ALL STATE ORCHESTRA February 12-14, 2009
All-State Orchestra Moving to Fort Collins
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Cassette Tape Recording Instructions
Only one student per cassette tape.
Each cassette (do not label the box) must be carefully labeled with student
name, high school, instrument and date of recording. Information on tape will be
covered before being judged.
Unmarked tapes will not be processed.
Please listen to tapes before submitting. Poor sound quality, inadequate
lead-time and simple correctable mistakes can adversely affect your student's
audition. No accompaniment of any kind or audible metronome sounds are allowed
on the audition recording. Remember--the judges can only judge what they can
hear! If possible, use new tapes as recycled tapes can bleed through newly
recorded material. Several tapes were blank last year!
Any audition recording with audible metronome sounds or accompaniment will
immediately be disqualified.
Each part of the audition is very important and weighed equally. Pay close
attention to rhythm, intonation, and tempo of scales and excerpts, as well as
the prepared piece. Portions of the audition that do not meet the minimum
requirements will be given an automatic "0" regardless of performance. Please
Note: Judges will be allowed to discontinue listening to any audition recording
that does not meet a 50% score. The remainder of the recording not listened to
will receive a score of 0.
Strings and Harp - Follow the audition information for the UNC Western States
Honor Orchestra auditions
Winds, Brass and Percussion – Please see the audition requirements listed later
in this document. A list of required instrumentation is enclosed. Wind players
who are proficient on more than one instrument should send a separate tape/CD
for each instrument on which they wish to audition.
Audition Requirements are listed in the Audition Materials section of this document.
If you need a recording
program for the PC, use Audacity.com
Compact Disc Recording Instructions
PLEASE NOTE NEW CD RECORDING PROCESS - Only one student per CD.
Please include a label within the CD box (do not label the actual CD Box or CD)
with the student name, high school name, instrument, and date of recording. CD’s
will be assigned a code before being judged to maintain anonymity. (No CD
reporting form is required.)
Please listen to each CD before submitting. As poor sound quality is not an
issue on CD’s, please listen to each CD on a car CD player or other
non-professional CD player to insure proper playability. CD’s that cannot be
played on a standard CD player will not be judged. The judges will only have
standard CD players on which to listen to the recordings. Many CDs were blank
last year and therefore could not be judged.
Inadequate lead-time and simple correctable mistakes can adversely affect your
student’s audition.
No accompaniment of any kind or audible metronome sounds are
allowed on the audition recording. Remember-the judges can only judge what they
hear!
Any audition recording with audible metronome sounds or accompaniment will
immediately be disqualified.
Each part of the audition is very important and weighed equally. Pay close
attention to rhythm, intonation, and tempo of scales and excerpts, as well as
the prepared piece. Portions of the audition that do not meet the minimum
requirements will be given an automatic “0” regardless of performance. Please
Note: Judges will be allowed to discontinue listening to any audition recording
that does not meet a 50% score. The remainder of the recording not listened to
will receive a score of 0.
Strings and Harp - Follow the audition information for the UNC Western States
Honor Orchestra auditions
Winds, Brass and Percussion – Please see the audition requirements listed later
in this document. A list of required instrumentation is enclosed. Wind players
who are proficient on more than one instrument should send a separate tape/CD
for each instrument on which they wish to audition.
Audition Requirements are listed in the Audition Materials section of this
document.
Whatever recording method you choose for your audition recording, please ensure
the best possible performance by having a professional record your audition
(your teacher). Please do not include reverb or other environmental effects to
your recording. These additions often reduce the quality of a performance in the
ears of the judges as they are listening for 'your' quality of playing and not
what you would sound like in Carnegie Hall. If at all possible, it is
recommended that a compact disk recording be sent in rather than cassette. The
sound quality of a compact disk is far superior to that of a cassette. Although
CDs are highly recommended, this is not a requirement, as the judging panels do
understand that not all schools have the ability to record digitally.
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