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AMERICA’SCAMPTHE BANDS OF AMERICA

Summer BandSymposiumPresented by

S u m m e r B a n d S y m p o s i u m

Director andAdult ProgramsDirectors WorkshopPart classroom, part podium, partpractice room, part playground: theBands of America Directors Workshop isunlike any other opportunity forcontinuing education for directors. Thecurriculum is diverse and comprehensive,covering everything from concert bandliterature and rehearsal techniques, tomarching band show design and drillwriting; from jazz band tips andtechniques to the latest in technology forthe band room.

Combine the class offerings withincredible evening performances,unmatched networking opportunities, afaculty of dozens of the leaders in theirfield of expertise and the opportunity tolearn by observing the nation’s leadingtracks for students, and you get a week-long summer experience that you can’tafford to miss.

Three hours of GraduateCredit at no additional costContinuing education and professionaldevelopment are important and in manycases mandatory for today’s director. Youcan receive up to three hours of credit atno additional cost through Illinois StateUniversity.

Directors “Free Ride”Scholarship Bring 12 or more ofyour students and you can attend atabsolutely no cost! Bring six or moreand attend tuition-free (you pay onlyhousing and meals).

Networking Networking with otherdirectors and experts in all aspects ofband, music and teaching is vital. BOA

offers unparalleled opportunities fornetworking at the Symposium andbeyond.

Color guard and DrumInstructor Academies forYour InstructorsA unique development and learningopportunity for your color guard andpercussion staff and instructors at alllevels. Intensive workshops forcolorguard and percussion teachingprofessionals, led by premier experts withproven track-records of success.

Booster WorkshopJune 27-29, 2002Bands of America presents the onlycomprehensive workshop for bandboosters in the nation. The BoosterWorkshop aims to educate boosters onhow to effectively do their jobs, shareinformatin between groups, and toprovide a support network for boostergroups. The booster workshop willexamine topics including:• Communicating effectively with school

administration• Music education advocacy• Working with volunteers• Community support: Getting it and

keeping it• Elementary foundations for high school

band• The budget process: planning with

directors• Traveling locally, interstate and

internationally• Grant writing, legal issues, public

relations, chaperoning, and more.

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Fees & RegistrationFees include housing Monday night, June 24– Friday night, June 28. TheSymposium ends at 3:00 pm Saturday, June 29. Leadership Preview Weekendstudent housing includes Saturday night, June 22 and Sunday night, June 23.

Registration is Monday, June 24 from 8:30 am to 12 noon. Concert Band,Jazz Band, Percussion, Orchestral and Colorguard placement hearings start at8:00 a.m. Registration for the Leadership Preview Weekend starts at 8:00 amSaturday, June 22.

Supervision and Medical Staff: The SWAG Team is a dedicated team,hand-picked by Bands of America after an extensive application and evaluationprocess. They supervise students at all times and hold nightly floor meetingsand bed checks. A staff of medical personnel is on call 24 hours a day and allstudents have access to local and regional health services.

Transportation: Participants are responsible for their own transportation toISU. Shuttle service is available for an additional fee from theBloomington/Normal and Peoria airports and the Normal bus and train stations.

Symposium Fees (After 5/18, add $50 late registration fee to all full fees.)Student Full Week – $425; Student w/ Leadership – $610; Leadership only–$270; Collegiate – $342; Director – $625.

Directors:What’s New in ‘02Last summer, BOA embarked on a program which made

leadership a "core" for every Summer Symposium student.

It was a natural step to now expand the program to the

Directors Workshops in order to help you discover the leader

in you–and in your student. BOA has made a new

commitment to infuse leadership into the directors'

curriculum. Directors will experience the variety of

workshops that have made the BOA Summer Symposium

famous, with the latest information on a wide range of

topics covering every aspect of "band directing," but will

also gain the insight and skills to become better leaders

everyday and to help your students become valuable

leaders.

You'll not only have the choice of motivational sessions to

recharge your batteries, but you'll also learn how to

incorporate many of the student leadership elements into

your band program. Get new ideas, share with your

colleagues, and learn how the nation's top leadership

workshop presenters for students do what they do so well.

Doug BeachElmhurst College Jazz BandShelly BergUniversity of SouthernCaliforniaGreg BimmMarian Catholic H.S., ILBob BreithauptCapital UniversityBob BucknerWestern Carolina UniversityJim CampbellUniversity of KentuckyPercussion Division HeadDavid CollierIllinois State UniversityAndy CookCarmel H.S., INRichard CrainMusic Supervisor (ret.), SpringISD, TXFrank CrockettSouthbrook Christian Church,Centerville, OHJim CulbertsonDecatur MacArthur HS, ILJulie DávilaMiddle Tennessee StateUniversityLalo DávilaMiddle Tennessee StateUniversityJudith DickerIllinois State UniversityLou FisherCapital UniversityJazz Division HeadWilliam GalvinTrinity H.S., PAAmy GilreathIllinois State UniversityGary GreenUniversity of MiamiSteve HoughtonPercussion artistSharon HuffIllinois State UniversityFran KickInstruction & Design ConceptsAndy KingCarmel H.S., INLynn KlockUniversity of MassachusettsWendy KumerFlute AcademyNeil LarriveeVic Firth, Inc.Tim LautzenheiserAttitude Concepts for TodayJohn LynchNorthwestern UniversityAnthony MaielloGeorge Mason UniversityGary MarkhamCobb County Schools, GA

Brian MasonMorehead State UjniversityRon McCurdyUniversity of SouthernCaliforniaMike McIntoshCarmel HS, IN/CavaliersPercussion Caption HeadCathy MorrisJazz & Classical ViolinistJoe NeislerIllinois State UniversityGeorge N. ParksGeorge N. Parks Drum MajorAcademy/University ofMassachusettsMargene PappasOswego H.S., ILMary Jo PapichHighland Park Schools, ILSteve ParsonsIllinois State UniversitySue PiagentiniNorthwestern UniversityJohn PollardL.D. Bell HS, TX/Yamaha artistLarry RebillotBOA Colorguard Division HeadRex RichardsonIthaca CollegeJim RossDePaul University/ChicagoSymphony OrchestraNorm RueblingAssociate Camp DirectorRichard SaucedoCarmel HS, IN Director/CavaliersMusic ComposerMarching Band Division Co-HeadKevin SchuesslerCenter Grove HS., IN DirectorMarching Band Division Co-HeadStan SmithCapital UniversityEd SophUniversity of North TexasSteve SteeleIllinois State UniversityConcert Band Division Co-HeadWalt StraitonWilliamsport H.S., PAFrank TroykaCypress Falls HS, TX DirectorAllen VizzuttiTrumpet artist and composerTom WalshIndiana UniversityJamie WeaverFront and Center MotivationSeminarsJohn WhitwellMichigan State UniversityBret ZvacekCrane School of Music

Partial list of facultyCheck bands.org for updates to the 100+ member fac-ulty. See your January/February 2002 BOA Newsletterfor more details on the Student Faculty Division headsor visit www.bands.org.

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Student WorkshopsAll-State PlayerDiscountBOA is offering $20 offthe full fee price for All-State Concert and Jazzmembers who enroll incamp by May 18, 2002in the Concert, Jazz orPercussion areas of theSymposium.

This is our way toreward your outstandingplayers! Completedapplication MUST beaccompanied by the letterof acknowledgement oracceptance into the All-State ensemble. AllSummer Symposiumapplication forms wereincluded in theJanuary/February 2002Newsletter or can bedownloaded fromwww.bands.org

LeadershipPreviewWeekendJune 22-23

Take the LeadStudents can start theirBOA Experience with anintense, two-dayLeadership Workshop, ledby Fran Kick, FrankCrockett, Frank Troykaand Tim Lautzenheiser.

The Leadership PreveiwWeekend is for sectionleaders, band officers,drum majors and allstudents who are leadersor who aspire to beleaders of their band.

The Student LeadershipWorkshop focuses on theaspects of leadershipdealing with:• Attitude development• Communication Skills• Personal responsibility• Positive role modeling• Sensitivity in working

with peers• Understanding of self-

motivation• Responsibility

assessment• Action plans to achieve

group goals.

