Author: Julia
Date: 2001-01-02 20:42
There are so many different ways of doing it...NY, where I live, is divided into zones. There's and Area-All State which is, I think, made up of two or three zones---so basically there is more than one area all state band, orchestra , or whatever. Basically what it depends on is NYSSMA (New York State School Music Association) solos which anybody can do. Area all State and Conference ALL state are only for high school students, and conference is only for juniors and seniors. For grade school we have all county. The biggest problem with our method is that there is more than one site for each zone. (We usually have two) The difference is the people that go to each one, the adjucators are usually harder at one than the other, and so on...
Also, a factor is the solos. We have solos categorized on 6 levels, or grades (what they're called). To get into conference you have to play a solo that is designated as a grade 6 all state. (there are also grade 6's that aren't all state solos) And of course, some solos that are really good solos, that are just as hard as an all state grade 6, are classified as 5. SO...sometimes that's really a pain. All in all, I think these things are good to do because it gives you more experience playing with different people under different directors, but it really doesn't say much about your ability---for a lot of reasons.
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