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Honor Band Clinic

2012 Limestone College
High School and Middle School
Honor Band Clinic

January 26-28, 2012

High School Clinician
Dr. Douglas Presley, Limestone College

Middle School Clinician
Mr. Mike Doll, Palmetto Christian Academy

 UPDATED SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Chair Requirements
Chairs will be based on student performance in the areas of: scales, sight-reading, and tone quality.
Click here: Chair_Audition_Requirements_-_2012.pdf  
to access the scale requirements.

 

High School Program (selected from the following) 
(works may be available on SmartMusic)
Amazing Grace/Ticheli
Introit/Tull
Nimrod/Elgar, Reed
The Hounds of Spring/Reed
Mother Earth/Maslanka
Satiric Dances/Dello Joio

 

Middle School Program (selected from the following)
(works may be available on SmartMusic)
 Ancient Voices/Sweeney
Salvation is Created/arr. Brown
Too Beautiful for Words/Grice
Triton Fanfare/Smith
Great Locomotive Chase/Smith
Adrenaline Engines/Standridge
Meeting at Tryon Palace/Saucedo
North Face/Bocook
Pinnacle/Grice
Shackelford Banks/Bocook
Comedy Classics/Various

Video

 

Limestone College is proud to announce the fourth annual Limestone College Honor Band Clinic. This year's clinic is FREE to selected members! Honor Band members will be selected from a list of nominated students provided by students' Band Director. Honor Band members MUST be nominated by their band director to be considered for the clinic. Chairs will be determined by a short performance audition (see schedule) which will include: selected scales and sight-reading.

Honor Band members will receive: quality instruction, masterclass with Limestone College Faculty, lunch and dinner in the Limestone College Dining Hall, an honor band tee shirt, and a free concert.

The Band Director Nomination form (click to link to form) is available online. The band director will receive notification, via email, within 36 hours of submitting the nomination form confirming receipt. Band director nominations (click to link to form) are due December 7th and selections for the Honor Band will be provided to the Band Director by December 12, 2011. Once selected, Honor Band Students are to complete and mail a Registration Form , available online, by January 9, 2012.

Senior High School Honor Band members will also be allowed to participate in a Scholarship Competition during the clinic. The winner will be provided with a $16,000 music scholarship to Limestone College. The Scholarship Competition winner will be announced at the Honor Band Clinic. Scholarship Competition eligibility: selected into the Honor Band, a high school senior, and must enroll in the competition (found on the Registration Form).

Music for both the high school and middle school may also be available through SmartMusic. The program list will be available online. When students have been notified of their selection into the Honor Band, they may begin preparing for the clinic by going into SmartMusic, opening the program titles, and practicing.

IMPORTANT DATES:

December 7                   Band Director Nomination Forms are due

December 12                 Band directors will be notified which students  have been selected for the Honor Band via email

January 9                      All Honor Band Students' Registration Form is due (mail)

 

The tentative schedule is listed below. Click here for a campus map and/or directions to Limestone College if needed. Click on the text to download a PDF of the Information Form   and Registration Form.

Thursday Schedule (Tentative):
4:30pm Check-In (Fullerton)

4:30pm Chair Placement (Middle School - Carroll, High
School - Winnie Davis)

7:00pm Orientation (Fullerton)

7:30pm Seating/Rehearsals:
Middle School Honor Band (MSHB) - Timken East
High School Honor Band (HSHB) - Fullerton

9:00pm END Rehearsal


Friday Schedule (Tentative):
Breakfast - on your own
8:30am Rehearsals (breaks throughout):
MSHB - Timken East
HSHB - Fullerton

11:00am Lunch (Provided by Limestone College)

12:45pm MSHB - Rehearsal (Timken)
HSHB - Rehearsal (Fullerton)

2:00pm MSHB - Move to Fullerton for rehearsal
HSHB - Move to Timken East for rehearsal

2:30pm Scholarship Competition
(high school seniors only)

3:30pm BREAK

4:00pm Resume rehearsals

5:15pm Dinner (Provided by Limestone College)

6:45pm Feature Performance (Fullerton):
SmartMusic Clinic, Mike Doll
iPan Band, Limestone College


Saturday Schedule (Tentative):
Breakfast - on your own
9:00am Rehearsal (breaks throughout):
MSHB - Fullerton
HSHB - Timken

11:00 pm Break for Lunch (on your own)

1:30 pm Call Time -
members seated on stage and in hall, dressed for
performance

2:00 pm HONOR BANDS CONCERT and
Scholarship Competition Winner Announced

If you have additional questions, please contact:

Dr. Douglas Presley
Band Director
Limestone College
800-795-7151x4508
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