Thank You!

Follow up on the 2017 Oyster Roast

Thank you to all who came out on Sunday to brave the rainy weather to enjoy the oyster roast.

It was a great day and I think everyone who came had a lot of fun and definitely had some great food!

Thank you again to Swig & Swine for providing all of the food and for cooking the oysters.

We could not have had this great day without them!!

Please go to one of their two locations and let them know how much we appreciate them!

Please be on the lookout for our first ever SOA MS band spirit night which will take place at the West Ashley Kickin' Chicken. Since there were so many people and kids missing on Sunday we want to have a community building night where it is just good food and fun.  There will be no charge to get in and the restaurant will run some great specials for us and will donate a portion of the sales to the middle school band.

We will have it sometime in February-we are working out a date with them now.  There will also be a few fun raffles for some items that were left from the silent auction and a few new ones!!!

Again, thank you to everyone who helped out and just came out to the oyster roast. We have made over $16,000 so far and there are still a few funds coming in.  Have a great night!

Teresa Muthard 

Regional Audition Results - How to Read Them

Band Parents,

Seasoned 8^th grade students and parents that have been through this last year understand how Region and All State auditions and scores work. This hopefully will serve as a tool for those new to Honor Band auditions for Region 4. It is my hope that this will help you interpret the Region Wind and Percussion Results determined by the judges after Region or All State auditions.

School of the Arts is in Region 4- There are 5 Regions in SC. The scores that you will be seeing are considered the UNOFFICIAL Region Results for the Wind and Percussion only for our school. Each of our students auditioned and their computed scores ranked the band student based on their junior scales, band terms, chromatic scale, the solo for their instrument, 2 sight-reading pieces, and overall tone. There are 2 judges in the rooms for the chromatic scale, solo, and sight-reading. That is why you will see Chrom 1 and Chrom 2, Solo 1 and Solo 2, and so on... on the UNOFFICIAL scoring grid for our school.

All 7^th and 8^th grade band students are in the junior band. The grid is listed in instrument order and the student is listed by their rank within Region 4. The “Y” in the Call back column lets you know that they have made the call back to audition for the All State band. Audition times will be sent out once the band directors have received them. You must provide your student’s own travel to and from that audition. https://www.bandlink.org/all-state-band/rosters/  Be patient for those rosters to be announced.

As you continue to follow the grid across for your student each column has a score. This is an interpretation of what is in those columns and how the final score for the student was computed. The total Region score is out of 200 points. If the student has a Region score lower than 75 points they did not receive ranking in the Region.

The junior scales are scored with a max score of 30.

The terms are scored with a max score of 10.

The chromatic scale is scored with a max score of 5, (2 separate scores, 2 judges).

The solo is scored with a max score of 30, (2 separate scores, 2 judges).

2 sight-reading pieces, Example 1 and Example 2, both individually scored by 2 separate judges with a max score 15 on each example.

Tone judged by the 2 separate judges to a max score of 15.

The amount of students chosen for the Honor Band is determined by the suggested instrumentation set forth by the SCBDA.

https://www.bandlink.org/all-state-band/auditions/audition-requirements/suggested-instrumentations/

Thank you,

Adina Garner

All State Band Audition Information

Congratulations to our band members who will be auditioning for All State Band!

2017 Callback Audition Times

Charleston School of the Arts Middle School

(arranged in Score Order)

Level Instrument Time Name

JR Flute 10:12 AM Riley Beckett

JR Oboe 1:12 PM Kelsey Thorvalson

JR Bassoon 2:08 PM Andrew Bednarczyk

JR Clarinet 9:24 AM Gabriella Hylton

JR Clarinet 10:54 AM Keah Rodwell

JR Clarinet 1:06 PM Natalie Holland

JR Clarinet 1:36 PM Ruth Liu

JR Bass Clarinet 10:42 AM Vigi LeBlanc

JR Trumpet 9:06 AM Grace Hill

JR Horn 10:04 AM Maria Alexander

JR Horn 10:52 AM Tiffany Chan

JR Euphonium 10:36 AM Hannah Jones

JR Timpani 11:51 AM Cecilia Ollis

SC All State Bands – Final Auditions January 21, 2017 

Lexington High School 

2463 Augusta Hwy. Lexington, SC 29072 

Instructions for students auditioning: 

• Audition tickets have been provided for all directors via email and are also available at www.bandlink.org. Students will need to have their audition time (available from band director) written on audition ticket. No student will need to know or use an ID number. 

