2006 Middle School Honor Group Information
What are the Middle School Honor Groups?
Middle-School students have the opportunity to play with their most
talented peers from across the state in the 2006 Middle-School Honor
Groups.
Conductors for the Middle School Honor Groups
- Band - Gillian MacKay
- Choir - Rebecca Reams
- Orchestra - Jeffrey Bishop
Every school that nominates students for inclusion in these groups will
have at least one member chosen, provided that their director is a member of
OMEA/MENC and attends the convention.
The groups will rehearse Thursday January 26, 2006, in Eugene and present
an early Friday evening concert. The concert location is to be announced. A
registration fee of $168 will cover clinician costs, sheet music, food,
lodging and administrative expenses. All participating students, except for
those living in the Eugene area, will be lodged at the Eugene Hilton for one
night (quads�4 to a room). Registration for local students (Eugene area)
will be $127. Concert tickets will be sold at the door for $8 to cover the
cost of the hall rental. Supervision will be provided from the time of
registration until the concert.
Minimum participant requirements
- Band students should be able to play a 2-octave chromatic scale by
memory.
- Choir members should be experienced in both homophonic and polyphonic
singing and be able to hold their part confidently.
- Orchestra members need to be able to handle Grade 3 music and vibrato,
and violin 1 nominees should be comfortable in 3rd position.
If you have questions, or would like to volunteer to chaperone, supervise
or assist in some other capacity contact an Middle School Honor Group
organizer:
 Send Email
with your Question
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Timeline for Middle School Honor Groups
| NEW DEADLINE! October 5, 2005 |
Deadline for teachers to nominate their students on the
OMEA web site. Nominations are accepted in a password-protected section
of the OMEA website. Directors must have up-to-date MENC/OMEA membership
to access this area.
- Nomination form closed. Nominations are no longer being accepted.
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| October 26, 2005 |
- Directors receive notification of selected students
- Student selections have been made! Check the lists of accepted students (login required)
- Selected students are registered online by their director to accept
a position in the honor group and reserve lodging.
- Honor Group Packets, including required contract, waiver and
medical forms are downloaded when the director completes the
registration.
- Student completes forms - including required signatures - and
returns them with registration fee to director.
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| November 18, 2005 |
Deadline for postmark of the following to OMEA from the director:
- Photocopy of OMEA/MENC membership card with membership current
through January, 2006
- Copies of all required student forms with signatures, available in
the members area
- Full payment of all student registration fees
- Deadline for director's conference pre-registration.
NOTE: Students of directors who are not
current OMEA members, or who have not completed conference registration
by November 18, will be replaced by students on the waiting list for
membership in the respective honor group.
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| November 29, 2005 |
Music will be mailed. Rehearsal recordings will be made
available to students. Students will be responsible for learning music by
the first rehearsal in January. |
| January 26, 2006 |
Rehearsal in Eugene |
| January 27, 2006 |
Middle School Honor Groups Concert |
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