University of Alabama Honor Band Festival
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December 19, 2014
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Congratulations on your selection to participate in the Thirtieth Annual Alabama Honor
Band Festival. To insure your place in this year’s event, please carefully read and attend
to the following instructions regarding the festival.
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RESPONSE
If you are unable to accept our invitation to participate in this year’s event,
please email Heath Nails [email protected] and notify him that you will not be
able to attend. Please note that attendance for the entire event (Thursday –
Sunday) is required. Please take care of this TODAY so that an alternate may
be contacted.
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REGISTRATION FEE
Participants will submit your fee payment online. Simply log in using the
login information you created when you registered for the event. Here is the
login link: http://events.talentspotz.net/Login.php?ec=6. Once you have
logged in, you will be able to Accept or Decline the event. After selecting that
you accept the invitation to participate, you will be presented with a payment
link. Click on the payment link and follow the instructions. If you aren’t able
to submit your payment online, checks should be payable to:
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA. You should submit your payment
online if at all possible. If you must mail your payment to us, you must
include the STUDENT’S NAME, SCHOOL, and INSTRUMENT on the
check. Checks should be mailed to the following address:
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University of Alabama Honor Band
ATTN: Heath Nails
Box 870368
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
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Checks should reach us, and all online payments must be made no later
than Friday, January 16, 2015, 5:00 PM. If we do not receive payment
by this date, students may be replaced with alternate members.
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HOUSING AND CHAPERONES
The Alabama Honor Band does not provide housing or chaperones for the
festival. Participants and/or directors are responsible for making housing and
chaperone arrangements. ALL STUDENTS MUST BE CHAPERONED BY
AN ADULT CHAPERONE IN ORDER TO ATTEND THE FESTIVAL.
Students without adult chaperones will not be allowed to participate in the
festival. Below is a listing of some of the hotels in the Tuscaloosa area. You
are certainly free to choose any hotel for your housing. This list is provided
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HOTEL CAPSTONE - OFFICAL HONOR BAND HOTEL
SPECIAL ROOM BLOCK RATE OF $109.00 - ONLY 30 ROOMS AVAILABLE
ROOM BLOCK ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH JANUARY 6, 2015
320 Paul W. Bryant Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL 205.752.3200
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HAMPTON INN
600 Harper Lee Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL 205.553.9800
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HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS
1120 Veterans Memorial Parkway, Tuscaloosa, AL 800.465.4329
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HILTON GARDEN INN
800 Hollywood Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL 205.722.0360
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COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT
4115 Courtney Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL 205.750.8384
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FAIRFIELD INN
4101 Courtney Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL 205.366.0900
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CHECK IN
Check in will be from 12:00 PM until 2:00 PM on Thursday, February 5,
2015. Check in will take place in the lobby of the Concert Hall of the Moody
Music Building. At check in, each participant will be assigned an audition
time for placement in the Honor Bands. Those students who reside within a
60-mile radius of Tuscaloosa are encouraged to register at 12:00 PM.
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PLACEMENT AUDITIONS
Seating Etudes may be downloaded at the following site http://bands.ua.edu/
programs/honorband. Auditions will be held between 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM.
Your audition will consist of the 2015 Alabama Honor Band etude. You
may also be asked to read a brief sightreading exercise.
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PERCUSSIONISTS ARE REQUIRED TO AUDITION ON ALL THREE
AREAS (snare, timpani and keyboards). In addition to the etudes,
percussionists will be asked to perform a tuning exercise and sightread on
timpani and sightread on snare drum and keyboards.
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WHAT TO BRING
A. A FOLDING MUSIC STAND labeled with your name and your school
name
B. Your band’s concert uniform
C. Appropriate clothing for attending concerts and rehearsals
D. Reed players should bring plenty of extra reeds
E. Brass players (except euphonium and tuba) should bring all available
mutes. A straight mute is required from all players.
F. Flutists interested in auditioning for piccolo parts should bring a piccolo.
G. Percussionists should bring all necessary mallets and sticks for the
instruments on which you audition.
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FINALE CONCERT
The Finale Concert will be held on Sunday, February 8, 2015, beginning at
12:00 PM in the Concert Hall of the Moody Music Building. The concert is
open to the public free of charge and should conclude by 4:00 PM.
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SCHOLARSHIP AUDITIONS
SCHOOL OF MUSIC SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MUSIC MAJORS ONLY
will take place PRIOR to check-in for Honor Band. If you are interested in
auditioning for SCHOOL OF MUSIC SCHOLARSHIPS and are planning
to major in music, you must fill out the audition form for the School of
Music found here: http://music.ua.edu/departments/voice/undergraduateprograms/undergraduate-audition-request/ The auditions will take place
from 9:00 AM until 12:00 PM on Thursday, February 5, 2015. Upon receipt
of your audition form, you will receive an individual audition time from Ms.
Laurie Smith in the School of Music office. Remember, these auditions are
for those students planning to major in music and will graduate high
school in 2015.
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ALABAMA CONCERT BAND PARTICIPATION SCHOLARSHIPS
These scholarships, in varying amounts, are awarded to incoming students
whose standard of performance is commensurate with membership in the
University of Alabama concert ensembles (Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band
and Concert Band) who have a sincere interest in outstanding band
performance. These awards are based upon a superior level of performing
ability as evidenced in the student’s Honor Band placement audition, band
rehearsals and the recommendation of the auditioning faculty members and
conductors. The Honor Band Chair Placement Audition is used to qualify
students for these awards. No additional audition is necessary. These
scholarships, in varying amounts, are awarded for the fall semester with the
understanding that the student participates in one of the concert ensembles
during the fall and spring semester. These awards are based on talent and the
instrumentation needs of the University Bands, and the awards can be
renewable for up to four years. These awards are available to qualified
students regardless of major.
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MILLION DOLLAR BAND SCHOLARSHIP AUDITIONS
More information will be available on the band website: bands.ua.edu after
January 1, 2015.
We anticipate that the Thirtieth Annual Alabama Honor Band Festival will be our best
ever. If you should have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me. Again,
congratulations on being selected for membership in the 2015 Alabama Honor Band
Festival. We look forward to seeing you soon!
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Roll Tide,
Randall O. Coleman
Associate Director of Bands
Honor Band Festival Coordinator
University of Alabama
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