SENIOR LEVEL INFORMATION

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BAND DIVISION

 

Band Division Representative - Ken Goodman, Sycamore High School

815-899-8159, kgoodman@syc427.org

 

Senior Band

Open to students in Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12.

 

  

 

 

Senior Band Guest Conductor: Joe Manfredo

Senior Band Literature 2010:

 

The Thunderer – Sousa

A Colonial Collage – Hosay

Pershire Majesty – Hazo

Fusion – Balmages

 

Senior Band Chairperson - Matt Eaton, Meridian Junior High School

815-645-2277, meaton@mail.meridian223.org

 

Senior Band Audition Materials:  (Three Parts)

 

Go to Audition Procedures Wind/Percussion at www.ilmea.org/div_windproc.shtml

 

1. Senior Etudes:  Set 1  (Note changes to Percussion Etudes)

Go to Required Etudes at www.ilmea.org/div_bandrequired.shtml

 

2. IMEA Scale Sheet:  3-minute limit.  ALL notes tongued.

 Go to Senior Scales at www.ilmea.org/documents/SeniorScaleSheets0001.pdf

 

 3. Sight Reading

 

 Please note that the use of electronic devices (tuners, metronomes, etc.) is prohibited during the IMEA festival audition. 

Students who violate this rule will be disqualified.

 

 

 

CHORUS DIVISION

 

Chorus Division Representative - Darlene Powers-Palmer, Morrison High School

815-772-4071, darlene.powers-palmer@morrisonschools.org

  

Senior Chorus

 

Senior Band and Chorus Festival Concert November 20, 2010 7:00 p.m. Northern Illinois University, DeKalb

 

 

 

Senior Chorus Guest Conductor: Guy Forbes

Accompanist:  Robert Elfline

 

Senior Chorus Literature 2010:

Alleluia - Paul Basler - SATB - Colla Voce (Plymouth Music) - 36-20116
No Time - Arr Susan Brumfield - SSAA - Colla Voce -Plymouth Music) - 21-20260
Noel - Todd Smith - arr Brad Holmes - TTBB First Step Publishing -
*O Nata Lux - Morten Lauridsen - SSAATTBB - Southern Music - 0046937
Bile Them Cabbage Down - Arr Mack Wilberg - SSAATTBB - Hinshaw Music - HMC-1392
*Va, Pensiero - Giuseppe Verdi - SSAATTBB - On Line at IMEA Website (Division Website)

 

Senior Chorus Chairperson – Scott Mattison, West Carroll High School

815-273-7715, sdm60@yahoo.com

 

Senior Chorus Audition Materials:  (Three Parts)

 

Go to www.ilmea.org/div_proc-chorus.shtml for detailed audition procedures

 

1. Prepared Selections:

A passage from one of the required pieces will be selected by the Chorus Division Vice President.

A passage from one of the District pieces, or a required piece, will be selected by the District Chorus Representative.

 

2. Tonal Skills

Go to http://www.ilmea.org/Chorus.Division.Tonal.Skills.shtml for Tonal Skills Resources.

Triads must be sung up and down.

 

3. Sight Reading

 

 

ORCHESTRA DIVISION

 

Orchestra Division Representative - Sheila Felder, Rockford Lutheran High School

815-877-9551, tsfelder@comcast.net

 

Senior Orchestra

Open to students in Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12.

Senior Orchestra Guest Conductor: Joanne May

 

Senior Orchestra Literature 2010: To Be Announced

 

Senior Orchestra Audition Materials:  (Three Parts)

 

Senior Orchestra Audition Rotation:

1. Prepared Piece: TBA

2. Scales: (Quarter note = 120.  Detached bowing)

Violin/ Viola/Cello: C, G, D, A, E, F, Bb Major; c and g melodic minor -- 3 Octaves

Double Bass: C, G, D, A, E, F, Bb Major; c and g melodic minor -- 2 Octaves

Go to www.ilmea.org/documents/StringScales0001.pdf for a downloadable version of the scales

 

3. Sight Reading

 

Senior Harp Audition Rotation:

Etude: TBA

Excerpt: TBA

All Senior Violins will audition on the same excerpts from the required piece. 

There will not be Violin I and Violin II.

 

Audition excerpts are available as a PDF or by snail mail.  Contact Sheila Felder for a copy.

 

We also have the official IMEA bowed parts, if you need a copy.

 

Nominee Forms:

 

Senior Violinists should be submitted as Violin, not Violin I and Violin II.

All nominations will be done online through the IMEA website.

 

 

District 2 and 8 Schools:  Please note that you need to follow this procedure if your school is not listed under District 2:

A. Log in to www.ilalldist.org

 

B. Select District 8

 

C. Scroll to the end of school listings and select "SCHOOL NOT FOUND”.  Enter School information.  Please enter school name EXACTLY as it listed under District 2.

 

District 8 President, Nicole Oberg, will automatically receive an email notifying him of a new school request.  After he approves it, the state office will be able to activate the listing if the school participation fee is paid.

 

Four Steps to the Violin Audition

 

1. Excerpt Sheets

This will include all of the important excerpts that combine sections from BOTH the Violin I and Violin II parts.  Up to 4 excerpts will be chosen for the audition.

