OMEA Events
Middle School Honor Groups
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 Oregon Middle-School Honor Groups.
Conductors for the Middle School Honor Groups
- Band - Jay Gilbert
- Choir - David Childs
- Orchestra - Robert Gillespie
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 and Friday, January 29 & 30, 2004, in Eugene and present a Friday evening. The concert location is to be announced. A registration fee of $140 will cover clinician costs, sheet music, food, lodging and administrative expenses. Students will stay at the Eugene Hilton on Thursday night, except for those living in the Eugene area. Registration for local students (Eugene area) will be $105. Concert tickets will be sold for $8 to cover the cost of the hall rental. Supervision will be provided from the time of registration until the concert.
- 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.
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Timeline for Middle School Honor Groups
| October 3, 2003 |
Deadline for teachers to nominate their students on the OMEA Web site.
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| October 27, 2003 |
- Directors receive notification of selected students
- Sudents are registered online to accept a position in the group and reserve lodging
- Download Honor Group Packet, inlcuding contract, waiver and medical forms. Student completes forms and returns them with registration fee to their director.
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| November 20, 2003 |
Deadline for postmark of the following to OMEA from the director
- Photocopy of OMEA/MENC membership card with membership current through February, 2004
- 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 20 will be replaced by students on the waiting list for membership in the respective Honor Groups
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| December 1, 2003 |
Music will be mailed. Students will be responsible for learning music by the first rehearsal in January |
| January 29-30, 2004 |
Rehearsal in Eugene |
| January 30, 2004 |
Gala Middle School Honor Groups Concert |
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