2004 South Carolina
All-State and Region Bands

Audition Picture Tour - Step by Step

Final All-State Audition Pictures

All-State recordings, T-shirts, and Patches

All-State Rehearsal and Concert Pictures

2004 All-State Concert pictures

   All-State concert "highlights" broadcast 

2005 Audition requirements      

South Carolina All-State Bands
Chairman: Joe Meshach

Auditions: Lexington High School (Lexington, SC) January 24, 2004
Clinic: Furman University (Greenville, SC) March 12-14, 2004 (Directions) (Information)

• Senior Band - Mr. Gary D. Green;  University of Miami  (Cooper City, FL)
• Clinic Band - Mr. Robert W. Smith; composer Warner Bros. Publishing  (Navarre, FL)
• Junior Band - Dr. Quincy C. Hilliard; University of Louisiana at Lafayette  (Lafayette, LA)

South Carolina Region Bands

Region One
Chairman: Del Burton

Auditions: Greer High School (Greer, SC) January 10, 2004 (Directions) 
Clinic: Furman University (Greenville, SC) February 27-28, 2004     (Information)  (Directions) 

• Senior Band - Jeff Norman; Wren High School (Greenville, SC)
• Clinic Band - Sue Alexander; Riverside High School (Greenville, SC)
• Junior Band - Kelly Tucker; Crayton Middle School (Columbia, SC)
• Alternate Band - Eric Woods; Bob Jones Academy (Greenville, SC) 
  

Region Two
Chairman: Rick Knight 

Auditions: Saluda High School (Saluda, SC) January 10, 2004  (Directions)
Clinic: Batesburg-Leesville High School (Batesburg, SC) -  February 27-28, 2004   (Information)  (Directions)

• Senior Band - James Copenhaver; University of South Carolina  (Columbia, SC)
• Clinic Band - Steven McCarthy; Stockbridge High School  (Stockbridge, GA)
• Junior Symphonic Band - Debbie Jordan;  West Ashley Middle School  (Charleston, SC)
• Junior Concert Band - Lisa Goldberg  (Orangeburg, SC)

Region Three
Chairman: Randy Grantham

Auditions: Dutch Fork High School (Columbia, SC) January 10, 2004 (Directions) 
Clinic: Fort Mill High School (Fort Mill, SC) February 27-28, 2004  (Information)  (Directions) 

• Senior Band - Rick Goodstein; Clemson University (Clemson, SC)
• Clinic Band - Jeffrey Rowser;  Salem High School  (Atlanta, GA) 
• Junior Symphonic Band - David Santiago; Chapin Middle School (Chapin, SC)
• Junior Concert Band - Jocquin Miller; Sullivan Middle School  (Rock Hill, SC)

Region Four
Chairman: Barry Montoya

Auditions: Wando High School (Mt. Pleasant, SC) January 10, 2004 (Directions)  
Clinic: West Ashley High School (Charleston, SC)  February 27-28, 2004  (Information)  (Directions)

• Senior Band - Sid Haton; Charleston Southern University (Charleston, SC)
• Clinic Band - Ken Turner; Irmo High School  (Irmo, SC) 
• Junior Symphonic Band - Joni Mabry Brown; Bates Middle School  (Sumter, SC)
• Junior Concert Band - Joe Meshach; Forest Circle Middle School (Walterboro, SC)

Region Five
Chairman: Mike Jones

Auditions: West Florence High School (Florence, SC) January 10, 2004 (Directions)
Clinic: Carolina Forest High School (Myrtle Beach, SC)  February 13-14, 2004  (Information)  (Directions)

• Senior Band - Major Herb Day; The Citadel (Charleston, SC)
• Clinic Band - Ken Turner; Irmo High School (Irmo, SC)
• Junior Band - Liz Hasty; Sycamore Lane Middle School (Laurinburg, NC)
• Senior Alternate Band - Steve Rummage; Southside Middle School (Florence, SC)
• Junior Alternate Band - Jeffrey Dennison; Conway Middle School (Conway, SC)

2004 All-State Band Requirements

¹  String Bass Players: Students will be selected through the All-State Orchestra auditions for the Region and All-State Bands. Click here to go to the Orchestra site for more information on registrations, scales requirements, and a copy of the solo.    

² Note: Students auditioning will perform for one of 3 types of committees. Single committee auditions will take place in one room; double committee auditions will take place in 2 rooms; and triple committee auditions will use 3 rooms. ALL students auditioning will perform scales first followed by the etude and then sight-reading.

³  Students attending the Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities (Greenville) must audition in their "home region". 

⁴ Tone - This is for beauty, control, knowledge of characteristic sound, and ability to use this knowledge to the maximum effectiveness.

⁵ Etude - Each percussion player is to designate a Major Area (Snare Drum, Mallets, or Timpani), performing the Major Area Etude only.

⁶ Overall Technique for percussion will be the equivalent of the tone score for wind instruments.  The technique score will be given at the end of the audition and will reflect the student's overall technique during the audition.  Technique will reflect, but not necessarily require, appropriate stick control, rudiment playing speed, timpani rolls, keyboard percussion rolls, etc.

Sightreading Guidelines
Junior	Clinic	Senior
Region	Region	Region
All-State	All-State	All-State

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