Welcome to District 4

LISA EATON, Chairman
3215 E. Ridgewood Ct.
Oregon, IL 61061
815-541-9096 (home)
eaton97@oglecom.com
Greetings;
Below
are the dates and locations for the two contests:
Solo & Ensemble Contest –
February 18, 2012 at River Ridge Jr/Sr High School,
Renee
Gapinski/Kerri Rijma, Host
Organization Contest –
March 17, 2012 at Harlem Middle School, Mary Taft/Michelle West, Host
SOLO
& ENSEMBLE CONTEST INFORMATION
The
deadline for submitting Solo & Ensemble entries will be
Friday January 13, 2012
. All
entries must be received by
this date.
Solo
and ensemble entries must be submitted electronically.
Please follow the attached instructions. The scheduling will be done
directly from your submitted entries. Hand
written forms will not be accepted for solo and ensemble contest.
The
form has been changed this year so please look at it carefully.
All solo and ensembles will be listed on one form this year.
I put in a sample of both a solo and an ensemble to assist you in filling
out the form. Please be accurate with the
event code as it will determine the number of medals you receive. Also fill out
each event completely.
Remember
to fill out the header on each form with school and contact information should
we have questions during scheduling.
Entries
should be sent electronically to Lisa
Eaton at the following address:
eaton97@oglecom.com
A
copy of the Fee Sheet and a check payable to IGSMA Dist. IV should be mailed to:
Lisa Eaton
, District IV Chair
3215 E. Ridgewood Ct.
Oregon
, IL 61061
Solo
and Ensemble Entry fees are:
Solos
- $6.40
Ensembles
- $10.00 plus $1.40 for each participant
Piano
Rental Fee - $50.00 per school
When
filling out your registration forms, all boxes need to be completed.
It is vital we have all the information for the students including piano
accompanist to ensure accurate scheduling. Please
do not fill in TBA. Incomplete forms
will be returned. All forms are in the Excel format.
For
the Fee Sheet, click on the appropriate box and fill in. For the Solo Entry Form
and the Ensemble Entry Form be sure to
fill out the school information in the Header box.
To do this, open the document, click on View, click on Header and Footer.
Then click on Custom Header and type in your school name and Director’s
name. Make sure to save your document
before sending it just in case.
Be
sure to review our CONSTITUTION & BYLAWS for rules governing our contest.
If you do not have a copy you can access it on the web at www.igsma.org.
Remember to click on Northern Division when arriving.
The percussion requirements are also there.
NOTE:
Please review our District IV scale policy.
We do have required scales for instrumental, string and piano soloist.
Please check the link on the Solo & Ensemble page of the IGSMA
website.
ORGANIZATION
CONTEST INFORMATION
The
Organization Contest Entry Form may be access on the website and are also
included in this mailing. This should be
submitted to the chair by
February 3, 2012
. Please also send a separate Fee Sheet
if you did not include it with your Solo & Ensemble entry fees.
The forms and fees should be mailed to:
Lisa Eaton
, District IV Chair
3215 E. Ridgewood Ct.
Oregon
, IL 61061
Cost
for Organization Contest is $2.75 per student. Checks
should be payable to IGSMA Dist. IV.
All
Organization Contest entries are due by
February 3, 2012
.
Again,
don’t forget to refer to the CONSTITUTION & BY-LAWS for rules governing
the event.
If
you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Contest
Entry Sheet
Fee
Sheet