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| All-District
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Each year in early February, the Virginia Band and
Orchestra Directors' Association (VBODA) sponsors an All-District
Band event at Hayfield Secondary School. Students audition for the
event in early December (or early January, in the case of inclement
weather), at West Potomac High School (usually). To audition, students
perform selected scales, a prescribed music selection, and a sight-reading.
Judges are seated behind curtains and students are identified by
numbers. A band is selected from a predetermined instrumentation
list. Those selected for the All-District Band attend rehearsals
with a guest conductor for a Thursday (evening), Friday (all day),
and Saturday (all day). The event culminates with a Saturday evening
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| Solo and Ensemble
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Solo and Ensemble Festival gives students
a chance to perform music in a smaller setting than the band. Sponsored
by the Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors' Association (VBODA),
this activity is held at a middle school in the area. Students perform
solos and in small ensembles in front of an impartial judge. Music
is graded according to difficulty, from I (easy) to VI (very difficult).
Middle School students generally play grade II to IV, with a few
exceptions. Performances are assessed according to set standards
of criteria. THIS IS NOT A COMPETITION. Five ratings are given:
I-Superior, II-Excellent, III-Good, IV-Fair, V-Poor. Students receive
a comment sheet with constructive criticism and details on areas
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Middle
School Marching Band Participation Night
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The middle school marching band participation night is an opportunity
for middle school band students to experience a marching band performance
at a high school football game. Students participate in one rehearsal
on
Thursday, October 25, from 2:20 p.m. to 3:20 p.m. On Friday, October
26, they perform the national anthem and the Hayfield fight song
with the high school marching band during pre-game ceremonies. During
the game, the middle school students sit with the marching band
in the bleachers, playing pep songs. Music is provided. Middle school
band students are admitted free into the football game with the
marching band. |
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Participation in this event is mandatory for
members of the Symphonic I and II bands.
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Marching
Band Requirements for Rising Ninth Graders
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Current eighth graders who are planning to participate
in the year 2001 Hayfield Marching Band as ninth graders should
be aware that a mandatory marching band camp from August 12, 2002
to August 31, 2002 is required of all members. All members selected
by audition to the High School Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Bands
are required to participate in marching band. Students in the
High School Concert Bands and Beginning Band are encouraged, but
not required, to participate in the marching band.
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