“It is probably one weekof my life that I will neverEVER forget. When theysay ‘Positively life-changing experience,’ it is110% correct.”Brenton HenryGlendale H.S., MO

“Spending time with1600 students with acommon interest wasincredible!”Kristen JohnsonJJ Pearce H.S., TX

“I not only grew andlearned about music, butalso about people andleadership. I learned a lotof valuable things I willalways need in life.”Erin MaurerGrand Rapids H.S., MN

“The members of thestaff and the volunteers ofBOA ignite inspiration inpeople 24 hours a day.Somewhere in the midstof all the inspiration you

are able to find your ownkey to success.”Alison MacDonaldWilliam S. Hart H.S., CA

“Bands of America is aunique opportunity tolearn from the bestteachers in their field, andwork with the mostpromising young leadersof this generation.”James AtkinSaratoga H.S., CA

“The students who attendbecome the most valuedleaders of our band.”Greg Forton, DirectorHortonville H.S., WI

“BOA stimulates,educates, and motivates.It’s simply the best campout there.”Chad Dean, DirectorO'Neill H.S., NE

What are campers saying about the Summer Band Symposium?

S u m m e r B a n d S y m p o s i u m

Concert BandThe Concert Band track at BOA offers your studentsmore than just a setting of full band rehearsals.Exposure to unique learning opportunities for studentsof all levels is a strength of the Concert Band track.

Students work with nationally-renowned conductors.They are exposed to chamber music opportunties ortheory, depending on their ability level. All studentshave daily Master Classes. The opportunity to playquality new literature with different students fromaround the Nation allows them to share their joy ofmusic-making.

Jazz BandOur Jazz program is all about hands-on learning.Students will learn the specifics of their instrument, andtechniques to improve individual performanceimmediately through masterclasses with the jazz faculty.They’ll learn how to accomplish musical results throughtime-managed, focused rehearsals and how to focustheir time in the practice room. They’ll learn aboutimprovisation and theory resources, specific to their level, that will enable them to continue thelearning process after they leave camp. They’llexperience the history of jazz music and learn fromother musicians in their own age group, from all overthe country.

Colorguard: Flag, Rifle, SabreNothing compares to this comprehensive, national-levelexperience. At camp, students are exposed to many firstrate clinicians, not just one. They participate inleadership classes and are exposed to more than onestyle. Video tape critiques, clinics, and observations withtop drum corps guards offer exposure that expandstheir knowledge and understanding.

BOA’s world-class faculty and classes are for all levels.We are constantly improving and changing thecurriculum to keep it fresh and current for returningcampers. Students learn from some of the finestcolorguard educators in the world, chosen not onlybecause of what they teach but how they teach.

Students also benefit from hands-on experience fromtalented young performers and working with theirpeers.

Special “Master Classes” for advanced students offerintensive instruction in all areas of color guard from topdrum and bugle corps and performing groups.

World Percussion Symposium:Marching, Concert, DrumsetYour students will experience the full spectrum ofpercussion with experts on all major instruments.Choose from three Tracks: Marching, Drumset orPercussion Ensemble.

Students perform with other percussionists fromaround the country in rehearsal and concerts led by anunparalleled team of the finest percussion educators inthe country. Students attend concerts by worldrenowned artists and get the latest info on newinstruments and accessories and what they need toknow in order to use them.

Students customize their own schedule choosing theelective sessions they want–Latin Percussion, ConcertPercussion, Drum Set, Electronics, and more!

Marching BandThe Marching Band Track at BOA is unique: a place fornew or younger marchers to learn skills, and a place foryour best band members to refine skills and learn new,cutting-edge techniques. The Marching Band division isled by the directors and staff of two of America’s bestmarching bands: Kevin Schuessler, Center Grove H.S.,IN, 2001 BOA Grand National Finalist, past RegionalChampion and past Grand National Champion; andRichard Saucedo, Carmel H.S., IN, the 2001 Class AAANational Champion and a two-time 2001 RegionalChampion.

Students will participate in a well-balanced andsuccessful process of learning, executing andperforming a show within the week. This process willgive them an enhanced understanding and refinedabilities in what it takes to field a successful marchingband. Question and answer time with the staff gives abetter understanding of how these techniques mayrelate in their school environment.

Previous participants cite being with a group ofstudents from other programs from across the countrythat are committed and interested in excelling in this artform as one of their favorite aspects of the camp.

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The RippingtonsFriday, June 28The Rippingtons are an award- winningcontemporary jazz group, founded byRuss Freeman in 1987. The band hasenjoyed tremendous success from thebeginning, with their groundbreakingalbum Moonlighting. Jazziz magazinevoted Moonlighting to be the #1 MostInfluential Contemporary Jazz Album ofall time.

Early personnel included David Benoit,Kenny G, Brandon Fields, and GreggKarukas. Special guest stars have includ-ed Dave Grusin, Joe Sample, Dave Koz,Bob James, Kirk Whalum... the list goeson. In recent years people like JeffKashiwa made their names known fromtheir association with the Ripps, andalthough the careers of many musicianshave evolved from the Ripps, one thingremains constant: the songwriting andproduction skills of Russ Freeman. Theband continues to grow and evolve musi-cally, with a busy touring and recordingschedule that shows no sign of lettingup.

The Ripps have been awarded GroupOf The Year by the Oasis Awards, both in2001 and 2002, as well as AchievementIn Video, 1999.

Eric MarienthalAppearing with the RippingtonsEric Marienthal has made a true art formout of all-star collaborations. Over thecourse of eight previous recordingswhich have established him as one of themost popular and acclaimedsaxophonists in contemporary jazz, he'sturned the production reins over to thelegendary likes of Chick Corea, JeffLorber, Russell Ferrante and Lee Ritenour.Russ Freeman joins that distinguished listas producer of Marienthal's dynamic newjazz, funk and pop influenced collection,the perfectly titled Turn Up The Heat.Marienthal has been guest starring withFreeman's supergroup, The Rippingtonson many of their concert dates.

Yamaha Young PerformingArtistsMonday, June 24The Yamaha Young Performing Artistprogram provides early career recognitionfor outstanding young musicians in theU.S. Hundreds of applicants ages 16-21apply annually and undergo a rigoroustaped audition. The YYPA concert atBOA features the 2002 winners.

Allen VizzuttiTuesday, June 25Equally at home in a multitude ofmusical idioms, Allen Vizzutti has visited30 countries and every state in the unionto perform with a myriad of artists andensembles including Chick Corea, DocSeverinsen, The NBC Tonight Show Band,the Airmen of Note, the Army Blues,Chuck Mangione, Woody Herman,Japan's NHK Symphony Orchestra andthe Kosei Wind Orchestra. Allen's statusas an artist has led to solo performancesat the Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall,Newport Jazz Festival, Banff Center forthe Performing Arts, Montreaux JazzFestival, the Charles Ives Center and theLincoln Center in New York.Allen's solo jazz recordings includeTrumpet Summit and Skyrocket fromSummit Records. Classical CD's currentlyavailable are Baroque and Beyond fromSony, A Trumpeter's Dream, LudwigMusic Publishing and Carnival of Venus,Summit Records. His CD High Class Brasson Prophecy Records is a uniqueclassical/jazz blend co-produced, writtenand performed with fellow trumpet artistand composer Jeff Tyzik and a 90 pieceorchestra.

As Artist in Residence, Allen hastaught at the Eastman School of Music,the Banff Center for the performing Arts,the University of Washington, KansasState University and West Texas StateUniversity. The Allen Vizzutti TrumpetMethod published by Alfred Music hasbecome a standard work for trumpetstudy worldwide.

DCI Central Illinois Thursday, June 27Enjoy the incredible excitement of theDCI Central Illinois, Thursday, June 27at ISU’s Hancock Stadium. This is aunique chance to get an early seasonlook with four of the 2001 DCI WorldChampionship Finalists. This highlightfeatures:

The CavaliersGlassmenPhantom RegimentBlue KnightsSouthwindPioneerBluecoatsTroopers

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George N. Parks Drum MajorAcademyWhile there are other drum major camps, only Bands ofAmerica offers drum majors a full week of George N.Parks in the unparalleled full BOA Symposiumenvironment. It’s the ultimate training for your drummajor!

The drum major curriculum covers marching andconducting techniques, communication and leadershipskills, and teaching tools. The philosophy behind theprogram is to provide drum major students and bandleaders with a foundation in all these areas so they mayreturn to their schools as a valuable supportive asset totheir band directors. Students work closely with bothProfessor Parks and his staff. Each individual's marchingand conducting is evaluated through the use of videotape. Students do not learn conducting routines.Emphasis is placed upon a clear, concise beat patternwithin a variety of time signatures and tempos. Fromlarge lecture settings to small groups of 5-6, studentsgather valuable information as they work to developtheir teaching techniques, as well as a positive 'how toteach' approach.

Concerts & Performances

Phantom Regiment:Phantom will also be“artists-in-residence”during the camp week,as will The Cavaliers.