 

2. Recording/Adjudication

a. 2 rooms per student: 1 for scales & 1 for excerpts

b. 1 Judge for Scales

c. 1 Judge for Excerpt

d. Scales Score + Excerpts Score = Total Score

e. Score tally sheets will be used in each room and will be combined for a final score, which will then be put into the computer database.

 

3. Placement into 1st & 2nd Seating (36 Students for SH)

a. 1-8 (1st violin), 9-16 (2"a violin), 17-36 alternating by stand and section (will continue in same manner for Junior Level)

b. Single School Representatives will be added to the end of a section after all the available seats have been filled within the ensemble.

c. We will align audition standards and scoring within the framework of the states standards for scoring. This is not a change from previous policy.

 

4. All-State

a. Teachers select "VIOLIN" not “Violin 1 or Violin 2” on nominee form and the District 2/8 Orchestra Chairs will designate 1st or 2nd Violin on the form for those students selected for All-State.

b. Ranking does not correlate with seating in district, but it does correlate with whether or not you go to All-State.  The students that deserve to go to All-State are going.

c. Top ranked students WILL be selected for All-State.

 

 

JAZZ DIVISION

 

Jazz Division Representative - Jeremiah Kramper, Hononegah High School

815-624-2070, jkramp@hononegah.org

 

Vocal Jazz Chair - Cory Jones, Rochelle Township High School

815-562-4161 ext. 6110, cjones@rths.rochelle.net

 

 Vocal Jazz Ensemble

Open to students in Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12

 

Vocal Jazz Ensemble Guest Conductor: Dan Gregorman

 

Vocal Jazz Ensemble Literature 2010:

 

I Used to Know You – arr. Jeremy Landig

Available through Kidder Music/Shattinger Music/or www.landigmusic.com

Bim-Bom – arr. Kirby Shaw

Hal Leonard #08748240

SATB $1.80

Alice In Wonderland – arr. Paris Rutherford

Hal Leonard #08744661

SATB $1.70

Like Someone In Love – arr. April Arabiian-Tini

Shawnee Press #A1972

SATB $1.95

Bridge Over Troubled Water – arr. Kirby Shaw

Shawnee Press #A1906

SATB $1.95

 

Vocal Jazz Ensemble Audition Materials:  (Four Parts)

 

Go to www.ilmea.org/div_proc-jzchoir.shtml for detailed audition procedures

 

1. Prepared Pieces:

I Used to Know You – arr. Jeremy Landig

Available through Kidder Music/Shattinger Music/or www.landigmusic.com

Alice In Wonderland – arr. Paris Rutherford

Hal Leonard #08744661

SATB $1.70

2. Improvisation

3. Sight Reading

4. Scales

 

Senior Jazz Band

Open to students in Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12.

 

 

Senior Jazz Band I Guest Conductor: Joe Lill

 

Senior Jazz Band I Literature 2010:

 

Kaomah - Thomas Shabda Noor

TBA

 

Senior Jazz Band II Guest Conductor: Stacy Williams-Jackson

 

Senior Jazz Band II Literature 2010:

 

'Round Midnight - arr. Dave Barduhn

Amber and Trinita - Doug Beach

Chicago - arr. Jim Martin

It's All Right With Me - arr. George Stone

 

Senior Jazz Band Audition Materials:  (Four Parts)

 

Go to www.ilmea.org/div_proc-jzband.shtml for additional audition procedures

 

1. Sight Reading

 

2. Improvisation on F Blues (Use Jamey Aebersold Vol. 1 CD track).  Improviser should be prepared to play 2-3 choruses.

 

3. Prepared Piece: Kaomah by Thomas Shabda Noor (Doug Beach/Kendor Music).  All auditions must be performed from the 1st part for the appropriate instrument.

 

4. Cycle 1 District 8 Senior Jazz Etudes from "Stylistic Etudes in the Jazz Idiom" (Hal Leonard, 2nd Edition). 

 

	Cycle 1 (Swing Etude #1)	Cycle 2 (Swing Etude #2)	Cycle 3 (Swing Etude #3)
Saxophone	m. 1-16	m. 1-16	m. 1-24
Trumpet	m. 1-D.C. (2nd ending)	m. 1-16	m. 1-24
Trombone	m. 1-16 (lower notes)	m. 9-25	m. 1-16
Bass Trombone	m. 17-32	m. 17-39	m. 17-32
Drums	m. 1-18	m. 5 to end (no repeat)	m. 1-33 (no brushes, m. 12)
Guitar	m. 1-16	m. 1-20	m. 13-30
Bass	m. 25-end	m. 25-end	m. 1-12
Piano	m. 1-23 (2nd ending)	m. 1-10 and Coda	m. 1-11 and Coda

 

 

Rhythm section players will also be asked to do the following:

 

All rhythm section instruments:  During the sight reading, you may be asked to play from both written notes and chord changes.

 

Piano and Bass:  For the improvisation, these students should play se self-accompanied solos using blues changes in Bb and F Blues without recorded accompaniment.  Bass players will play alone.  Pianists will accompany themselves.

 

Guitar and Vibes:  Students are to comp in both swing and rock style.  For swing style, students may use the solo section from the All-State required piece.

 

Drums:  Demonstrate improvisational ability by playing a medium fast swing drum solo in a 12 bar blues format.  The student should play four measures of swing followed by four measures of solo, going through at least two choruses.  Also, drummers should demonstrate the following styles:  Swing (fast and slow), Latin (samba and bossa), brushes (medium swing and ballads), and Funk.