Band VP’s Message Continued
and pride in its students, or is Band #2 simply accumulating trophies and awards?
Full disclosure - I was the director of both of those bands
at different points in my life. Both were challenging in their own ways, and I would like to say that both had their share of successes, simply measured differently.
As you move into the school year, I urge you to take time to
pull your eyes away from the scoreboard to look at the education you are providing for your students. Don’t lose sight of the scoreboard as these are helpful guide points in your teaching; be sure to focus your time and attention on using music to teach your students how to: • Navigate life’s challenges and competing priorities • Work as a team - even with those they don’t like • Dedicate time and attention to refine a product through individual and group effort
• Have fun while working to achieve a goal If you can achieve these goals your
impact will extend beyond festival or All- State - you will have the opportunity to become a transformative force for good in your students’ lives.
Brian Redmond teaches 9-12 band and guitar at Rock Springs High School, in Rock Springs, Wyoming, and has also taught 6-12 Band and K-2 General Music in Mountain View, WY. Before moving to Wyoming, he worked as a graduate assistant with the University of Idaho Vandal Marching Band and the Music Education Department while earning his
M.Mus degree in Music Education. He has performed on the trombone with the Idaho-Washington Symphony Orchestra, Barefeet Brass Quintet, the Border Brass Ensemble, the University of Idaho Wind Ensemble and Jazz Band IV. Mr. Redmond’s research interests focus on the integration and use of technology into the music classroom and rehearsal pedagogy. Mr. Redmond is a member of NAfME,WMEA, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.
Attention High School Band Directors:
The following changes have been made to the All State Band audition process.
Please read the following information carefully, and contact Brian Redmond (
redmondb@sw1.k12.wy.us) if you have any questions about the changes.
• The piccolo audition has changed from a chromatic scale to a printed etude. Students auditioning for piccolo will be scored on the same rubric for the piccolo audition that they are for their flute etudes.
• The horn chromatic has been changed to align with the All-Northwest audition material. Horn players will play from their low F up to the A above the staff and back down.
• Major scales will no longer be drawn on site. Instead, the Band VP (Brian Redmond) will draw the scales one week prior to the audition window opening. The selected scales will be posted to the website.
• When auditioning, the major scales must be memorized. No printed scale sheets will be allowed in the audition room. Students using printed scale sheets of any kind will receive a zero score for their major scales.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about any of the changes listed above. I look forward to hearing your students’ auditions, and working with the All-State Band this January in Evanston!
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