Eric Marienthal Allen Vizzutti

Russ Freeman (left) and Kim Stone of the Rippingtons

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R e g i o n a l C h a m p i o n s h i p s

2002 Regional ScheduleSeptember 21, 2002Louisville, KYKentucky Fair & Expo Center

September 28, 2002Johnson City, TNEast Tennessee State University

September 28, 2002Toledo, OHUniversity of Toledo

October 5, 2002Huntsville, TXSam Houston State University

October 5, 2002Central FLSite to be determined

October 12, 2002Massillon, OHPaul Brown Tiger Stadium

October 12, 2002St. Louis, MOEdward Jones Dome

October 19, 2002Arlington, TXUniversity of Texas - Arlington

October 19, 2002Hempstead, NYHofstra University

October 26, 2002Youngstown, OHYoungstown State University

November 2, 2002Atlanta, GAGeorgia Dome

November 2, 2002San Antonio, TXAlamodome

November 9, 2002Indianapolis, INRCA Dome

November 9, 2002Las Vegas, NVUniversity of Nevada-Las Vegas

REGIONALST

he Bands of AmericaRegional ChampionshipsPresented by Yamaha areopen to enrollment by all high

school bands. Several of the 2002Championships are full with a wait list,however, there are still numerousperformance times available for others.

Whether you attend as a participant orspectator, as an individual director orwith a group of students, the BOARegional Championships are excitingshowcase events for America’s marchingbands, full of ideas, inspiration andeducational opportunities.

Updated 2002 Schedule ofEventsThis page includes the up-to-dateschedule of BOA 2002 RegionalChampionships. If you have questionsabout current dates and sites, please callBOA at 800.848.2263. You can also findthe most current schedule online atwww.bands.org.

The show previously scheduled forRice University in Houston, TX willnow be held at Sam Houston StateUniversity in Huntsville, TX, on thesame date of October 5.

Youngstown State University isconfirmed for the Eastern Ohio Regionalon October 26. Performance times areavailable at each event.

Available performance timesPerformance times are still available inseveral Regionals: Louisville, KY;Johnson City, TN; Toledo, OH;Huntsville, TX; Central FL;Hempstead, NY; Massillon, OH;Youngstown, OH and Las Vegas,NV.

Performance times often becomeavailable in “full” shows over thesummer and in early fall. If you wouldlike to be placed on a “wait list” for anyBOA show, please call Cam Stasa atBands of America for more information,800.848.2263.

How to enrollEnrollment is on a first-come, first-servedbasis. Performance times are assignedbased on the United States Post Officepostmark date of completed application.A valid application consists of acompleted application form and theaccompanying ticket cooperative fee. Anapplication was included in theJanuary/February 2002 Bands of AmericaNewsletter. Form can also bedownloaded from www.bands.org orcan be faxed or mailed to you by calling800.848.2263. Enroll today toreserve the best available performancetimes.

Student Group Discount $3 off individual General

Admission Prelims or Finals tickets (30 students or more in a group).

TICKETS: Order online at www.bands.orgor call 800.848.2263

St. Louis, Atlanta, San Antonio,Indianapolis, Central FloridaPrices:Day Pass (1 general admission prelims & 1 G.A. finals) – $18Deluxe Day Pass (1 G.A. prelims &1 res. finals) – $24Prelims Only – $12Finals G.A. – $12Finals Reserved – $16

Louisville, Toledo; JohnsonCity; Massillon; Youngstown,OH; Hempstead; Arlington, TX;Las Vegas Prices (next column):

Day Pass (1 general admission prelims & 1 G.A. finals) – $16Prelims Only – $10Finals G.A. – $10

Huntsville, TX Prices:Day Pass (1 general admissionprelims & 1 G.A. finals) – $16Deluxe Day Pass (1 G.A. prelims &1 res. finals) – $20Prelims Only – $10Finals Gen.Adm. – $10Finals Reserved – $14

LD Bell H.S., TX:Above and inthe background,from the 2001BOA season.

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GRAND NATIONALSN a t i o n a l C h a m p i o n s h i p s

GRAND NATIONALS

A Day of Programming forDirectorsYour Saturday Semi-Finals ticketadmits you to a day of programming forDirectors that includes:• Directors’ Judging Clinic with BOA

Chief Judge Gary Markham and some of the nation’s top adjudicators, held inthe press box and using live band performances.

• Behind-the Scenes Tour of the Grand National Championship for Directors and Boosters.

• 30 Semi-Finalist performances.• BOA Question & Answer session with

staff.

Tim Lautzenheiser StudentLeadership WorkshopFriday, November 15, 5:00-7:00pmIndiana Convention CenterBring your students to this highly-energized workshop, lead by one of the

nation’s premiermotivational speakers, TimLautzenheiser. If you andyour students have neverexperienced the impact of“Dr. Tim,” it’s about timeyou did! Registration fee is$30 and includesLeadership Workshop t-shirt.

Championship ScheduleThursday, November 14, 20028:00 AM–10:30 AM

Indianapolis Public Schools High School Band Championships

11:00 AM–11:00 PM

Prelims I / Expo OpenFriday, November 15, 20027:30 AM–9:00 PM

Prelims 2 ./ Expo Open5:00-7:00 PM Student Leadership

Workshop with Tim Lautzenheiser9:00-10:00 PM

Celebrate America! (free event)Saturday, November 16, 20028:30 AM–5:00 PM Semi-Finals (30 bands)7:00 PM–11:00 PM

Championship Finals (12 bands)

NEW! Indianapolis CityChampionshipsBands of America is pleased to havebeen selected to present the IndianapolisPublic Schools high school marchingband championships, Thursday morning,November 14, in the RCA Dome. Seepage 16 for details.

In ExhibitionThe Jacksonville State Universitymarching band from Jacksonville,Alabama will be in special exhibition atGrand Nationals. See page 19 for aspecial feature on the JSU band.

American Fork HS, UTAvon HS, INAvon HS, OHBassett HS,VABeechwood HS, KYBellbrook HS,OHBen Davis HS, INBlue Valley HS, KSBoone County HS, KYBrentwood HS,TNBrunswick HS, OHBuckeye HS, OHCarmel HS, INCarroll HS, OHCary HS, NCCenter Grove HS, INCenterville HS, OHChaminade-Julienne CatholicHS, OHCordova HS,TNCypress Creek HS, FLDavenport Central HS, IADurand Area HS, MIElizabeth Forward HS, PAFarmington Harrison HS, MIFirestone HS, OHFort Mill HS, SCFrancis Howell North HS, MOGateway Senior HS, PAGrandville HS, MIHaltom HS,TXHarrison County HS, KYHart County HS, KYHebron HS,TXHerscher HS, ILIndian Hill HS, OHJackson Academy, MSJenison HS, MIKennesaw Mountain HS, GAKings HS, OHLafayette HS, KYLake Central HS, INLake Park HS, ILLakeland HS, MILassiter HS, GALebanon HS, OHLimestone Community HS, ILLawrence Central HS, INLincoln-Way East HS, IL

Lone Oak HS, KYMarian Catholic HS, ILMarietta HS, OHMars Area HS, PAMcNicholas HS, OHMeade County HS, KYMeigs HS, OHMenomonie HS,WIMetamora HS, ILMilford HS, MIMilford HS, OHMontezuma-Cortez HS, COMoore HS, OKNew Palestine HS, INNicholas County HS, KYNormal West HS, ILNorthmont HS, OHNorton HS, OHNorwalk HS, CTNorwell HS, INOlympia HS, ILOoltewah HS,TNOwasso HS, OKPaul Harding HS, INPlymouth-Canton EducationalPark, MIPortage Central HS, MIRoger Bacon HS, OHRonald Reagan HS,TXSouth Brunswick HS, NJSouthmoreland HS, PASpring HS,TXSpringboro HS, OHSpringfield Shawnee HS, OHSt. Charles West HS, MOStephen F. Austin HS,TXSwansea HS, SCThe Woodlands HS,TXThousand Oaks HS, CAUnion HS, OKValley Forge HS, OHVictor J. Andrew HS, ILWest Bloomfield HS, MIWestern Brown HS, OHWinston Churchill HS,TXWilliam Mason HS, OHXenia HS, OH

Grand National BandsAs of 4/15/02

TICKETS: Order online at www.bands.org orcall 800.848.2263Finals: Press Box Reserved–$125 / Inside 30’s Reserved–$3515-30 yardlines Reserved–$20 / Outside 15’s Reserved–$17

Semi-Finals: Press Box Reserved–$75 / Semi-Finals: GeneralAdmission–$20

Prelims: 2 Day Prelim Pass–$20 / 1 Day Prelim Ticket (Thurs or Fri)–$14(All Prelims tickets are general admission.)Group Discount–$3 off 1 Day Prelim Ticket for groups of 30 or more.

