Circle the State with Song 2013-2014
Leah McDonald & Angie McKenna
Co-Chairs
As State Chairs for the Twenty-First Annual Circle the State with Song (CTSWS) festivals, we invite you to participate in one of this year's most outstanding musical opportunities!
Each of the nineteen regions across Oklahoma will present an individual festival January through March of 2014.
2013-2014 CTSWS REGION FESTIVAL INFORMATION
Repertoire Information:
CTSWS REPERTOIRE FOR 2014 PDF Download
CTSWS REPERTOIRE NOTES FOR 2014 - COMING SOON
MASTER REPERTOIRE LIST – 1994-2013 Download
OCDA will sponsor a CTSWS reading session at the summer convention in July
OMEA will sponsor a CTSWS reading session at fall in-service Thurs., October 17, 2013
Registration Information:
The goals of Circle the State with Song are to provide an opportunity for:
- Exceptional music students to work with guest choral clinicians on challenging music and for an exciting choral experience with other students
- Music teachers to observe and learn as the clinician works with the students and to share vocal pedagogy ideas with other teachers
- Students to perform children’s choral repertoire of excellent quality
- Both students and teachers to participate in the 2014 All-OMEA Children’s Choir
Teacher and School Eligibility:
- Teachers must be an active member of OMEA to register students
- Any school in Oklahoma whose enrollment includes grades four, five, six, seven or eight may enter their students in one of the CTSWS Festivals
- In this context, the word school also applies to ‘home school’
* This is only applicable to the CTSWS and All-OMEA Children’s Chorus
- Music teacher(s) may bring the following number of students per school building, according to their school building’s population in grades four through eight
School Enrollment |
Maximum Number of Students in CTSWS |
1 - 300 |
12 |
301 - 601 |
24 |
601 - 900 |
36 |
901 and larger |
40 |
Below are the CTSWS entry and medical permission forms. Send the CTSWS entry form AND check and/or purchase order to your Region Chair.
Please keep your medical release forms and take them with you the day of your festival in case of emergency.
REGISTRATION DEADLINES:
First CTSWS Deadline ($30.00 per student) – Friday, September 27, 2013
Second CTSWS Deadline ($35.00 per student) – Friday, October 4, 2013
DOWNLOAD CTSWS ENTRY FORM (MSExcel format)
- Send to Region Coordinators – Addresses located in CTSWS Region Festival Information
DOWNLOAD CTSWS (and Children's Chorus) MEDICAL & MEDIA PERMISSION FORM
Questions? CircleTheStatewithSong@yahoo.com
Please contact Leah McDonald Leah.McDonald@edmondschools.net or
Angie McKenna AngieMcKenna@edmondschools.net