SCBDA  All-State handbook

CHAPTER FOUR

REGION AND ALL-STATE BANDS 

Joe Meshach; Chairman
301 Canal Street
Walterboro, SC 29488
Email: joejoe@lowcountry.com

Registration Deadline: November 7, 2008

 

I. ORGANIZATION

Each year the SCBDA sponsors the Region and All-State Band Clinics made up of three bands, the membership of which is selected from grades 6-12. The bands are the Senior Region and Senior All-State Band (grades 11-12), the Clinic Region and Clinic All-State Band (grades 9-10), and the Junior Region and Junior All-State Band (grades 6-8). 

II.    AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 

National Standards for Music 1-8 are addressed in the execution of this SCBDA sponsored event. The objectives are listed below and the standards that apply for them are in parenthesis. 

     A. To recognize outstanding achievements among the band students of  South Carolina. 
          (NSM 6, 7, 8)       
     B. To provide encouragement and guidance for the serious students of music.  (NSM 2, 3, 4, 7, 8)
     C. To provide worthwhile educational and social experiences for deserving students.   (NSM 1, 6, 8)
     D. To provide enriched music experiences for the participants. (NSM 1, 6, 8)
     E. To promote regional and statewide interest in band music. (NSM 1, 6, 8)
     F. To provide opportunities for the formation of new acquaintances and friendships among students
         with common abilities, interests, and problems.  (NSM 1, 6, 8)
     G. To provide a medium through which band directors of the state may exhibit their top students.
         (NSM 2, 4, 6, 7)
     H. To provide worthwhile in-service training for the directors in the state. (NSM 6, 7, 8)
     I. To promote opportunity for expanded knowledge of band repertoire among students and directors.   
         (NSM 3, 5, 6) 

III.  AUDITIONS 

Two separate auditions for the All-State Bands will be held. The first will be a Regional audition to qualify top students for the final audition and will be held in each of the five regions. The second or final audition will follow two weeks later at a central location. Region bands will be seated from the region audition. All-State bands will be seated from the final audition. (Please note that all String Bass players who wish to audition will need to do so through the All-State Orchestra auditions. See Section IX, Letter F of this Chapter for details concerning registration.) Any student not selected for All-State from the final audition will be seated in the Region band at the top of the section according to the region audition score. The balance of the section will be seated according to the region scores. No student who qualified for the final audition will be seated lower than students who failed to qualify for the final audition. It is possible that some students who reach the final audition will not be seated in the region band; i.e.: oboes, bassoons, timpani, mallets, etc.

Students scoring less than a total of 100 points on the region audition will not be called back for the final audition. Students scoring less than a total of 75 points on the region audition will not be allowed to participate in the Region Honor Bands and Alternate Bands. 

IV. REGION ALIGNMENTS

(Listings by Region and County) 

Region 1              Region 3                   Region 4                 Region 5 

Greenville              Cherokee                   Allendale                  Berkeley
            Laurens                 Chester                      Bamberg                  Chesterfield
            Oconee                 Fairfield                      Barnwell                  Clarendon
            Pickens                 Kershaw                     Beaufort                  Darlington
            Spartanburg          Lancaster                    Calhoun                   Dillon
                                         Newberry                   Charleston               Florence
            Region 2              Richland                     Colleton                   Georgetown
            Abbeville               Union                         Dorchester               Horry
            Aiken                    York                           Hampton                  Lee
            Anderson                                                 Jasper                      Marion
            Edgefield                                                  Orangeburg              Marlboro
            Greenwood                                                                              Sumter
            Lexington
            McCormick
            Saluda 

IV.  GENERAL INFORMATION 

A. Audition Dates and Locations

     1. Region Band Auditions January 10, 2009
         Inclement Weather Region Date January 17, 2009
         Region 1 auditions will be held at Greer High School.
         Region 2 auditions will be held at Emerald High School.
         Region 3 auditions will be held at Dutch Fork High School.
         Region 4 auditions will be held at Summerville High School.
         Region 5 auditions will be held at West Florence High School.

     2. Final All-State Band Audition January 24, 2009
         Inclement Weather Finals Date January 31, 2009
         The Final audition will be held at Lexington High School.

     3. The number of students that will be called back from each region for the Final
         All-State Band Auditions will be as follows:

     Exception: Students scoring less than a total of 100 points on the Region audition 

     will not be called back to the Final audition.
 