November 14-16, 2002RCA Dome, Indianapolis, IndianaThe Grand National Championships Presented by Yamaha is the ultimate marchingband event. Ninety of the finest high school bands from across America cometogether in a showcase of the most innovative, powerful and exciting marching musicperformances in the Nation. The 27th annual Grand Nationals is much more than amarching band contest, it’s a full three day family celebration with performances, alarge Expo, Student Leadership Workshop and other special programming.

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The intent of this articleis to share ideas andinsight to the creative

process that we gothrough when creating anidea, concept, and show.This article is notsuggesting that this is theonly way or even the rightway to the design

process. It is simply theapproach we have takenat Tarpon Springs HighSchool for our students,community, andorganization.

I have been fortunateto work with someoutstanding, creative andtalented individualsthroughout the years. Ihave tried to approacheach conversation orviewing with an openmind and a burning desireto learn more. Manythings that I will besharing with you havebeen handed down to meby the many individualsthat have shaped ouractivity and for whom Ihave a great amount ofrespect. It is my purposeto share what I’ve learnedthrough those experiencesand, hopefully, to assistothers who might beapproaching thissometimes intimidatingcreative design process.

Background:Before taking the positionas Director of Bands atTarpon Springs High

School, I had the goodfortune and privilege tohave already written formany talented andaccomplishedorganizations both in theband and drum corpsgenres. To put it simply, Iwas spoiled! When Ifinally decided to get my

music education degreeand took the position atTarpon Springs HighSchool in 1994, it wasliterally sight unseen. Iwas out on the roadtouring with a drumcorps, when the principal,Mr. John Nicely, called meon the phone and hiredme. At that time, I had noidea what I was gettinginto. At our first rehearsal,eleven students attended.The band room onlyopened one period a dayand it was hardly what Iimagined my first teachingposition to be like. I tookthe job on the first ofAugust and band campwas starting the nextweek. I share this withyou because it was at thistime in my life that Ilearned the true meaningof “thinking out of thebox.” I was faced with adilemma that I had neverexperienced before. Howdo I approach a band withvery little tradition, terriblefacilities, no budget, andno identity with only 11students? However, it wasfrom those obstacles that

the identity of the TarponSprings High School Bandprogram began andwhere I, as a designer,had to reach outside mycomfort zone and developa new creative process.

At the time, Iremember being verydiscouraged. I remember

thinking to myself “Whatam I going to do witheleven students?”Coincidentally, I wasstudying the life and workof Richard Strauss. Thereis a quote from him thathas inspired me and hashad a profound effect onme. I’ve kept it with methroughout the years andI would like to share hiswords with those of youwho might be confrontedwith a similar situation.

Strauss stated; “I can tell you from myown experience that anardent desire and fixedpurpose combined withintense resolve bringsresults. Determinedconcentrated thought is atremendous force... I amconvinced that this is a law, and it holdsgood in any line ofendeavor.”

Philosophy:One panic stricken nightbefore band camp, I tookthese words to heart andbegan moving forward.With no other foreseeable

options, it was at thatvery moment I beganapproaching the showdesign process on what’sbest for these students. Idecided that we shouldn’ttry to reinvent what hasalready been done or tryto replicate what anothersuccessful organizationhas already accomplished.That first year we wereable to get about 36 windplayers, eight percussion,and ten color guard.However, the realchallenge was to keep theaudience interested in ourstudents’ performance forthe entire ten minutes. Itwas and is our philosophythat because oursymphonic band is thecenterpiece to our bandprogram, our approach toour instruments regardlessof whether we are insideor out does not change.We were determined toplay with good techniqueand tone quality. Thismeant that we would notbe able to make animpact through volume,so we needed to exploreother alternatives in orderto create a dynamicimpact. We accomplishedthat during those fortesections through choice ofcolor for our color guardand by the size ofequipment appropriate tothe music. It should benoted that sometimeswhat will give you themost impact will not be atraditional piece of colorguard equipment. Weactually look forward toand embrace thosemoments when we canintroduce something lessconventional that reallyrelates well to the effectwe are trying to portray.

The next thing we didwas incorporate the useof props in order toeliminate some of thefield coverage. We feltthat with a band our sizewe needed to manipulatethe size and shape of thefield and create anintimate stage for ourperformers. This also

helped the audiencemaintain their interest onour student performersand prevented them fromgetting lost in all theempty space that wouldhave engulfed ourstudents. It was ourphilosophy from thebeginning that we werenot going to spend anexorbitant amount ofmoney on our props butwe were committed tocreate something thatrepresented quality. It wasremarkable to me howmany communitybusinesses were willing todonate supplies andequipment, not tomention the amount ofthings that can berecycled from one year tothe next. We were alsovery fortunate to have aband booster thatdesigned customfurniture, who along withmany other devotedparents created our propsat a very reasonable priceand labor free. They aretruly wonderful people.We chose to use theprops as a part of ourstory line much like pageturning in a picture book.

It has had great appealto our community andfootball crowd, who areat the forefront of ourconsideration when weare designing our shows.It should be noted thatprops while they can serveas a nice back drop toyour presentation, if youchoose to use them, theywill not march the drill,nor will they play theinstruments, or spin theequipment. Our primaryfocus first and foremost isthe performance of theperformer, the quality ofthe musical arrangementsand drill, our attention tothe musical line, and theappropriate choreography.

Three ImportantQuestions: Educate,Entertain, andChallenge?1. Does the show we areselecting have content

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that will be educational toour students? Forexample, this year weperformed a show entitled“Life is A Journey” whichdepicted many of thehuman emotions weexperience throughoutour lifetime. We depictedevents in our society orfocused on individualsthat all of us as a societyhave experiencedtogether. This left a greatopportunity for us as aband to research anddiscuss the variousmoments we decided tointerpret. Before our finalshow, all of our seniorschoose one of the eventsin our show and had theopportunity to get up infront of the band andmake a presentationbased upon theirparticular chosen event. Itwas a remarkableexperience! They spoke inthe order of the show andbrought in illustrations,made poster boardpresentations, and variousother things to supporttheir show subject matter.It truly took all of ourunderstanding of what wewere trying to perform toa new level ofappreciation andunderstanding.

2. Is the show concept wehave selectedentertaining? Is there awide range of emotions,genres, and styles beingexplored? Since weperform more in front ofour community andfootball crowd, will theyenjoy and be able torelate to ourpresentation? Notice, we

do not concern ourselveswith whether or not thejudging community isgoing to approve of whatwe are doing. I am astrong believer that if yourshow is universallyentertaining, well puttogether, and the studentsare performing at a highlevel, the rest will takecare of itself. Quality andexcellence must always bethe standard to which wemeasure our success.Some of our mostdisappointing momentswith our organization,have been shows that wehave actually won andwalked away knowingthat we could have donebetter. Our emphasis is tobe the best we can beand that is the standardto which we base oursuccess or failure.

3. Will this showchallenge our studentsboth physically andmentally? Does thecontent of what ourstudent’s are being askedto achieve make thembetter student musiciansand performers? I want toemphasize, you mustwrite your show to theability level of yourperformers! For ourorganization, we onlyrehearse two nights aweek. This is a majorconsideration when wechoose the material forour student’s to perform.We also try to do thingstechnically in ourmarching band show thathelp our students whenthey are playing theirsymphonic literature. Forexample, if we know we

are going to beperforming literature thatrequires our students todouble tongue, then wetry to incorporate thatsomewhere into theirmarching band program.We also try to incorporateas many different stylesand emotions into ourshow design to exposeour students to variousstyles, approach toarticulations, andtechniques. We choose tomake the stylistic contentof our marching bandexperience different fromwhat we are doingsymphonically. For us, ithelps create a more wellrounded interestingexperience throughout thecourse of an entire yearfor our students.However, it should benoted that what makesour marching activity sowonderful, is the varietythat each individual bandprogram shares with us,the audience. Remember,it is the right and privilegefor each organization todo what they feel is in thebest interest of theirstudents. It is theresponsibility of all of us,to support each other’svision and respect thedecisions and approachesupon which eachorganization chooses toembark.

The Creative Process:I get approached quitefrequently and asked“How do you come upwith your ideas?” I knowthat this is a frustrationfor many people includingmyself when designing ashow. Especially, for those

of us who have limitedtime to think aboutmarching band becausewe are so busy andfocused on all the otheraspects of our bandprograms and mostimportantly, trying tobalance our personal andprofessional lives. I wantto share with you somemethods of working outyour ideas at times thatmight seem a littleunorthodox. I ran acrossthis a few years ago whenstudying a book entitledHigher Creativity by WillisHarmon and HowardRheingold. This involvedbeing an actual “dreamstudent” and here aresome of the things Ifound useful for me.

