High School Competition

Clarinet students enrolled in a Texas High School, grades 9-12, are eligible to compete in the high school solo competition but must complete the application process by the deadline! Students must

1) complete the application,

2) submit the entry fee ($10 cash, check, or money order), and

3) have a letter of recommendation from either the private teacher or band director submitted to Dr. Druhan

The deadline for entries is February 3, 2012. Space is limited and participants will only be considered when all materials are on file. Participants will be notified once their files are complete. Standby students will be notified as soon as possible after cancellations are made. Students who do not get a spot in the class will have their application fee returned only in person at the event registration (forfeited fees will be donated to the 2013 TCC event.)

Solos must be performed with an accompanist (unless the solo work is an unaccompanied solo). Participants who would like to use a TCC pianist for the competition should contact Dr. Druhan for information regarding fees and rehearsals.

High School Masterclass presented by Paula Corley

A Masterclass is an opportunityfor a student to perform music for a guest artist in front of a class of other students and teachers. It is similar to a short private lesson and similar to a solo performance. A masterclass participant typically gets coached by the guest artist for 10-15 minutes and then another student has a chance to perform and get feedback.

Clarinet students enrolled in a Texas High School, grades 9-12, are eligible to perform for the high school masterclass but must complete the application process by the deadline! Students must

1) complete the application,

2) submit the entry fee ($10 cash, check, or money order), and

3) have a letter of recommendation from either the private teacher or band director submitted to Dr. Druhan

The deadline for entries is February 3, 2012. Space is limited and participants will only be considered when all materials are on file. Participants will be notified once their files are complete. Standby students will be notified as soon as possible after cancellations are made. Students who do not get a spot in the class will have their application fee returned only in person at the event registration (forfeited fees will be donated to the 2013 TCC event.)

"Performance Masterclass" presented by Mitchell Estrin

A Masterclass is an opportunityfor a student to perform music for a guest artist in front of a class of other students and teachers. It is similar to a short private lesson and similar to a solo performance. A performance masterclass participant typically performs a short solo (in this case with accompaniment only) and gets feedback from the guest artist.

Clarinet students enrolled in a Texas High School, grades 9-12, and Collegiate students are eligible to perform for the "Performance Masterclass" but must complete the application process by the deadline! Students must:

1) complete the application,

2) submit the entry fee ($10 cash, check, or money order), and

3) have a letter of recommendation from either the private teacher or band director submitted to Dr. Druhan

The deadline for entries is February 3, 2012. Space is limited and participants will only be considered when all materials are on file. Participants will be notified once their files are complete. Standby students will be notified as soon as possible after cancellations are made. Students who do not get a spot in the class will have their application fee returned only in person at the event registration (forfeited fees will be donated to the 2013 TCC event.)

"Bass Clarinet Masterclass" presented by Michael Lowenstern

A Masterclass is an opportunityfor a student to perform music for a guest artist in front of a class of other students and teachers. It is similar to a short private lesson and similar to a solo performance. A masterclass participant typically gets coached by the guest artist for 10-15 minutes and then another student has a chance to perform and get feedback.

Michael's masterclasses center around being a great performer as well as a great instrumentalist. Other weight is placed on creative use of improvisation (even in notated music when appropriate), extended techniques, finding the "funk" in rhythmic music, and discovering an independent voice as a musician. Lots of dogma.

Bass clarinet students enrolled in a Texas High School, grades 9-12, and Collegiate students are eligible to perform for the "Bass Clarinet Masterclass" but must complete the application process by the deadline! Students must:

1) complete the application,

2) submit the entry fee ($10 cash, check, or money order), and

3) have a letter of recommendation from either the private teacher or band director submitted to Dr. Druhan

The deadline for entries is February 3, 2012. Space is limited and participants will only be considered when all materials are on file. Participants will be notified once their files are complete. Standby students will be notified as soon as possible after cancellations are made. Students who do not get a spot in the class will have their application fee returned only in person at the event registration (forfeited fees will be donated to the 2013 TCC event.)

"Clarinet Doctor Problem Solving Masterclass" presented by Howard Klug

A Masterclass is an opportunityfor a student to perform music for a guest artist in front of a class of other students and teachers. It is similar to a short private lesson and similar to a solo performance. In this masterclass, the participants will each get coached by the guest artist for about 10 minutes on different fundamentals that the student and/or teacher has concerns about. Private teachers and band directors are encouraged to attend and ask questions.

Clarinet students enrolled in a Texas High School, grades 9-12, and Collegiate students are eligible to perform for the "Clarinet Doctor Problem Solving Masterclass" but must complete the application process by the deadline! Students must:

1) complete the application,

2) submit the entry fee ($10 cash, check, or money order), and

3) have a letter of recommendation from either the private teacher or band director submitted to Dr. Druhan

The deadline for entries is February 3, 2012. Space is limited and participants will only be considered when all materials are on file. Participants will be notified once their files are complete. Standby students will be notified as soon as possible after cancellations are made. Students who do not get a spot in the class will have their application fee returned only in person at the event registration (forfeited fees will be donated to the 2013 TCC event.)

Orchestral Audition Masterclass presented by Michael Webster

A Masterclass is an opportunityfor a student to perform music for a guest artist in front of a class of other students and teachers. It is similar to a short private lesson and similar to a solo performance. A masterclass participant typically gets coached by the guest artist for 10-15 minutes and then another student has a chance to perform and get feedback.

Clarinet students enrolled in a university, college, or junior college are eligible to perform for the "Orchestral Audition Masterclass" but must complete the application process by the deadline! Students must:

1) complete the application,

2) submit the entry fee ($10 cash, check, or money order), and

3) have a letter of recommendation from their current clarinet professor submitted to Dr. Druhan

The deadline for entries is February 3, 2012. Space is limited and participants will only be considered when all materials are on file. Participants will be notified once their files are complete. Standby students will be notified as soon as possible after cancellations are made. Students who do not get a spot in the class will have their application fee returned only in person at the event registration (forfeited fees will be donated to the 2013 TCC event.)

Students must prepare a minimum of three of the following clarinet excerpts from the orchestral literature. [If the students would prefer to prepare an excerpt which is not on the list, they must contact Dr. Druhan to have literature approved by Mr. Webster.]

Beethoven Symphony no. 6

Beethoven Symphony no. 8

Brahms Symphony no. 3

Mendelssohn Scherzo from Midsummer Night's Dream

Stravinsky Variation from Firebird

Resphigi Pines of Rome

Kodaly Galanta Dances