Tom Muller, President David Hodges, President-Elect
Kevin Egan, Treasurer Al Kato, Secretary/Webmaster
Regional Board: Eastern: Jeff Sizer, Central: Larry Graves,
Willamette Valley: Kris Janes, Southwest: Ben Lawson,
Portland/Northwest: Jennifer Muller, Portland/South: Jeff Hornick
Last update July 2
NEW: All-State Band Audition Material is available NOW. see below!
Would you like YOUR group to perform at All-State next year? contact Jeff Simmons
Adjudicator List for Band Mac friendly link Adudicator List for Orchestra
Adjudicator Rubrics: email request here
What's coming up? July 2 - Soul Vaccination @ Waterfont Blues Festival; 7pm
July 3 - Soul Vaccination @ Jimmy Maks; 8pm
July 4 - Souls Vaccination @ Blackstone Grill; 9:30pm
July 18 - Sherwood Parade
July 18 - Earth, Wind & Fire and Chicago @ Rose Quarter
Planning Ahead
July 26 - Woodwinds at Wallowa Lake
Aug 3-7 Lewis & Clark Band Literature Workshop
Aug 3-7 - Birch Bay Band Workshop @ Lynden HS
Planning WAY Ahead
Nov 20-23 - WIBC; Sea-Tac
Jan 14-17 - OMEA All-State Conference: Eugene
The ITA website is down due to someone hacking it, but here is a link in case it comes back up, so you can see the cover art:
FYI: your new login password is a generic default one that you can get from your district chair or board member. Please change it to YOUR password upon logging in the first time on the new site.
Sherwood Robin Hood Festival Marching Band Rehearsal Schedule for July 18th parade
The parade date is July 18th. All rehearsals will be at the Sherwood Middle
School, 21970 SW Sherwood Blvd. at 7 pm. in the band room. I can send
anyone PDF's of the parts, we are playing 3 songs, "I Want Candy" "Hey Baby"
and "Give Up the Funk."
Rehearsals are not mandatory, but would like people to make it at least to a
min. of 1. Drumers please be there on Monday the 13th to work out parts and
the cadence. Terry Drysdale will be our drum line director.
Rehearsals are Monday, July 13th, Thursday, July 16th and Friday July 17th.
On the day of the parade we meet in the Target in Sherwood, in the parking
lot at 9:00 a.m. The parade is about 1 mile and we are usually done by
11:30.
If you need a t-shirt, email me your t-shirt size. Let me know what parts
you need and I will email you back. The band is on Facebook if you do that
too, under the group Sherwood Robin Hood Festival Marching Band.
Pass this on to anyone you think might want to play and see you all in July.
-Kevin Noreen, Director kcn@comcast.net
Audition Materials for the 2010 Oregon All-state Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band
• These are the audition requirements for both Oregon All-state bands.
• Tempos and chromatic scales are shown in a range, rather than an absolute. Those wishing a placement in the higher band (Wind Symphony) orchestra, or on higher parts should play at the faster tempo and to the optional highest notes or longer versions.
Send comments, suggestions, or clarifications to:
Paul Jolstead, Wilson High School pjolstea@pps.k12.or.us
Dave Becker, Lewis & Clark College dbecker@lclark.edu
Flute
-Track 1 Chromatic Scale: Low C to Bb3 [Opt. to C4] using slurred eighth notes ascending and descending. (Quarter note = 72).
-Track 2 Page 5: Beginning to first ending. (Quarter note = 90 - 108)
-Track 3 Page 4: First four lines, no repeat. (Quarter note = 56)
-Track 4 Page 50: First seventeen measures plus one note [Opt. First six lines plus one measure] (Dotted Quarter = 60)
If you are competent on piccolo, have access to an instrument and would
like to also be considered for piccolo, please record the following
additional optional track on piccolo.