1. Keep your recordingequipment (notebook ortape recorder within reachof your bed.)

2. Record the date beforeyou sleep.

3. Repeat to yourself, orwrite in your journal, justbefore you go to sleep,your intention is toremember your dream.

4. Try to ask questionswhile you are dreamingand think of ideas foryour presentation.

5. Reenter the dreamwhile you are awake. Ifyou can’t remember toask questions during adream, then try toreconstruct the dream inyour mind’s eye and askyourself the same

questions when you areawake.6. Record every thought,phrase word, image, oremotion you can recall,either in the middle of thenight or the first thingwhen you awake. 7. Look over dream noteswritten at night as soonas you awaken.

When I read about thismethod, I thought theseguys were crazy. However,most of my ideas alreadyhappened in the middleof the night anyway, so Ifound this works for mebecause it doesn’t taketime away from spendingtime with my family andother things I want tofocus on during the day.While I don’t follow thisprocess exactly, I do use avariation of this method.

Another thing I wouldrecommend when puttingyour show together isresearch your material. Togive you an example ofwhat I mean, I’ve justbeen recently hired tochoreograph the OpeningCeremonies to theInternational World CupSoccer Championships inSeoul, Korea. The KoreanGovernment is emphaticabout this presentationrepresenting the Koreanculture. Embarrassingly,up until a few weeks agoI knew very little aboutthe Korean culture. Withthe assistance of some ofmy students, we searched

Tarpon Springs H.S. Band

Recent Marching Band Honors 2001BOA Atlanta Regional Champions andOrlando Regional Champions, 2001Grand National Class AA Champions and6th Place Finalist, 2000 BOA AtlantaRegional Champions and OrlandoRegonal Champions, 2000 Grand NationalClass AA Champions and 3rd placeFinalist.

Spotlight The TSHS Wind Ensemble wasinvited and performed at the 2001 BOANational Concert Band Festival.

Tarpon’s 2001 show garnered two BOA Regional Champion titles as wellas Class AA Champion & 6th place at the Grand National Championships.

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out as many books thatrelated to fashion, art,tradition, etc. that wecould find on Koreanculture. Within one book Ihad all the material Ineeded. We found thepatterns for the variousflags and props we aregoing to use. Based onour research, we aregoing to base theproduction off the Koreanflag. We will be using the“yin and yang” as ourcenter piece and theharmony between thecontrasting elements thatthe various bars on theKorean flag representwhich are Heaven andEarth and Water and Fire.Essentially, we are goingto try and bring their flag“to life” throughout ourpresentation. Without thisresearch, I had no ideawhere to start. You will beamazed at what ideas youcan generate from yourresearch. Usually ninetimes out of ten, that’s

where we find our flagand uniform designs. Thisresearch helps us to createlevels to our program andsometimes helps point usin the direction of musicalselections.

You Are Creative:I truly believe that each ofus has the capacity tobecome much more thanwhat we think we can be,if we choose to stopbelieving otherwise. Wemust sometimes searchout those ideas that areout of our comfort zoneand give the impossible achance. This is youropportunity to revisit thatimagination that each oneof us so vividly exploredwhile growing up.According to creativity

researcher Frank Barron:“The creative individual

in all of us is when we notonly respect the irrationalin ourselves, but we courtthe most promising sourceof novelty in ourthoughts...The creativeperson is both more

constructive and moredestructive, more primitiveand more cultured, crazierand saner, than theaverage person. Thecreative process... is theemergence in action of anovel relational product,growing out of theuniqueness of theindividual on the onehand, and the materials,people, or circumstancesof his or her life on theother... The mainspring ofcreativity appears to be...man’s tendency toactualize himself, tobecome his potentiali-ties.”(Insight to A CreativeMind)

I find it very beneficialand educational toresearch those individualsthat have created thetimeless master piecesthat have shaped ourworld and culture. I wantto share with you apassage that I found thatWolfgang AmadeusMozart who was sharingwith a friend in the latterpart of the eighteenthcentury about his creativeprocess.

Mozart stated: When I am, as it were,completely myself, entirelyalone, and of good cheersay traveling in a carriage,or walking after a goodmeal, or during the nightwhen I cannot sleep; it ison such occasions myideas flow best and mostabundantly. Whence andhow they come, I knownot; nor can I force them.Those pleasures thatplease me I retain in mymemory, and accustomed,as I have been told, tohum to myself. If Icontinue this way it soonoccurs to me how I mayturn this or that morsel toaccount, so as to make agood dish of it, that is tosay, agreeably to the rulesof counterpoint, to thepeculiarities of the variousinstruments and etc.

All this fires my soul,and provided I am notdisturbed, my subject enlarges itself, becomesmethodized and defined,

and the whole, though itmay be long, standsalmost complete andfinished in my mind, sothat I can survey it, like afine picture or a beautifulstatue, at a glance. Nordo I hear my imaginationthe parts successively, butI hear them, as it were, allat once. What a delightthis is I cannot tell! All thisinventing, this producing,takes place in a pleasinglively dream. Still theactual hearing of the toutensemble is after all thebest. What has been

produced I do not easilyforget, and this is perhapsthe best gift I have mydivine maker to thank for.

While I hardly contendwhat we are doing isanything remotely close tothe great works ofMozart, I do believe thereare bits of insight to histhoughts that can help usin opening our creativeminds and going throughand exploring the creativeprocess.

Kevin Ford is presentlyin his eighth year ofteaching in the publicschool system, all ofwhich have been spentas Director of Bands atTarpon Springs HighSchool. His responsibili-ties include conductingthe Wind Ensemble,Percussion Ensemble,Marching Band, anddeveloping and teachingthe curriculum for theConservatory LeadershipCourses. He is the inno-vator/founder of TheTarpon Springs HighSchool Leadership andMusic Conservatorywhich combines academ-ics, music, and leadershipinto one seamless cur-riculum. Mr. Fordreceived his Bachelor ofArts in Music Educationfrom the University ofFlorida, and is a memberof the Music EducatorsNational Conference, theFlorida BandmastersAssociation, the PinellasCounty Music EducatorsAssociation, and the PhiKappa Psi Honor Society.In addition to his dutiesat Tarpon Springs HighSchool, Mr. Ford enjoysan active schedule as aleadership speaker, guestclinician,and adjudicator

throughout the country,and is nationallyrenowned for his abilitiesas a show designer, drillwriter, and consultant forthe marching activity, aswell as the show design-er for the DCI WorldChampionship finalistBoston Crusaders. Mostrecently, he has beenselected to produce andchoreograph theOpening Ceremonies forThe International WorldCup SoccerChampionships inSeoul,Korea. Mr. Ford isalso a member of TheBands of AmericaAdvisory Board.Consistently recognizedfor his creativity, workethic, and his continuouscommitment to excel-lence in music education,Mr. Ford was mostrecently awarded theprestigious National BandAssociation Citation ofExcellence for his out-standing contribution tobands and band music.He was also awarded theTarpon SpringsCommunity "Teacher ofThe Year” in 1996 and1997 for achievement ineducation and service tothe community. In 1997,he was the TarponSprings High School"Teacher of The Year"and a finalist for thePinellas Educator of theYear in 1998. Kevin andwife Jeannine currentlyreside in the Tampa Bayarea and are the proudparents if their 3 year olddaughter Madison Riele.

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Poodle-skirt flags illustrated “the 50’s” inTarpon’s 2000 show.

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Blue Print for The Show DesignProcessThe following is the step by step process we go through in our initialdesign stages at Tarpon Springs High School, when actually designingand conceptualizing a show. This is not suggesting that this is the onlyway or right way you do it. In fact, there are many organizations outthere who are far more successful than us who I am sure take adifferent approach. However, with our unique situation in regards tosize, it is simply, the questions and process we use to develop aconcept and idea.

I. Choosing the ProgramA. What comes first, the music or the concept? Simply go with your

strongest ideas. Sometimes the idea can generate the selection of the music and vice versa.

B. Who is my audience?C. What is the skill level of my performers?D. How many ideas, thoughts and concepts do I have for my

presentation?E. Is this a program that will engage and involve my community or

one that will alienate my community?F. How much will it cost and do the expenses still allow me to

maintain a balanced program throughout the year?G. Am I inspired and interested by these ideas and concepts?

II. I Have Chosen My Concept and Music, Now What?A. I have lots of ideas and no music or I have music and no ideas?

(Don’t worry, keep moving forward.)B. What is a “Story Board” and how do I use it?C. Who should be involved in developing the” story board.” (Generally

your design team.)

