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Yes... ANOTHER EMAIL! I thought I would go ahead and send out the information for January's District Band rehearsals and performance. Below you will find all necessary information, including a schedule and a couple handouts that you will need to give to your kiddos. IMPORTANT LOCATION INFORMATION - Here is the list of dates and locations... 1. Half Day Rehearsal
Please make sure that your parents and students are aware of this. I can only imagine the issues we will all face if this is not communicated. District Band Schedule 2021-2022 District Band Handout 2021-2022 Number your measures reminder.pdf Thank you for all that you do for your kiddos! Best, Chris -- Chris Sacco SCMMEA HS Band Vice President Associate Director of Bands Ava R-I Schools 507 North Spring St. Ava, MO 65608 scmmeahsband@gmail.com School: (417)683-5747 x1329 Cell: (417)860-4542 csacco@avabears.net SCMMEA HS Band Events Calendar
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REGISTRATION & AUDITION PROCEDURES 2021-2022
Date of Auditions: Saturday, December 4, 2021 Registration will open as soon very soon! Watch for an email Registration deadline: November 23, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. Set 2 of the ASB Audition Material (Please visit the MBA website for revised audition material lists.) ELIGIBILITY FOR THE ALL-STATE AUDITION • Contact your Missouri Music Educators Association (MMEA) District Band Vice-President for specific information concerning the All-District Band procedures in your district. Each All-District Band sets the policies for their respective district. This would include audition dates, audition materials, audition fees, policies, and procedures. • Any student wishing to audition for or perform with the Missouri All-State Band must be a member “in good standing” with his or her All-District Band. “In good standing” shall be defined by guidelines established at the district level and includes attendance at all rehearsals and performances. • Membership in a conference band, county band, etc. does NOT make a student eligible to audition for the Missouri All-State Band. • Any student wishing to audition for or perform with the Missouri All-State Band must be a member of his or her high school band (if one exists) and must presently be in 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade. Students must be eligible for interscholastic music activities according to Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) by laws. • Students in an All-District Honorable Mention Band are NOT eligible to audition for the Missouri All-State Band unless alternates have not been designated for the All-District Band. In that case, the first two chair students would be eligible to audition for the Missouri All-State Band. • No student may participate in district or state events if they are not accompanied and supervised by a CERTIFIED representative (music instructor, teacher, or administrator)of that student’s school. MSHSAA By-Law 1.3.1 further explains responsibility for supervision: No individual student, team, or activities group shall be permitted to participate in interscholastic events without being accompanied and supervised by a member of the school faculty or administrative staff of the applicable member school. It is not allowable for one faculty member from one school in a multiple high school/middle school district to supervise all students of all schools of the multiple high school/middle schools districts under this provision. MSHSAA ELIGIBILITY Please read the following statements in regards to eligibility and home school associations. This policy was developed in conjunction with the Missouri State High School Activities Association. • Missouri Bandmasters Association does not allow home school associations or affiliate registered schools to audition for placement in an all-district honor ensemble or all-state honor ensemble. • Missouri Bandmasters Association follows all MSHSAA by-laws regarding eligibility and responsibility for supervision. • The all-district/all-state ensembles are culminating events, sponsored by the ‘organization’ involving MSHSAA member schools, much like MSHSAA district and state music festivals. ONLINE REGISTRATION
MISSOURI BANDMASTERS ASSOCIATION, INC. Federal Tax ID #31-1789334 Kurt D. Bauche, Secretary/Treasurer 2627 Oak Ridge Drive, Farmington, MO 63640 573.756.7990 kdbauche76@hotmail.com CHECK-IN on AUDITION DAY
ENSEMBLE SELECTION · A form will be made available one week prior to auditions for directors to fill out for their student’s decision for chair placement. A student can choose the highest chair possible regardless of ensemble, Band only, or Orchestra only. If a form is not filled out the all-state coordinator will make the decision for the student. · If a student makes the all-state band and all-state jazz band/choir, we will contact the student/director to ask the student's choice for performing ensemble. QUESTIONS? Brad Hudson, All-State Band Coordinator bhudson@kirksville.k12.mo.us 660-342-5106 (cell phone) -- Chris Sacco SCMMEA HS Band Vice President Associate Director of Bands Ava R-I Schools 507 North Spring St. Ava, MO 65608 scmmeahsband@gmail.com School: (417)683-5747 x1329 Cell: (417)860-4542 csacco@avabears.net SCMMEA HS Band Events Calendar Hello again,
As most of you know, the SCMMEA District offers a $400 Scholarship, the Ernie Pratt Scholarship, to a graduating senior each year who is choosing to pursue a music degree in college. This is what the additional $10 fee that was added to your audition fees goes to. Below you will find a Google Form Application that you will need to share with any of your interested seniors who are in one of this year's District Bands. Students will need to turn in the completed application and an essay (2 page minimum) by Saturday, January 8th (first rehearsal). A small group of directors will read through the applications and essays and determine the scholarship winner to be presented at the following week's performance. Here is the application: Ernie Pratt SCMMEA Band Scholarship Application If you or your students have any questions, please let me know. Best, Chris -- Chris Sacco SCMMEA HS Band Vice President Associate Director of Bands Ava R-I Schools 507 North Spring St. Ava, MO 65608 scmmeahsband@gmail.com School: (417)683-5747 x1329 Cell: (417)860-4542 csacco@avabears.net SCMMEA HS Band Events Calendar Good morning,
Please READ this... So many of the issues that we had throughout the evening last night were due to directors not reading their email. It only hurts the students. Once again, thank you to everyone who had a hand in last night's auditions. An event like this truly takes a village and I am incredibly grateful for all of your work. Thank you to all the directors for working with your students to ensure that they were successful. Congratulations on the success of all your kiddos! Within your email you will find Google Drive links to the music for each group. In addition to the music itself, you will find a Google Doc that contains the part assignments. I apologize if there are any oddities in the scanning. The music was sent to me by the clinicians in the format that you are viewing/printing it. PLEASE READ - IMPORTANT POINTS before you begin distributing music...