-Track 5 Page 50: First seventeen measures plus one note [Opt. First six lines plus one measure] (Dotted Quarter = 60)
-Track 1 Chromatic Scale: Low Bb (low B natural on English horn) to D3 [Opt. to F3] using slurred eighth notes ascending and descending. (Quarter note = 120)
-Track 2 Page 66, exercise 2 no repeat, no ornamentation. (Quarter note = 72)
-Track 3 Page 49, exercise 16, no repeat, no DC. [Opt. take DC] (Eighth note = 152-172)
If you are competent on English horn, have access to an instrument and would
like to also be considered for English horn parts, please record the following
additional optional track on English horn.
-Track 4 Page 23, exercise 5. (Quarter note = 80)
-Track 1 Page 15, exercise 50, ascend to high G [Opt. to Bb] only and descend. (Quarter note = 90)
-Track 2 Page 44, exercise 10, no repeats, to fine only (no DC) [Opt. take DC]. (eighth note = 120)
-Track 3 Page 38, exercise 25, first three lines. (Quarter note = 104)
-Track 4 Page 45, exercise 12, last four lines. (Quarter note = 82-96)
If you are competent on contra bassoon, have access to an instrument and would
like to also be considered for contrabassoon parts, please record the following
additional optional track on contrabassoon.
-Track 5 Page 44, exercise 10, no repeats, take DC. (Eighth note = 120)
Bb Soprano Clarinet
-Track 1 Chromatic Scale: Low E to E4 [Opt. G4] using tongued legato eighth notes ascending and slurred eighth notes descending. (Quarter note = 120-132)
-Track 2 Page 53, exercise 15. (Dotted quarter note = 54-76)
-Track 3 Page 31, lines 3-6, top part, no repeats. (Quarter note = 112)
If you are competent on Eb Clarinet, have access to an instrument and would
like to also be considered for Eb Clarinet if needed, please record the following
additional optional track on Eb Clarinet
-Track 4 Page 53, exercise 15. (Dotted quarter note = 76)
-Track 1 Chromatic Scale: Low e to C3 using tongued legato eighth notes ascending and slurred eighth notes descending. (Quarter note = 86-100)
-Track 2 Page 12, exercise 40 first 8 measures. [Opt. entire exercise] (Quarter note = 86-104)
-Track 3 Page 25, exercise 7, bottom part, no repeats. (Quarter note = 116)
-Track 4 Page 42, exercise 42, first eight measures top part then top part to measure 23 (end at first quarter rest in 4th line) [Opt. entire exercise, top part] (Quarter note = 60)
Additional track for Alto Clarinet, Contra-Alto Clarinet, Contra-Bass Clarinet
If you are competent on one of these, have access to an instrument and would
like to also be considered to play one, please record the following
additional optional track on alto, contra-alto or contra-bass clarinet
-Track 5 Page 13, exercise 47. (Quarter note = 104)
Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
-Track 1 Chromatic Scale: Low Bb to F3 using slurred sixteenth notes ascending and descending. (Quarter note = 84-92)
-Track 2 Page 40, last eight measures. (Quarter note = 90-104). (please correct misprint: line 9, measure 2, the “and” of beat three should be an F#)
-Track 3 Page 41, beginning to third measure of fifth line. (Eighth note = 84)
-Track 4 Page 34, first five lines plus one note. (Quarter note = 76-120)
Trumpet (Cornet)
Arbans Complete Conservatory Method for Trumpet (Goldman & Smith/Carl Fischer)
-Track 1 Chromatic Scale: Low F# to A2 [Opt. C3] using tongued legato eighth notes ascending and slurred eighth notes descending. (Quarter note = 112)
-Track 2 Page 203, exercise 47. (Quarter note = 84)
-Track 3 Page 31, exercise 26, beginning to fourth line, fifth measure (end on first G of measure) [Opt. entire exerecise] (Quarter note = 116)
-Track 1 Chromatic Scale: Low F to Bb3 [Opt. to C4] using tongued legato quarter notes ascending and descending. (Quarter note = 120-132)
