EAST TENNESSEE SCHOOL BAND AND ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION
EAST TENNESSEE SCHOOL BAND & ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION
ALL STATE-EAST SENIOR BAND & ORCHESTRA CLINIC
February 7-9, 2008
Park Vista Hotel, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
GENERAL INFORMATION
Presidents Letter
Please read the presidents letter about registation at the Park Vista
and important information about the clinic.
CANCELLATIONS should be reported as soon as possible as follows: Band cancellations report to the
Band Chairman, Steve Taylor; school phone 671.7135, email;
staylor@farragutband.org. String cancellations
report to the Orchestra chair, Debra Patterson; school phone 671.7021, email;
pattersondkc@yahoo.com.
The band and orchestra chairs will make substitutions with students having the next highest tryout scores.
No substitutions will be made by directors. You will be notified by phone as soon as possible.
REGRISTRATION will begin at 6:30 pm in the lobby of the Park Vista Hotel on Thursday, February 7, 2008.
There is no school fee, only a $10.00 per student fee payable at registration in one check payable to
E.T.S.B.& O.A.
DIRECTORS SHOULD DOWNLOAD THEIR ALL STATE FORMS FROM THIS SITE. STUDENT FORMS WILL BE PASSED OUT AT THE
ALL STATE MEETING. Director All State Form
MUSIC TO BE ADDED TO THE ASSOCIATION LIST, must be filed at the registration desk on Thursday
evening, February 7, 2008 with a recommendation form enclosed. Music received at this time will be graded
by the music committee and added to the Association Music List. Directors are responsible for picking up their
scores after the general meeting on Friday February 8, 2008. If you submit a score please be at the meeting
to pick it up. We can not be responsible for scores left behind.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS will meet on Thursday, February 7, 2008, Time and location to be announced.
ALL STATE MEETING will be Thursday Feb. 7, 2008, 10:30 PM. In Gardenview A & B. Directors must pay
their $60.00 registration fee as well as the $40.00 per student in All State. There is no school fee for
All State this year. DIRECTORS MUST HAVE THEIR MENC MEMBERSHIP NUMBER WITH THEM. The registration fee
for spouses is $15.00.
Only directors registering students for All State may register for the convention at this meeting. All others
must either register for the convention at the TMEA web site or at the convention.
CONCERT DRESS for band students will be the school band uniform. If the school does not have a
uniform, boys should wear a dark suit, white shirt, dark tie, and dark shoes. Girls should wear a dark
dress with dark shoes. Orchestra students; boys should wear a dark suit, white shirt and dark shoes.
Girls will wear a long black skirt, black blouse and dark shoes, or long black dress and dark shoes.
E.T.S.B.&O.A. WINTER GERNERAL MEETING will be held Friday February 8, 2008, 7:00 P.M. in the
Gardenview room A&B.
TARDINESS AND CANCELLATIONS: All directors are reminded to review the policies and regulations
regarding our clinics. Notice especially the section pertaining to penalties for tardiness to rehearsals
and for director’s failure to notify the band or orchestra chairman in the event of student cancellations.
It is very important that the directors notify the band or orchestra chairman as soon as possible about
cancellation so alternates can be contacted. Students who are late to rehearsal or absent without a
reasonable excuse may be placed at the end of their section or asked to leave the clinic, which in some
cases could jeopardize All State eligibility.
SPECIAL REMINDERS TO DIRECTORS AND STUDENTS
Each percussionist must bring his/her own snare drum and stand, along with appropriate sticks,
timpani mallets, pitch pipe, and appropriate mallets for bells, marimba, vibraphone, xylophone, and chimes.
Each student must furnish their own music stand. Wire stands are acceptable.
Students are not to mark on music unless told otherwise. Folders should be handed in after the concert.
DIRECTOR WORK SCHEDULE AND DUTIES
If this clinic is to be successful, it is the responsibility of each and every director to do their part.
Please check the work schedule for your assigned duty. If you cannot be at your designated location at the
time assigned, it is your responsibility to find someone to take your place. A work schedule for each band
will be available and should be left on the conductors podium.
Before each rehearsal:
Check roll
Make sure folders are passed out
Greet clinician, see if they need assistance
After each rehearsal:
All folders are to be left
Remind students of schedule and rules
Friday evening:
Take up music folders to be picked up by Band or Orchestra Chair
Remind students of schedule for Saturday
Have students take all instruments and personal items to their rooms
Help percussion coordinators load up equipment
Percussion: Austin Williams and Chuck Yost will coordinate percussion equipment and workers
for each rehearsal, with special attention given to the first rehearsal Thursday night.