• All students will need to have a paper hard copy of the audition solo. Students may not read the solos off of electronic devices in the audition room. Photocopies of solos will not be provided at the audition site - students need to be prepared and bring their own copy.

 • All students should arrive at Lexington High School 30 to 45 minutes before scheduled audition time.

 • Upon arrival at Lexington High School, follow signs to locate warm-up room and audition room or rooms. 

• No one will be allowed to play their instruments except during audition and in warm-up room. 

• When ready to audition, all students will need to check in with their audition room page prior to their audition time. Ask your room page if your audition is completed in one or two rooms. Once inside audition room, students will sign in on a signature list in their audition room. 

• Food and snacks will be available for purchase at Lexington High School. 

• Do not call or contact Lexington High School with questions or requests for travel directions. Travel directions will be available online at www.bandlink.org. If you have any questions concerning final auditions, ask your band director. 

2017 Region Band Auditions - Official Statement from the SCBDA President

The 2017 SCBDA Region Band auditions have been moved to the inclement weather date, January 14th. Over the past week, the All-State Chairman, Region Chairmen, Site Hosts, and the SCBDA Executive Board have been in daily, sometimes hourly discussions about the viability of holding auditions this weekend based on the forecasted weather events. On Thursday morning, based on National Weather Service forecasts and school district guidance around much of the state, it was determined to postpone the region auditions for Region 1, 2, 3, & 5 to the inclement weather date. On early Friday afternoon, three school districts in Region 4 canceled all weekend travel based on the current forecast at the time. Please understand that many students across the state travel to auditions on school or activity buses. This decision, along with other concerns, forced the postponement of Region 4 auditions to the inclement weather date as well.

We understand that the implementation of this option will present many challenges for both students and directors, but this is the procedure approved by the membership (band directors). There have been many concerns with the region band inclement weather date being on the MLK Holiday weekend and questions as to why it cannot be moved to January 21st.

1. The region audition inclement weather date is January 14th. Moving it to the 21st would create just as many, possibly more issues than using the established/published date.
2. Most region audition host sites are not available to host the weekend of the 21st.  
3. Moving to the 21st would require the All-State auditions to be moved as well thus creating an additional conflict.

Our first priority will always be the safety of students, parents, and anyone involved with our events. After that, we do everything possible to ensure that we do what we can to run the affected event with as little disruptions as possible. Region Band auditions are held in five separate locations involving over 8,500 students and 500+ directors and others who serve as judges. Some regions encompass very large geographic areas and the weather events of this weekend may not affect the entire region.

The SCBDA established inclement weather audition dates years ago to have a contingency for winter weather events. These dates have been developed to allow the most flexibly in the event of “multiple” weekends of weather issues. These dates are posted in the SCBDA handbook and have been approved by the membership of SCBDA. Under our rules, if the region band audition date is compromised then we move to the inclement weather date that is the following weekend.

Furthermore, there have been requests for alternate audition opportunities. Per the established rules, students must audition in person the day of the audition and no alternate form of audition is allowed. Unfortunately, there is no feasible way for students to not be present on the audition day and allow for a fair audition process for all involved. Again, we realize that this will present hardships and decisions for many students who have been working towards the auditions this weekend, but there are no other possible contingencies.

There are a multitude of factors that have to be taken into consideration when making a decision of this magnitude. It is our hope that everyone involved can understand that all decisions are made with the best interests of ALL students and programs involved in our events.

Sincerely,

Joe F. Gulledge III

President South Carolina Band Directors Association

Rock'n Roast Tickets!

Sunday, January 22nd at 2:00

Bowen's Island

Oysters, BBQ, Music, Silent Auction and Fun!

Tickets can be purchased on-line at:  

http://www.charlestoncountysoabands.com/rock-n-oyster-roast-2017.html