III. How Do I Fill Up My Story Board?A. On a large poster board write down as many visual and musical

ideas that support one another as you possibly can think of. Stretch your imagination and don’t worry about logistics. Go into this thinking anything is possible!

B. Now go back and see what ideas or music needs the most attentionand then repeat step A.

C. The key is to fill up each moment in your program with as many ideas and options you can give yourself. This will be very important to you when you get further along in the process and when you begin creating levels to your presentation.

IV. Now, I Have My Story Board and Ideas And I’m Ready to Write My Show...WRONG!

A. Go back to your story board and do not go past this point until you consider the following questions:

B. How many different levels of emotions does my show explore?C. Does this program and musical ideas allow the audience to be

Intrigued, Laugh, Cry, Sing, Dance, Think, and Be Inspired?D. If your program lacks these characteristics or a variety of emotional

appeal, then STOP! Do Not Move Forward!E. Too much of any kind of emotion becomes less effective and very

redundant! Go back to the story board step III.

V. I ‘ve Collected Many Visual and Musical Possibilities, Where Do I Go from Here?

A. Begin matching together your ideas and the music that best supports those ideas .

B. Begin placing them in a logical order that will keep your audience’s interest.

C. While considering your order of events, keep similar emotions awayfrom each other. Take your audience on an emotional journey!

VI. Begin Pacing! Now I Have Matched My Musical Ideas with My VisualIdeas & I Have a Show That Is 45 Minutes Long....Argh!

A. Believe it or not this is a positive situation for you. You are now at the most important aspect of the architecture of your show. Remember, we live in a society that is based on sound bites and instant gratification. You will not change the way society is programmed, so don’t try!

B. How much is too much of something?C. What is the best musical piece or excerpt that represents my

concept the best? At this point, do not worry if the musical genres match. Just match the best ideas.

VII. Now I Have Matched My Musical Ideas with My Concepts and My sShow Is 20 Minutes Long...Argh!

A. Believe it or not you are exactly where you need to be! Remember, you are in the middle of your process!

B. Now, go back and continue to pull out your best musical and visual ideas that begin to work together. Keep in mind, you are trying to take the audience on an emotional journey. Keep the variety of the emotional content as a priority within your selection process.

VIII. Finally, My Show is 8 to 10 Minutes with a Consistent Story Line That Takes the Audience Through a Wide Range of Emotions, but There’s One Problem...

A. My musical selections range from Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring to Benny Goodman to Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy to singing Simple Gifts to America the Beautiful to M.C. Hammer to Michael Jackson to cell phones ringing everywhere. What do I do?

B. Stay relaxed and keep an open mind! It is at this point, where most people begin to be less creative, the exact opposite needs to happen here. This is the point where the fun really begins!

IX. It’s Now Time for You to Pull Out Your Needle and Thread! Ask Yourself the Following Questions:

A What is the Main objective of my program?B When the show ends, how do I want the audience to feel?C. Is there a musical selection from my ideas that could serve as the

center piece to which I build my presentation around? If not, what visual motif or idea could I use to connect the presentation?

D. Out of my ideas what will work the best as an opening that will draw the audience into the presentation and best state what the program is going to be about?

E. Now go to the end and select what will best conclude the presentation and give you the complete visual and musical picture of the program.

F. Now begin putting together the infrastructure of your program. Keep the order of your emotional content varied. Try to not put likeemotions together. However, unless you are presenting these for a specific effect try to gradually and smoothly go from one emotion to the other. Return to your story board and look for transitional material.

G. Now you have your program organized, before you begin charting this out, field test your program. Call and discuss your presentation from beginning to end with people from a variety of age groups and backgrounds. This is where you will find out whether or not your program has emotional appeal. You will learn a lot from this Seek a master designer! You will be amazed how willing most people are help!

X. Begin to write your program! Make Sure Your Music Arranger, Percussion Arranger, and your Color Guard Designer are all working together and most importantly, Enjoy the process!

danceas though no one is watching you,

love as though you have never been hurt before,

singas though no one can hear you,

liveas though heaven is on earth – unknown

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Killian H.S., FL student awarded 2002 RevelliScholarship at National Concert Band Festival

The Revelli Foundation presented theWilliam D. Revelli Memorial Scholarshipto Larissa Lockett, a student at KillianHigh School in Miami, Florida at theNational Concert Band Festival awardbanquet, Saturday, March 25. The awardwas presented by BOA Executive DirectorScott McCormick.

Larissa, a saxophone player and drummajor at Killian High School, has alreadyrecorded several albums, which havereceived airtime in markets on the eastcoast. In addition to several liveperformances, she most recentlyrecorded a song entitled "Open Up MyHeart" with The Dells, to be released in acompilation CD benefiting the victim’s

families of the tragedies of September11.

"Music is my life," Larissa said. "Itgives me great joy to be able to stand upin front of thousands of people at a timeand perform."

The scholarship is a $1,000, one-timeaward given to a Festival participatingstudent who intends to pursue a degreein music education with the intention ofbeing a band director. Several earlyrecipients of the scholarship are nowdirecting their own high school bandsacross the country.

First presented in 1993, the scholarshipis named in honor of the late Dr. WilliamD. Revelli (1902-1994), whose success ata small school in Hobart, Indiana and a36-year tenure as the Director of Bandsat the University of Michigan arelegendary.

The Revelli Foundation is a non-profitcharitable foundation dedicated toperpetuating music education throughband. The Revelli Foundation is carryingforward Dr. Revelli’s vision for musiceducation into the next century with avariety of scholarships and programsdesigned to support music educationefforts.

BOA to host Indianapolis Public Schools MarchingBand Championships as part of Grand Nationals

The Indianapolis Public Schools hasselected Bands of America to host its2002 High School Marching BandChampionships to open the GrandNational Championships, Thursday,November 14 in the RCA Dome.

“By shining a spotlight on the studentsand teachers of IPS at Grand Nationals,BOA wants to demonstrate itscommitment to support the growth anddevelopment of band and musiceducation in Indianapolis PublicSchools,” says BOA COO Eric L. Martin.

“We’re proud to be a part of the musiceducation community in Indianapolis andexcited to moved forward with this newpartnership.”

The six participating bands will performin a timeframe similar to the BOA GrandNationals format. They will receive tapedand written evaluation from a panel of

esteemed adjudicators. Bands of Americaawards will be presented to theparticipants during an on-field awardsceremony with all of the bands.

BOA is working to secure a specialexhibition group to close theperformances.

The IPS High School Marching BandChampionships show is part of theGrand National festivities. One Thursdayticket ($14) is good for Thursdaymorning’s IPS show and the full day ofThursday Grand National prelims.Student Group Discount Tickets areavailable for $3 off each Thursday ticketfor groups of 30 or more students.

IPS performances start at 8:00 a.m.(time tentative). See page 8 for moredetails on the Grand National Scheduleand Tickets.

Michael Bennett, YamahaCorporation of America, endowHonor Band of America Chair

Michael Bennett, GeneralManager of YamahaCorporation of AmericaBand and OrchestralDivision, has agreed toendow an Honor Band ofAmerica Chair.

The chair Endowmentprogram makes possiblethe participation ofHonor Band of Americamembers in the honorensemble and theNational Concert BandFestival, regardless oftheir personal or familyfinancial resources.

In addition toendowing a chair, Mr.Bennett will serve as theChairman of The RevelliFoundation’s ChairEndowment project. Thegoal is to endow all ofthe chairs of the HonorBand of America, and thetouring ensemble thatpresents concert toursevery few summers. Thetouring Honor Band ofAmerica performed atWASBE and touredEurope in 1997 andJapan in 1999.

“This is a greatopportunity for Yamahato provide support tosome of America's finestyoung musicians,” saidBennett regarding theChair Endowment. “Weat Yamaha are honoredto be in the position tocontribute to furtheringmusic education in theUnited States.”

“Yamaha’s support ofmusic education isevident in many of theirefforts, as is Mr. Bennett’scommitment to qualityeducationalopportunities,”saysRevelli Board memberScott McCormick. “Weare honored to have hissupport through thisendowment and hischairmanship of theproject.”

A $15,000contribution fully endowsan HBOA Chair, althougha commitment of $5,000total contribution willentitle a donor to have"lead" status of anEndowed Chair.

The Revelli Foundationis a non-profit charitablefoundation supportingmusic education effortsthrough programs likethe Honor Band ChairEndowment program,scholarships, and newmusic commissions.