Thursday Evening, February 7, 2008 7:30-10:30 PM
| Blue Band |
Red Band |
Green Band |
White Band |
Orchestra |
|
Tenn. Ballroom 4 |
Tenn. Ballroom 1 |
Gardenview Room |
Mountainview Room |
Upper Lobby |
| David Butler |
Joel Denton |
Zack Williamson |
Lafe Cook |
Debra Patterson |
| Jim Burton |
Jay Romines |
Jeremy Womack |
Spence Milligan |
Gary Wilkes |
| Richard Rogers |
David Hoffecker |
John Gallagher |
Joshuah Light |
Nicole Pitts |
| Marcie Smith |
Kaylan Wells |
Natalie Long |
Alan Hunt |
Ross Bader |
All State meeting for Directors, students and alternates 10:30 Gardenview Room Attendance is required.
Hotel curfew is 11:00 PM! It is each directors responsibility to make sure students are representing
our association in a professional manner.
Under no circumstances should an instrument be played in the hotel room or in the open atrium of any
floor. This may result in being removed from the hotel.
Friday Morning, February 8, 2008 9:00-12:00
| Blue Band |
Red Band |
Green Band |
White Band |
Orchestra |
| Tom Delozier
|
Josh Jackson |
Paul Brown |
Tom Stites |
Penka Spaulding |
|
Angie Messer |
Mike Smith |
Michael Carter |
Adam Huff |
Peggy Jones |
|
Lee Ruffin |
Steve Burdick |
Elias Smith |
Chuck Sayne |
Jenifer Van Tol |
Friday Afternoon, February 8, 2008 2:00-5:00
| Blue Band |
Red Band |
Green Band |
White Band |
Orchestra |
| Perry Elliot |
Russell Ramsay |
Rick Chambers |
Chirs Satterfield |
Sandy Morris |
| Mark Connell |
Brad Denton |
Pete Rogers |
Kyle Howard |
Susan Gunning |
| Jim Hix |
Chris Serina |
Tom Schow |
Jamie Walker |
Jonathan East |
Blue Band winds & percussion selected for the Orchestra will rehearse with
the Orchestra from 2:00-3:30 (Friday)
Friday Evening, February 8, 2008 7:00-9:00
The Friday Evening schedule is during the Winter General Meeting. It is ok for directors scheduled to work to trade off to attend the
Winter meeting. Make sure one director is in the rehearsal room. It is also important that the Friday evening rehearsal goes till 9:00PM. Do not let the students
leave the rehearsal room before 9:00PM.
| Blue Band |
Red Band |
Green Band |
White Band |
Orchestra |
| Keith Clupper |
Brent Alverson |
Richard McAnulty |
John Burroughs |
Susan Lambert |
| Spencer Finch |
Stephen Wight |
Anthony Terry |
Chris Smithson |
Bill Robinson |
| Ken Austin |
Brent Palmer |
Pat Mason |
Erik Baumgardner |
Gary Wilkes |
Saturday Morning, February 9, 2008
Workers for the morning rehearsal: Each ensemble will have a 30 Minuet run-through
rehearsal. Set up for each group, pass out music, rehearse for 30 minutes, take up music, remind students
of warm-up time and location, dismiss, start all over again. It is essential that we stay on schedule!
Work Schedule
Band:
9:15-12:00
| Orchestra |
White Band |
Green Band |
Red Band |
BlueBand |
| 8:30-9:00 |
9:15-9:45 |
10:00-10:30 |
10:45-11:15 |
11:30-12:00 |
| Jenifer Van Tol |
Chris Metcalfe |
Chris Metcalfe |
Chris Metcalfe |
Chris Metcalfe |
| Jonathan East |
Jeff McIntosh |
Jeff McIntosh |
Jeff McIntosh |
Jeff McIntosh |
| Penka Spaulding |
Dawn Patelke |
Dawn Patelke |
Dawn Patelke |
Dawn Patelke |
| Nicole Pitts |
Ron Hicks |
Ron Hicks |
Ron Hicks |
Ron Hicks |
Saturday Afternoon, February 9, 2008
Warm-up room. Assist the Clinician before the concert.
Pre Concert people will help set up the chairs for the next band.
Post Band will pass out medals.
Band
12:30-3:15 the end of the White Band concert
| Warm -Up Room |
Pre Concert; Band |
Post; Band |
Pre Concert; Orch. |
Post; Orchestra |
| Kevin Hebert |
Emily Wolfenbarger |
Brook Rhea |
Susan Gunning |
Bill Robinson |
| Molly Epperson
|
Clint Juday |
David Price |
Ross Bader |
Peggy Jones |
|
1:00-3:00 |
Perry Vandergriff |
|
Susan Lambert |
Sandy Morris |
All Directors are to be available and willing to help throughout the day.
Concert Schedule
| Blue Band |
Red Band |
Green Band |
White Band |
Orchestra |
|
Warm Up |
Warm Up |
Warm Up |
Warm Up |
Warm Up |
|
12:30 |
1:00 |
1:45 |
2:30 |
3:15 |
|
Concert |
Concert |
Concert |
Concert |
Concert |
|
1:00 |
1:45 |
2:30 |
3:15 |
4:00 |
All State-East Band List
These are this list after multiple instruments have been removed. The band that you are listed in below is the band
that you should report to in Gatlinburg. This is the current list that will be sent to Music Tee's and
that we will use for individual chair name tags.
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