7th, 8th, & 9th Graders who auditioned into the NBDA All-District Honor Band will participate in a Clinic & Concert led by distinguished clinician conductors and featuring elevated repertoire.

Communication

Please subscribe to the REMIND codes for this event:
• 9th Graders: @Union9NBDA
• 8th Graders: @UnionNBDA8
• 7th Graders: @Union7NBDA

Saturday, February 18: CLINICS + CONCERTS

• SCHEDULE

  • 8:15am Building unlocked

  • 8:45am In-chair and ready for Rehearsal

  • 9:00am Morning Clinic Rehearsal 

  • 12:00pm Lunch Break (on your with own OR with family OR bus to lunch) RSVP here

  • 1:15pm ALL GROUPS CHANGE INTO CONCERT ATTIRE AFTER LUNCH. 9th Graders will wear Union-issued concert attire, 7th and 8th Graders will wear standard concert black.  

  • 1:30pm Pre-Concert WARM-UP

  • CONCERTS 

    • LOCATION: Union Performing Arts Center. Free admission. 

    • SCHEDULE of PERFORMANCES

      • 2:00pm 7th Grade Band PERFORMANCE

      • 2:30pm (approx) 8th Grade Band PERFORMANCE

      • 3:00pm (approx) 9th Grade Band PERFORMANCE

• ITEMS NEEDED FOR THE DAY

  • Lunch plan

  • Pencil

  • Music folder

  • Instrument(s)

  • REHEARSAL WEAR: Comfortable but within school dress code and that which represents Union well

  • PERFORMANCE WEAR:

    • 9th Graders will wear Union-issued concert attire, including black shoes/socks. 

    • 7th and 8th Graders will wear standard concert black, including black shoes/socks. 

NOTES

Parents: we strongly encourage you to join us at 2:00pm on Saturday at the UPAC for the performances. 

NBDA POLICIES

• Absence from a full morning, afternoon, or evening rehearsal session will result in the automatic termination of the participant.

• The band chairperson will deal with any absence or substantial tardiness after consultation with the clinician and the student’s band director. The chairperson’s decision will be final. 

• The band chairperson will also have the authority and responsibility to lower chair positions and/or remove the student from the band if his/her conduct in any way become a problem. The chairperson is expected to support the clinician in matters concerning student conduct. 

• If a student is not able to attend the clinic or concert, please have your director contact the district president so an alternate can be contacted. In addition, please send your folder with your director to the clinic for the other players to use.

***** Be sure to take your instrument home the night before the audition, as it’s unlikely that the UHS building will be open the morning of auditions. *****

LOCATION

Saturday, November 5, 2022
Broken Arrow High School

AUDITION SCHEDULE

• Auditions cuts will be posted at each audition room at approximately 8:00am.

• 8:30am sign-in at instrument auditions rooms to see your posted approximate audition time and sequence. The first audition begins at 9:00am.

• BE SURE TO SIGN IN AT YOUR AUDITION ROOM:

  • Piccolo / Flute - B104

  • Oboe / Bassoon / Bass - B108

  • Eb Clarinet / Clarinet - B110

  • Alto / Tenor / Bari Sax - B118

  • Trumpet - B160

  • Horn - B162

  • Trombone - B166

  • Tuba / Euphonium - VPA 148 - Jazz Room

  • Percussion 1 (Mallets) - VPA 138 -Orchestra Room

  • Percussion 2 (Timpani) - VPA 128 - Band Hall

  • Percussion 3 (Snare) -VPA 140 - Percussion Studio

• Auditionees should monitor the pace of the audition room throughout the day, as no-shows may lead to audition times being moved up.

• Results will be posted in the main lobby of the campus on the trophy cases outside the Media Center.

• Transportation is on your own. Parking is on the south side of the building.

• Warm-up is located in the Cafeteria (Building B) and in the Visual Performing Arts Center.

• No students nor auditions personnel are allowed on the second floor of the building.

• Download campus maps

AUDITION MUSIC

• Audition etudes

• Chromatic Scale only. More info at NBDA website.

• Sight-Reading as presented during the audition itself. See a band director for Sign-Reading prep materials.

AUDITION PREPARATION TIPS

Don't wait until the last minute to practice; you have over six months to prepare, so take your time and prepare thoroughly!  Don't forget to work on all those scales too.  Employ the use of a Private Lesson teacher to help you prepare. Use a metronome! 

OTHER INFO:

• Students may leave campus following their audition

• Audition results will be posted near the school library

• Be sure to never speak aloud in the audition room

AUDITION POLICIES

Auditionees must attempt all notes & rhythms for all etudes and sight reading, as well as scales (winds), to receive credit on the audition score, and to be eligible to pass on to OkMEA 2nd-Round, if applicable. 

It is of utmost importance to remain silent in the halls and remain quiet in the courtyard of BAHS. There are multiple other events occurring on campus this Saturday including the SAT so it is imperative instruments are only played in the permitted locations and students are only allowed to be in the locations needed for the audition. No wandering campus.

HONOR BAND CLINIC/CONCERT

January 13-14, 2023 at Bartlesville HS, for those students who are selected by audition to perform in the NBDA All-District Honor Band. Please note that all students who make the honor band will participate in this clinic; each participating student's CHARMS account will be billed $10 for the Friday evening dinner meal. Selected students are excepted to fully prepare the clinic repertoire prior to the clinic rehearsals. 

Access NBDA Website click here