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WKU Honors Band
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- Created on Tuesday, 14 December 2010 22:28
At Warren East, any band student in grades 10-12 is eligible to be nominated for the Western Kentucky University Honors Band. The WKU Honors Band is a series of three bands (a top band and two equal lower bands) hosted by Western Kentucky University.
Students who wish to be nominated will submit a nomination form to Mr. Cline no later than November 01 each year. After November 01, Mr. Cline will nominate those students who turn in forms for selection. The WKU Bands staff will review the nominations and select a number of students to participate in the Band. Students are selected on the basis of age, director ranking, ranking within section, and student achievement. Typically, Warren East HS has approximately eight students selected for the band each year.
Students will be notified of selection by mid-December. Students selected are guaranteed a place within one of the three Honors Bands. They will receive audition music by the middle of January and will audition for chair & band placement at the end of January:
- Thursday: Audition & Band Placement; First Rehearsal
- Friday: All-Day Rehearsals; PRISM Concert that evening
- Saturday: Final rehearsal & concert
Honors Band, while very similar to All-District, differs in that students do not receive the performance music until they are placed within a band on Thursday night. Two days worth of hard work goes into the preparation of the music for performance on Saturday afternoon. Honors Band is a wonderful opportunity that we encourage every student in the program to pursue.
All-State
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- Created on Tuesday, 14 December 2010 22:13
All-State is a series of ensembles made up of the best high school players from around the state of Kentucky and is one of the highest levels of achievement for a high school band student. The four ensembles that make up the All-State ensembles are:
- All-State Symphonic Band
- All-State Concert Band
- All-State Orchestra
- All-State Jazz Band
At Warren East, any band student in grades 9-12 are eligible to audition. Students wishing to audition for the Symphonic Band (top band), Concert Band, and Orchestra must sign up with Mr. Cline by November 1st. All students must be heard by Mr. Cline and/or Mr. Leavell at least three times prior to the first of two rounds of auditions:
- 1st Round - 11/12 All-District Auditions (same music) - Second Saturday in November at Warren East HS. At this time students will either be recommended to the second cut or eliminated from consideration for the All-State groups. Note: It is one audition for All-State and the 11/12 All-District Band. Students in grades 9 & 10 who wish to audition for All-State must also audition on this date and NOT the 9/10 audition date.
- 2nd Round Auditions - Second Saturday in December at John Hardin HS.
All-District Band
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- Created on Tuesday, 14 December 2010 22:10
All-District Band is a set of three auditioned bands sponsored by the Third District Band Directors Association.
- 7/8 All-District Band (approx. 112 students)
- 9/10 All-District Band (approx. 112 students)
- 11/12 All-District Band (approx. 86 students)
The bands are made up of students from the 13 county Third District. At Warren East, all band students in grades 7-12 are eligible to audition for placement in the bands. To audition, sign up with Mr. Cline or Mr. Leavell no later than November 1st. Audition fees are $7.00 per student. Students are required to be listened to by Mr. Cline and/or Mr. Leavell a minimum of three times prior to their audition in order to be eligible to audition.
Auditions occur in the middle of November:
- Second Saturday of November: 11/12 All-District Auditions* at Warren East HS
- Third Saturday of November: 7/8 All-District & 9/10 All-District Auditions at Warren Central HS
At auditions, registration is from 9:00-10:00 AM. Students MUST register during this time in order to audition! Students will be given an audition number and must audition in order. During their audition, students will be asked to play scales (7-10 only) and sightread. The scale requirements are:
- Concerts G, F, C, B Flat, E Flat, A flat (One Octave - 7/8, 9/10)
- Chromatic Scale (One Octave - 7/8; Two Octaves - 9/10)
Students are free to leave at the conclusion of their auditions. Once all auditions are complete, results will be released to the band directors and Warren East students who make the band will be posted on the Warren East Bands website. Warren East typically has between six and twelve students make the groups program-wide each year.
Students who make the bands will receive their music on the Monday following auditions. These students will rehearse and perform at Western Kentucky University during the first weekend of January:
- Thursday - rehearsal after school
- Friday - all day rehearsals
- Saturday - rehearsal in the morning, concert in the afternoon
