Congratulations to the following students for making the NCDA Regional Honor Band:
NCDA Honor Band Trip Itinerary
Initial Information
Students should regularly and diligently practice honor band music so as to be prepared for group rehearsals. These rehearsals are intended for the group to learn to play as an ensemble, experience quality literature, enjoy the honor band experience, and give a top-quality performance on Saturday afternoon. In order for this to occur, students must learn the notes, rhythms, and dynamics prior to the honor band clinic.
Hotel fee is $30.00 and is due by Thursday, December 19th, before the holiday break. Payments may be made by Check (made out to Jenks band). Cash (should be exact amount, turned in an envelope with proper information on the outside), Trip Funds (if money is in trip account), or Credit Card (done on Band Parent Website).
Students should review RULES OF CONDUCT FOR OVERNIGHT TRIPS before going to event.
Proper concert attire consists of Marching band uniform, Long black socks, Black marching band shoes, and Gauntlets. No hats.
Friday, January 10th
6:00 AM Load Buses
We have two buses going to Stillwater - one for HS students and one for MS. Students in grades 9-12 should check out uniform and load everything at the HS music building. Students in grades 7-8 will load buses in the MS front oval. Remember to bring your suitcase, concert uniform/attire, instrument, folder/music, pencil, mutes (if needed), and money for meals and evening activity. Students should pack lightly as they will carrying everything on Saturday morning to their rehearsal venue.
Percussion students should make double sure they have brought all necessary instruments and sticks/mallets. It would be a good idea for percussion students to organize all equipment Thursday after school so nothing is accidentally forgotten on Friday morning. Take care of school and personal equipment. We want them to stay in good condition and not to get forgotten, lost, stolen, damaged, or broken.
6:30 AM Depart for Stillwater
8:00 AM Arrive and Unload
Seating is at 8:15. All groups are rehearsing at Stillwater High School, 1224 N. Husband Street
8:30 AM Morning Rehearsals Begin
Rehearsals are from 8:30 - 12:00. HS band is in the Stillwater Performing Arts Auditorium, the JH band is in the Band Room, and the 7th Grade band is in the Orchestra Room.
12:00 PM Lunch
Buses may take students to nearby areas for lunch. Students need approximately $10.00 for fast food type lunch.
1:30 PM Afternoon Rehearsals Begin
Rehearsals are from 1:30 - 5:00
5:00 PM Load Buses
Check into hotel: We are staying at the Residence Inn by Marriot, 800 South Murphy Street, (405) 707-0588.
Eat Dinner - will be Eskimo Joes or something similar in nature. Students need approximately $20.00 for this meal.
9:30 PM Return to Hotel
Times for students to be in rooms and lights out will be determined once we return to the hotel.
Saturday, January 11th
6:30 AM Wake Up
Students should allow enough time to get cleaned and dressed, eat breakfast, pack, and load everything on the buses.
7:00 AM Breakfast
Continental Breakfast is included with the hotel.
7:50 AM Load Buses
Make sure you have not left anything in the hotel as we will not return to hotel after morning rehearsals. Students should be on the same buses as yesterday.
8:10 AM Depart for Rehearsals
Once students have been dropped off for morning rehearsals, buses will return to Jenks. Students will need to unload everything off the bus and keep them in a predetermined place during morning rehearsals. After morning rehearsal, tranportation will now be the responsibility of individual families. Directors will still be present during morning rehearsals but unable to provide transportation to individuals.
8:30 AM Rehearsals Begin
Individual schedules for each band are listed below. Pay close attention to details as schedules are different for each band.
JH band is in the Stillwater Performing Arts Auditorium, the HS band is in the Band Room, and the 7th Grade band is in the Orchestra Room.
All Concerts are located at Stillwater High School Performing Arts Center, 1224 N. Husband St.