For more informationon how to endow a chairor make a tax-deductiblecontribution to thiseffort, call The RevelliFoundation at800.963.REVELLI (7383),or email info@revellifoundation.org.

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Larissa Lockett (left) withBOA’s Scott McCormick

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Got Net?Winners announced in BOA Networkband director festival giveawayBOA recently selected the winners of festival and eventprize packages from among more than 2,500 banddirectors registered as BOA Network online members atwww.bands.org.

The winning banddirectors are JenniferMorrey, Adams-Friendship H.S., WI, 500Festival package; MichaelArthur, Eastern H.S., KY;Kentucky Derby Festival;Jim Chickerell, Logan ElmH.S., OH, DCIChampionships package;and Dave Matthys,Cleveland H.S., OR, BOAGrand NationalChampionships package.

All BOA Networkmembers registered asband directors were eligiblefor the random drawing.

BOA Network registration is quick and simple. As amember, directors get:• Member forums: Message boards where you can

can ask questions and share ideas with other directors.

• Chatrooms: 24/7 chatrooms for members, plus liveguest chats and guest chat transcript library.

• BOA Championship Results: Only BOA Networkmembers can access fall Regional and Grand National results online as soon as they are available, posted by BOAofficials.

• Judges recaps: Full judges recap sheets and scoring, previously available only to participating directors, now available to BOA Network members.

• Monthly BOA E-Newsletters• Job Board (coming in 2002!)• Special offers, like BOA event pre-sale tickets for

members only and exclusive discounts for BOA events including the Summer Band Symposium.

• Event webcams.• Membership in an online community of

more than 50,000 band enthusiasts, and growing daily!

• Coming soon: Director-only Educator Group area with articles, resources and Directors-only chats and discussion forums.

Register online today atwww.bands.org/network/

Anthony Maiello, Cathy Morrison board for BOA SummerOrchestra SymposiumBOA calls for All-State caliber stringplayers for first year discount

Bands of America has been presenting the nation’sultimate experience for high school band studentsfor 26 years. In 2002, BOA will launch the SummerOrchestra Symposium, a full week of rehearsals,master classes, leadership workshops, concerts andperformances.

This first year launch is open to the "mostoutstanding high school orchestral" students. Therewill be one ensemble, limited to a set number ofstring players at a special tuition free discount price.Next year, BOA will launch a full program withmultiple ensembles, based on ability level.

All-State Players: Debut Discount!The debut Orchestra Symposium in 2002 is onlyopen to All-State Orchestra caliber players and isbeing offered at a special discount price of $200(regular full fee: $425).

Faculty and StaffThe first class faculty will includeconductor Anthony Maiello,George Mason University;Yamaha Artist and electricjazz/classical violinist CathyMorris; and top applied faculty.

Walt Straiton, OrchestraDirector at Williamsport H.S.,Pennsylvania and YamahaOrchestra Consultant is the BOA

Orchestra Coordinator. Walt brings a wealth ofknowledge and background in unique educationalprogramming for strings to BOA.

Full BOA camp experienceOrchestra students will have the full BOA experience,with leadership for all students and nightly concertsand performances that expose campers to a widerange of musical genres.

To register, directors or students should callBOA at 800.848.2263 or visit online atwww.bands.org for the Orchestra registrationform and requirements.

Yamaha renewsfive-yearcommitment toBands of AmericaYamaha Corporation ofAmerica Band andOrchestral Division hascommitted for anotherfive years as Bands ofAmerica’s NationalPresenting Sponsor.

“Yamaha has been avital part of our team andcrucial to our efforts toprovide positively life-changing experiences forAmerica’s students,teachers and parents,”says BOA ExecutiveDirector Scott McCormick.

“We are thrilled tohave Yamaha as a partnerand are committed toboth growing ourrelationship with Yamahaand, with Yamaha’ssupport, expanding ourprogramming to serve thenation’s school musicprograms in the best waypossible.”

Yamaha became BOA’sNational PresentingSponsor in 1997.

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Cathy Morris

Anthony MaielloSymposium OrchestraConductor

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The Jacksonville StateUniversity,Jacksonville, Alabama

band program ranksamong one of the mostunique band programs inthe United States.Although JSU’s schoolenrollment isapproximately 8500students, the band

program’s enrollmentexceeds many universitieswhich have an enrollmentof 30,000+ students.

There are multipleaspects of the JSUprogram that makes itunique, one of the mostvisible of which is theunique relationship withthe JSU Spirit Drum andBugle Corps. When JSUtook on the role ofrunning the Spiritorganization (formerlySpirit of Atlanta), theycreated a symbioticrelationship that serves asboth a recruiting tool forthe Marching Southernersand kept the then-

struggling Spirit programactive.

Kenneth G. Bodiford,Director of Bands andClint Gillespie, AssistantDirector of Bands are thedirectors of theJacksonville StateUniversity MarchingSoutherners.

Bodiford explains,

“Much of the success ofthis program is due to thededication of three mainstaff members.” Eachstaff member has aspecific duty in which hedevotes all of his time andenergy. Clint Gillespie is apercussionist; therefore hismain areas are themarching and concertpercussion ensemblesalong with conducting thesecond concert band, theJSU Wind Ensemble. MarkFifer is the staff arrangerand arranges all music forthe MarchingSoutherners, HARDCORPS(the JSU Pep-band) andfor JSU Spirit Drum and

Bugle Corps. RodneyBailey, a JSU admissionscounselor, is over theentire color guardprogram, which includesthe Marching Southernerscolor guard and the JSUCenter Stage winterguard. Ken Bodiford’smain duty is to carefullycoordinate all aspects of

the MarchingSoutherners, the JSU SpiritDrum and Bugle Corps,and conduct the topconcert band, the JSUChamber Winds,

“Although it is anextremely busy job, with astaff such as the one thatI have, the work isactually fun. The fact thatwe are all best friendshelps” Bodiford explains.

The JSU band programis very fortunate to havean administration,especially the President ofthe university, which isextremely supportive ofthe band organizations.Dr. William Meehan seesthe band program as atremendously effectiverecruiting tool for theuniversity. The MarchingSoutherners, which is themost visible of the bandensembles, does not fallunder the athleticdepartment, but underacademic affairs. This isanother area that differsfrom other universities.Therefore, the MarchingSoutherners’ shows aredesigned to appeal notonly to the footballcrowds, but also to thetop high school bandstudents in the country.

“Due to the fact thatwe are not limited to pep-

tunes and thetop 40 on theradio for ourhalf timeshows, wehave been ableto recruit someamazingstudents fromall over thecountry,” saidBodiford. “Thestudents thatcome to usrealize that our marchingprogram is used as atraining tool for futureband directors. TheMarching Southernershave always been a drumand bugle corps stylemarching band program.This style is the mostdemanding of marchingstyles and thereforeappeals to the typestudent that we want torecruit. Many of ourrecruits come fromprograms that haveparticipated in Bands ofAmerica events and theyunderstand thecommitment that it takesto be a part of anexcellent program. Due tothe strength of themarching program, theconcert band programshave flourished and arequickly gaining therespect to rank amongsome of the countriesfinest.”

The JSU Spirit Drum& Bugle CorpsThe most recent additionto the JSU band programis the “SPIRIT” drum andbugle corps. Thispartnership has theattention of most musiceducators around thecountry.

“It has been awonderful addition to thetotal program,” Bodifordexplains. “Not only does itbring tremendous stabilityto ‘SPIRIT’ but it gives JSUone more avenue torecruit students. Thesetwo marching programsfeed each other. Many

students are in both theMarching Southerners andSPIRIT drum and buglecorps. We teach bothgroups with the same setof standards, expectationsand techniques. Eachgroup continues tobenefit both financiallyand in quality due toaddition of the corps tothe university.”

Jacksonville StateUniversity is the onlyuniversity in the countrythat offers every aspect ofa complete “band”program. The JSU bandpackage includes: Concertbands, chamber music,brass choir, woodwindchoir, clarinet choir,trombone choir, malletensemble, percussionensemble, indoormarching drum line,HARDCORPS (pep-band),the MarchingSoutherners, JSU CenterStage winter guard,Marching Ballerinas(dance line), and JSU“SPIRIT” Drum and Buglecorps.

This November, the JSUMarching Southerners willtravel to Indianapolis toperform in exhibition atthe Bands of AmericaGrand NationalChampionships.

“My staff and I areextremely busy, but theprogress that is beingmade makes it worth allof the hard work,”explains Bodiford.

