Area Directors
Area Music Program Directors
Here is what local directors are looking for in their students.
Mr. Kelly
East Central Illinois Youth Orchestra
* Maturity in all aspects of musicianship
Mr. Allen
Champaign Centennial High School Bands
| * Know all major scales and arpeggios. * Nice full tone with vibrato. * Know how to make tuning adjustments * Work to expand the high range. * Good playing posture-no draping elbow over back of chair. |
Mr. Currey
Champaign Central High School Bands
* Big sound.
* Controlled and refined vibrato.
* Technique.
* Upper register intonation.
* SIGHT READING IS HUGE.
Mr. Hicks
Urbana High School Bands
* Accurate rhythms
* Steady tempo
* Big, round sound
Mr. Anderson
Campus Middle School for Girls
Ms. Park
St. Thomas More High School Bands
* Big sound.
* Chromatic scales.
* Other fundamentals.
Mr. Escatel
Urbana Middle School Bands
* Sit tall.
* Use fast air – correct breathing.
* Keep head up.
* Play with a nice, big sound.
* Have fun! 🙂
Ms. Lodes
Urbana Middle School Bands
“I expect my flute players to work on embouchure to play with the biggest, fullest sound possible.”
Ms. Branch
Edison Middle School Bands
| * Pretty tone. * Clean articulation. |
Mr. Brown
Franklin Middle School Bands
| * Good tone * Right fingerings |
Mr. Murphy
University High School Music
Mrs. Currey
Champaign Central High School Bands
| * Good tone. * Good rhythm. * Good pitch. |
Ms. Park
St. Thomas More High School Bands
* Big sound.
* Chromatic scales.
* Other fundamentals.
Ms. Woolwine
Holy Cross School
*clean articulation
*clear and pure sound
(especially upper-register)
*dedication to practicing
*a positive attitude
Ms. Fernsberg
Jefferson Middle School Bands
| * Warm, supported tone (with vibrato when you’re ready). * Good finger technique (do your fingers know where they’re going, or are they still hunting?) | |||
| * Clean articulation with TONE right from the beginning of the sound. | |||
| * OWN your upper register. This is where OK flutists stop and GREAT flutists soar. * If Sue assigns you scales and pattern studies then 1) Smile, 2) Nod, and 3) Practice. These will make you the sight reader you wish you were. | |||