BAND DIRECTOR - JENNIFER HODGSON
SEATING - MP3 SUBMISSIONS
SEATING - MP3 SUBMISSIONS
Since everyone is recommended by their band or choir director to participate in the tour, it is necessary that we find a way to fairly seat each musician. In past years we would have had students send in a tape or CD of their playing ability but now in this new age of technology, we are finding that most kids are capable of recording themselves and making an MP3. We then ask the student to submit their recording and it is then shared in a dropbox so that all the director's can listen and give feedback. This has streamlined the process and made it much smoother.
These recordings are just a guide though. Often times during the first rehearsal we again listen to each student to make sure that they are in the proper seat or voice part.
Here is the process:
INSTRUCTIONS FOR ALL TOUR PARTICIPANTS:
The 2012 Gold Tour Ensemble Seating Recordings will be submitted by email this year as an mp3 attachment. If you have a recording program such as Garageband on Mac or a similar PC recording program you may use that to make an mp3 recording. If you do not, here are instructions for you to download a free recording program to make your recording. You may search online for any number of recording apps that will work ranging from free to any number of inexpensive purchasable programs.
Audacity - Audacity is a free download recorder for Mac or PC that will allow you to make a .wav file recording. http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ After completing a recording, you will need to convert it to an mp3 before sending it. To do this, you will need to download an mp3 converter. LAME Encoder - http://lame.sourceforge.net/
Switch Converter - http://www.nch.com.au/switch/index.html
Please follow the guidelines below for the ensemble of your choice. Jazz Band will be an auditioned selection.
BE SURE TO START BY STATING YOUR NAME and INSTRUMENT or VOICE PART. Please submit a recording for each group you wish to perform.
Also Excerpt of your choice. (1min)
The 2012 Gold Tour Ensemble Seating Recordings will be submitted by email this year as an mp3 attachment. If you have a recording program such as Garageband on Mac or a similar PC recording program you may use that to make an mp3 recording. If you do not, here are instructions for you to download a free recording program to make your recording. You may search online for any number of recording apps that will work ranging from free to any number of inexpensive purchasable programs.
Audacity - Audacity is a free download recorder for Mac or PC that will allow you to make a .wav file recording. http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ After completing a recording, you will need to convert it to an mp3 before sending it. To do this, you will need to download an mp3 converter. LAME Encoder - http://lame.sourceforge.net/
Switch Converter - http://www.nch.com.au/switch/index.html
Please follow the guidelines below for the ensemble of your choice. Jazz Band will be an auditioned selection.
BE SURE TO START BY STATING YOUR NAME and INSTRUMENT or VOICE PART. Please submit a recording for each group you wish to perform.
BAND - Recording Guidelines (please contain as a single continuous file)
CONCERT BAND WINDS:
1. Concert F Major Scale (1 or 2 octaves articulated)
2. Bb Chromatic Scale (slurred evenly)
3. Excerpt #1 - Moderate tempo and rhythmic variety (1min) 4. Excerpt #2 - Slow tempo, demonstrate tone quality and
musicality. (1min)
CONCERT PERCUSSION:
(Submit as much of the following as possible)
1. Snare Drum - closed roll (10 sec.) soft to loud to soft
Snare Excerpt - Moderate tempo - should include 8th&16th
note rhythms with rolls, flams & dynamic contrasts. (1min)
2. Mallets- 2 Octave F & Ab Major Scales, & 2 Oct. Chromatic Scale
Also Excerpt of your choice (1min)
3. Timpani - Roll starting pp and crescendo to ff and back to pp
(on B-flat and F tunings - low/high)
CONCERT BAND WINDS:
1. Concert F Major Scale (1 or 2 octaves articulated)
2. Bb Chromatic Scale (slurred evenly)
3. Excerpt #1 - Moderate tempo and rhythmic variety (1min) 4. Excerpt #2 - Slow tempo, demonstrate tone quality and
musicality. (1min)
CONCERT PERCUSSION:
(Submit as much of the following as possible)
1. Snare Drum - closed roll (10 sec.) soft to loud to soft
Snare Excerpt - Moderate tempo - should include 8th&16th
note rhythms with rolls, flams & dynamic contrasts. (1min)
2. Mallets- 2 Octave F & Ab Major Scales, & 2 Oct. Chromatic Scale
Also Excerpt of your choice (1min)
3. Timpani - Roll starting pp and crescendo to ff and back to pp
(on B-flat and F tunings - low/high)
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