Tangipahoa Association of Music Educators (T.A.M.E.)
This is the Home of The Tangipahoa Association of Music Educators. Our membership includes all public school music teachers in Tangipahoa Schools. At our inaugural meeting on August 6, 2008, we voted to create this association so that we might expand the opportunities for music education available to all students here in Tangipahoa.
Members need not be members of any professional affiliation; however, membership in such groups (LMEA, LACDA, etc.) is encouraged.
As an association we provide services to all students enrolled in school ensembles. These services include Parish Honor Band, Large Ensemble Festival, Solo & Ensemble Festivals, and Elementary Music Festivals.
We hold annual meetings at which we conduct association business, enjoy professional development, and come together as an educational community. If you are a music teacher of any kind at any school, public or private, in Tangipahoa Parish, please feel welcome to attend our annual meetings.
- Calendar of Events
- Parish Honor Band
- Concert Band (7-9)
- Symph Band (10-12)
- Honor Choir
- Practice Tracks
- Festivals
- Membership Forms
- Helpful Websites
- Constitution and By-Laws
Calendar of Events
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Event |
Date |
Time |
Chairperson |
Location |
Deadline |
| PHBand Auditions | Brennan Arceneaux | PHS | |||
| PHC Names | Marcia Arceneaux | ||||
| PHB Read-Through | Brennan Arceneaux | PHS | |||
| PHB/PHC Rehearsal | Brennan Arceneaux | PHS | |||
| PHB/PHC Rehearsal | Brennan Arceneaux | PHS | |||
| PHB/PHC Concert | Brennan Arceneaux | PHS | |||
| Large Ensemble Assessment | Brennan Arceneaux
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PHS | |||
| Elementary Music Festival | Wendy Savarino |
Chairpersons: Please submit calendar items to Brennan Arceneaux at brennan.arceneaux@tangischools.org.
Members: Please adhere to all submission deadlines. Submissions for events must be made by the deadline to the appropriate Event Chairperson.
Please refer to the LMEA District IX website for District Events.
Parish Honor Band
Parish Honor Band
Description
The parish honor band is designed to give students inspiration and assistance for a District IX Honor Band audition. Due to the fierce competition presented by other parishes in District IX, a parish honor band is necessary to introduce Tangipahoa students to the District Honor Band process.
The Parish Honor Band now uses a high-stakes audition process. Membership is no longer determined solely through nomination.
Membership in the Ensemble
Students gain membership to the ensemble through LIVE Audition. Names for auditions should be submitted electronically to the Instrumental chairperson approximately thirty days before the audition date (check the calendar for the exact deadline). Those students who audition:
· Must be able to read music at a basic level of proficiency,
· Must be enrolled in the school’s ensemble class,
· Must show self-control in behavior,
· Must be able to attend all rehearsals and the concert.
Please do not nominate students who cannot attend all posted events.
Chair-placement will be determined by this one round of auditions.
Auditions
There is a $5.00 audition fee for each audition a student plays. Students will pay this to their band program (or Boosters), and the School (or Boosters) will write one check for all students auditioning from that school. This must be paid before the student is allowed into the audition room. Audition Information is listed on the Concert Band and Symphonic Band pages.
Fee
There is $20.00 participation fee per student assessed for participation in the ensemble. Students will pay this to their band program (or Boosters), and the School (or Boosters) will write one check for all students participating from that school.
Concert Band (7-9)
Parish Honor Band: Middle School
The following information is an overview of the requirements for chair placement in the Middle School Parish Honor Band.
Wind Auditions
Scales
All wind players are required to play four major scales: F, B-flat, E-flat, and A-flat Concert. They will use the number of octaves as required by LMEA District IX for the Junior High District Honor Band.
All wind players will play a chromatic scale equal in range to that required by LMEA District IX for the Junior High District Honor Band (a minimum of one octave is recommended for students who cannot play the full range).
