SAVE THE DATE: FRIDAY, MAY 29TH AND SATURDAY, MAY 30TH
Students can request a certain day, but may not be guaranteed that day.
DATE: FRIDAY, MAY 29TH AND SATURDAY, MAY 30TH
STUDENTS ARE ASSIGNED A DATE BASED ON INSTRUMENT AND JUDGE AVAILABILITY.
LOCATION: CRANE SCHOOL OF MUSIC @ SUNY POTSDAM
TRANSPORTATION: THE SCHOOL WILL PROVIDE BUSING TO AND FROM ON BOTH DAYS. PARENTS ARE WELCOME TO PICK UP THEIR CHILD AFTER THEY PERFORM [SCORES ARE USUALLY AVAILALBE WITHIN AN HOUR AFTER PERFORMING IF YOU WANT TO WAIT TO SEE YOUR CHILDS RESULTS]
[CLICK HERE] FOR NYSSMA SOLO FESTIVAL EXPLAINATION
STUDENTS MUST DO THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR ADJUDICATOR:
1) PERFORM A SOLO
MR. PATTON WILL WORK HELP SELECT A SOLO THAT IS CHALLENGING, BUT DOABLE FOR EACH STUDENT
2) MEMORIZE AND PERFORM A CERTAIN NUMBER OF SCALES OR DRUM RUDIMENTS [DETERMINED BY THE LEVEL OF SOLO]
LEVELS 1-2 [3 SCALES] LEVELS 3-4 [7 SCALES]
3) SIGHT-READ A SHORT MUSICAL EXAMPLE
WE DO THIS ALL THE TIME IN BAND, BUT NOW IT'S FOR POINTS!
DO NOT STOP. NEVER STOP. KEEP GOING. MISTAKES ARE NOT THE END OF THE WORLD!!!
SOLO ASSIGNMENTS AND BENCHMARKS [CLICK HERE]
BENCHMARK REQUIREMENTS
STUDENTS MUST MEET EACH BENCHMARK TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NYSSMA SOLO FESTIVAL
FAILURE TO MEET EACH BENCHMARK OR NOT PRACTICING COULD RESULT IN THE STUDENT BEING REMOVED FROM THE SOLO FESTIVAL
STUDENT EXPECTATIONS
STUDENTS MUST PRACTICE ON THEIR OWN IN BETWEEN LESSONS
UNDERSTAND THAT A NYSSMA SOLO IS EXTRA WORK ON TOP OF THEIR NORMAL BAND COURSE LOAD, BUT WILL BENEFIT THEM GREATLY AS A MUSICIAN
STUDENTS WILL ARRIVE TO EACH LESSON HAVING PRACTICED THE ASSIGNED WORK FROM THE PREVIOUS LESSON AND BE READY TO MOVE FORWARD DURING EACH AND EVERY LESSON
MR. PATTON DOES NOT WANT TO SIT AND LISTEN TO YOU PRACTICE WHAT WE'VE ALREADY WORKED ON
SHEET MUSIC - [CLICK HERE]
THEN SIMPLY CLICK ON YOUR INSTRUMENT AND THEN LEVEL
NYSSMA SIGHT READING REQUIREMENTS [BY INSTRUMENT] - CLICK HERE
USER: patton.richard@gcsk12.org
PASS: WildCats W and C are capital letters
AFTER LOGGING IN, CLICK ON "SAVED" AND FIND 1) YOUR INSTRUMENT AND 2) YOUR NYSSMA LEVEL.
EXAMPLE: LEVEL 1 FLUTE WOULD BE [FLUTE-NYSSMA 1]
USING THE "SEARCH" FEATURE IS THE QUICKEST WAY.
SIGHT-READING RULES: 1) DO NOT STOP 2) NEVER STOP 3) KEEP GOING