     4. Region Band Clinics - Dates and Sites
         All 5 Regions will hold their Band Clinics on February 27-28, 2009.
         Region 1 Clinic will be held at Furman University.
         Region 2 Clinic will be held at Lander University
         Region 3 Clinic will be held at Fort Mill High School.
         Region 4 Clinic will be held at Charleston Southern University.
         Region 5 Clinic will be held at Socastee High School.

     5. The All-State Band Clinic will be held on March 13-15, 2009 at Furman University in  
         Greenville.

B. Registration for Auditions
     1. The registration deadline is November 7, 2008. Any registration form postmarked November 8-14,
         2008, will be assessed a late fee of $2.00 per registered student. Region Chairpersons will not 
         accept any registration form postmarked after November 14, 2008. (Directors should take note
         that this is a postmark deadline. Registering on Band Link on or before November 7, but
         getting a postmark November 8-14, 2008, will require that late fees be added.) All
         changes/corrections to the registration form (i.e.: Clinic to Senior; Alto Sax to Tenor Sax; Snare to          Timpani; etc.) must be given to the Region Chairperson in writing postmarked on or before the late
         registration date of November 14, 2008. There is no late fee required to correct a mistake.
         Additions/Changes to the original registration form between November 8-14 will require that late
         fees be added.
     2. Home schooled students may participate under the following stipulations:
         a. Home schooled students must participate in a home school band program.
         b. Home school band student’s families must be a member of a South Carolina Home School
             Association.
         c. Home school band students must register through their band director, who must be a member of
             SCBDA. (see Chapter 1; Article III) Parents of home school students and private studio
             teachers or instructors may not register students.
         d. Directors must send documentation of home school students family’s SCHSA membership in lieu
             of a principal’s signature.
     3. Students enrolled at the Governor’s School for the Arts are required to register from and audition in
         their “home” region. These students would still be listed as Governor’s School students and the
         Governor’s School for the Arts would receive credit for them toward the Concert Achievement
         Award.
     4. Region Chairmen will mail the audition schedules on or before December 5, 2008. If an error is
         discovered after the schedule is mailed out, and the error is determined to have occurred during the
         region chairman’s scheduling process, then the director must notify the region chairman in writing on
         or before December 12, 2008. After December 12, 2008, the region audition schedule is final and
         no changes of any kind, regardless of their origin, will be made.
     5. Only the Band Director may register students to audition for Region or All-State Band.
         Directors are asked to register students for auditions using the Online Registration Form found on
         Band Link. This form must be submitted through the website once all the information is correct and
         complete. Directors will also be required to print a copy of these forms and mail them to the region
         chairman. If access to the website is not available, then directors may use the form found at the        
         end of this handbook. Regardless of which form is used, Region Chairpersons are instructed to return
         incorrect forms to the director, and his students will not be registered until the deficiencies are
         corrected. If a director chooses to resubmit a corrected registration form and it is during the late
         registration time period, November 8-14, 2008, then the appropriate late fees ($2 per student) must
         be added. See Chapter Two, Section III, for regulations concerning registration forms.
     6. An audition fee of $10.00 per student must be included with the registration form.  Make
         checks payable to SCBDA. Registration fees for the Region Band Clinics are at the discretion of the
         region band directors and will be paid along with the clinic registration after the completion of all
         auditions.
     7. Band Directors are urged to register only those students who, in the director’s opinion, possess the
         genuine caliber of musicianship which will prove to be an asset to the All-State Bands. The director is
         also responsible for knowing that each of his/her students is cognizant of all audition requirements.      
     8. Mail registration forms and fees to:        

     9. The order of the final auditions will be determined by randomizing the students within each audition
         group. This schedule will be done by the All-State Chairman without regard for regions or schools
         that normally travel together. Late registrants; however, will be scheduled to audition early. 

V.     QUALIFICATIONS FOR PARTICIPATION

See Chapter Two, Section 4, for qualifications to participate in SCBDA sponsored events. 