-Track 2 Page 54, exercise 20, first three lines only. (Quarter note = 120-132)
-Track 3 Page 25, exercise 7, low part, do not repeat. (Quarter note = 84)
-Track 4 Page 72, lines 1-6. (Quarter note = 72)
-Track 1 Chromatic Scale: Low F to G3 [Opt. to Bb4] using tongued legato quarter notes ascending and descending. (Quarter note = 72)
-Track 2 Page 17, exercise 57. ( Quarter note = 72)
-Track 3 Page 27, exercise 11, top part. (Quarter note = 60-112)
-Track 4 [Opt. additional exercise: Page 65, exercise 9. (Quarter note 100)]
Rubank Advanced Method for Trombone/Baritone, Vol. 1
-Track 1 Chromatic Scale: Low F to G3 [Opt. to Bb4] using tongues legato quarter notes ascending and descending. (Quarter note = 72)
-Track 2 Page 28, exercise 12, top part, first three lines plus one note. [Opt. entire exercise] (Dotted quarter = 72)
-Track 3 Page 51, exercise 8, first eleven measures plus one note. [Opt. entire exercise] (Quarter note = 120-132)
-Track 4 [Opt. additional exercise: Page 65, exercise 9. (Quarter note 100)]
-Track 1 Chromatic Scale: two octave Low G to high F [Opt. to G] using tongued legato quarter notes ascending and descending. (Quarter note = 120)
-Track 2 Page 35, exercise 17, no repeats. (Quarter note = 92)
-Track 3 Page 56, exercise 30. (Quarter note = 96-112)
-Track 4 [Opt. additional exercise: Page 41, exercise 28. (Quarter note 80)]
Play 2 of 3 instruments minimum.
Audition Etudes (Whaley, Meredith publications)
-Track 1 Rudimental (double stroke) roll played slow to fast (open to closed)
-Track 2 Orchestral (multiple bounce) roll played, pp, ff, pp
-Track 3 Page 11, exercise 14 (Quarter note = 90-108)
Timpani
-Track 4 Roll pp, ff, pp on low G and high D
-Track 5 Play F major scale using two timpani: Use legato stroked quarter notes ascending and descending (Quarter note = 80)
-Track 6 Page 14, exercise 5 (Quarter note = 112-132)
Mallets
-Track 7 Chromatic Scale: Two octaves using sixteenth notes ascending and descending (Quarter note = 104)
-Track 8 D and Bb Major scales: Two octaves using eighth notes and repeating the top note. (Quarter note = 120)
-Track 9 Page 24, exercise 11 (Quarter note = 112-126)
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Minutes of Membership Meeting. Jan 16, 2009. Eugene Hilton. 4pm
President Tom Muller proposed a readjustment of responsibilities of the OBDA President-elect, President, and Past President/Vice President. With the duties of the current president multiplying in response to the addition of an additional band at All-State, the following proposal states:
The OBDA president-elect will be the area chair for the Symphonic Band (hiring conductor, other all-state duties that accompany the position. Find screeners and assist the president in the screening process).
The OBDA president will be the area chair for the Wind Ensemble. (hiring conductor + duties, clearing house for cd's, work with president-elect on ensemble placement of students).
The OBDA Vice-president, aka past-president, will be the OMEA Band Chair, coordinate with OMEA on finding Band Sessions.
Each position would last 2 years.
The motion was made by Cherie May, and seconded, to approve the proposal. The motion passed.
Election for President-Elect. Jeff Hornick and David Hodges accepted nominations for president-elect. A hand counted vote was taken. David Hodges is the new president-elect.
Tom Muller would like to amass an "Idea Bank" and encourage members to email ideas to him regarding 2010 All-State conference Session ideas, Performing group suggestions and Honor group Director suggestions.
There will be a link on the website to email Tom your ideas.
