Join the 2012 University of Kentucky Wildcat Marching Band
More information at ukbands.org
View the 2012 Recrutiment flyer at
http://ukbands.org/docs/WMB/WMB%20recruiting%20flyer%20(2012).pdf
Music for All presents Bands of America Regional marching band Championships across the country each fall. BOA regional marching band shows are open to all high school bands on a first come, first served basis, providing a positive atmosphere and evaluation and input for performing bands that will help elevate them to the next level.
Bands of America is hosting a marching band championship in your area in Louisville, Kentucky at the University of Louisville. The championship will take place September 22, 2012 at Papa Johns Cardinal Stadium. Enroll at musicforall.org and add the post event clinic, which is designed for directors and staff to analyze your performance video with BOA Judges in a positive and constructive atmosphere.
For more information about this regional and other Bands of America fall championships please click here: http://www.musicforall.org/what-we-do/marching/regionals
Read more about this event and becoming a member of the 2012 Racer Band at http://www.racerband.com/News/Entries/2012/4/3_2012_Racer_Band_Returns_to_BOA_Grand_Nats.html
2012-2013 Kentucky Sweetheart Majorette and Feature Twirler audition applications are due soon (March 12)! Captain applications are due in one week (March 5)! If you would like to submit supplemental videos, those are due BEFORE March 12. Don’t be late or you could miss your chance to be a Sweetheart!
Additional information at http://ukbands.org/WMB/auditions.html
Open audition information Google Doc
Vist the facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/ukmajorettes
The United States Air Force Band of Flight
Huffman Prairie Winds
Tuesday, March 13th, 7:00 P.M.
Felix E Martin, Jr. Hall
Muhlenberg County High School West Campus
501 Robert L. Draper Way
Greenville, KY 42345
270-338-0072 for more information
FREE ADMISSION
The Huffman Prairie Winds woodwind quintet is one of four classical chamber ensembles within the United States Air Force Band of Flight. They perform a wide variety of music ranging from traditional classical literature to show tunes and ragtime.
For more information on the Huffman Prairie Winds go to
http://www.bandofflight.af.mil/ensembles/BandEnsembleBio.asp?EnsembleID=75
The 2012 Kentucky Day of Percussion will be held
March 3rd at the Singletary Center in Lexington
The guest artists and clinicians are:
Chris Tanner (steel Drum clinician)
Christopher Norton (Marimba Clinician)
Colin McNutt (Rudimental Percussion)
Zoro (Drumset)
Also featuring a Rudimental Snare Drum Competition
and the All-Collegiate Steel Band
Additional info will be posted soon.
Visit the Kentucky PAS Website for more information. http://kentucky.pas.org
Box 5 Media has announced that they will be live Webcasting the 2011 KMEA State Marching Band Championship Finals. The cost is $9.95 per person and can be ordered at box5tv.com.
They will be doing tests throughout the day on October 29, so portions of 5a semifinals will also be broadcast.
During the next few weeks they will be rolling out their on-demand video service where people can view all KMEA State Championship events since 2008.
Frequently asked questions about State Finals live streaming available at http://www.box5tv.com/2011_kmea.html.
The Murray State University Racer Band percussion section will hold a clinic with Michael McIntosh on Friday, September 23, at 8:00 pm behind Roy Stewart Stadium. The clinic is free and open to the public.
Mr. McIntosh is a graduate of Butler University earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music with an emphasis in composition.
In addition to freelance composing and digital sound design,Michael is on the creative team and also one of two percussion designers andarrangers for The Cavaliers drum and bugle corps. In 2011, The Cavaliers were the recipient of the Fred Sanford Trophy for highest achievement in percussion at the DCI World Championships. Since 1997, he has been a percussion specialist at Carmel high school in Carmel, Indiana. As of 2012, Michael will be the program coordinator and design the music for the Gateway Indoor Independent World percussion group.
He is a Yamaha artist/clinician as well as a signature drumstick artist with Innovative Percussion. He also endorses LP Percussion, EVANS drumheads, Zildjian cymbals and Sibelius notation software.
Compositionally, Mr. McIntosh has authored the top sellingand standard setting DVD entitled “In the Mix”. He was commissioned to write anoriginal work for the 2009 Midwest Band and Orchestra Convention. Michael was also commissioned to write an original piece for the WestPoint Hellcats. He currently has works published by Row-Loff Publications, Yamaha Sounds ofSummer, Tap Space Publications, Key Poulan Music, Drop 6 Media, The Hal Leonard Corporation, Innovative Percussion, Marching Show Concepts, Dynamic Marching, JairKlarfeld Music and JKS Music.
Michael is an active clinician teaching clinics throughoutthe US and Asia having performed several recent clinics in Tokyo, Japan. In Novemberof 2010, he was afforded the opportunity to perform a percussion clinic series in Beijing, China.
The MSU Racer Band wishes to thank the Yamah Corporation of America for their support with this clinic and their contiuned support of music education.
The Murray State University Department of Music will present the Fifth Annual Fall Fanfare Concert in Historic Lovett Auditorium on Saturday, September 17 at 2 p.m. Tickets will be available at the door for $5 with proceeds to benefit music scholarships. The concert will showcase light, entertaining performances by the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Concert Choir, University Chorale, Jazz Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra, and Racer Marching Band.
Murray State University’s music ensembles have established a reputation for artistic excellence. Recent highlights include a feature presentation by the Racer Marching Band at the 2006 Bands of America Grand National Marching Band Championship, a 2009 performance by the Symphonic Wind Ensemble at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and a 2010 performance by the Concert Choir and University Chorale at Carnegie Hall in New York City. In 2011 the Jazz Orchestra participated in the prestigious Elmhurst College Jazz Festival and the Symphony Orchestra performed by special invitation at Orchestra Hall in Chicago.
The Department of Music carries one of the university’s richest traditions. Music graduates pursue careers in music education at all levels, performance, arts administration, composition, conducting, music ministry, music business, music technology and publishing. Students complete a well-designed curriculum that provides a foundation for continuing education, advanced study, and musical leadership throughout the region.
In 2011 you will notice some changes in scoring for KMEA sanctioned marching contest. In the Spring of 2011 the KMEA State Marching Band Committee introduced the KMEA Marching Band Adjudicators Manual. This manual contains instructions for judges of KMEA contests. It includes the new judging sheets that now have a 200 point scale. It also includes a new KMEA STANDARDIZED PROGRESSION SCORING CHART. Information on that chart is listed below.
“In an effort to provide for consistency of scoring throughout the marching band season, KMEA provides a standardize progression scoring chart. The chart displays a suggested range of scores that increases weekly culminating at KMEA State Championships. This chart can be used to monitor the level of achievement and progress throughout the season. Adjudicators can use the chart as a reference to manage scoring more effectively.”
These are the ranges of scores suggested by KMEA for each of the weeks.
Week 1 Band Scores Range from 60-130
Week 2 Band Scores Range from 70–140
Week 3 Band Scores Range from 80–150
Week 4 Band Scores Range from 90–160
Week 5 Band Scores Range from 100–170
Week 6 Band Scores Range from 110–180
Regionals and State Championships Scores Range from 110–200
Additional information on the new sheets and scoring system is available at http://kyband.com/home/articles/how-kmea-marching-band-contest-are-judged/