VII. GENERAL INFORMATION / REGION BANDS

A. Region Bands are functions of SCBDA and are subject to the same regulations as the All-State Bands,
     but they are financed independently. Expenses incurred at Region Band Clinic activities are the
     responsibility of each Region.
B. A chairman for each region is appointed by the President of the SCBDA and shall sit as a member of
     the All- State Committee, if not already an elected member of the committee. The Region Chairman is
     responsible for all activities that his region may elect to sponsor. Region chairmen should be prepared to
     register and notify participants in the auditions. His duties include the planning, preparation, and    
     administration of the auditions as well as the region band clinic. It is suggested that each Region Chairman
     call a meeting of the member directors in each region either at the Fall Meeting of the SCBDA or at the
     Region Band Clinic. In addition, the Region Chairman shall collect audition registration fees and transfer
     them immediately to the Executive Secretary/Treasurer. Expenses incurred in the operation of the
     auditions will be paid by SCBDA after the approval of the All-State Committee Chairman and the
     SCBDA President, to whom all accounts of such expenses are to be sent.
C. Directors in the region should decide if and where they will have a Region Band Clinic. Recommended
    dates are February 27-28, 2009.
D. Directors in the region may elect to sponsor other region activities. Possibilities include stage band clinics,
     clinics on students’ individual instruments, using soloists with the clinic bands, etc.

VIII. AUDITION CRITERIA

(listed in order of performance) 

                                          (see Sections D, E, F below) 

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

A. SENIOR BAND WIND AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:
     1. Scales (two-minute time limit; except senior flutes, senior bassoons, and senior clarinets will have two
         minutes and 20 seconds)
         a. All major scales are to be played from memory in any order. The scale order is to be  listed on the
             audition ticket. All judges will use a scale evaluation sheet. If a scale is  played incorrectly it may
             be attempted at the end of the sequence, if there is time remaining in the two-minute limit. If time
             remains, the judge will stop timing and announce those scales for which full credit has not been
             given.
         b. Please see Band Link for written examples of the exact major and chromatic scale
             requirements. They will specify the beginning and ending note with the scale ascending and
             descending. Students will not be penalized or credited for playing additional octaves but must play
             the scales using the ranges provided.
         c. Key Signatures: Students should know proper key signatures of all required major keys, as well as
             the order that the flats and sharps appear on the staff.
         d. Range in octaves (these are transposed pitches):

         e. Chromatic Scale: to be played from memory from the lowest required note in the major  scales to
             the highest required note in the major scales. Minimum tempo is quarter note = 120. Rhythm is
             eighth or triplet eighth notes. Range in octaves (these are transposed  pitches)

    2. Required Etude: Each student will perform an etude selected by members of the SCBDA that will
        help reflect the optimum talents of each performer. Experts on each instrument do the selection of the
        etude, with careful consideration given to ranges, styles, tempos, etc., which are adhered to in other
        areas of the audition. See the list of required etudes in Section XIV of this chapter. Only
        ORIGINAL COPIES of the etudes may be used – NO PHOTOCOPIES!
    3. Sight-reading: Each candidate will be tested on knowledge of and ability to sight-read, including the
        requirements listed in this chapter. A more detailed guideline can be found on Band Link..
    4. Musical Terms: Each student will be tested on the following: (The terms will be shown to students
        during auditions, not read aloud.) 

SENIOR BAND – REQUIRED TERMS

    5. Tone: A maximum of 15 points will be given to students under the category of tone.  This is for
        beauty, control, knowledge of characteristic sound, and ability to use this knowledge to the maximum
        effectiveness.

B. CLINIC BAND WIND AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:

    1. Scales (two-minute time limit)
        a. The following major scales are to be played from memory in any order: Concert C, Db, D, Eb, F,
            G, Ab, A, Bb. The order is to be listed on the audition ticket. If a scale is played incorrectly, it may
            be attempted at the end of the sequence, if there is any time left in the two-minute time limit. If time
            remains the judge will stop timing and then announce those scales for which full credit has not been
            given.
        b. Please see Band Link for written examples of the exact major and chromatic scale
            requirements. They will specify the beginning and ending note with the scale ascending and
            descending. Students will not be penalized or credited for playing additional octaves but must play
            the scales using the ranges provided.
        c. Key Signatures: Same as Senior Band.
        d. Range in octaves (these are transposed pitches):

        e. Chromatic Scale: to be played from memory from the lowest required note in the major scales to
            the highest required note in the major scales. Minimum tempo is quarter note = 112. Rhythm is
            eighth or triplet eighth notes. Range in octaves (these are transposed pitches)

    2. Required Etude: Refer to this chapter, Section VIII, A, 2, and to the list of required etudes in Section
        XIV. Only ORIGINAL COPIES of the etudes may be used – NO PHOTOCOPIES!
    3. Sight-reading: Each candidate will be tested on knowledge of and ability to sight-read, including the
        requirements listed in this chapter. A more detailed guideline can be found on Band Link.
    4. Musical Terms: Each student will be tested on the following: (The terms will be shown to the
        students during auditions, not read aloud.) 

