Registration: Each student involved in the honor band must first be nominated by their band director to participate, then after official acceptance must complete their "Parent Portal" above, and then get registered online via "Pay Registration Fee" above. Homeschool students should contact pyoung6@samford.edu for separate registration process.
Registration Fee: There is a non-refundable $80 registration fee that must be paid via the "Pay Registration Fee" above, along with completing an online waiver which is also included the above "Parent Portal".
Check-In Information: Check-in will run from 1:30-4:30pm on November 8th. Students should arrived at the Wright Center #7 on the map to get their name badge and other materials needed for the event. Audition times will be assigned during this check-in procedure. Please do not arrive before 1:30pm on Nov 8th, as the doors will remain locked until the event start time.
Woodwind & Brass Audition Requirements will include the Alabama Allstate materials posted here https://alaband.org/all-state-middle-school-audition-requirements/ -- At the audition, students will perform 1) Alabama Allstate Lyrical Exercise ONLY 2) Favorite 2 major scales (student's choice) 3) Sight reading
Percussion Audition Requirements: Percussion audition materials can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZufNwsZ03dxJFpa8prQvEqVBzQwm0r_O/view?usp=sharing
Mallets - Etude: beginning until measure 12 (no repeats), 2 major scales, and sight reading
Snare - Etude: the passage begins on line 5, measure 3. Start there and play to the downbeat of the 14th measure of the passage. You will end on the downbeat of a 3/4 measure. Audition will also include the following rudiments: single stroke roll (slow/fast/slow), double stroke roll (slow/fast/slow), and buzz roll (soft/loud/soft), and the audition will end with a short sight reading sample.
Campus Map: https://www.samford.edu/files/Accessibility-Map.pdf
Student Drop Off Information: On Monday morning, all guests need to enter through the Main Gate entrance off Lakeshore Drive (#1 on campus map above) and exit through West Gate (#11 on campus map above). Drivers should use the “drop off zone” outside building #4 on the map, where students can exit their vehicles.
Building Information: Cassese Rehearsal Hall (Band Room) can be easily accessible from the courtyard #5 on campus map. This includes a handicap entrance and exit ramp. Wright Center Lobby and Stage, can be accessed via front entrance, #7 on campus map.
Parking Information: Parking on Samford’s campus is prohibited until after 5pm. For the evening concert on Nov. 9th, Parent’s may park anywhere near the Wright Center (labeled #7 on campus map) for the performance.
Dress: For the concert, students should wear their Honor Band T-Shirt which will be given to students during the day on Nov. 9th. The recommended dress for bottoms can include dress pants/slacks or long skirt, black socks or stockings, and black dress shoes, flats, or small heeled shoes.
