Minutes
from the Spring Meeting 5/2/11 6:30 pm
á Adoption of agenda
á Smart Music presentation
ÐGeorge Xouris, resource to us, coordinates clinics/workshops for various
school systems, will have one in August at South Mecklenburg High School
á Thanks to Blair Smith
for hosting the meeting at Jay Robison High School
á Winter Minutes Ð Read
on-line and accepted, clarification on all district audition deadline
á TreasureÕs Report Ð
Richard Holmes - report read and
accepted É. $27,000
plus in the bank.
á
All
District Auditions- Jennifer Isenhour & Carrie Lineberger, audition chairs,
want to move to students playing all scales within a designated time- 3 1/2
minutes for middle school, 3 minutes for high school- send feedback to them,
same as all state auditions with the exception of the timed component
o
revised
rubric on how to judge and how to award points-see handout
o
information
will be on the website also
o
percussion
requirements-new rudimental solo that will replace current rudiments, can still
choose individual percussion, copies were passed out, on website also
o
Any
suggestions, in reference to auditions, need to be submitted by June 14, 2011
á
All
District Dates
o
2012-Auditions-January
7, Clinic- January 27-28 @ Lenoir Rhyne
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2013-Auditions-January
12, Clinic-January 25-26
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2014-
Auditions-January 11, Clinic-January 24-25
o
Snow
dates for each year will be the following Friday/Saturday
o
dates
were voted on and accepted
á
Commission
/ Clinic Committee Commissions upcoming, ***2012 Swearingen, 2013 Sheldon
á
Clinicians
-2012 MS Swearingen, HS Paul Jackson, SR High John Ross
o
-2013
MS Ed Powell, HS Brian Balmages, SR High Robert Sheldon
á
Middle
School MPA March 14-16, 2012 at Wingate University-Tracey Humphries, event
chairÉ Registration deadline February 14, e-mail address if you have questions:
msmpa@ucps.k12.nc.us
o
Dates
voted on and approved
á High School Concert
Festival at North Lincoln High School ÐJames Phillips, March 20-23, 2012
o **Any one interested in hosting this
event needs to put a proposal in to the executive board.
á
Score Service Committee ---Neil Underwood ÒGot Scores, Need MoreÓ,
Both score catalogs are at North Lincoln right now, new scores being added,
updated list will be sent out soon
á
State MPACommitteeÑScott Clowes update from the November meeting,
info to be posted on the state website, took the MENC sheet made revisions, see
him to give input on the changes they made, steered away from the sheet with
the check boxes, error in Master works list- see Scott if you are doing one to
get clarification
o Standing Rule Amendment
(proposal)- sight reading judge may not listen to band performance on stage
before judging the band in sightreading, judge can not request to work with the
band at the conclusion of the sightreading
o -procedure Ð (proposal)
president elect will send directions to the MPA chair, chair will go over the
guidelines with those people who are judging
o Score Service- Neil
Underwood, Brandon Meeks
o State MPA- any additions
need to be submitted to Kim Wise or Scott Clowes by June 1, must have score and
the rubric completed, a recording is helpful
á
Honors Band Auditions-March 10, 2012 at East Davidson/Brown MS,
snow date March 17
Neil Underwood is our auditions committee representative
for HS and James Phillips is our MS representative, give feedback about honors
band requirements (solos/scales)
á
All-State Band Clinic- May 4-6, 2012 All State at UNC Chapel Hill
á
Marching Band reportÉ Dustin Stamey- interested in hosting a
marching band MPA festival or if you intend to attend a marching band MPA
festival- email Dustin by May 15
á
application to host a state sanctioned contest is online, deadline
is June 1
á
Solo and Ensemble- Ruth Petersen, Rob Carrington-over 500 events
scheduled, approximately 900 students, please monitor and supervise your
children, may be in the gym, cafeteria, or commons area
o
next yearÕs date- April 28, 2012, registration deadline March 28
á
Jazz Report ÐJosh Stevenson, May 13-14 MPA, contact Matt Liner if
interested in playing for NCMEA Convention, check website for additional info
á
Other
Business- Lesli Clowes read proposed amendment to bylaws for Election of
Officers-amendment passed, check website
o
Windy
Fullager will be middle school tabulation room representative for our district
o
Building
Better Bands Clinic
-
ASBDA
sponsoring an event, June 22-24, Dr. Tim, Lowell Graham, Paula Crider, 1.6
CEUs, information will be on the website
o
Mentor
Rep- Windy Fullagar
o
Surprise
announcement- Richard Holmes is being nominated for the NCMEA President-Elect
o
Award
of Excellence- will need to vote on suggested criteria in September, send any
suggestions to Keith James by July 1
á
Election
of New Officers to Board
o
HS
Rep- Chris Moreau
o
MS
Rep-Alice Aldredge
á
New
Business
o
proposal
at state level about how the district lines are done could be presented in
November
o
HB546-
e-mail state senate education committee members
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all
district committee meeting- Alice Aldredge made comment about adding a second
middle school band. A committee was created to look into logistics of offering
the second band,
o
Fall
Meeting- September 12, 2012 at UNCC at 6:00 pm
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Spring
Business Meeting- May 7 2012, location TBA
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Announcements
o
May 17th-Robert
Smith commissioned piece will be premiered at Jay Robison High School
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Paul
Jackson- thank everyone for your help and support during this last year; it has
been difficult
o
Mekel
Rogers- put on Brian Balmages publishers list and JW Pepper
á
Adjournment-
moved and seconded
Minutes submitted by Lesli Clowes, SCDBA Vice-Chair