Arkansas School Band & Orchestra Association
Music Materials Committee
Request To Add a Selection to the Required List
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ASBOA Classification Director Contact Phone
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Region Director’s email address
Composition Information:
Full Title of Selection Being Requested
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Composer Arranger
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Publisher Grade Level Being Requested (See Second-Third Page)
If A Multi-Movement work, which movements will be performed?_____________
Please consider the following music inclusion criteria before submitting:
Craftsmanship:
The compositions melodies, rhythms, textures are interesting, musical, logical or pedagogically appropriate.
The percussion writing is musical, logical and compliments the other elements of the work.
The composition reflects quality orchestration- demonstrating balance between transparent and tutti scoring.
Opportunities are present in the piece for full expression of beautiful tone quality and characteristic instrument timbre.
The composition is consistent in its style reflecting a complete grasp of technical details and clearly conceived ideas.
Originality:
The composition is of sufficient depth and quality to allow for several layers of study and expression resulting in many
expression opportunities.
The composition reflects ingenuity in its development.
The composition displays melodic, harmonic and rhythmic imagination.
The composition features non-traditional notation, instruments, effects or techniques.
Design:
The composition has a well-conceived formal structure. The composition has form- not “a form”.
The composition reflects high quality shape and design.
Pedagogical Merit:
The composition contains opportunities to develop expressive or lyrical playing.
Through the judicious use of key centers, meters and meter changes, technical demands, harmonic palette and stylistic
considerations pedagogical opportunities are present.
The composition contains opportunities to develop percussion skills and techniques.
The composition presents opportunities for solo/chamber music performance.
Artistic Merit:
The composition has an emotional impact.
The composition has expressiveness.
The composition represents one of the finest examples of its type in the repertoire.
The composition embodies the qualities that wil allow it to stand the test of time- to “wear well”.
Each submitting director -- Submit pdf files of the score (file is deleted at the completion of the assessment process) and the Arkansas
School Band & Orchestra Association Music Materials Committee Request To Add a Selection to the Required List, along with a
professionally recorded mp3 performance of the piece being submitted to your region representative on or before December 15.
Requests must be in the hands of your Region’s Music Materials Committee member by December 15 for the following semester or May 1 for
the following school year. The Music Materials Committee will meet during Christmas Break. Approved pieces will be added to the list on the
ASBOA web site as soon as possible after that meeting. At that time each piece will be available for any ensemble to perform at region
contest.
