The Texas State University Department of Bands and the San Marcos High School Bands are excited to announce the third annual Pre-UIL Concert Clinic. The clinic will take place on Thursday, March 27, Friday, March 28 and Saturday, March 29 at the new San Marcos High School Performing Arts Center. All high school concert ensembles are invited to participate in this event, which is sure to provide a great benefit in preparation for contest.

All ensembles will be afforded a warm-up session upon their arrival. The groups will then take the stage to perform and record their UIL program, with recordings provided to the directors shortly after their performance. The groups will also be provided with taped comments from Dr. Rod Schueller, Director of Bands at Texas State University, and Ms. Caroline Beatty, Interim Associate Director of Bands at Texas State University. The ensembles will then have an hour-long clinic with Mr. Stephen W. Pratt, Professor of Music and Director of Bands at Indiana University.

Upon completion of the clinic with Professor Pratt, each ensemble will proceed to the sight-reading venue. The bands will go through the process of UIL sight-reading, run exactly as it will occur at contest. Upon completion of the initial sight-reading portion, Mr. Gerald Babbitt, Executive Secretary for UIL Area D and Region 18, will conduct a sight-reading clinic.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:

INFORMATION:

WARM-UP SESSION: This will take place in the Orchestra Hall. Bands may enter the room at their scheduled time, or whenever the previous band vacates the room.

AUDITORIUM SESSION: The stage session will consist of a performance of the band’s UIL program, then an hour-long clinic with our guest clinician, Mr. Stephen W. Pratt of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.

SIGHT-READING SESSION: This portion of the event will take place in the Band Hall, and will be run exactly like a UIL event, complete with timings. Gerald Babbitt, Executive Secretary for UIL Area D and Region 18, and former Director of Bands at Hays High School, will serve as the sight-reading clinician. After completion of the sight-reading, Gerald will give a brief clinic on the band’s sight-reading performance.

RECORDING: Each band will be recorded and given a cd of their performance.

COST: $400 per ensemble.