As always, let me know if you have any questions. Have a great day! Chris -- Chris Sacco SCMMEA HS Band Vice President Associate Director of Bands Ava R-I Schools 507 North Spring St. Ava, MO 65608 scmmeahsband@gmail.com School: (417)683-5747 x1329 Cell: (417)860-4542 csacco@avabears.net SCMMEA HS Band Events Calendar ALL-STATE BAND PRELIMINARY AUDITION INFORMATION...
Dear Missouri Band Directors, Thank you for all that you are doing for students in your school and community to foster their love of music. These are still very challenging times to be in the teaching profession and even more challenging in the band world. The point to this email is to share the Missouri Bandmasters Association’s views on the upcoming All-State Band auditions. The All-State band auditions will take place at Hickman High School in Columbia on Saturday, December 4, 2021. This will be an IN-PERSON audition. We are committed to providing the opportunity for all performers to audition live for the judging panel. As the Board of Directors for this organization, we are responsible for and must be mindful of protecting the health and safety of all participants, judges, directors, and parents involved. A back-up plan is in place to pivot to virtual auditions in the event circumstances are deemed unsafe to hold live, in-person auditions. A change in the format of the auditions will only be made as a last resort. We will use the following protocols to help keep performers, judges, band directors and parents safe at the auditions.
We, as a board, understand that the protocols in every district are different when it comes to quarantining a student. We recommend that you encourage your students to mask up for the few weeks leading into all-state auditions to keep them from a quarantine situation. For several schools, lunch is a big part of a student being quarantined. If this is the case, we recommend asking for a seat away from the student body or at least in a place they cannot be quarantined. Please help your students be aware of their ability to help themselves audition for the all-state band. In most cases, the student has control of whether they will be quarantined. The All-State Band will perform live at the MMEA Convention in January 2022. If a student is selected as a member of the all-state band but does not feel safe to participate in rehearsals and concert, please share this with the MBA Board In the main office on the day of auditions prior to posting the results (Or as soon as you are aware of the student’s opinion). Please try to visit with your students in advance to discuss this topic. We want everyone to have the opportunity to earn a seat in the all-state band! To get to audition is a huge honor and to make the all-state band is a tremendous honor. We want to ensure all students have access to these opportunities. If you are not yet a member of the Missouri Bandmasters Association, please consider joining. We want to hear your voice so that we can best represent the entire state. https://missouribandmasters.org/register-2/ Kenny Hansen | Director of Bands Blue Springs South High School | Blue Springs School District Phone: 816.874.3500 email: khansen@bssd.net web: www.bssd.net/bsshs Missouri Bandmasters Association: President -- Chris Sacco SCMMEA HS Band Vice President Associate Director of Bands Ava R-I Schools 507 North Spring St. Ava, MO 65608 scmmeahsband@gmail.com School: (417)683-5747 x1329 Cell: (417)860-4542 csacco@avabears.net SCMMEA HS Band Events Calendar Good evening!
Thank you all so much for all your help, hard work, and patience in making this year's audition incredibly smooth. Below you will find the results for the 2021-2022 District Bands. CONCERT & HONOR BAND - In reference to the "District Concert & Honor Bands 2021-2022" sheet... B1 = Honor Band B2 = Concert Band DO NOT MESS THIS UP!!! This is the list that will be sent to the All-State Band Coordinator for eligibility! If your student is B2-3 (3rd Chair Concert Band) or lower, they are NOT eligible to audition for the All-State Band. district_honor___concert_results_2021-2022.pdf JAZZ BAND - If your student's name appears on the list, they are eligible to audition for the All-State Jazz Band. district_jazz_results_2021-2022.pdf THANK YOU - A HUGE THANK YOU goes out to each and every judge for volunteering to assist with the judging process and to ensure that we put the best students forward to audition for the All-State groups! You all did amazing and we could not have done any of this without you! Thank you to all the event staff for your tremendous support throughout the night. You were so instrumental to the efficiency and smoothness of the entire process! Another huge thank you to Aaron Scriven, Jazz VP for all of his help putting things together, acting as a sounding board, and for being an extra set of eyes and ears. Thank you, thank you, thank you! As always, if you have any questions let me know! Thanks, Chris -- Chris Sacco SCMMEA HS Band Vice President Associate Director of Bands Ava R-I Schools 507 North Spring St. Ava, MO 65608 scmmeahsband@gmail.com School: (417)683-5747 x1329 Cell: (417)860-4542 csacco@avabears.net SCMMEA HS Band Events Calendar |
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