Zone 10
NYSSMA Zone 10 Representative
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Samantha McShane
518.392.1560 x1058
zone10@nyssma.org
PARENTS… Please contact your teacher with all questions, first.
Please do not contact the festival hosts directly.
All parent questions should be sent through your school music teacher or to the Zone Rep at zone10@nyssma.org
Presidents of Affiliated Counties
| Columbia
Samantha McShane
50 Woodbridge Ave.
Chatham, NY 12037
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Dutchess
Erin Marlow
3450 Rt. 81
Surprise, NY 12176
518.416.1041
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Putnam
Jocelyn Kraus |
ZONE 10 NYSSMA FESTIVALS DATES
Area All State 2022Teachers must register on Dacapomusicfestivals.com |
November 18 & 19 at Red Hook High SchoolRegistration Deadline – 3rd Friday of September |
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Ensemble Chairs Band Lisa Espisito lisa.esposito@wcsdny.org Orchestra Katherine Rymph katherinerymph@hpcsd.org Mixed Chorus Amy Martin amymartin@hpcsd.org Treble Chorus Justin Stockslager justin.stockslager@doverschools.org |
Solo and Ensemble Festivals– 2021-2022 DatesTeachers must register at dacapomusicfestivals.com |
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All-State applications are completed online. No need to mail to chairpersons anymore! |
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Date |
Appl. Deadline |
Location |
Chairperson |
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May 6-7 |
March 25th |
Red Hook HS |
Brian Zeller |
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April 29-30 |
March 18th |
Arlington HS |
Mike Tiskowitz |
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May 13-14 |
April 1 |
John Jay HS |
Gina Stephens
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Zone 10 News (Updated January, 2022)
New Manual
There is a new edition of the NYSSMA manual beginning the July of 2018.
Be sure that you are using the new edition when you select your solos. The issues with the last manual have all been corrected. It looks great!
Solo Festival Assignments — register at Dacapomusicfestivals.com
ALL JAZZ SOLOS MUST BE PERFORMED @ Arlington HS
This includes ALL All-State Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Regular Jazz & Drum Set.
Suggested Sites
North Site: all of Columbia County and northern Dutchess
Central Site: all of Arlington and Greater Poughkeepsie Area including Private Schools
South Site: all of Putnam county and Beacon
Having 3 sites makes hosting less work, cuts down on lengthy travel time, and gives us more flexibility. Teachers assigned to the old North/South sites (LaGrange/Putnam Valley) must contact the host and me if they would like to change sites. Although the NYSSMA manual states that schools may register at any site, zones do have the option of assigning districts to sites. Most requests will be considered as long as the host can accommodate your numbers.Rules for Private School and Home School Students
- Private school students who attend a K-12 private school are eligible to attend solo festival, Area All-State, and All-State as long as their private school has paid its NYSSMA Member School Participation Fee. They must register through their private school.
- Private school students who attend a private school which does not offer a HS diploma (i.e. a K-8 school) may attend solo festival if they register through their public school district. It is the public school teacher’s choice whether to register them or not.
- Home school students may attend solo festival if they register through the public school district in which they reside. It is the public school teacher’s choice whether to register them or not.
- Home school students may not apply for All-State or Area All-State. The applications clearly state, “Applicant must attend a NYSSMA Member New York State School.”