F E A T U R E

Southerner SpiritThe unique relationshipbetween the JacksonvilleState University MarchingSoutherners and the SpiritDrum & Bugle Corps

Spirit of Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville State University

Sid and Linda Unser

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N a t i o n a l C o n c e r t B a n d F e s t i v a l

The 11th annual BOA NationalConcert Band Festival and NationalPercussion Festival Presented by

Yamaha brought together more than1,600 students, teachers, parents andmusic enthusiasts for three days ofoutstanding concerts and special events.

Seventeen concert bands and threepercussion ensembles were invited toperform at the Festival. There were alsoperformances by additional concertbands and percussion ensembles fromthe invited ensemble schools. Thevolunteer festival staff included groups ofstudents from Charleston SouthernUniversity, Appalachia StateUniversity and Vandercook College ofMusic.

“It was the best run festival I haveever been to,” said Brian Wuttke,Killian H.S., FL. “The kids had anincredible experience that focused onquality music, and music making.”

The National Concert Band Festivaland National Percussion Festival are non-competitive events. Invited ensembles areselected the prior year by taped auditionand perform in concert at the Festivalbefore a knowledgeable and appreciativeaudience of their peers. 2002 ensemblesreceived taped and written evaluationfrom a panel of educators that includedRay Cramer, Indiana University; RichardFloyd, University of Texas; Col. Arnald

Gabriel, U.S. Air Force Band (ret.); GaryGreen, University of Miami; JerryJunkin, University of Texas; H. RobertReynolds, University of Michigan (ret.);Michael Burritt, NorthwesternUniversity; James Campbell, Universityof Kentucky; Mark Ford, University ofNorth Texas and Tim Genis, BostonSymphony Orchestra.

Following their performance, eachensemble received a clinic with one ofthe evaluators. “The kids were verypleased with their performance andmaster classes, but were overwhelmed attheir clinic,” said Tim Wolff, tripcoordinator for the Lincoln H.S. Band,FL. “The evaluator was great. He knewour music and gave some very positiveand helpful comments andcomplimented the kids on theirperformance. It was super.”

The Festival also included masterclasses with top applied faculty andmembers of the Indianapolis SymphonyOrchestra, a Thursday evening socialevent for students, receptions andsessions for directors, and an openingsession with Tim Lautzenheiser.

Friday morning featured a first for theFestival when the IndianapolisSymphony Orchestra took stage andperformed a special tribute concert forFestival participants. The programbrought the audience to its feet for an

ON STAGE

Top: Craig Kirchhoffrehearsing the HonorBand of America.

Bottom: ClarinetistEddie Daniels wasguest soloist with theHonor Band ofAmerica.

Right: Festivalparticipants weretreated to a specialtribute concert by theIndianapolis SymphonyOrchestra in historicHilbert Circle Theatre.

2002 Honor Band of America Craig Kirchhoff, Conductor

Listen toand watchselectionsfrom the2002 HonorBand ofAmericaConcertonline atwww.bands.org

Scenes from the 2002 National Concert BandFestival & National Percussion Festival

Photos courtesy of Jolesch Photography

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Visit the Nation's Capital!!!Summer 2002 or 2003

Imagine the cheers of 35,000 people as your high school band,along with 200 parade units, marches in the

36th annual July 4th Paradein historic downtown City of Fairfax, Virginia.

(only 20 minutes from Washington, DC)

If you can't join us this year, start planning now for our 2003 July 4th Parade.

(Funds are available for fees & travel.)

For more information, contact Leslie Herman, Special Events Coordinatorat 703/385-7949 or via email at lherman@ci.fairfax.va.us.

Visit the City's website (www.ci.fairfax.va.us) & see the 2001 July 4th Parade

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ovation that drew guest conductor JosephSwensen back to the podium four times.The Festival culminated with Saturdayevening’s Gala Awards banquet and theHonor Band of America in concert, conductedby Craig Kirchhoff.

At the banquet, each ensemble wasrecognized. National Band AssociationCitations of Excellence were presented tothe concert band directors, Percussive ArtsSociety awards were presented to thepercussion ensemble directors and BOAFestival plaques were presented to studentrepresentatives of each of the ensembles.

A highlight of the banquet was the closingremarks by BOA Chief Operating Officer Eric L. Martin. In a speech that drew uponhis personal experiences of band and music,Martin’s words ended with a standing ovationfrom the 1,600 banquet guests.

From Martin’s address: “On the firstTuesday in September, 1964, a frightenedlittle boy entered E.E. Bass Junior High schoolin Greenville, Mississippi. It was his first day ofschool, and it was his first day at a newschool, but it was no ordinary day. He wasone of 64 little black children going to middleschool for the first time and with 900 whitechildren who either didn’t want him there orthemselves were too afraid or confused to beof help, support or service.

“That first day was not uneventful. Fearwas bountiful, and harsh words, fights andthreats of violent discord abound. It wasn’t

until the 6th and last period of that first daythat things got better. That’s when some 36brand new 7th graders gathered in the bandroom for the first day of band. That’s whenMr. Patterson sat the little boy down with allthe others and said ‘Welcome to the E.E. BassBand.’

“He asked how everyone’s day had been.Sensing and feeling the fear andapprehension in the room, Mr. Patterson said‘In this room, the colors we see and we knoware the colors of instrument tones and musicalsounds. The only way we will function is withhard work and team work. The only way wewill perform is together. The only way we willdetermine ranking and rating will be by thefairly judged results of hard work and thequality that results from it.’

“In 1964, that child was me, and from thatday until now, music, and band in particular,have had and continue to have a positivelylife-changing effect on me.

“In my 48 years on this planet and in all mytravels around the world, I have found onlyone language that is universally spoken….that language is the language of music.

“Music heals, music challenges, and musicinstructs. Music is the essence of ourcelebrations. From the womb to the grave,human beings use music to focus, harmonizeand highlight our successes and celebrations.

“I used to speak to young people and saythat, unlike my generation and otherAmericans before us, this generation does not

have that ‘remarkable’ majorevent by which they canmark their lives. For yourparents and me, it wasevents like the assassinationof John Kennedy, the deathsof Martin Luther King, Jr.and Robert F. Kennedy, andthe day Neil Armstrong tookhis first step on the moonthat we have used to markour collective lives. Exceptperhaps, the day Challengerexploded, your generationhas no such similar event.

“All of that changed onSeptember 11th 2001. Now,all of us are forever locked together into theexperiences of that day. The events ofSeptember 11th had the potential to changeus in the most negative of ways. But instead,tonight, I am grateful to you. In all your musicmaking this weekend, you have given mehope, courage and encouragement. You haveblessed me with the power and presence ofmusic. And with each performance, you havereminded me of the beauty and importanceof my own experiences and story.”

Martin’s words set the perfect tone tocontinue the celebration of music with thepost-banquet concert by the Honor Band ofAmerica. In what has been called the “bestNational Concert Band Festival yet,” thelanguage of music was spoken eloquently.

Eric L. Martin

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Band audition tapelistening panel for 2003:

Gary GreenUniversity of Miami

John WhitwellMichigan StateUniversity

John LynchNorthwestern UniversityNEW VENUE in 2003!

Clowes Memorial Hall, Butler UniversityConcert Band performances for the 12th annual Festivalwill take place in Butler University’s beautiful ClowesMemorial Hall (shown left). Marriott DowntownIndianapolis will be the Official Festival Hotel.

The National Concert Band Festival and NationalPercussion Festival are non-competitive performanceopportunities showcasing the nation’s finest ensembles.Audition tapes are evaluated by a panel of esteemedconductors and educators. All auditioning ensemblesreceive written and taped commentary from thelistening panel and those attaining the highest level ofexcellence are recommended for invitation. The Festivaloffers valuable educational input for all auditioningensembles and a “positively life-changing experience”for those invited to perform.

Dr. Mallory Thompson, Director of Bands,Northwestern University, will conduct the 2003Honor Band of America. All students auditioning for theHonor Band of America receive written evaluation fromleading applied faculty to help them reach new levels ofperformance.

How to ApplyThe complete application/audition packet for the 2003National Concert Band Festival, National PercussionFestival and Honor Band of America is bundled with theApril/May 2002 BOA Newsletter. You can also visitwww.bands.org to learn more, and to download anapplication packet and audition requirements. Call tollfree 800.848.BAND

The BOA National Percussion Festival isendorsed by the Percussive Arts SocietyTo learn more about PAS, visitwww.pas.org.

Dr. Mallory ThompsonNorthwestern University2003 Honor Band of America, Conductor

Clowes Memorial Hall, Butler University

Indianapolis, IN

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2003 Festival:Call for Audition TapesApplication DeadlinesConcert Bands and Percussion Ensembles:June 14, 2002

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2003 Festival DatesMarch 20-22, 2003, Indianapolis, Indiana

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