CLINIC BAND – REQUIRED TERMS

    5. Tone: Same as Senior Band.

C.JUNIOR BAND WIND AUDITION REQURIEMENTS:

    1. Scales (two minute time limit)
        a. The following major scales are to be played from memory in any order: Concert C, Db, Eb, F, G,
           Ab, Bb. The order is to be on the audition ticket. If a scale is played incorrectly, it may be
           attempted at the end of the sequence, if there is time left in the two-minute limit. If time remains, the
           judge will stop timing and announce those scales for which full credit has not been given.
        b. Please see Band Link for written examples of the exact major and chromatic scale
            requirements. They will specify the beginning and ending note with the scale ascending and
            descending. Students will not be penalized or credited for playing additional octaves but must play
            the scales using the ranges provided.
        c. Key Signatures: Same as Senior Band.
        d. Range in octaves (these are transposed pitches):

        e. Chromatic Scale: to be played from memory from the lowest required note in the major scales to
            the highest required note in the major scales. Minimum tempo is quarter note = 96. Rhythm is
            eighth or triplet eighth notes. Range in octaves (these are transposed pitches)

    2. Required Etude: Refer to this chapter, Section VIII, A, 2, and to the list of required etudes in Section
       XIV. Only ORIGINAL COPIES of the etudes may be used – NO PHOTOCOPIES!
    3. Sight-reading: Each candidate will be tested on knowledge of and ability to sight-read, including the
        requirements listed in this chapter. A more detailed guideline can be found on Band Link.
    4. Musical Terms: Each student will be tested on the following: (The terms will be shown to the
        students during auditions, not read aloud.) 

JUNIOR BAND – REQUIRED TERMS

     5. Tone: Same as Senior Band.

D. Senior Band (grades 11-12) Percussion Audition Criteria: Percussion Players will specify one of the
     following three groups as their major area of performance; 1 –  Snare Drum, 2 – Mallets, or 3 –
     Timpani.
     1. Technical Proficiency Requirements in Major Area = 20 points. (see Section F below)
         a. Rudiments (snare only)
         b. Scales and chromatic scale (mallets only): All major scales, two octaves, memorized, two-minute
             time limit. Chromatic scale, two octaves from Bb to Bb, memorized.
         c. Tuning (Timpani only).
     2. Etude = 30 points  Only ORIGINAL COPIES of the etudes may be used – NO
         PHOTOCOPIES!
     3. Sight-reading on Major Instrument = 30 points
     4. Terms = 5 points: Same as Wind instruments.
     5. Overall Technique = 15 points
         This 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, mallet rolls, etc.
E. Clinic and Junior Band Percussion Audition Criteria: Clinic and Junior Percussion Requirements will be
    the same as Senior Band with the exception of scales and rudiments. (see Section F below)
F. Percussion Audition Procedures and Technical Proficiency Requirements.
    1. Snare Drum:
        a. Room Set-up: There will be three judges; two screened for the solo and sight-reading, one not
            screened for the rudiments, long roll, single stroke roll, technique, and terms.
        b. Procedure:
            1. Students will play all rudiments, single stroke roll, and long roll for monitor judge.
            2. Students will play solo and sight-reading for screened judges.
            3. Students will do terms for the monitor judge last.
        c. Scoring:
            1. Screened judges will score solo and sight-reading.
            2. Monitor judge will score technique, long roll, single stroke roll, rudiments, and terms.
        d. Technical Proficiency Requirements:
            Each candidate will perform ALL rudiments listed for their level. All of the timed rudiments will be
            performed at a flat speed (not open to closed to open). Students must play them at the speed
            indicated within the prescribed two-minute time limit. Each pattern will be played no less than six
            (6) times to show knowledge and the ability to alternate and display the correct sticking and pattern
            accents. Rudiments may be played in any order. The Long Roll will be played to full 
            development outside the two-minute time limit and will be considered the same as the chromatic 
            scale for wind and mallet instruments. The Long Roll must be developed rudimentally or to a 
            buzz. There will be a maximum of 15 points for the rudiments and 5 points for the long roll for a 
            possible total of 20 points.

