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June, 2007 Items of interest

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Contents: (Click & go!)
ACC Seeds 2007
Administrative Changes . . .
TOB Congress . . .
Concert Band/Jazz Ensemble . .
Fall Clinic Pictures . . .
Indoor Clinic
Contracts . . .
ACC Schedule to 2009 . . .
Tournament Indoor . . .
ACC Seeds 2007  ACC Registration Form - CLICK HERE
 
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Recent Administrative changes:

 

Richard Ludwig has been appointed Assistant Wildwood Coordinator working with Jack Drummond.

 

INSTRUCTOR SEMINAR
Date: TBA

 

A/Novice/Middle School/ Junior Instructor Seminar
 
 

The Indoor clinic will be schedule shortly.  The new sub-division criteria/scoring  for the A class approved at the congress are currently being reviewed for incorporation into the rulebook.

Unit directors & staff members are always invited to attend these clinics.

Workshop normally include the following types of sessions:

  • Interpreting the sheets: What do they REALLY mean?
  • Visual Design - Marching Percussion
  • Visual Design - Majorettes
  • Running a Successful Indoor Contest
  • Preparing for a Critique
  • Designing for A Class Units
  • Understanding the new 7/13 scoring approach on IA Movement & Equipment for Novice, A, Jr., Middle School units
  • Designing for Open Class Units

CONCERT BAND/JAZZ ENSEMBLE

2008 ATLANTIC COAST CONCERT BAND & JAZZ ENSEMBLE CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS!

Concert Band Championships:
 
Division Middle School
MIDDLE TWP MS - DIVISION CHAMPION
 
Division A High School
LEBANON HS - DIVISION CHAMPION
 
Division AAA High School
MIDDLE TWP. HS - DIVISION CHAMPION
 
Jazz Ensemble Championship:
Open Division
PENNSAUKEN  HS - DIVISION CHAMPION
 
IMPACT Ensemble Championship:
Small Troupe
HALIFAX  HS - DIVISION CHAMPION
 

Year 2009 applications are available by request through TOB Email ( tob@paonline.com ). Dates are May 1, 2, 2009.  Packages can include the Indoor Championship along with the Instrumental Championship.  Applications are also distributed in the Fall Herald.  Performances will be scheduled starting on Friday, then Thursday, and then Wednesday, if needed based on the number of registrations. 

 

TOB CONGRESS MEETING

The TOB representatives will meet tentatively March 2, 2008 for the semi-annual Congress.  Meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, Denver, PA  Start time is 11:00 AM.

Proposals should be sent to your Chapter Coordinator. 

 

 

TOURNAMENT INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP

2007 Indoor Championships results are posted on the Historical page www.tob.org/oldscore.htm

2008 Results of the entire Wildwood week are posted on www.tob.org/index045.htm 

Registrations for the 2008 Indoor Championships will be  posted at www.tob.org/index04e.htm  

Current Indoor Schedule is posted at: www.tob.org/index04a.htm

Jack Drummond, Convention Coordinator, will make his first mailing to units in early December. If you do not get a copy of the registration information, contact Jack directly at 856-935-4940 or jdrummond494@comcast.net 

 

'08 FALL CLINIC

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    Will be posted shortly.
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    Judges, Instructors and Students all discussing and learning.

    Pictures courtesy of Jim Buffenmeyer & Linda Adams

     

    CONTRACTS

    Contract are included in issues of the Herald that are sent to TOB members. If you do not receive one and want to host an event, go to the schedule pages of either Indoor or Marching  Band web page. You will be able to print a copy of a contract  by first downloading Adobe Acrobat Reader (this is a free download). All instructions are on the schedule pages. The current schedules for Indoor and Outdoor are posted on the web and updated as contracts are received. Please note: The number of events on a given date will be subject to acceptance based on unit and judge availability. You may have to be prepared to have alternative dates should there be a problem with the original date submitted. Updates will be sent to Chapter Coordinators periodically or you can check on the Web Page @ www.tob.org.

    Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast Championship Schedule:
     
    Schedule to year 2009 !!

    A link to view pictures of the new sites is available at the top of this page.

    2006   2007  
    Group II
    Saturday  AM 11/11/06
     
    Group I
    Saturday AM 11/10/07
    Dover HS, Time TBA
    Group IV
    Saturday  PM 11/11/06
     
    Group III
    Saturday PM 11/10/07
    Delaware State U., (PM)
    Group I
    Sunday  AM 11/12/06
     
    Group II
    Sunday AM 11/11/07
    Delaware State U. (AM)
    Group III
    Sunday  PM 11/12/06
     
    Group IV
    Sunday PM  11/11/07
    Delaware State U. (PM)
    Invitational
    Sat. (II / IV) &  Sun. (I / III)
    before ACC Groups
    		 Invitational
    Sat. (I & III) &  Sun. (II & IV)
    before ACC Groups
    Open TBA Open Not Running in 2007
    2008     
    2009
    		  
    Group IV Saturday AM   Group III Saturday AM 
    Group II Saturday PM   Group I Saturday PM 
    Group I Sunday AM    
    Group II
    		 
    Sunday AM
    Group III Sunday PM     
    Group IV
    		 
     Sunday PM
    Invitational
    Sat. () &  Sun. ()
    before ACC Groups
    		   Invitational
    Sat. () &  Sun. ()
    before ACC Groups
    Open TBA   Open TBA

     

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