir, 3. Students must be enrolled in their school’s music treble choir and orchestra. program. Music programs shall include any music activity offered by the school that has a The Board of Control will act as a grievance committee, performance objective, or, any music class for providing due process to those schools and/or indi- which the school awards credit, whether or not viduals that wish to appeal any application of Festival that class is conducted at the school. * guidelines, rules, practices of procedures. The Board of Control is not empowered to overrule a selection 4. Students in an “alternative education program” judge’s decision, but may add students to the roster as defined in the ASAA General Handbook under certain conditions. under Article 1, Section 8, must be enrolled in Adopted by the All-State Music Festival Committee a corresponding music class at their School of on February 10, 1996 and revised by ASAA Music Eligibility, at which they may be selected for Coordinator Cam Bohman on August 31, 2002. participation through a competitive audition process. * The Board of Control shall consist of: • ASAA Music Coordinator as Festival Chairman * ASAA may waive the requirement for students enrolled in alternative education schools or in the event that the individ- • Administrator from the hosting school or district, ual school of eligibility does not offer music classes and/or or an AMEA representative does not offer a band, choir or orchestra program.** • Band Music Festival Coordinator **Students in alternate education programs should refer to the Home School Activity, Policy and Procedural Forms • Mixed Choir Music Festival Coordinator found in the ASAA General Handbook on pg 201 to 211, • Treble Choir Music Festival Coordinator or 141 to 149 in this handbook. • Orchestra Music Festival Coordinator C. 2013 ASAA/FIRST NATIONAL BANK ALASKA ALL-STATE MUSIC FESTIVAL Directors having a Board of Control issue should com- plete the Board of Control Review Form found in the 1. DATE: Thursday, Friday & Saturday All-State Music Festival Forms section of this handbook November 21-22-23, 2013 and submit it to the ASAA Music Coordinator who will 2. SITE: Anchorage, Alaska review the request and will call the Board of Control Panel as outlined above for processing. a. REHEARSALS: Bartlett High School FESTIVAL LOGISTICS b. CONCERT: Bartlett High School A. SEASON 2013-14 Seasonal activity without limitation 2013 - 2014 • Alaska School Activities Association • Music Handbook Music Festival - General Information 1 3. SELECTION: School Activities Association Music Handbook. The following is a brief summary: a. Students are selected from auditions for four groups: the All-State Band, Mixed Choir, 1. INTENT FORM: At the beginning of the school Orchestra and Treble Choir. Procedures year, the school music director should immediate- and requirements for producing these on- ly complete and send the on-line Intent Form to the line auditions can be found in this ASAA ASAA office. (www.asaa.org / Activities / Music Music Handbook and/or on the ASAA web / Forms / Intent Form) This will facilitate inclusion site at www.asaa.org. of the director in an email database that will be used to quickly disseminate festival updates and b. A participant’s selection will be announced information for the 2013-14 music season. in ALPHABETICAL ORDER versus RANKING ORDER. Students listed as alternates will be 2. AUDITION DEADLINE: Auditions are due by announced in RANKING ORDER. 11:55 PM on Wednesday, September 25th, 2013. You may begin submitting your on-line c. Group and section assignments (ie. auditions on Monday, September 9, 2013. Treble choir vs. mixed choir; first clarinet, second clarinet, third clarinet, etc.) are 3. ON-LINE AUDITION PROCEDURE: Only based on submitted auditions. For 2013, school music directors can submit the on-line audi- the even-numbered rankings for women tions. As soon as the school music director has voices will be placed in Treble Choir and completed and submitted their on-line Intent Form the odd-numbered rankings will be placed for participating in the All-State Music Festival, in Mixed Choir. the ASAA Music Coordinator will forward to them a password and instructions for submitting d. Chair placements (i.e. first chair first vio- the on-line auditions. Additional information can lin, second chair first violin, etc.) are deter- be found in the next section of this handbook. mined by live auditions using the festival music at the festival site. 4. AUDITION REQUIREMENTS: These are located in the ASAA Music Handbook for the e. Students may submit no more than two ODD-NUMBERED years, in Memo I for 2013, auditions for different instruments and/or and posted online at www.asaa.org. 2013 is voices. If both auditions are chosen in the not an All-Northwest year. audition process, the higher scoring audi- tion will be selected in consideration of the 5. DRESS CODE: Students are required to wear greater benefit for the performing groups. their school music uniform when performing. If a school does not have a school music uniform, D. FEES then student dress should be clean, in good There is an audition fee of $10.00 for each audi- repair, modest, professional and appropriate for tion submitted and a $10 registration fee for a concert performance. (See Music Handbook each student who is selected. ASAA will invoice all Appendix for further details.) schools at the conclusion of the festival. 6. STUDENT FESTIVAL ATTENDANCE: Students are required to attend ALL rehearsals and will If a student withdraws or a director withdraws not be excused to attend any other school, a student after being notified of their selection for an community, church or personal commitments All- State group before the “drop dead date”, NO that would take them away from the scheduled FEE will be charged for the withdrawn student. festival rehearsals. Failure to adhere to this requirement may result in the student being If a student withdraws after the “drop dead date”, disqualified from further festival participation the $10 registration fee will be charged for the and will result in the student being sent home. withdrawn student unless there are extenuating cir- The festival Board of Control Committee and cumstances. Extenuating Circumstances are defined the Festival Director will act as a grievance as: injury, illness, academic ineligibility, family committee to handle such matters as needed. emergency, etc. Emergency absences will be considered and evaluated on a case-by-case basis. The “drop dead date” for the 2013 All-State will be Monday, October 21, 2013. 7. STUDENT FESTIVAL SUPERVISION: Music directors are responsible for supervising their E. RULES students at all times while the participants are For complete audition requirements, regulations, at the festival. Directors must also ensure that forms and checklists, consult the 2013-14 Alaska students are appropriately involved in festival 2 Music Festival - General Information 2013 - 2014 • Alaska School Activities Association • Music Handbook

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Sep 25, 2013 ASAA Music Coordinator ALL STATE MUSIC FESTIVAL GENERAL INFORMATION . ALL-STATE BAND AUDITION REQUIREMENTS.
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