Dave Becker volunteered to keep an updated calendar on the website.
Tom will work on a current OBDA directory with the intention of using it for mass (e)mailing as well as peer-to-peer (e)mailing. Please email your preferred email address and current position to Tom at Tom_Muller@ddouglas.k12.or.us
Our next meeting will be this summer at the Lewis & Clark Band Reading Workshop in Portland.
Meeting was adjourned.
Changes for the 2009 OMEA All-State Bands
August 6, 2008
Dear High School Band Director:
At the direction of the Oregon Band Directors Association and Oregon Music Educators Board, beginning in 2009, the OMEA All-State Band will increase in size, be split into two groups and be open to 1A to 6A schools. There will now be an 80-member All-State Wind Symphony and a 150-160 member All-State Symphonic Band. The intent is that this will be continued each year in the future.
This replaces the “Small Schools All-State Band ” from recent odd-number year conferences. In order to continue to serve the small school programs, a quota system will guarantee at least 60 places for students from 4A and smaller schools between these two new groups.
The guidelines for auditioning tapes and selection process will be:
• Selection will be based on ability first, then considerations for school size, grade level, and a goal of one student per school (not guaranteed like the OMEA Middle School Honor Band).
• Quotas would not apply to each section but overall numbers.
In an effort to include a wider demographic range of students from across the state in large and small schools a new audition regimen is being implemented. There will now be a sliding scale of tempos and ranges in certain excerpts. If a student wishes to be considered for the Orchestra or the Wind Symphony they should audition with All-NW requirements (faster tempos, higher range in the chromatic scale, additional exercise) however students that play the minimum tempos and ranges may still be considered for both bands.
These Oregon All-State audition requirements are based on the All-NW wind and percussion requirements. The information packets on All-NW will be posted on the MENC website by September 1. However, the audition requirements are already available on that site and linked through the OBDA website (www.obda.org).
This way, students may use their MENC All-NW recording for use as their OMEA All-State audition. MENC All-NW auditions will be submitted online. OMEA All-State auditions will need to be mailed. See OMEA website for application information.
Full details on the application process will be available on the OMEA website in the near future. This mailing or posting is intended to get the word out early on the audition requirements because this represents a major departure from the way Oregon’s all-state bands have been done in the past. Spread the word to your colleagues and private teachers! Check the OBDA and OMEA websites frequently for updates! Encourage your best students to get working on their tapes. The tape deadline will likely be an October 6 postmark.
Best Regards,
Dave Becker, Paul Jolstead, and Chuck Bolton
2009 Oregon Music Educators Association All-State Band Audition Requirements
Note:
• These are the minimum audition requirements for both Oregon All-state bands.
• Those wishing to audition for the top all-state band (Wind Symphony) and/or Orchestra should use the All-NW requirements.
• The All-NW requirements are similar with faster tempos and additional length or exercises, allowing an All-NW tape to be submitted for All-state auditions.
• Students are encouraged to choose tempos in between the two sets of requirements and may add any All-NW exercises not required for the Oregon All-state if they wish. This will strengthen their audition tape.
• The All-NW exercises are not included here, but may be found through the MENC or OBDA websites.
Send comments, suggestions, or clarifications to:
Paul Jolstead, Wilson High School pjolstea@pps.k12.or.us
Dave Becker, Lewis & Clark College dbecker@lclark.edu
Flute
Selected Studies for Flute
-Track 1 Chromatic Scale: Low C to Bb3 using slurred eighth notes ascending and descending. (Quarter note = 72).
-Track 2 Page 5: Beginning to first ending. (Quarter note = 90)
-Track 3 Page 4: First four lines, no repeat. (Quarter note = 56)
-Track 4 Page 50: First seventeen measures plus one note (Dotted Quarter = 60)
If you are competent on piccolo, have access to an instrument and would
like to also be considered for piccolo if needed, please record the
following additional optional track on piccolo.
