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Jimmy Maks Presents
Soul Vaccination the Northwest's Hottest Funk & Soul
Saturday, July 5th
*8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. 3 slammin' shows
Jimmy Maks
300 NW 10th
Portland, OR 97209
503.295.6542
Cover: $10
*Under 21 may attend the first show.
Dinner reservations are always recommended to guarantee seating for
weekend shows. Please call us at 503-295-6542 to make reservations.
click this link - mp3s - photos - calendar - bio and more
http://www.soulvax.com
Gigi Wiggins & Mark Wyatt - Lead Vocals
Louis Pain - Hammond B-3 & KBDs
Max Rees - Guitar
Leah Hinchcliff - Bass & Vocals
Edwin Coleman III - Drums & Vocals
Louis Livermore - Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Dave Mills - Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Gary Harris - Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, & flute
Mary Sue Tobin - Tenor Sax, Bari Sax, & Flute
Hope to see you there!

DCI Portland Summer Music Games Tuesday, July 8

Presented by the Northwest Youth Music Association
Advance Ticket Sales end for this event on Monday, July 7, 2008 at 11:59 PM PDT. All tickets will be picked up at WILL CALL the day of the event.
Drum Corps International's finest World Class corps return to Hillsboro Stadium as part of the Northwest's ONLY stop on the 2008 Summer Music Games Tour.
Competing in 2008 (alphabetical order)
Blue Devils - Concord, CA
Phantom Regiment - Rockford, IL
Oregon Crusaders - Portland, OR
Spokane Thunder - Spokane, WA
Velvet Knights - Pasadena, CA

Website: http://www.nwmusicgames.org/

Greetings everyone,
The Robinhood Festival Marching Band is assembling once again for its 8th
year.

The parade will be Saturday, July 19th at 10:00 a.m. in Sherwood.
Rehearsals will be as follows (it is not mandatory to make all rehearsals,
but please attend at least one and if you have to choose, please shoot for
the last rehearsal before the parade):

All rehearsals are at Sherwood Middle School 21970 SW Sherwood Blvd.,
Sherwood, OR

Monday, July 7th 7-8 p.m.(percussion only)
Wednesday July 9th 7-8 p.m.
Monday July 14th 7-8 p.m.
Thursday July 17 7-8 p.m.

We are planning on playing 3 songs this year: "I Want Candy,"
"Celebration," and "Hey Baby." If you need music, I can PDF you the parts.

We take all players of all ages of all abilities. I am hoping for 100
musicians this year and hopefully a return of the baton twirlers from two
years ago.
Please email me if you plan to play, I need your instrument and t-shirt
size if you don't have one from past years.

There is no cost to play, t-shirts are provided for free. We march in
comfortable shoes, and khaki shorts or pants.

I can be reached via email or my home number 503-625-3951. kcn@comcast.net

Sincerely,
-Kevin Noreen, Director
Robinhood Festival Marching Band

July 21-25
OMEA District 2 Band Camp
(open to students grades 6-10)
Reynolds High School
contact Danny Hunt
danny_hunt@reynolds.k12.or.us

Staff includes Ben Brooks/Jennifer Brooks-Muller (grades 9-10) Gene
Burton/Peter Nilsen-Goodin (grades 7-8), Danny Hunt/Travis Freshner (6th
grade).

2008 WIBC Honor Band Audition material available here

2009 All-Northwest Band, Orchestra, Jazz Band Audition material is available now.

Congrats to the Marching Bands participating in the Portland Rose Festival. Starlight Parade Results ; Junior Parade Results

Congrats to all participants in the 2008 OSAA State Band Contest May 7-10 @ OSU Results

Results from the 2008 State Solo Contest April 26 @ Lewis & Clark College

Something for those of us lured to the dark side...

2008 All-State Jazz Band Audition material

2008 All-State Band and Orchestra Winds Audition material

OBDA Membership Meeting
Wednesday, Aug 8; 4pm
Lewis & Clark College; Council Chambers in Templeton Student Center.

Minutes:

Meeting convened by Dave Becker. MaryLou Boderman was attending to a family emergency. Kevin Egan presided.

Current Issues:

Language changes to Constitution and Bylaws

How to better serve entire membership, esp. middle school

Establish a scholarship

Commission a work

How to serve new teachers

Are we following the Constitution?

Current paid membership: 43

Action:

Moved and seconded to adopt proposed changes to OBDA Constitution. Motion passed.

