Maliszewski, Ruzanna Akopjan and Samantha Tomblin. If you or a teacher you know are looking for an opportu- nity for your elementary students to get an idea of what the region experience is like, please consider having your stu- dents be a part of this festival! This fall, be sure to check the NJS-
MA website for information on our new online application process. This is some- thing that has been discussed at NJSMA for years, and we’re looking forward to working with a system of registering students that should make the process very easy to work with and for our audi- tion chairs across the region to manage. NJSMA Orchestra Division follows the scale and solo repertoire requirements of All-State Orchestra. Please check the region or state website for further de- tails. Final orchestra seating will once again be determined by the culmina- tion of a student’s audition score and a reseating score based on preparation of the orchestra music that will be mailed to them prior to the first rehearsal. Finally, please consider becom-
ing involved with the Orchestra Divi- sion of NJSMA as a manager, sectional coach, rehearsal host, or even as one of our conductors! It is never too early to have these things set, and it is truly the experience and cohesion of our many string teachers throughout the region that make these events possible. Have a great year and I look forward to seeing you at the auditions!
Matthew Spatz and Gregory Mulford Band Division Co-Chairs
We hope that everyone is off to a
successful start of the year. We are look- ing forward to a wonderful year and con- tinuing to work with all of the directors and students in North Jersey. We are pleased to announce that our high school ensembles will be perform- ing on Sunday, February 1, 2015. Thom- as Verrier, Director of Bands at Vander- bilt University, will be conducting the wind ensemble and Richard Hartsuiker,
TEMPO
Associate Director of Bands at Roxbury High School, will be conducting the symphonic band. Beginning in 2015 all audition ap- plications will be going online. There will be a printable signature page for each student that the director must sub- mit along with the audition fees. Please check
www.njsma.com for details. The junior high school band re-
quirements have a new look. There are now two separate lists and requirements for the Junior High School auditions. There is one set of requirements for seventh and eighth grade students and one for ninth grade students. Please print off the updated requirements and ensure that your students have the cor- rect scale requirements and solo lists. All students interested in auditioning for any region ensembles should visit
www.njsma.com to obtain the appropri- ate audition information, requirements, solos and forms. All rehearsal and per- formance dates and times are printed on the application. Students should be reminded of these obligations prior to submitting the application. If a student elects to participate in an ensemble that student will be expected to fulfill the scheduled rehearsal and performance dates if accepted. Region events do not happen with-
out help from the directors within he region. If you are interested in partici- pating as a host or manager please con- tact Greg or Matt. Directors who would like to suggest
a new high school or junior high school solo for future auditions are encouraged to do so. The process for having a new solo considered is to contact the band chairs and provide a copy of the music for them. Your suggestion will be sub- mitted to a committee for review (All- State band procedures for high school solos) and added to the list if deemed appropriate. NJMEA Band Procedures Representatives for NJSMA: Lewis Kel- ly, Gregory Mulford and Mindy Schei- erman.
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Any band division details can be found on the region website as well as contact information for Matt or Greg. We look forward to working with all of you throughout the upcoming year.
South Jersey Band And Orchestra Directors Association
sjboda.org
SJBODA
day, October 8, 2014. This breakfast meeting will take place at Seven Star Diner in Sewell at 9:00 am. Please noti- fy Ben Fong (609-457-0590 or fongb@
gtps.k12.nj.us) if you are able to attend. Audition
O materials will be available
and our online registration process will be reviewed. At our Spring Meeting the
following Presidential appointments were announced: • President Elect - Patrick O’Keefe (Smithville ES)
• String Coordinator – Mark Kadetsky (Fernwood Ave. MS)
• All-State Orchestra Committee Representative – Ian Miller (Bowe ES)
• Concert Band Festival Co- Coordinator – Jon Porco (Absegami HS)
• Percussion Coordinator – Karyn Park (Williamstown MS) We thank these members for offer-
ing to share their time and expertise for the benefit of our students. Auditions for the 2015 All South
Jersey Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Sym- phonic Band and Junior High String Ensemble will take place on Saturday, December 13, 2014 at Eastern Regional HS. John Stanz and Gail Posey will be our hosts. Applications and directions are available on our website. Deb Knise- ly (Cinnaminson HS) is our senior high auditions chair.
OCTOBER 2014
ur first membership meet- ing for this school year will be held on Wednes-
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