-Track 5 Page 50: First seventeen measures plus one note (Dotted Quarter = 60)
-Track 1 Chromatic Scale: Low Bb (low Bb on English horn) to D3 using slurred eighth notes ascending and descending. (Quarter note = 120)
-Track 2 Page 66, exercise 2 no repeat, no ornamentation. (Quarter note = 72)
-Track 3 Page 49, exercise 16, no repeat, no DC. (Eighth note = 152)
If you are competent on english horn, have access to an instrument and would
like to also be considered for english horn if needed, please record the
following additional optional track on english horn.
-Track 4 Page 23, exercise 5. (Quarter note = 80)
-Track 1 Page 15, exercise 50, entire; ascending and descending. (Quarter note = 90)
-Track 2 Page 44, exercise 10, no repeats, to fine only (no DC). (Quarter note = 120)
-Track 3 Page 38, exercise 25, first three lines. (Quarter note = 104)
-Track 4 Page 45, exercise 12, last four lines. (Quarter note = 82)
If you are competent on contra bassoon, have access to an instrument and would
like to also be considered for contra bassoon if needed, please record the
following additional optional track on contra bassoon.
-Track 5 Page 44, exercise 10, no repeats, no DC. (Eighth note = 120)
Bb Soprano Clarinet
Rubank Advanced Method for Clarinet, Vol. 1
-Track 1 Chromatic Scale: Low E to E4 using tongued legato eighth notes
ascending and slurred eighth notes descending. (Quarter note = 120)
-Track 2 Page 53, exercise 15. (Dotted quarter note = 54)
-Track 3 Page 31, lines 3-6, top part, no repeats. (Quarter note = 112)
Eb Soprano Clarinet – optional
If you are competent on Eb Clarinet, have access to an instrument and would
like to also be considered for Eb Clarinet if needed, please record the
following additional optional track on Eb Clarinet
-Track 4 Page 53, exercise 15. (Dotted quarter note = 76)
-Track 1 Chromatic Scale: Low e to C3 using tongued legato eighth notes ascending and slurred eighth notes descending. (Quarter note = 86)
-Track 2 Page 12, exercise 40 first 8 measures. (Quarter note = 86)
-Track 3 Page 25, exercise 7, bottom part, no repeats. (Quarter note = 116)
-Track 4 Page 42, exercise 42, first eight measures top part then top part to measure 23 (end at first quarter rest in 4th line). (Quarter note = 60)
Alto Clarinet - optional
Contra-Alto Clarinet - optional
Contra-Bass Clarinet - optional If you are competent on Alto Clarinet, Contra-Alto Clarinet or Contra-Bass Clarinet, have access to an instrument and would like to also be considered for Alto Clarinet, Contra-Alto Clarinet or Contra-Bass Clarinet if needed, please record the
following additional optional track on Alto Clarinet, Contra-Alto Clarinet or Contra-Bass Clarinet.
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
-Track 1 Chromatic Scale: Low Bb to F3 using slurred sixteenth notes ascending and descending. (Quarter note = 84)
-Track 2 Page 40, last eight measures. (Quarter note = 90). (please correct misprint: line 9, measure 2, the “and” of beat three should be an F#)
-Track 3 Page 41, beginning to third measure of fifth line. (Eighth note = 84)
-Track 4 Page 34, first five lines plus one note. (Quarter note = 76)
Arbans Complete Conservatory Method for Trumpet (Goldman & Smith/Carl Fischer)
-Track 1 Chromatic Scale: Low F#to A2 using tongued legato eighth notes ascending and slurred eighth notes descending.
-Track 2 Page 203, exercise 47. (Quarter note = 84)
-Track 3 Page 31, exercise 26, beginning to fourth line, fifth measure (end on first G of measure).