7th Grade Band
8:30am - 11:30am - Rehearsal in High School Orchestra Room
11:45am - 1:30pm - Lunch & change for concert
1:30pm - Students have eaten, changed into concert attire, and meet on stage for warm up
2:00pm - Concert Begins
Junior High Band
8:30am - 11:45am - Rehearsal on stage at Stillwater High School PAC
11:45am - 1:30pm - Lunch & change for concert
2:15pm - Students have eaten, changed into concert attire, and warm up in Band Room
2:45pm - Concert Begins
Senior High Band
8:30am - 11:45am - Rehearsal in Stillwater High School Band Room
11:45am - 1:30pm - Lunch
1:30pm - 2:30pm - Uniform Change time
2:45pm - Warm Up in Band Room
3:30pm - Concert Begins
Have a good concert. Drive home safely.
High Students remember to check in marching band uniform on Monday morning before rehearsal begins.
HIGH SCHOOL HONOR BAND
FLUTE - Anya McDaniel - 1st Chair, Hadley Kirk - 2nd Chair, Madeline Ensminger - 3rd Chair, Amelia Jarrin O'Connell - 8th Chair, Molly Trout - 10th Chair, Macie Rodgers - 11th Chair, Ava Jackson - 5th Alternate
OBOE - Gavin Yanik - 1st Chair, Mulan Zhang - 3rd Chair
BASSOON - Emma Carroll - 3rd Chair, Rebecca Schlecht - 4th Chair
Eb CLARINET - Brayden Skaggs
Bb CLARINET - Maggie Scruggs - 2nd Chair, Mia Brown - 3rd Chair, Katelyn Persson - 5th Chair, Louis Garcia - 7th Chair, Catherine Isaac - 11th Chair, Diana Arguello - 19th Chair, Brynlee Dietrich - 23rd Chair, Katie Sanders - 4th Alternate
BASS CLARINET - Elizabeth Haugen - 1st Chair, Tuang Mung - 2nd Alternate
ALTO SAX - Keenon Canada - 5th Chair, Niang Ciin - 6th chair, Emily Taylor - 2nd Alternate
TENOR SAX - Cooper Knox - 2nd Chair
BARI SAX - Hari Pasupathy - 2nd Chair, Joseph Haokip - 2nd Alternate,
TRUMPET - Gavin Zelkind - 1st Chair, Daniel Blackwell - 2nd Chair, Evan Walton - 7th Chair, Greer Baskin - 8th Chair, Isabella Damon - 1st Alternate, Cade Kindschi - 2nd Alternate, Santiago Duarte - 3rd Alternate, Sarabjot Singh - 4th Alternate
FRENCH HORN - Keagan Sponsler - 5th Chair
TROMBONE - Isaac Hunter - 3rd Chair, Ethan Rademeyer - 4th Chair, Max Millington - 3rd Alternate
EUPHONIUM - Jacob Guten - 1st Chair, Colin Davenport - 2nd Chair,
TUBA - Gaian Rich - 4th Chair, Elijah Enns - 6th Chair
PERCUSSION - Jack Whiteley - 7th Chair, Tessa Summerlin - 8th Chair
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL HONOR BAND
FLUTE - Caroline Fulbright - 5th Chair
BASSOON - Ella Kehres - 1st Chair, Ginger Beil - 1st Alternate
CLARINET - Zoe McDonald - 4th Chair, Noah Vasquez - 8th Chair, Johanna Ceja-Quevedo - 11th Chair, Camry Couch - 20th Chair, Grace Eyler - 21st Chair
BASS CLARINET - Elijah Miller - 3rd Chair
ALTO SAX - Victory Newnam - 6th Chair
TRUMPET - Allison Stoklosa - 9th Chair, Ben Thomas - 2nd Alternate
FRENCH HORN - Luca Warde - 2nd Chair
TROMBONE - Gideon Hart - 3rd Chair, Harry Evans - 5th Chair,
EUPHONIUM - Lawson Jones - 1st Chair
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AUDITION INFORMATION
NCDA (and first round OMEA) auditions take place on Saturday November 9th at Owasso High School, 12901 E 86th Street North. Click HERE for a google map to the school. Auditions will take place at the East Campus (main building). Vehicles may park in the West or South parking lots, and enter through the South or Northwest doors. Percussion should unload at the PAC loading dock. Click HERE for a view of Owasso High School with highlighted entrances. The gym will be the warm-up area, and the large band room will function as an additional percussion warm-up area.