Dave Matthys would like to form a committee to examine possible revisions to the State Band Contest. Dave Becker moved to establish a standing committee to discuss any issues. The committee should be co-chaired by Dave Matthys and Chuck Bolton and include on the committee the OMEA board OSAA liaison, currently Jennifer Muller. Seconded by Nathan Parker. Motion passed.

DB moved that the president should hold electronic elections by October 1 to fill out the vacant positions on the board, representing the 5 geographic areas of the state. They must be active OBDA members to serve. Seconded. Motion passed. Intent was stated that diversity of teaching levels should be represented on board.

Moved and seconded that Dick Elliot will head a committee to revise and recompile the OBDA handbook. Motion passed.

Other business:

Continue to follow Constitution and Bylaws

Need better communication with/among membership, possibly adopting a listserve, online forum, etc.

January OBDA meeting will be scheduled at the All-State conference site followed by a reception off-site.

There will be an Adjudication Workshop this fall at L&C, on a Saturday, date TBA.

Greg VanWinkle moved to adjourn. Alex Christy seconded. Motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 5:10pm.

2007 Portland Rose Festival (PRF) Grand Floral Parade Judging Results

2007 PRF Fred Meyer Junior Parade Judging Results

2007 PRF PGE/SOLV Starlight Parade Judging Results

Northwest Jazz Band Festival results posted here

2007 OSAA State Band/Orchestra Contest Results here

2007 OSAA State Choir Contest results here
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2007 OSAA State Solo Contest Results here
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A committee composed of Travis Freshner, Danny Hunt, Jayne Morrisson, and Ken Clark has updated the Middle School Suggested Literature List for this year. Check it out here.
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Thanks to Dave Matthys for updating the Adjudication Rubrics to allign with the new OSAA 1A - 6A classifications.
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New Info: 2006-2007 Required Literature List for Concert Band
from Dave Becker
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Band Report from OMEA Winter Board Meeting
January 6th, 2007
Highlights:
The change this year to six classifications has required some adjustments in the score to qualify for the OSAA Band/Orchestra Contest.
1. The OBDA form will remain the same, with the point scale being adjusted as following:
---4A scale will become the 5A/6A scale with 6A qualifying with a 75 and 5A with a 70.
---3A scale will become the 4A/3A scale with 4A qualifying with a 75 and 3A with a 70.
---2A scale will remain the same with 75 being the qualifying mark for 2A/1A schools.
2. 2A/1A and 3A schools will both be allowed to use 7th and 8th-graders if they choose.
3. 2A/1A and 3A schools will have a minimum of 15 minutes of music with 25 minutes on and off the stage.
4. Sight reading, for band and orchestra, has been changed from 2 minutes for the director and 5 minutes for the band, to a total of 7 minutes to be used at the discretion of the director.
5. With the change to 6 classifications there will be many more leagues this year. With a limited number of adjudicators it would be a good idea for leagues in an area to combine their festivals or to designate an OMEA District as their league contest.
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Summary of OBDA Winter Meeting
January 12, 2007
Eugene Hilton
Mary Lou Boderman addressed several issues:
Follow OBDA Constitution. Post a copy online.
Establish a Board of Directors. Contact Mary Lou if you would like to be on the nominating committee.
Re-establish semi-annual meetings. Previous meetings were scheduled at WIBC (when in Portland) and U of O January Conference (no longer held). Suggested future meetings could be at Dist 4 October Inservice Day and Lewis & Clark Reading Session in July/August. This year Aug 6-10.
Issues from the floor:
Can membership dues be collected annually during OMEA registration?
Do we need a membership card?
Should we pay for a web host so website doesn't go down during Gresham-Barlow's IT summer maintenance (in the midst of new job hunting)?
Middle School Honor Band entrance by recorded audition vs. recommendation?
Inclusion of 5A/6A band students on small school All-State years?
Call for membership to provide more suggestions for All-State sessions in the future.
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Add Your School Band Website
I've been taking the dead school band links off the Links page. If you would like to add your school band webpage, email me the URL. 20060917

OSAA Rules And Regulations
To see all OSAA rules regarding band contests, go to the OSAA page for up-to-date information.

OBDA Membership
Membership dues are $20 for two years. Membership is open to teachers in middle school, high school, college, retired, and anyone else who is interested in helping promote the band activity in Oregon. Your dues help with different workshops throughout the year as well as keeping this web page on line. You can send your payment to:
Kevin Egan
Gresham High School
1200 N. Main St.
Gresham, OR 97030