-Track 1 Chromatic Scale: Low F to Bb3 using tongued legato quarter notes ascending and descending. (Quarter note = 120)
-Track 2 Page 54, exercise 20, first three lines only. (Quarter note = 120)
-Track 3 Page 25, exercise 7, low part, end at first repeat, do not repeat. (Quarter note = 84)
-Track 4 Page 72, lines 1-6. (Quarter note = 72)
-Track 1 Chromatic Scale: Low F to G3 using tongues legato quarter notes ascending and descending. (Quarter note = 72)
-Track 2 Page 17, exercise 57. ( Quarter note = 72)
-Track 3 Page 27, exercise 11, top part. (Quarter note = 60)
Rubank Advanced Method for Trombone/Baritone, Vol. 1
-Track 1 Chromatic Scale: Low F to G3 using tongues legato quarter notes ascending and descending. (Quarter note = 72)
-Track 2 Page 28, exercise 12, top part, first three lines plus one note. (Dotted quarter = 72)
-Track 3 Page 51, exercise 8, first eleven measures plus one note. (Quarter note = 120)
-Track 1 Chromatic Scale: two octave Low F to high F using tongued legato quarter notes ascending and descending. (Quarter note = 120)
-Track 2 Page 35, exercise 17, no repeats. (Quarter note = 92)
-Track 3 Page 56, exercise 30. (Quarter note = 96)
-Track 1 Rudimental (double stroke) roll played slow to fast (open to closed)
-Track 2 Orchestral (multiple bounce) roll played, pp, ff, pp
-Track 3 Page 11, exercise 14 (Quarter note = 90)
-Track 4 Roll pp, ff, pp on low G and high D
-Track 5 Play F major scale using two timpani: Use legato stroked quarter notes ascending and descending (Quarter note = 80)
-Track 6 Page 14, exercise 5 (Quarter note = 112)
-Track 7 Chromatic Scale: Two octaves using sixteenth notes ascending and descending (Quarter note = 104)
-Track 8 D and Bb Major scales: Two octaves using eighth notes and repeating the top note. (Quarter note = 120)
-Track 9 Page 24, exercise 11 (Quarter note = 112)
Gene Burton survives heart attack. Speedy recovery, Gene! story here.
2008 WIBC Honor Band Audition material available here
2009 All-Northwest Band, Orchestra, Jazz Band Audition material is available now.
OBDA: Minutes of Winter meeting;
January 2008 at OMEA All-State Conference in Eugene
Dave Matthys moderated the pre-meeting to discuss possible changes to the state band contest. Ben Brooks and Paul Nickolus began the panel discussion and others from the audience added their comments.
Some comments: single most important new event in Oregon’s band history, competition=motivation, good culminating year-end activity, kids and directors rooting against each other, low placement defines students’ year, raising the level of music in the state vs. raising the level of music education, gold-silver-bronze: bands could get a gold at district and bronze at state, not being 1st prepares you for life, use scores/placement as teaching tool, teacher’s approach determines students’ attitude, some kids don’t take band in college because they are burned out by HS competition; others don’t continue because there is no college competition adrenaline rush, few states have a state band champion, can we emphasize process over product?, standards were low back in the day; many schools went to no festivals, inordinate amount of time prepping program for state.
Meeting:
Dave Matthys administered paper ballot to a) leave contest as is or b) go to some non-competitive format to be determined and approved by OSAA before 2010. Vote results: 39 leave it as is. 7 change format.
MaryLou Boderman held elections for new President, President-elect, and to add board members by geographical areas. Results: Tom Muller-President, TBD-President-elect (Todd Zimbleman would entertain the idea after outcome of OMEA election), Jeff Sizer-Eastern, Larry Graves-Central, Kris Janes-Willamette Valley, Ben Lawson-Southwest, Jennifer Muller-Portland/Northwest, Jeff Hornick-Portland/South.
MaryLou invited members to join her committees to propose:
1) Annual All-State large school band and small school band OR annual All-state wind ensemble (80) and All-State symphonic band (150) with guaranteed representation from small schools.
