WKU MIDDLE SCHOOL HONORS BAND CLINIC
March 3, 2017
General Information
WHO: Outstanding 7th & 8th grade woodwind, brass, and percussion students and their directors
WHAT: WKU Middle School Honors Band Clinic
WHEN: Friday, March 3, 2017 - approx. 8:30 am – 6:00 pm
All times are tentative and will be updated as soon as they are finalized.
WHERE: Western Kentucky University
Dr. Gary Schallert and Dr. Jeff Bright, WKU band directors and the WKU Woodwind, Brass, & Percussion faculty
{Event Sponsor: Royal Music}
The clinic begins with band seating at approx. 8:30 am on Friday, March 3, 2017. Rehearsals begin at 9:00 am. The clinic will conclude with a free public concert at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, March 3rd in Van Meter Hall on the campus of Western Kentucky University. A detailed schedule will be given to students who are accepted to the honors band.
Schools from all over Kentucky will submit students for consideration for this honors band. Only a few from each school will be accepted. Results will be made to the directors near the end of January or beginning of February.
All students must furnish their own instrument; percussionists must furnish their own sticks and mallets. The WKU Honors Band t-shirt will be worn as the "uniform" for the concluding concert.