Etudes
All wind players will play one of the two etudes required by LMEA District IX for the Junior High District Honor Band. All etudes come from the Rubank Intermediate method as follows:
| Instrument |
Set 1 (2019-20) |
Set 2 (2020-21) |
Set 3 (2021-22) |
Scales |
| Flute | pg. 6 #2 PDF | pg. 6 #3 PDF | pg. 9, top line only, until the repeat sign PDF | |
| Oboe | pg. 5 #3 PDF | pg. 9, top part only PDF | pg. 15 #3 PDF | |
| Bassoon | pg. 3 #3 PDF | pg. 5 #4 PDF | pg. 4 #4 PDF | |
| Clarinet | pg. 9 #3 PDF | pg. 13 #2 PDF | pg. 21 #3 PDF | |
| Low Clarinet | pg. 49, bottom part only PDF | pg. 19, bottom part only PDF | pg. 28 #3, bottom line only PDF |
Bb: PDF Eb: PDF |
| All Saxophones | pg. 6 #3 PDF | pg. 9, Duet, top part only PDF | pg. 10 #2 PDF |
Bb: PDF Eb: PDF |
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Trumpet/Baritone TC |
pg. 12 #2 PDF | pg. 15 #4 PDF | pg. 8 #3 mss. 1-16 PDF | |
| Horn | pg. 16 #4 PDF | pg. 11 #2PDF | pg. 30 #2 mss. 1-16 PDF | |
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Trombone/BaritoneBC |
pg. 13 #2 PDF | pg. 19 #4 PDF | pg. 9 #3 mss. 1-16 PDF | |
| Tuba | pg. 17 #4 PDF | pg. 14 #4 PDF | pg. 18 #4 PDF |
Sight-Reading
All wind players will sight-read a short exercise.
Percussion Auditions
Beginning in 2014, all Percussionists will audition on both melodics and batter.
Scales
On melodics, the students will play one octave each of F, B-flat, E-flat, and A-flat concert major scales.
Etudes
Percussionists will play both etudes as follows:
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Set 1 (2016-17) |
Set 2 (2017-18) |
Set 3 (2018-19) |
Scales | |
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Melodic Batter
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pg. 4 #4 PDF pg. 5 Exercise 3 |
pg. 7 #3 pg. 7 Exercise 5 |
pg. 26 Arban Etude PDF pg. 9 #7 PDF
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Mel.: PDF
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Batter Rudiments
For their auditions, batter percussionists will be required to prepare the following rudiments, open-close-open, lasting no more than 30 seconds each:
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Single-Stroke Roll
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Paradiddle
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Flam
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Flam-tap
Sight-Reading
All percussionists will sight-read a short exercise on both melodics and batter.
Symph Band (10-12)
Parish Honor Band: Symphonic Band (Grades 10-12)
The following information is an overview of the requirements for the Parish Honor Band: Symphonic Band Audition. The ensemble is open to audition by students in grades 10-12. Exceptional students in grade 9 are encouraged to audition for this group in addition to the Concert Band (grades 7-9).
Wind Auditions
Scales
All wind players are required to play four major scales (concert keys listed):
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Set A (2020-21) |
B-flat, D-flat, E, G |
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Set B (2021-22) |
B, D, F, A-flat |
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Set C (2019-20) |
C, E-flat, G-flat, A |
They will use the number of octaves as required by LMEA District IX for the High School District Honor Band (or a minimum of one full octave).
All wind players will play a chromatic scale equal in range to that required by LMEA District IX for the High School District Honor Band (or a minimum of one full octave).