2008-2009 REQUIRED RUDIMENTS

                          Senior Band                            Clinic Band                             Junior Band
             (Quarter Note = 112)              (Quarter Note = 96)               (Quarter Note = 84)
             7 stroke roll                              7 stroke roll                              5 stroke roll
             10 stroke roll                            11 stroke roll                            9 stroke roll
             15 stroke roll                            Flam Paradiddle-diddle             Single Paradiddle
             17 stroke roll                            Flam Tap                                  Flam
             Double Paradiddle                    Flam Accent (*)                       Flam Tap
             Flam Tap                                  Flam Paradiddle                       Flam Accent
             Flam Accent (*)                       Single Drag Tap                        Lesson 25
             Flamacue                                  Drag Paradiddle #1                  ***************
             Single Drag Tap                        Single Ratamacue                     Long Roll
             Double Drag Tap                      ******************
             Drag Paradiddle #2                  Long Roll
             Double Ratamacue
             ****************
             Long Roll                                 (*doesn’t matter which hand leads) 

SEE RUDIMENTS AS LISTED AT THE END OF THIS CHAPTER. 

   2. Mallets and Timpani:
       a. Room Set-up: There will be three judges; two screened for the solo and sight-reading, one not
           screened who will serve as the monitor and the judge for technique, scales, chromatic scale, tuning,
           Fp crescendo roll, and terms.
   b. Procedures for Mallets:
       1. Students will play scales for monitor judge.
       2. Students will play solo and sight-reading for screened judges.
       3. Students will do terms for the monitor judge last.
   c. Scoring for Mallets:
       1. Screened judges will score solo and sight-reading.
       2. Monitor judge will score technique, scales, chromatic scale, and terms.
   d. Technical Proficiency Requirements for Mallets: The same scale requirements as for the wind
       instruments, using the following octaves:

       Senior Band
       Major Scales: F, F#, G, Ab, A, Bb, B, C, Db, D, Eb, E (2 octaves)
       Chromatic: Bb-Bb, 2 octaves in eighth notes; Tempo is quarter note =120.

       Clinic Band
       Major Scales: F, G, Ab, A, Bb, C, Db, D, Eb (2 octaves)
       Chromatic: Bb-Bb, 2 octaves in eighth notes; Tempo is quarter note = 112.

       Junior Band
       Major Scales: F, G, Ab, Bb, C, Db, Eb (2 octaves)
       Chromatic: Bb-Bb, 2 octaves in eighth notes; Tempo is quarter note =96.

             Please see Band Link for written examples of the exact major and chromatic scale
             requirements. They will specify the beginning and ending note with the scale ascending and
             descending. Students will not be penalized or credited for playing additional octaves but must play
             the scales using the ranges provided.
   e. Procedure for Timpani:
       1. Students will play solo and sight-reading for screened judges.
       2. Reference pitches for tuning may only be obtained from a tuning fork or a pitch pipe. Students are
           not allowed to use a mallet instrument to obtain their reference pitches. 
       3. Students will do Fp crescendo roll, then terms for the monitor judge.
   f. Scoring for Timpani:
       1. Screened judges will score solo and sight-reading.
       2. Monitor judge will score Fp crescendo roll, tuning, technique, and terms.
   g. Technical Proficiency Requirements for Timpani:
       Timpani tuning will not be judged separately, but in conjunction with the tuning of the solo and the two
       sight-reading pieces. If tunings are exactly duplicated in the sight-reading pieces and or etude, the
       judges may hear other tunings to ensure three different tunings. The tuning of the timpani will be judged
       before the student plays the etude, and in the case of the sight-reading, the pitches to be tuned will be
       written on the outside of the sight-reading folder in musical notation. The student’s tuning can then be
       evaluated before the student opens the folder to begin studying the sight-reading. This process is to be
       repeated for the second sight-reading example. Each sight-reading selection accounts for 15 points.
       The player will also perform a Fp crescendo roll for 5 points. This will be the equivalent of the winds’
       chromatic scale. Senior Band students will be allowed 20 seconds per tuning (all drums in 20 seconds,
       not 20 seconds per drum). Clinic Band students will be allowed 30 seconds per tuning, while Junior
       Band students will be allowed 40 seconds per tuning. Junior tunings will include perfect fourths and
       fifths only. Clinic and Senior tunings could use all intervals for tuning. 

