NORTH CAROLINA BANDMASTERS ASSOCIATION
ALL-STATE HONORS BAND CLINIC REGISTRATION INFORMATION

North Carolina Honors Band Clinic April 18-20, 2008
North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, NC

Thank you in advance for your hard work and the preparation of your students for today’s auditions. Should your student(s) be selected for participation in the North Carolina Honors Band, please be certain you understand the following information. NO INFORMATION WILL BE MAILED OR SENT TO YOU IF YOUR STUDENT(S) ARE SELECTED FOR PARTICIPATION.

All of the registration information and forms you need to register your students are below in Adobe Acrobat file format. You can get a free copy of the reader by clicking the link at the bottom of the page.

NCBA Honors Band Registration

Medical Release/Behavior Contract

Honors Band Clinic Schedule

Lodging and Attraction Information for Winston Salem

Driving Directions, Parking Information and Campus Map to the North Carolina School of the Arts

Registration Steps
1. Click the following link to register your students on line: NCBA Honors Band Registration. Be sure to register for each ensemble in which you have students participating. (A BIG "thank you" to Anthony Cooper for setting up the form for us this year!)
2. Print the Medical Release Form/Behavior Contract. You should copy this front/back and give one to each participating student. The student should then return the form to you with his/her signature, the signature of his/her parent or guardian and your signature.
3. Assess a fee of $35.00 per student who is participating in the North Carolina Honors Band Clinic. One check should be written per participating school per ensemble covering the cost of all students. This check should be made payable to NCBA Honors Band. NOTE: The check MUST be from one of the following sources: the participating school or the school’s booster organization. Individual checks from directors and parents will not be accepted. Please do not send cash.
4. Mail the Registration Fee and the Medical Release Form/Behavior Contract for each participating student to the appropriate clinic chair listed above. All of these materials must be mailed to the appropriate clinic chair postmarked NO LATER THAN Tuesday, March 18, 2008. along with the $35.00 per participating student registration fee (one check for each ensemble) to the appropriate clinic chair listed above.
5. Upon receipt of all of your registration materials, the clinic chair will mail you music for each student. This will be your verification that the registration process is complete.
6 . Upon arrival at NCSA for the clinic on April 18, all participating students MUST be registered by their participating band director in person. The director MUST present his current MENC membership card at the registration table. Parents MAY NOT register students nor may they serve in the place of a band director during the clinic weekend. A violation of this rule will result in the dismissal of the student from the North Carolina Honors Band weekend.

Other Information You Will Need:
1. Click on the link for Lodging and Attraction Information for Winston Salem. Included are hotels within walking distance of NCSA, links to some of the hotels offering a discounted price for a limited time, and links to local attractions and information. Be sure to make your hotel arrangements as early as possible to take advantage of some of the rates offered.
2. Print the Honors Band Clinic Schedule, copy it front and back and give a copy to each participating student.
3. Click this link for NCSA information: Driving Directions, Parking Information and Campus Map to the North Carolina School of the Arts.

General Reminders
1. Any name that is misspelled on the auditions result list should be indicated and noted as a correction on the registration form. The registration form will be the official spelling list used for the clinic program and on student certificates. Please indicate if you are making a correction beside the student’s name on the registration form.
2. Registration for the 11-12 Senior High School Band and the 9-10 High School Band will be in Crawford Hall and the 6-8 Middle School Band will register in the lobby of Watson Hall.
3. Included in the Registration Fee is the price of dinner on Friday and lunch on Saturday. Students will walk as a group to the location of this meal both days. Directors are responsible for transporting students for meals during other times. The clinic chairs would welcome any chaperone assistance during the meals from directors.
4. PARKING: Be advised to park only in areas designated for North Carolina Honors Band use on the NCSA campus.
5. Concerning PERCUSSION: NCSA will provide (a) four timpani, (b) one bass drum, (c) one xylophone, (d) one glockenspiel (bells), (e) one vibraphone, (f) one tam-tam, (g) one set of chimes, (h) one accessory table, (I) one set of four concert toms. This means that percussionists are responsible for bringing the following items: snare drum, cymbals, cymbal stand, triangle, tambourine, woodblock, claves, bass drum beaters, chime hammers, mallets, etc… CHECK YOUR PARTS BEFORE COMING TO REHEARSAL, particularly for things like Latin percussion instruments. Bring what you need! Directors, please, PLEASE double check with your students before they come to Winston-Salem to be sure they have all of the instruments they need.
6. If you have any students who will not be able to attend the clinic please notify the appropriate clinic chair as soon as possible. Students must attend the clinic the entire weekend.

All questions should be addressed to the appropriate Clinic Chair below:

Middle School (6-8):	High School (9-10):	Senior High School (11-12):
Julie Jordan NCBA Honors Band Registration Max Abbott Middle School 590 Winding Creek Road Fayetteville, NC 28305 910.323.2201 (school) juliejordan@ccs.k12.nc.us	James Daugherty NCBA Honors Band Registration Central Davidson High School 2747 NC Highway 47 Lexington, NC 27292 336.357.2920 Ext. 238 (school) jdaugherty@davidson.k12.nc.us	Jill Bennett NCBA Honors Band Registration Polk County Middle School 321 Wolverine Trail Mill Spring, NC 28756 828.894.2215 (school) jbennett@polk.k12.nc.us