Outline of Mississippi
Outline of Mississippi

MJCCBA Meeting
September 1, 2006
Minutes
 
The meeting was called to order by President John Ungurait
New members introduced.
 
ITEMS DISCUSSED:
(A) MJCCBA All State Band
1. Clinic site: USM
MSU is still not ready to host our clinic band. Suggestion was made to travel to Hattiesburg again. Kyle Hill will contact Southern Miss.
 
2. Clinician: Gary Cook
Gary Cook will be the clinician. Since clinic dates have been changed, Mr. will be contacted to make sure he is available. No alternate plan for clinician was discussed
 
3. Clinic date: February 8-10.
Thomas Fraschillo will be contacted to make sure February 8-10 will work. Starting time for first rehearsal was changed to 6:00 p.m. (Motion made and passed by members present to move first rehearsal from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm). Possible rehearsal site will be St. Thomas. Possible concert time will be at 12 noon or 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 10.
 
4. Hotel reservations: Information to be announced
Hotels were discussed and info will be sent via email.
 
5. MJCCBA clinic auditions: Thursday, January 18, 2007 beginning at 3:00 p.m.
Motion made and passed to change audition location to Hinds Community College in Raymond. The audition date that was motioned and approved by all members present is Thursday, January 18, 2007 beginning at 3:00 p.m. Please e-mail Shane Sprayberry jssprayberry@hindscc.edu if your group plans to eat dinner in the Hinds cafeteria.
 
6. Audition music: Todd Hill to compose music.
Todd Hill will compose 16 bars of melodic and technical music that is idiomatic to each instrument. Individual judges will again be in charge of sight reading. Todd Hill mentioned that he did not wish to be paid for this music. Kyle Hill made motion that Todd be paid $300 for composing music. David Dueitt suggested this may be too little and pay could be bumped up more. John Taylor made motion to pay 25 cents per beat (vigorous laughter ensued)
 
(B) Miscellaneous:
1. Opening Meeting Changed: Friday after Labor Day Holiday
Archie Rawls suggested that the MJCCBA opening meeting be changed to the Friday after Labor Day Holiday. Official motion was made by Jeff Brown; Meri Newell, second. Motion passed by members present.
 
2. State Band Clinic and next meeting: December 2006
Next MJCCBA Meeting: December 8, 2006 at 1 pm. Location TBA.
State Clinic dates: December 7, 8, and 9.
State Clinic Location: Tupelo Convention Center (Bank Corp Center)
 
Meeting adjourned.
Members present:  
Kyle Hill Pearl River
Archie Rawls Pearl River
Robin Gray East Mississippi
Meri Newell Jones
Matthew Pickering Jones
Sammy Barr Jones
Stanley Stewart Co-Lin
Shane Sprayberry Hinds
Randy Mapes Hinds
Tom Carson East Central
Jared Brownlee East Central
James Bailey Holmes
Jeffrey Brown, Jr Holmes
John Ungurait Northwest
Kraig Goreth Gulf Coast
David Dueitt Gulf Coast
John Taylor Gulf Coast
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Page Revision, Jeff Brown, October 12, 2006