Dear Colleague, May, 2013

I hope your year has been productive and rewarding since we last met in November. As the school year wraps up, it is time to start preparing for the 2013 IMEA District IX Jr. Band Festival. If you are receiving this, you are one of the directors/schools listed on our database from last year’s festival. If you are aware of any other schools that have not received this material or have not yet participated in the IMEA District IX Jr. Band Festival, please let me know so they can be included.

The District IX IMEA Jr. Band Festival is open to 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students who are members of their school music programs. Each participating school is required to pay the annual participation fee indicated in the IMEA newsletter. You should have received this from Jake Stouffer, IMEA District IX President.

Thank you to Mrs. Rebecca Anderson for all of her work this past year in organizing the district band festival. All of her hard work and preparation made for a very smooth and enjoyable festival day!

AUDITION INFORMATION

Date: Saturday, October 5th, 2013

Location: Yorkville Middle School, Yorkville, IL – Michael Lipinski, Director

Audition Material:

WINDS: IMEA scale sheet, etudes from cycle 1, excerpts from Prairie Songs by Pierre La Plante.

PERCUSSION: Excerpts for snare, timpani, and mallets (“odd” year excerpts)

Ranking Sheets and Fees There is an audition fee of $7.00 per student to pay adjudicators.

Ranking sheets will be submitted online through the IMEA Website. On this website you will

register your school information and rank your students. Online ranking sheets will be due on Friday, September 20th, 2013.

FESTIVAL INFORMATION Date: Saturday, November 9th, 2013 Guest Conductor: Mr. Bill Jastrow; IPSD 204 Location: TBD – email district9@ilmea.org to volunteer. Festival Program: Prairie Songs, Pierre La Plante Marching Song, Holst arr. Jastrow Each Time You Tell Their Story, Samuel Hazo Battle Hymn of the Republic, William Steffe arr. Bocook

– 2 – May, 2013

Other Reminders: Remember to do the best you can to pre-audition your students. Please use careful judgment when completing your online ranking sheet so that only the students who are completely prepared to audition are permitted to do so. Please remember to use the “odd” year percussion etudes and etudes from Cycle 1. In an effort to conserve on copying, the scale sheet and the percussion etudes may be found on the IMEA website @ www.ilmea.org/division.shtml. The cycle of etudes is also posted, however, individual schools are responsible for purchasing the etude books. DO NOT post the audition music on your school’s website. The publisher did not give us permission to do this. Please use the contact information below for your own purposes only. DO NOT COPY THIS SHEET AND DISTRIBUTE IT TO PARENTS AND STUDENTS! Parent questions should be handled by the individual school director. I will send an email in early September with more information regarding auditions and the online ranking sheet process. Please email me at mlipinski@y115.org if you have any questions. If you have not updated your information in the RNS system, you will not be able to receive any information.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Have a wonderful and restful summer!

Michael Lipinski Yorkville Middle School 920 Prairie Crossing Drive Yorkville, IL 60560 630.553.4544 ext. 5775 mlipinski@y115.org

IMEA District IX Junior Band Etude Cycle

Instrument

Etude Book

Etude Set I

Etude Set II

Etude Set III

Flute

Second Book of Practical

Studies for Flute

By Ralph Guenther

(CCP Belwin – ELO2807)

Page 22 - #25

Fast in E Minor

Page 23 - #26

Moderato in D

Major

Page 24 - #27

Andante in C

Minor

Oboe

First Book of Practical

Studies for Oboe

by Kenneth Gekeler

(CCP Belwin - EL00328)

Page 27 - #2

Andante con

moto

Page 29 - #5

Allegro

Both required

Page 13 - #4

Adagio

Page 13 - #5

Allegro

moderato

Both required

Page 23 - #2

Andante

Page 25 - #4

Allegro

Both required

Bassoon

Second Book of Practical

Studies for Bassoon

by D. McDowells

ed. Nilo W. Hovey

(CCP Belwin - EL01654)

Page 3 - #52

Con spirito

Page 25 - #97

Allegro non

troppo

Page 11 - #70

Maestoso

Soprano

Clarinet

Second Book of Practical

Studies for Clarinet

by Nilo W. Hovey

(CCP Belwin - EL00141)

Page 40 - #74

Moderato

Page 43 - #80

Moderato

Page 37 - #68

Moderato

Bass/Contra

Clarinet

Second Book of Practical

Studies for Tuba

by Robert W. Getchell

ed. Nilo W. Hovey

(CCP Belwin - EL00775)

(Change to treble clef

and

adjust key signature)

Page 26 -

#109

(m. 1-24)

Maestoso

(F Major)

Page 28 -

#111

(m. 1-32)

Bravura

(F Major)

Page 8 - #78

(m. 1-24)

Bravura

(C Major)

Alto

Saxophone

Second Book of Practical

Studies for Saxophone

by Nilo W. Hovey

(CCP Belwin - EL01933)

Page 23 - #91

Agitato

Page 26 - #96

Leggiero

Page 27 - #99

Con anima

Tenor/Baritone

Saxophone

Second Book of Practical

Studies for Saxophone

by Nilo W. Hovey

(CCP Belwin - EL01933)

Page 7 - #60

Allegretto

Page 18 - #80

Giocoso

Page 24 - #93

Dolce

Instrument

Etude Book

Etude Set I

2008 – 2011 –

2014

Etude Set II

2009 – 2012 –

2015

Etude Set III

2010 – 2013 –

2016

Cornet/

Trumpet

Second Book of Practical

Studies for Cornet and

Trumpet

by Robert W. Getchell

ed. Nilo W. Hovey

(CCP Belwin - EL00305)

Page 40 - #79

Giocoso

Page 41 - #81

(m. 1-25)

Grandioso

Page 39 - #77

Grandioso

French Horn

Second Book of Practical

Studies for French Horn

by Robert W. Getchell

(CCP Belwin - EL01749)

Page 6 - #78

Grandioso

Page 10 - #84

Scherzando

Page 13 - #89

Largo

expressivo

Trombone/

Euphonium

Second Book of Practical

Studies for Trombone

by Gerald Bordner

ed. Nilo W. Hovey

(CCP Belwin - EL02165)

Page 7 - #68

Maestoso

Page 12 - #76

Moderato

Page 9 - #72

Grandioso

Tuba

Second Book of Practical

Studies for Tuba

by Robert W. Getchell

ed. Nilo W. Hovey

(CCP Belwin - EL00775)

Page 26 -

#109

(m. 1-24)

Maestoso

Page 28 -

#111

(m. 1-32)

Bravura

Page 8 - #78

(m. 1-24)

Bravura