2) State Chamber music/small ensemble: see ML or David Hodges
3) State Jazz Contest: see ML or Ben Brooks
Congrats to the Marching Bands participating in the Portland Rose Festival. Starlight Parade Results ; Junior Parade Results
Congrats to all participants in the 2008 OSAA State Band Contest May 7-10 @ OSU Results
Results from the 2008 State Solo Contest April 26 @ Lewis & Clark College
Something for those of us lured to the dark side...
2007 Portland Rose Festival (PRF) Grand Floral Parade Judging Results
2007 PRF Fred Meyer Junior Parade Judging Results
2007 PRF PGE/SOLV Starlight Parade Judging Results
Northwest Jazz Band Festival results posted here
2007 OSAA State Band/Orchestra Contest Results here
2007 OSAA State Choir Contest results here
20070507
2007 OSAA State Solo Contest Results here
20040429
A committee composed of Travis Freshner, Danny Hunt, Jayne Morrisson, and Ken Clark has updated the Middle School Suggested Literature List for this year. Check it out here.
20070420
Thanks to Dave Matthys for updating the Adjudication Rubrics to allign with the new OSAA 1A - 6A classifications.
20070324
New Info: 2006-2007 Required Literature List for Concert Band
from Dave Becker
20060916
Band Report from OMEA Winter Board Meeting
January 6th, 2007
Highlights:
The change this year to six classifications has required some adjustments in the score to qualify for the OSAA Band/Orchestra Contest.
1. The OBDA form will remain the same, with the point scale being adjusted as following:
---4A scale will become the 5A/6A scale with 6A qualifying with a 75 and 5A with a 70.
---3A scale will become the 4A/3A scale with 4A qualifying with a 75 and 3A with a 70.
---2A scale will remain the same with 75 being the qualifying mark for 2A/1A schools.
2. 2A/1A and 3A schools will both be allowed to use 7th and 8th-graders if they choose.
3. 2A/1A and 3A schools will have a minimum of 15 minutes of music with 25 minutes on and off the stage.
4. Sight reading, for band and orchestra, has been changed from 2 minutes for the director and 5 minutes for the band, to a total of 7 minutes to be used at the discretion of the director.
5. With the change to 6 classifications there will be many more leagues this year. With a limited number of adjudicators it would be a good idea for leagues in an area to combine their festivals or to designate an OMEA District as their league contest.
2007012
Summary of OBDA Winter Meeting
January 12, 2007
Eugene Hilton
Mary Lou Boderman addressed several issues:
Follow OBDA Constitution. Post a copy online.
Establish a Board of Directors. Contact Mary Lou if you would like to be on the nominating committee.
Re-establish semi-annual meetings. Previous meetings were scheduled at WIBC (when in Portland) and U of O January Conference (no longer held). Suggested future meetings could be at Dist 4 October Inservice Day and Lewis & Clark Reading Session in July/August. This year Aug 6-10.
Issues from the floor:
Can membership dues be collected annually during OMEA registration?
Do we need a membership card?
Should we pay for a web host so website doesn't go down during Gresham-Barlow's IT summer maintenance (in the midst of new job hunting)?
Middle School Honor Band entrance by recorded audition vs. recommendation?
Inclusion of 5A/6A band students on small school All-State years?
Call for membership to provide more suggestions for All-State sessions in the future.
20070212
Add Your School Band Website
I've been taking the dead school band links off the Links page. If you would like to add your school band webpage, email me the URL. 20060917
OSAA Rules And Regulations
To see all OSAA rules regarding band contests, go to the OSAA page for up-to-date information.
OBDA Membership
Membership dues are $20 for two years. Membership is open to teachers in middle school, high school, college, retired, and anyone else who is interested in helping promote the band activity in Oregon. Your dues help with different workshops throughout the year as well as keeping this web page on line. You can send your payment to:
Kevin Egan, West Linn HS
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