Region Entry Rules & Guidelines
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Audition Entry Process
| Directors must be a registered member of TMEA and ATSSB to enter students in the audition process. Only students whose directors are current members of both organizations will be allowed to audition. To enter students in the ATSSB All-Region audition process: Go to www.tmea.org and click on Division tab. In the drop-down menu select Band. Then select Audition Entry Process. Read all guidelines on the ATSSB website at www.atssb.org. Mail (do not send certified) 1. Hard copy of entries (includes TMEA card) (can be scanned and emailed to sschmidt@madisonvillecisd.org) 2. Copy of ATSSB card (can be scanned and emailed to sschmidt@madisonvillecisd.org) 3. Entry fee check to: ATSSB Region 8 c/o Madisonville High School P.O. Box 879 Madisonville, TX 77864 |
Region 8 Rules
Region 8 Band Instrumentation
| Instrument | HS Symphonic Band | HS Concert Band | HS 4A Area Qualifiers | HS 3A Qualifiers | MS Honor Band | Robinson/ Groesbeck Zone MS Bands |
| Flute | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 11 |
| Oboe | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | 2 |
| Bb Clarinet | 14 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 23 |
| Alto Clarinet | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Bass Clarinet | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Contra Clarinet | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Bassoon | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | 2 |
| Alto Saxophone | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Tenor Saxophone | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | 2 |
| Bari Saxophone | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | 2 |
| Trumpet | 10 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 20 |
| Horn | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| Trombone | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 |
| Bass Trombone | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Euphonium | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Tuba | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| String Bass | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Percussion | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 |
HS Region 8 Jazz Instrumentation
Alto Saxophone: 2
Tenor Saxophone: 2
Bari Saxophone: 1
Trumpet: 5
Trombone: 3
Bass Trombone: 2
Piano: 1 Guitar: 1
Bass Guitar: 1
Drumset/Percussion: 2
Improvements to the ATSSB All-Region
Percussion Experience
THE AUDITION EXPERIENCE
Consistency in audition proceedings for Junior High Percussionists:
a. Junior High percussion students should be given the same opportunity to warm up as wind players.
b. These students should be allowed access to their own instruments for their warm up time.
c. These recommendations are consistent with the procedures we use for high school percussion students.
THE CONCERT EXPERIENCE:
A. Music selection—All-Region Concerts
As a region, we should encourage potential clinicians to select music that will involve all students. It should be the responsibility of all band coordinators to communicate this request to the clinicians hired by the Region. In the event that percussion involvement in the selections is not sufficient, a percussion ensemble should be selected, rehearsed by the percussion coordinator and/or directors chosen by him, and performed as part of the program. The extra time and effort this takes will help to ensure that all of the percussion students have the opportunity to be involved in more than one piece of music at the performance.
B. Percussion music assignments—All-Region Concerts
Percussion parts should be assigned before tryouts. Care must be taken to give “good or significant” parts to all the students, but particularly to those who finish high in the section – ie 1st, 2nd, 3rd. As part of their responsibilities, percussion coordinators for all bands should review the scores of all of the selections for their specific band and assign parts in order of importance 1-8.
The following procedure is a good example of this process. After reviewing the score for a particular selection, list all parts and assign each in order of importance/ substance. Next, assign those parts starting with 1st and continuing through 8th. On each subsequent piece, shift down the chair order by one or two to start making assignments. After all selections have been assigned, review all selections as a whole to ensure that every student will have adequate playing time across the entire ATSSB REGION 8 IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ATSSB ALL-REGION PERCUSSION EXPERIENCE concert. An appropriate percussion ensemble can then be chosen, if necessary, parts assigned, and music placed in folders as well.
By assigning parts before the tryouts, students will know which music to prepare for the clinic/concert. Students should not be allowed to pick their own parts on the day of the concert. This procedure should apply to both high school and junior high bands.
Example Percussion Assignment Chart:
| Song #1 | Chair | Song #2 | Chair | Song #3 | Chair |
| Timpani(solo) | 1 | Snare Drum(solo) | 2 | Marimba(solo) | 3 |
| Snare Drum | 4 | Bells | 5 | Bells | 6 |
| Bells | 7 | Marimba | 8 | Snare Drum | 1 |
| Marimba | 2 | Timpani | 3 | Timpani | 4 |
| Bass Drum | 5 | Bass Drum | 6 | Bass Drum | 7 |
| Crash Cymbals | 8 | Crash Cymbals | 1 | Crash Cymbals | 2 |
| Suspended Cymbal | 3 | Suspended Cymbal | 4 | Suspended Cymbal | 5 |
| Triangle | 6 | Triangle | 7 | Triangle | 8 |
**Each concert program is different and requires adjustments to any procedure. of standard procedure, it will guide everyone in preparing an enjoyable experience for all students at our clinic/concert. By coordinating our efforts as a Region in this area would show all of the students that they are important and worth the necessary planning to make their experience positive and treasured.