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2007-08 All-Region/All-State Band Eight of the Lake Travis Cavalier Band's most outstanding musicians traveled Saturday, January 5th to Waco for the Texas All-State Band Auditions. These eight students, who had previously qualified for All-Area, included Kris A., Randy C., Lauren G., Allyson N., Anna R., Rachel R., Ariana T., and Gordon W. We are very proud to announce that Kris and Rachel were both selected to the Texas 4-A All-State Band! These two musicians will attend the Texas Music Educators Convention in San Antonio next month and will rehearse and perform with the All-State Band.
Visit the Concert Season page for further information about the All-Region/All-State process.
Concert Season At the end of the marching season, all students are required to audition for placement in the Symphonic and Concert Bands. Students will be advised as to the specific audition requirements, and will sign up for audition time slots.
Marching Season While students do not have to audition to be in the marching band or color guard, they do have to earn a position on the field. During the two weeks of Band Camp (leading up to the start of the school year), students will try out for marching positions in the competition show. They will be notified early during Band Camp as to what the audition will entail. Some students may be assigned alternate or doubling positions until a time that their skills reach a certain level of proficiency. All students will be included in every rehearsal and every performance, however some may be playing from the sidelines as alternates. Many percussion instruments do not march, but instead make up what is known as the Pit, performing together with the band on the field sidelines. This takes considerable skill to coordinate play with the musicians out on the field. Auditions for Drum Line, Cymbal Line, and Drum Majors are held in the spring. Incoming percussion players from the middle schools will be invited to percussion workshops during the spring in preparation for percussion auditions.
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