The first number stands for Trumpet, the second for Horn, the third for Trombone, the fourth (separated from the first three by a dot) for Euphonium and the fifth for Tuba. The bracketed numbers tell you how many of each instrument are in the ensemble. Quintet - Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon & Horn - įollowing many of the titles in our Brass Ensemble catalog, you will see a set of five numbers enclosed in square brackets, as in this example:Ĭopland Fanfare for the Common Man Item: 02158.Quartet - Flute, Oboe, Clarinet & Bassoon - or.Titles with no bracketed numbers are assumed to use "Standard Instrumentation." The following is considered to be Standard Instrumentation:
Note the "2+1" portion means "2 oboes plus english horn" Thus a double reed quartet of 2 oboes, english horn and bassoon will look like this: Whenever this occurs, we will separate the first four digits with commas for clarity. These are linked to their respective principal instruments with either a "d" if the same player doubles the instrument, or a "+" if an extra player is required. Sometimes there are instruments in the ensemble other than those shown above. This woodwind quartet is for 1 Flute, no Oboe, 1 Clarinet, 1 Bassoon, 1 Horn and Piano. Any additional instruments (Piano in this example) are indicated by "w/" (meaning "with") or by using a plus sign. The first number stands for Flute, the second for Oboe, the third for Clarinet, the fourth for Bassoon, and the fifth (separated from the woodwinds by a dash) is for Horn. The bracketed numbers tell you the precise instrumentation of the ensemble. Rimsky-Korsakov Quintet in Bb Item: 26746 Following many of the titles in our Wind Ensemble catalog, you will see a set of numbers enclosed in square brackets, as in this example: The committee then takes one student from each pile per voice, and that is how the slots are filled. The evaluation sheets are in order of the score received. One pile is of Level I-II solos, one pile is level III-IV solos, and one pile will be Level V solos. High Area All-State Chorus consists of three piles of evaluation solos (this can be either a county solo festival sheet or a NYSSMA solo festival sheet). This would be in order to fill out the section as needed. Exceptions may still be made for tenors and basses who did not perform a spring evaluation whose teachers send in an application and fill out the rank and comment section on the application. High Area All-State 2006, the group voted that only vocal solos of Level I-V would be considered, no level VI vocal solos would be considered, and that they strongly encourage the use of Level 1-IV for grades 6,7 and 8 that will be auditioning for evaluation in the spring season. However, in the process we still are very concerned that no one push a vocal student to do higher level solos that their voice may not be ready to perform. High Area All-State Vocal/Choral people have decided to continue our new selection process where we submit evaluation sheets for the students. The following policy was revised at the Zone Meeting Novemand again revised at the Zone Meeting November 8, 2008. High Area All-State Chorus was adopted at the November 2005 Zone Meeting :
High Applications.Īny applications received without solo sheets will be placed at the bottom of the piles and considered only after all other have been considered. High Area All-State Applicants but NOT for Sr. County solo sheets may be submitted for Jr. NYSSMA Solo Festival sheets are the main criteria used in the selection process. High Area All-State Weekend - a date predetermined at the previous year's zone meetings. High is always at least SIX weeks before the Jr. Zone 2 Area All-State Application Deadline for BOTH Jr. E-mail: » Zone Maps » Zone 2 » Zone 2 Area All-State Selection