37th annual kansas masonic all-state "virtual" marching band

In an effort to continue the long-standing tradition of the Kansas Masonic All-State Marching Band, we are excited to offer our "virtual" band. Below find a message from our 2020 Band Director, Dr. William Woodworth from Emporia State University. Also, you'll find the music and more at the link below. The band stafff are encouraging you to practice the music extensively. More details regarding the recording will be provided later. Stay tuned for for more updates and instructions as we work to execute a tremendous performance and memories that will last a lifetime! 

Instructions for Recording 2020 Virtual Performance

2020 Music

2020 Music

Instructions for Recording 2020 Virtual Performance
Kansas Masonic All-State Marching Band

1. Use the sheet music and individual rehearsal audio tracks to practice all three songs until they are flawless.  Please spend a considerable time on this.
2. When ready, practice recording by listening to the click track for video, make sure you can hear the tempo to stay in time.  If you record and you are not in time with the metronome, the performance will sound like mistakes are constantly being made.  You will need to practice this several times to stay in time with the click.
3. UNIFORM – When recording the video, make sure you are in a well-lit area (inside or outside, wherever you can get the best sound quality). Let’s dress in a uniform, so please wear a Plain White shirt with Black Pants, black slacks, Black skirt or black shorts.
4. Record a separate video for each song using a video camera or phone camera.  Try to shoot the video in 720 or 1080 resolution.  You can submit a 4k, but the file sizes will get quite large with 4k video.  Please make sure the camera can capture your sound, you do not have to play too loud so that the sound peaks.  Do your best to get the best quality audio that you can on the video.
5. You will need to listen to the click track while you record by wearing headphones.  You MUST wear headphones while you record.  If you record while using an external sound source, that will bleed into the audio and your audio track may be unusable.  Again, do your best to stay in time with the click track.
6. You will need to submit the videos digitally via the following link. https://forms.gle/N77ggp3DgRMvBtFdA
7. Do not submit a YouTube link, you will need to submit the digital file. 
8. If asked, allow permissions for wwoodwor@emporia.edu to access the video files.  (This request may not show up until the weekend, so check your email throughout the weekend if you can.
9. All three separate song videos will need to be submitted by Friday, July 3rd at 11:59pm to the Google Form.  Please try to submit all three videos so that you can be included in all three virtual songs that will be shared on the broadcast.
10. If you have any issues submitting the file to the google form, email it directly to wwoodwor@emporia.edu – But, please try the google form a few times before submitting via email.