Etudes
All wind players will play a portion of the etude required by LMEA District IX for the High School District Honor Band. NOTE: When auditioning for DISTRICT Honor Band, the students is responsible for the entire etude in the following PDFs. The cuts for the PARISH Honor Band Auditions are marked in the PDFs as follows:
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Set 1 |
Set 2 |
Set 3 |
Set 4 |
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Flute: Selected Studies for Flute by H. Voxman; Rubank Pub. |
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Pg. 38, Andante cantabile, Ab Major. Soussman PDF |
Pg. 8, Largo, E minor. Ferling-Rosé PDF |
Pg. 4, Sarabande, A minor. Bach PDF |
Pg. 12, Lento, D minor. |
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Bb and Eb Soprano Clarinets – Selected Studies for Clarinet by H. Voxman, Rubank Pub. |
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Pg. 2, Andante, C Major. Ferling-Rosé PDF |
Pg. 22, Andante, Eb Major. Ferling-Rosé PDF |
Pg. 16, Adagio, G minor. Ferling-Rosé PDF |
Pg. 18, Andante, D Major. Mazas |
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Alto, Bass, and Contra Clarinets – Artistic Studies for Clarinet, Book 1 (from the French School) ed. by D. Hite, Southern Music Pub. |
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Pg. 49, measures 1 – 25 PDF |
Pg. 70, measures 22 – End PDF |
Pg. 59, measures 41 – End PDF |
15 Pg. 53, measures 1 – 32 |
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Oboes and All Saxophones – 48 Famous Studies for Oboe or Saxophone by Ferling, Southern Music Pub. |
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Pg. 6, no. 11, D minor, Larghetto PDF |
Pg. 12, no. 23, F# minor. Andante PDF |
Pg. 8, no. 15, B minor, Largo mesto PDF |
Pg. 4, no. 7, E minor, Largo |
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Bassoon – 48 Famous Studies for Bassoon by Ferling-Thornton, Southern Music Pub. |
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Pg. 5, no. 7, G minor, Largo PDF |
Pg. 2, no. 3, C minor, Andantino PDF |
Pg. 20, no. 19, Bb minor, Andante PDF |
Pg. 8, no. 9, Ab Major |
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Trumpet – Selected Studies for Cornet/Trumpet by H. Voxman, Southern Music Pub. |
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Pg. 14, Valse, E minor. Bohme PDF |
Pg. 24, Adagio cantabile, Eb Major. Pietzsch PDF |
Pg, 32, Adagio cantabile, Ab Major. Duhew PDF |
Pg. 12, Larghetto, G Major |
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Horn in F – 335 Selected Melodious, Progressive, and Technical Exercises for French Horn, Book I, by Pottag-Andraud, Southern Music Pub. |
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Pg. 50, Adagio PDF |
Pg. 48, Adagio con expressive (1st five lines). Kopprasch PDF |
Pg. 51, Largo (1st five lines) PDF |
Pg. 19, no. 7, Andante |
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Tenor Trombone – Selected Studies for Trombone by H. Voxman, Rubank Pub. |
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Pg. 28, Maestoso, E minor PDF |
Pg. 13, Valse lentement, D minor PDF |
Pg. 19, Largo cantabile, C Major PDF |
Pg. 26, Andante con moto, G Major |
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Bass Trombone – Exercises from 24 Studies for Bass Trombone or Trombone with F-Attachment by Boris Grigoriev ed. Allen Ostrander, International Music - |
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pg. 2, no. 1, Lento, C Major PDF |
Pg. 25, no. 23, G-flat Major PDF |
Pg. 21, no. 19, D-flat Major PDF |
Pg. 19, no. 17, E Major PDF |
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Baritone/Euphonium (Bass Clef) – Selected Studies for Baritone by H. Voxman, Rubank Pub. |
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Pg. 10, F Major, Larghetto cantabile PDF |
Pg. 22, Db Major, Adagio cantabile PDF |
Pg. 2, Bb Major, Adagio cantabile PDF |
Pg. 18, C Major, Largo cantabile |
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Baritone/ Euphonium (Treble Clef) - Selected Studies for Cornet-Trumpet by H. Voxman, Southern Music Pub. |
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Pg. 12, G Major, Larghetto Cantabile PDF |
Pg. 24, Eb Major, Adagio cantabile PDF |
Pg. 2, C Major, Adagio cantabile PDF |
Pg. 21, D Major, Largo cantabile |
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Tuba – 70 Studies for BBb Tuba, Vol. 1 by Vladislav Blazhevich, Robert King Music Pub. |
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Pg. 27, no. 28, 4/4, Eb Major, Andante Semplice PDF |
Pg. 8, no. 9, 4/4, D minor, Andante cantabile PDF |
Pg. 22, no. 23, 6/4/, D Major, Andante PDF |
Pg. 19, no. 20, 2/2, G minor, Lento |
Sight-Reading
All wind players will sight-read a short exercise.
