Fall Bulletin No. 215 - August 1999 - The Iowa High School Music ...

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3. Demonstrate proper grip and stroke.4. Demonstrate correct tone to include proper playing area and choice of mallets.Snare Drum:1. Play a multiple bounce (orchestral) roll at the performers maximum controlledspeed from soft to loud to soft.2. Play a double stroke (rudimental) roll from slow to fast to slow at a constant volume.3. Demonstrate proper grip and stroke.4. Demonstrate correct tone to include tuning of batter and snare heads, propersnare strainer tension, proper playing area, and choice of sticks.Timpani:1. Perform a glissando roll ascending and descending.2. Tune to a required pitch.3. Demonstrate proper grip and stroke.4. Demonstrate correct tone to include proper playing area and choice of mallets.Crash Cymbals:1. Perform crashes at various volume levels.2. Demonstrate proper angle/position/grip.Triangle:1. Perform rolls.2. Demonstrate correct tone to include proper playing area.3. Single strokes at p, mf, f.Tambourine:1. Perform shake and thumb rolls.2. Demonstrate correct tone to include proper angle, grip, and stroke.(II) Performance of the required etudes for snare drum, timpani, and keyboard percussion.Those etudes are:Snare: Portraits in Rhythm by Cirone:Pub. by Belwin, #5 (P.15)Timpani: The Solo Timpanist by Firth: Pub. by C Fischer, #VIIMallet: Materpieces for Marimba by McMillan: Pub. by Warner Bros. P.18-19 (C toend)(III) Performance of a solo or etude of choice on the percussion instrument (snare drum,timpani, or keyboard percussion) which represents the performance medium of greatestskill, talent, and confidence. SOLO/ETUDE NOT TO EXCEED ONE MINUTE, THIRTYSECONDS IN LENGTH.NOTE!! Directors - Be certain your students have the music for chair placement auditionsin Ames adequately prepared. Failure to perform the selections at All-State levelwill be result in dismissal from the group.SELECTION OF THE ORCHESTRA1. String auditors will select the following strings for the All-State Orchestra:40 1st Violins 24 Violas 16 String Bass40 2nd Violins 24 Cellos2. Band auditors will select the following instruments for the All-State Orchestra:6 Flutes (1 to play piccolo) 6 Bassoons 8 French Horns
6 Oboes (1 to play Eng. Horn) 6 Trumpets 2 Tubas6 Clarinets 4 Trombones Harp1 Bass Clarinet 2 Bass T-bones3. The number of strings to be selected at each center is determined by the All-StateOrchestra Chair after all entries have been received.4. All string entries will be required to audition in the following manner:a) Play a solo or etude of their own choosing.b) Play the required excerpts of the All-State selections (These works are in publicdomain or variances have been allowed for this use. String audition excerptsare available from the IHSMA office after August 1. They will be forwarded directlyto the school upon registration or may be obtained prior to registration bycalling the IHSMA office and requesting same.)c) Violins, Violas, Cellos: Play any of the major scales (memorized) up to andincluding 5 flats and 5 sharps in 16th notes at a metronome speed of a quarternote = 88 (ascending and descending). A scale of 3 octaves is required for violinand cello. Violas - 3 octaves required for C, Db,D, Eb, and E. F, G, Ab, A,Bb and B are optional, either 2 or 3 octaves. Style of bowing is at the discretionof the performer.d) String Bass: Play any of the major scales (memorized) up to and including 5flats and 5 sharps in 16th notes at a metronome speed of a quarter note = 76,ascending and descending. A minimum of 2 octaves is required for scales Ethrough A; one octave and a fifth for scales Bb through Eb. Style of bowing isto be at the discretion of the performer.5. Harpists should prepare an audition tape and send it, postmarked by October 18, toBruce Eilers, West High School, 425 E. Ridgeway, Waterloo, IA 50702-5089. Studentsselected will be notified by phone. The tape should contain the following:a) A two-minute portion of a solo or etude of their choiceb) The excerpts that are available from the IHSMA officec) Label showing the student’s name, school and phone numberDIRECTORS!!Be certain your students have the music for the festival adequately prepared for thechair placement auditions in Ames. Failure to perform the selections at All-State levelwill result in dismissal from the group.SELECTION OF THE CHORUS1. Each entry must consist of 2, 3, or 4 singers - one voice on each of the followingparts: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass. Because balance and blend are essential togood choral singing, each entry must have at least two singers.2. The maximum number of entries for one school is 28 students - 7 singers per voicepart. A student may appear in one entry only. Music need not be memorized forauditions.3. The number to be selected on each part at each audition center will be based on apercent of the total number entered from the entire state. A total of 600 voices willbe selected - 300 females and 300 males. Auditors will be instructed to select onlyclearly qualified singers regardless of quotas.
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