Jazz Band State Competition to be held Wed April 13 at Mt. Pleasant High School.

Here is the Schedule!

10:00am-Report to band room

10:15am-Run Show

10:45-am-Load Bus

11:00-Depart Ludington

12:10pm-Stop for Lunch Clare

1:00pm-Depart for Mt Pleasant HS

1:20-pm Arrive Mt Pleasant HS-Unload

2:00pm-WARM UP

2:30pm-PERFORMANCE

3:00pm CLINIC

3:30pm-Ratings

4:00pm-Depart For Ludington

4:45pm-QUICK STOP AT REED CITY FOR DINNER TO GO

5:45-6:00pm Arrive in Ludington

NO JAZZ REHEARSAL THURSDAY MORNING! GOOD LUCK





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Held annually, the MSBOA State Jazz Competition is a chance for jazz students to perform in an MSBOA festival. The band has similar criteria for performance. The students play three tunes for the judges in contrasting styles. After they perform for the performance judges, the students then perform for a clinician. The students are evaluated with a Roman numeral system similar to the concert version of festivals. As State Solo and Ensemble is the event where students are chosen for the Michigan Youth Arts Festival concert band, the MSBOA state jazz festival is used to choose the 19 members that make up the Michigan Youth Arts Jazz Band. Students are evaluated based on their improvisation skills within their performance. The recordings of the nominated players are then brought to a committee where they choose the top 19 to make up the MYAF Jazz Band.