Percussion Auditions
All percussionists will audition on both Batter and Melodics.
Scales
On melodics, the students will play one octave each as follows:
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Set A (2014, 2017, 2020) |
B-flat, D-flat, E, G |
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Set B (2015, 2018, 2021) |
B, D, F, A-flat |
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Set C (2016, 2019, 2022) |
C, E-flat, G-flat, A |
Etudes
Percussionists will play both etudes as follows:
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Set 1 Fall 2019 |
Set 2 Fall 2020 |
Set 3 Fall 2021 |
Set 4 Fall 2018 |
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Mallet Etudes – Masterpieces for Marimba by Thomas McMillan |
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Pg. 14, Sonata by Handel (to letter B, without repeats) PDF |
Pg. 16, Sonata by Corelli (lines 1-5) PDF |
Pg. 6, Sonatina by Telemann (lines 1-6) PDF |
Pg. 10, Sonata by Handel (beginning to letter B, without repeats) |
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Snare Drum Etudes |
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Batter Rudiments
For their auditions, batter percussionists will be required to prepare the following rudiments:
Concert (closed) roll – (pp < ff > pp) 20-second time limit: 10 secs. for crescendo, 10 secs. for decrescendo.
Rudimental (open) roll [double stroke roll]– (slow-fast-slow) 40-second time limit: 20 secs. for slow to fast, 20 secs. for fast to slow.
Sight-Reading
All percussionists will sight-read a short exercise on both melodics and batter.
Honor Choir
Honor Choir
Description
The Parish Honor Choir is designed to give students inspiration and assistance for a District IX Honor Choir audition. Due to the fierce competition presented by other parishes in District IX, a parish honor choir is necessary to introduce Tangipahoa students to the District Honor Choir process.
The Parish Honor Choir experience includes a series of rehearsals with guest clinician, and the presentation of a concert.
Membership in the Ensemble
Students gain membership to the ensemble through nomination. Nominated students:
· Must be able to read music at a basic level of proficiency,
· Must be enrolled in the school’s ensemble class,
· Must show self-control in behavior,
· Must be able to attend all rehearsals and the concert.
Please do not nominate students who cannot attend all posted events.
Fee
Please note that there will be a fee of $30.00 per student assessed for participation in the ensemble. Students will bring the fee in cash to the first rehearsal.
REHEARSAL TRACKS:
Soprano:
Have You Seen the Baby - Soprano
Have You Seen the Baby - Descant
Alto:
Men:
Have You Seen the Baby - Tenor
Practice Tracks
Festivals
TAME sponsors the following Performance Festivals:
Parish Large Ensemble Assessment
Solo/Ensemble Festival
Elementary Music Festival
Accordion
Elementary Music Festival
Elementary Music Festival
The Tangipahoa Association of Music Educators will be hosting its first Elementary Music Festival on DATE-TBA in the Ponchatoula High School Auditorium from approximately 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Each music teacher is asked to bring a group to perform 2-3 numbers with a maximum of ten minutes stage time (including transition time). All attending students will watch the performances of all other schools. The Master of Ceremonies (to be announced) will provide enrichment activities during transitions.
Teachers should submit via email the following:
Teacher Name
School Name
Name of performing group, if applicable
Number of Students
Grade Level(s) of Students
Selections to be performed including
o title
o composer/arranger
o source (such as Music K-8 vol. 18 no. 1)
o soloists
o instrumental components (Orff, recorders, Boomwhackers™, etc).
Estimated time of performance
Any staging requirements
Any sound requirements (microphones, CD’s, etc)
Teacher should use this form to submit the information. Open the file, type in your information, save the file as your last name (followed by a number if submitting more than one), and email the file to gwyn.rollins@tangischools.org. My example is here.
Teacher submissions should be made by the deadline, DATE-TBA. They should be emailed to the entire list of elementary music teachers.
Teachers should avoid performing selections already submitted by another teacher.