Matt Knight - Abernathy HS - A-AA-AAA-AAAA
High School Band Organizer
January 17, 2019 - Abernathy HS 1:30 p.m. Judges Meeting
Your music should be Year C. and should have "Revised 08/2016" on the bottom
This is for the Non All State Track Band
August 1, 2018
Dear A-AA-AAA-AAAA Director:
Posted is the information for the High School All-Region auditions on Thursday, January 17, 2019 in Abernathy. We are once again holding our auditions in the High School building. Our school is having an early dismissal on the day of auditions so we can start our auditions early and get everyone home. You can park in the lot in front of the high school. The judges’ meeting will start at 1:30 p.m. in the Library. This is a early start time like last year. We will have a meal served for the directors and bus drivers that evening provided by ATSSB. We will have some Abernathy students posted to help you find your way. We will use the gym in the center of the high school as the student activity room.
You must have at least on student entered by January 3, 2019. The late entry deadline is January 10th, 2019. I’m sorry, but the deadlines are out of my control. All entries must be done online. http://www.tmea.org/divisions-regions/auditions. You can make the students all the same age. We would like to have the correct grade, though. Enter snare on Percussion 1, mallets on Percussion 2, or timpani on Timpani.
Audition material is located at www.atssbregion16.com. Look for the “Audition Material” tab, then the “A-AA-AAA-AAAA High School Audition Music” drop-down. It should be year "C". We will listen to one scale, the chromatic scale, and a cut from each etude. There is also a file attached that has a copy of the scores for the etudes. If there are any questions, please contact me.
If you have any questions on audition material, procedure, need directions, or anything else, just give us a call (298-4904) or by e-mail at mknight@abernathyisd.com.
TMEA/ATSSB Membership
Remember you must be a member of both TMEA & ATSSB for your kids to audition. I will not need a copy of your cards, but you must enter both numbers on your online entry.
An audition fee of $10.00 per student is due the night of the audition. Payment is required for any student registered whether or not they perform. Please make checks payable to “ATSSB Region 16.”
For your information, instrumentation will be as follows for both bands:
12 Flutes
20 Clarinets
4 Bass Clarinets
2 Contra-alto Clarinets
6 Alto Saxophones
2 Tenor Sax
2 Bari Sax
14 Trumpets
8 Horns
12 Trombones
8 Euphonium
8 Tuba
5 Snare
3 Mallets
1 Timpani
If there are any bassoons, oboes, alto clarinets, or bass trombones who make the band, we will take two of each.
Meal Deal
We will have a “Meal Deal” available for your students. This will include a hamburger or cheeseburger, chips, drink, and dessert. The cost of the meal is $7.00. Let me know as soon as possible how many of your students will be
purchasing a meal so I can make sure we have plenty of food. We will have the normal concession stand menu as well. You can e-mail at mknight@abernathyisd.com or call me at 806-298-4904 with any meal questions or numbers.
Thanks,
Matt Knight
A-AA-AAA-AAAA Region Band Organizer
ATSSB Region 16 Coordinator
Dear A-AA-AAA-AAAA Director:
Posted is the information for the High School All-Region auditions on Thursday, January 17, 2019 in Abernathy. We are once again holding our auditions in the High School building. Our school is having an early dismissal on the day of auditions so we can start our auditions early and get everyone home. You can park in the lot in front of the high school. The judges’ meeting will start at 1:30 p.m. in the Library. This is a early start time like last year. We will have a meal served for the directors and bus drivers that evening provided by ATSSB. We will have some Abernathy students posted to help you find your way. We will use the gym in the center of the high school as the student activity room.
You must have at least on student entered by January 3, 2019. The late entry deadline is January 10th, 2019. I’m sorry, but the deadlines are out of my control. All entries must be done online. http://www.tmea.org/divisions-regions/auditions. You can make the students all the same age. We would like to have the correct grade, though. Enter snare on Percussion 1, mallets on Percussion 2, or timpani on Timpani.
Audition material is located at www.atssbregion16.com. Look for the “Audition Material” tab, then the “A-AA-AAA-AAAA High School Audition Music” drop-down. It should be year "C". We will listen to one scale, the chromatic scale, and a cut from each etude. There is also a file attached that has a copy of the scores for the etudes. If there are any questions, please contact me.
If you have any questions on audition material, procedure, need directions, or anything else, just give us a call (298-4904) or by e-mail at mknight@abernathyisd.com.
TMEA/ATSSB Membership
Remember you must be a member of both TMEA & ATSSB for your kids to audition. I will not need a copy of your cards, but you must enter both numbers on your online entry.
An audition fee of $10.00 per student is due the night of the audition. Payment is required for any student registered whether or not they perform. Please make checks payable to “ATSSB Region 16.”
For your information, instrumentation will be as follows for both bands:
12 Flutes
20 Clarinets
4 Bass Clarinets
2 Contra-alto Clarinets
6 Alto Saxophones
2 Tenor Sax
2 Bari Sax
14 Trumpets
8 Horns
12 Trombones
8 Euphonium
8 Tuba
5 Snare
3 Mallets
1 Timpani
If there are any bassoons, oboes, alto clarinets, or bass trombones who make the band, we will take two of each.
Meal Deal
We will have a “Meal Deal” available for your students. This will include a hamburger or cheeseburger, chips, drink, and dessert. The cost of the meal is $7.00. Let me know as soon as possible how many of your students will be
purchasing a meal so I can make sure we have plenty of food. We will have the normal concession stand menu as well. You can e-mail at mknight@abernathyisd.com or call me at 806-298-4904 with any meal questions or numbers.
Thanks,
Matt Knight
A-AA-AAA-AAAA Region Band Organizer
ATSSB Region 16 Coordinator