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2012 Battle of the Bands Call-Out Meeting Tuesday, December 13, 2011 Thanks to everyone for showing interest in Roncallis Battle of the Bands! We welcome any genre of music and any type of band. As long as its a performance of both live instrumentation and live vocals, youre eligible to audition! For students looking to join/form a band, or bands looking to add members, Mr. Costello will have a bulletin board in 002 for people to post musicians wanted or musicians available requests in an effort to help form more bands. FORMAT CHANGE Unlike previous years, we are asking bands to prepare 2 songs: one of their choice (can be a cover or original) AND one that was written in the 1970s (any genre)

Depending on the number of accepted bands, we might be able to have bands play 2 songs each. And so well require bands to audition with both songs. We are also considering a 2-round set-up where all bands would play one song each, and then a few bands would move on to the final round, where they would play their 2nd song. But this will depend again on how many bands are accepted into the battle. The Battle of the Bands will only have one winner, chosen by some combination of crowd response as well as a panel of students (and possibly staff).

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Here are the important dates for the auditioning, rehearsal, and performace: T 12/13 Call-out Meeting T 1/17 Deadline for audition forms, lyrics, and videos due to room 002 by 3:30 pm Instead of live auditions, we are asking bands to videotape a performance of the 2 songs they would like to play in the battle. And make sure you can hear all instruments/vocals! It must be one continuous take (no editing). It must reflect the arrangment and performance style you plan to exhibit at the event. The video must be turned in either as: o Uploaded to YouTube and emailed to rcostello@roncallihs.org as a YouTube link (preferred) OR o a VHS tape or DVD DO NOT TURN IN AN ENTIRE CAMERA, OR A HI-8 OR FORMAT OTHER THAN DVD OR VHS TAPE. Be sure to label them with the bands name! TH 1/29 Acts selected for the battle will be posted M 1/30 Rehearsal (tentatively from 4:00-8:00pm) in auditorium starting immediately after school o check your sports/extracurricular schedules all group members must be present all costuming/wardrobe must be worn W 2/1 Battle of the Bands all are welcome (friends, family, etc.) set-up 5:00 p.m. start time 7:00

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A few more details: Students may only audition for 1 act. Bands must be at least 50% Roncalli students Bands must be 100% high school students Songs must be no longer than 5 minutes in length. Depending on the level of audition forms turned in, not all acts are guaranteed spots in the show. Cuts may be required. While a few student council members will assist in reviewing audition tapes, Mr. Costello will make the final decisions. Performances must be appropriate and in accordance with the Roncalli High School handbook and guidelines for behavior. o Costuming/wardrobe o Lyrical content/context o Dance/performance o Etc. Any questions, concerns, or judgment calls should be directed to Mr. Costello BEFORE audition tape is made, as an inappropriate audition will likely result in exclusion from the battle.
Equipment We learned many lessons the past few years. And lesson #1 is that in order for your band to sound your best in the auditorium, the sound and lighting crew must have complete control of all aspects of the noise, because they understand the acoustics of the auditorium. Therefore, we will be asking participants to share amps, drum kits, etc. Roncallis sound crew will mic your amps and instruments, and they will control the volume. This will ensure that you sound your best. More on this once the bands have been selected!

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Battle of the Bands Audition Form (to be turned in with copy of lyrics and audition video (YouTube link, DVD, or VHS tape) Band/Group Name: _________________________________________________________________________________ Names of Members in the Group: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Song titles and original artist: #1: _________________________________________________________________________________ #2 (1970s choice): _________________________________________________________________

Equipment needed on talent show night How many microphone(s) for vocals?_________ How many amplifiers will you need?_______ What instruments will they be used for?________________________________________________ **Most likely, a drum set and amps will be provided, so that we can quickly go from one band to the next. We may be asking for some of you to volunteer to allow others to use your equipment. What other equipment/instruments will you use? ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________

See back of form for further information

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Battle of the Bands Participant Agreement I/We promise to uphold Roncalli moral standards and to make the act appropriate for a modest Catholic environment. I/We agree to provide a copy of the lyrics, along with our audition form and video no later than 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 17th, 2012. I/We promise that the performance on my/our audition video will be the exactly the same as the one we perform at the Battle of the Bands. I/We realize that all acts are limited to five minutes and that I/we can only audition for 1 act. I/We realize that the dress rehearsal for the Battle of the Bands is required on Monday, January 30th after school and the Battle of the Bands is Wednesday, February 1st at 7:00 p.m. (with a 5:00 p.m. set-up), and I/we have arranged our schedules to be at the rehearsal and show. o Any failure for any member to get at the rehearsal will put the act in danger of being cut from the show. X ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ (All members of the group must sign)