IX. AUDITION PROCEDURES

A. Each student should report to their audition with an audition ticket. They should not identify their name, 
     school, teacher or region. Judges will be instructed not to request any of this information from students
     who are auditioning. (See Audition Ticket at the end of this chapter.)
B. Students who are late to their audition must report to the Chairman in charge of the audition and may be
     moved to the end of the audition order.
C. All candidates may audition on one instrument only. Percussionists are to specify their major instrument
     at the time of registration. Changes will not be allowed.
D. A complete set of percussion equipment will be provided for all Percussion committees. Mallet players
     should have the choice of auditioning on marimba or xylophone. Both instruments should be made
     available in the audition room.
E.  No wind instrument manufactured primarily for marching band may be used in the auditions or clinic.
F.  String Bass players will be selected through the All-State Orchestra audition for Region and All–State
     Band. In a school that has a string bass player that wishes to audition, but does not have an orchestra
     program, the band director may register the student to audition as long as they are an active member of
     SCMEA and SCBDA.
G. Cornets and Trumpets will audition together without regard to which instrument is played.
H. The euphonium etude is for treble or bass clef. Manuscript Copies are allowed for transposed parts.
     Substitutions for other instrument solos will not be allowed.
I.  The audition committees will be made up of members of SCBDA and others who are deemed as
     qualified to judge. The Region and/or All-State Chairman will be responsible for assigning directors to
     specific committees. The type of committee; single, double, or triple will determine the number of
     committee members. The type of committee will be determined by the Region or All-State Chairman
     with regards to the number of students registered for that particular level or instrument.

K. Judges for both auditions will conduct themselves with the highest degree of ethics and professionalism.
L. A practice or audition will be presented to for all judges using the evaluation sheet. Special care will be 
     taken in the following areas:
     1. Understanding and marking the scale grid
     2. Scoring the etude
     3. Understanding and marking the sight-reading grid
M. Single committees will be scheduled eight minutes per student while using one room; double committees
     will be scheduled at six minutes per student while using two rooms and triple committees will be
     scheduled 4 minutes per student and will use three rooms. 
N. The Region chairman will provide a student assistant (page) for each audition committee.
O. There will be a three-year rotating list of solo etudes for each level and instrument. Specialists will make
     the selection of solos on particular instruments or instrument families. Material deemed to be
     unsatisfactory may be removed or replaced with acceptable material. None of the instruments should
     have two complete solos. If two pieces are used, specific sections of music for preparation will be
     indicated. Basic areas to be considered in the selection of etudes include the ability to display:
     1. Tone quality.
     2. Range within the audition requirements for each instrument and grade level of student.
     3. Technical proficiency
     4. Typical styling
     5. Contrasting styles, tempos, and articulations.
     6. Different styles of phrasing
     7. The student’s overall talent
         (Etude material may be submitted to any All-State Committee member for consideration. Please put
          your name on all materials.)
P.  The All-State chairman will secure originally composed sight-reading examples for each instrument.
     Guidelines will include:
    1. Junior Band sight-reading will contain no compound meter at the first audition. It could contain some
        slow compound meter (in 6) at the second audition. There will be no cut time sight-reading for the
        Junior Band. The Clinic Band sight-reading could contain slow compound meter (in 6) at the first
        audition and should contain it in the second audition. Clinic Band sight-reading could also contain cut
        time. The Senior Band sight-reading may contain meter changes at the second audition. The existing
        rule is still that one selection will be in duple meter and the other in a triple or compound meter, with
        the above exceptions. A triple selection not in compound meter would be 3/4 time. A more detailed
        guideline for sight-reading can be found on Band Link.
    2. The sight-reading will be scored according to a grid (1-15 points) with ratings (Superior, Excellent,
        etc.) used as a guideline. The sight-reading selections will be considered to be the same as a grade VI
        solo. Separate grids will be used for each sight-reading selection.
    3. Sight-reading selections will be copied and edited onto a blank folder.
    4. Each student will be given 30 seconds to study each sight-reading selection and 60 second to
        perform  it.
    5. There will be a three-year rotating list of sight-reading. It will be secured each year by the All-State
        Chairman. The list will be reviewed and edited as necessary. The list will be reviewed and edited as
        necessary.
Q. Percussion lists for all bands will include assigned parts: five snares, two mallets, one timpani