Parents are responsible to take students to the audition. There will NOT be a school bus provided.
Band directors will be there, but serving as judges throughout the day. They will not be able to supervise students.
Concessions will be available in the Ram Cafe.
Students may wear normal school clothes for this audition. It is not necessary to dress up for this event. The judges are behind a screen and cannot see the students.
Students should arrive 30 minutes to 1 hour prior to their audition. This allows enough time to warm up, obtain your audition time, find your room, and play your audition. Playing order will be randomly selected by computer and POSTED IN THE WARM-UP AREA (Gym). Students should go there FIRST. (Students should not ask the monitor what their number is--they must check in the warm-up area themselves.) Then, students should go to the try-out room and sign-in next to their number. Tryout material (etude excerpts with cuts and chosen scales) will be posted by each room at that time. Scales do not have to be memorized - students may use their scale sheet and music during the audition. Make sure that you arrive early so that you have time for an adequate warm-up, and so that you are allowed to play. You are ONLY allowed to warm-up in the gym. Students who miss their audition time will not be allowed to try-out late without prior consent. NO DELAYING TACTICS! If for some reason a student must play early or late, they ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT change numbers.
Students in grades 10-12 are auditioning for HS NCDA and OMEA honor bands. Both auditions take place at the same time. Students in 9th grade are auditioning for the JH NCDA honor band.
High School Bb Clarinet and Trumpet auditions are separated into two rooms this year. One room is designated for scales and sight reading. The other room is designated for audition etudes.
All percussion auditions are separated into three rooms. HS percussion rooms are: Keyboard - Percussion Studio, Timpani - Band Room 3, and Snare - Small Choir Room. Auditions begin with Keyboards in Percussion Studio. JH percussion rooms are: Keyboard - Band 2, Timpani - Band 1, and Snare - Choir Room.
Results will be posted outside of the gym approximately one hour after all the students of the same instrument have completed auditioning.
Best of luck, students. We are rooting for you!!
HS Audition Rooms and Times
| Instrument | Room Number | Audition Start Time |
|---|---|---|
| Piccolo | 117 | 3:20 PM |
| Flute | 260 | 12:00 PM |
| Oboe | 117 | 1:30 PM |
| Bassoon | 117 | 2:15 PM |
| Eb Clarinet | 122 | 2:50 PM |
| Bb Clarinet | 253 | 12:00 PM |
| Bass Clarinet | 122 | 1:30 PM |
| Contra Clarinet | 122 | 3:20 PM |
| Alto Saxophone | 114 | 1:30 PM |
| Tenor Saxophone | 5 | 1:30 PM |
| Baritone Saxophone | 9 | 1:30 PM |
| Trumpet | 257 | 12:00 PM |
| French Horn | 123 | 1:30 PM |
| Trombone | 261 | 12:00 PM |
| Euphonium | 3 | 1:30 PM |
| Tuba | 7 | 1:30 PM |
| Percussion | Perc Studio | 12:00 PM |
JH Audition Rooms and Times
| Instrument | Room Number | Audition Start Time |
|---|---|---|
| Flute | 9 | 9:00 AM |
| Oboe | 261 | 9:44 AM |
| Bassoon | 254 | 9:28 AM |
| Bb Clarinet | 130 | 9:00 AM |
| Bass Clarinet | 256 | 9:36 AM |
| Contra Clarinet | 256 | 10:40 AM |
| Alto Saxophone | 3 | 9:00 AM |
| Tenor Saxophone | 257 | 9:20 AM |
| Baritone Saxophone | 257 | 10:16 AM |
| Trumpet | 123 | 9:00 AM |
| French Horn | 260 | 9:00 AM |
| Trombone | 120 | 9:00 AM |
| Euphonium | 253 | 9:00 AM |
| Tuba | 117 | 10:04 AM |
| Percussion | Band 2 | 9:00 AM |
Click HERE to see a Campus showing parking and entrances.
Click HERE to see a map showing the location of each room.
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