http://www.amis-online.org.uk/ This feed will encapsulate the latest news from the AMIS web site. en-us Copyright 2013, AMIS Sat, 15 June 2013 20:00:00 GMT European Middle School Honor Boys' Choir Festival and Asian Middle School Honor Boys' Choir Festival hotel arrangements posted. Links to each festival are on the News page. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/News.html Fri, 14 June 2013 20:00:00 GMT Revised MSHB SmartMusic files posted. See Latest News for notes on the revisions. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/News.html Thu, 13 June 2013 20:00:00 GMT MSHB SmartMusic files posted. HJF and Jazz Workshop Hotel detail posted. Also, AMIS Festival Reperotoire through 2012-2013 posted. See Latest News for all the links. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/News.html Thu, 30 May 2013 21:00:00 GMT Auditions Posted - MSHB, HSHO, and MSHO. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/News.html Wed, 29 May 2013 20:00:00 GMT A reworking of the audition materials for High School Honor Band is in progress. We anticipate that the completed set of "new" audition materials will be posted no later than August 1. If it is possible to post it sooner we shall of course do so. For details of the revisions and practice hints, follow the link. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/auditions/index.html#hbc Tue, 28 May 2013 21:00:00 GMT Audition Posted - HSHMC and HSHWC. Contents - Instructions for Recording, Set A sung in Italian, Corrected Vocalises. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/auditions/index.html#hbc Fri, 17 May 2013 21:00:00 GMT Bonnie Reinitzer and Peter Lutkoski were unopposed in their applications to serve another term as members of the AMIS executive council. I am happy to announce their election to the AMIS executive council by acclamation. - Georgia Bassett,Executive Consultant http://www.amis-online.org.uk/News.html Sun, 12 May 2013 18:00:00 GMT Web site updated. Two festivial for MSHBC. Priority booking on the Jazz Workshop for woho were not selected. Updated fees. Follow the link for details. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/News.html Sat, 11 May 2013 08:00:00 GMT Details of the European Middle School Honor Girls' Choir concert. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/mshgc/index.html#conc Tue, 7 May 2013 18:00:00 GMT The jazz festival audition listening committee completed its work on Saturday evening, May 4, and has chosen the Honor Jazz Band and Honor Vocal Jazz Ensemble. The online database will be ready for your acceptances by Sunday, May 12. You will have one week to submit the acceptances or non-acceptances. Please adhere to this deadline. If we need to contact alternates we would like to do so as early as possible. Remember, those students listed as alternates must also indicate whether or not they accept the alternate position and therefore commit to learning the music in case they are needed. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/hjb/index.html#members Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:00:00 GMT It is important to read this information before uploading your auditions for the Honor Jazz Festival. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/News.html/ Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:00:00 GMT EMSHGC Draft Schedule and arrival times for Wednesday are posted. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/mshgc/ Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:00:00 GMT Concert Teaser - LiveStreamed - Fri - April 26th @ 2:30 pm (Bucharest time) Eastern European Summer Time (2 hours earlier than England; 1 hour earlier than western European summer time). Follow the link for details. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/emshb/index.html#concinfo Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:00:00 GMT We have just learned that the concert on Saturday evening, April 27 at the American International School of Bucharest, which starts at 7 p.m. Eastern European Summer Time (2 hours earlier than England; 1 hour earlier than western European summer time) WILL BE LIVESTREAMED. Follow the link for details. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/emshb/index.html#concinfo Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:00:00 GMT Executive Director Job Search http://www.amis-online.org.uk/execdir/index.htm Sun, 14 Apr 2013 12:30:00 GMT HJF Audition Error - Piano Audition and Tenor Vocalist Audition. Piano Part 2 of 3 corrected - it is 4th full measure, second 16th note, beat 4, left hand should be a D instead of a B. Tenor Swing Vocalise Accompaniment Track corrected - wrong key. Linked form the News page and the Audtions page. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/News.html Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:00:00 GMT The concert will be held in the Zurich International UPPER SCHOOL although the rehearsals on Thursday and Friday will be held in the Middle School. Follow the link for the right address. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/ejho/index.html#concl Mon, 8 Apr 2013 21:00:00 GMT Changes to the 2013-2014 Draft AMIS Calendar - EMSHO. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/calendar/1314calendar.html Mon, 8 Apr 2013 20:30:00 GMT EMSHO Draft Schedule and Concert Details. EMSHB Draft Schedule and Concert Details. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/News.html Sat, 6 Apr 2013 10:00:00 GMT The Festival Eligibility policy was changed at the recent Executive Council meeting in Dubai. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/policies/feb05.html Fri, 5 Apr 2013 15:00:00 GMT The Online Honor Jazz Festival Auditions is live! Thanks to Tim Germann! http://amis-online.com/AMIS2/index.php Thu, 4 Apr 2013 20:00:00 GMT Two members of the AMIS Executive Council are completing their three year terms. Both Peter Lutkoski and Bonnie Reinitzer have chosen to seek re-election. Additional candidates for these openings should download the 2013 EC Nomination Form (.doc) from this link or on the "About AMIS" section of the website and submit the completed form to pat.green@amis-online.org before April 30, 2013. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/News.html Tue, 2 Apr 2013 16:00:00 GMT Changes to the 2013-2014 Draft AMIS Calendar - EMSHO. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/calendar/1314calendar.html Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:00:00 GMT HJB Audition Error - optional improvisation section - required of rhythm auditonees. Note from Jon Hodge; "I have corrected the wrong note in Sandu - 3rd note of triplet in mm 1, should have been an Eb." Mark it on your downloaded parts or redownload them http://www.amis-online.org.uk/hjb/index.html#rev Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:00:00 GMT Changes to the 2013-2014 Draft AMIS Calendar - AMIS Music Educators' Workshop in Bangkok. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/calendar/1314calendar.html Fri, 15 Mar 2013 23:00:00 GMT Honor Jazz Festival is updated to show the 2013 Festival at Zürich International School. The newly revised audition material is linked from the page and under the "Auditions" tab in the blue menu on the AMIS web site. Special thanks for revising the audition materials go to Jon Hodge and Carolyn Stock-Chapin. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/hjb/index.html Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:00:00 GMT EMSHO - Arrival and Departure Information. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/ejho/13ZurichArrivalinforEMSHO.pdf Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:00:00 GMT HBC Festival Concert - Live Streaming details. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/hbc/index.html#conc Thu, 7 Mar 2013 22:00:00 GMT HBC - Draft Schedule http://www.amis-online.org.uk/hbc/index.html#draft Tue, 5 Mar 2013 22:00:00 GMT Changes to the 2013-2014 Draft AMIS Calendar http://www.amis-online.org.uk/calendar/1314calendar.html Mon, 4 March 2013 20:00:00 GMT EMHSB - notes upon arrival in Bucharest and a tour Saturday morning http://www.amis-online.org.uk/emshb/index.html#travel Sun, 3 March 2013 11:00:00 GMT The High School Honor Band and High School Honor Choirs gala festival concert will begin at 6:00 p.m. (18:00) in the theatre at The American School of Dubai.Ticket holders are advised to be in their seats by this time. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/hbc/index.html#conc Sun, 17 Feb 2013 21:00:00 GMT The concert for the AMIS High School Honor Orchestra will begin at 18:30 at the Shanghai American School Puxi Campus. Admission is free. A reception for participants and audience will follow the concert http://www.amis-online.org.uk/showc/index.html#conc Sat, 9 Feb 2013 20:00:00 GMT Changes to the 2013-2014 Draft AMIS Calendar http://www.amis-online.org.uk/calendar/1314calendar.html Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:00:00 GMT Please find posted the invitation letter from the American School of Dubai for use in obtaining visas for HBC participants. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/hbc/index.html#hbcvisa Fri, 8 Feb 2013 19:00:00 GMT A number of you have successfully applied for visas to Dubai. Some of you have been told that the school letter alone is not sufficient and that a hotel must apply for you. We have a travel agency willing to assist with obtaining visas if the route through the consulate has not been successful for you. Please use Paula Guiterrez at Dubai Leisure Holidays. E-mail address - follow link. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/hbc/index.html#hbcvisa Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:00:00 GMT EMSHB - Teacher hotel information. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/emshb/index.html#hotel Sat, 26 Jan 2013 10:00:00 GMT Changes to the 2013-2014 Draft AMIS Calendar http://www.amis-online.org.uk/calendar/1314calendar.html Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:00:00 GMT There has been a repertoire change for EMSHO. M to the Third Power has been replaced by Warrior Legacy by Soon Hee Newbold. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/ejho/index.html#rep Wed, 16 Jan 2013 22:00:00 GMT EMSHGC -The form for registering for the teacher/official chaperone hotel rooms for this festival and the directions to the school are posted. Remember you are responsible for making your own hotel reservations. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/mshgc/index.html#hotel Sun, 13 Jan 2013 12:00:00 GMT All participating teachers for the HBC are asked to submit requests for tickets for the concert no later than February 1st. All requests should be sent directly to pat.green@amis-online.org. NOTE: Teachers and officially registered chaperones do not need to request tickets. These will automatically be set aside for them. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/hbc/index.html#concert Thu, 10 Jan 2013 06:45:00 GMT Wrong address of address for the AMSHGC Festival. The correct one is linked. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/amshgc/index.html#contact Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:45:00 GMT Changes to the 2013-2014 Draft AMIS Calendar. High School Honor Orchestra and Women's Choir will be held at The International School of Düsseldorf March 5-9, 2014. Schools offering the possibility of hosting should contact Georgia at AMIS Headquarters as soon as possible. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/calendar/1314calendar.html Sun, 16 Dec 2012 13:45:00 GMT 2013-2014 DRAFT AMIS Calendar of Festivals and Workshops published. Schools offering the possibility of hosting should contact Georgia at AMIS Headquarters as soon as possible. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/calendar/1314calendar.html Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:45:00 GMT HBC - The current status of alternates are posted. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/hbc/index.html#Alternates Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:30:00 GMT Change of Due Date: Hotel payments for Honor Band and Choirs Festival in Dubai are not due until January 15th. This date change is because of difficulty in sending out the invoices for the hotel rooms due to a series of unforeseen circumstances. We apologise for this change. Please note that all registration and music payments for this and other festivals are still due on December 15. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/hbc/index.html#dd Fri, 30 Nov 2012 21:30:00 GMT Asian Middle School Honor Girls' Choir Festival - concert details are up on the web site. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/amshgc/index.html#conc Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:30:00 GMT European Middle School Honor Girls' Choir - participants annonced. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/mshgc/index.html#part Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:00:00 GMT Asian Middle School Honor Orchestra and Middle School Honor Mixed Choir - three additional pieces for the Choir and required forms for teacher hotel booking. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/amsho/index.html#forms Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:30:00 GMT Members of the HSHMC and HSHMC are posted, as is the hotel arrangements. Deadline for Financial Aid is December 1, 2012. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/hbc/index.html#chres Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:30:00 GMT The Hotel for EMSHO is posted. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/ejho/index.html#hotel Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:00:00 GMT TAttention all teachers: Do you have Senior students (grade 12 or grade 13) who have been in Honor Band or Honor Choir for all for all years in high school grades 9-12? Do you have Senior students who have been in Honor Band or Honor Choir every year starting in grade 6 or 7? If you have these veteran students please forward their names and the number of years they have been continuously in the ensemble to pat.green@amis-online.org along with your name. We need this information by November 25th. If their participation has not been continuous, it should not be mentioned. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/News.html Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:00:00 GMT The Hotel for EMSHB is posted. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/emshb/index.html#hotel Mon, 5 Nov 2012 20:30:00 GMT Members of the AMSHB, EMSHB and HSHB are posted on the web site. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/News.html Mon, 5 Nov 2012 18:00:00 GMT There were not a sufficient number of skilled trombonists and baritone horn players to create a section large enough to properly balance the upper instruments in the High School Honor Band ensemble. We are therefore announcing CALLBACKS for these two instruments. The auditions must be submitted electronically as .mp3 files sent to BGilfry@zis.ch on or before November 24. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/hbc/index.html#callbacks Thu, 1 Nov 2012 17:00:00 GMT Web Site Correction -The acceptance deadline for MSHGC is updated to November 7, 2012. Sorry for any confusion. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/ Tue, 30 Oct 2012 23:30:00 GMT The HSHO Hotel is set to be the Holiday Inn Shanghai West. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/showc/index.html#hotel Tue, 30 Oct 2012 23:00:00 GMT The members and alternates of the AMSHO, HSHO and EMSHO are posted on the web site under their respective tabs. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/News.html Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:00:00 GMT Web Site Correction -The acceptance deadlines for AMSHO, HSHO and EMSHO are all updated to November 7, 2012. Sorry for any confusion. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/ Thu, 25 Oct 2012 18:30:00 GMT A revised document from Cindy Bulteel is posted on the web site containing a change in the hotel details of the AMSHO and MSMHC Festival in Beijing. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/amsho/index.html#info Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:30:00 GMT Repertoire for the HBC, AMSHGC, AMSHO, AMSHB, EMSHB, EMSHO, HSHO, AMSHO, MSHMC and EMSHGC Festival are posted. Check the relevant page of the web site. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/ Tue, 9 Oct 2012 21:30:00 GMT A document from Cindy Bulteel is posted on the web site containing further details of the AMSHO and MSMHC Festival in Beijing. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/amsho/index.html#info Fri, 5 Oct 2012 21:30:00 GMT REMINDER: The MSHB audition process is now "blind". You will use only a school code to mark your CD's and there may be no mention of a school's name on the recording. Only the student is allowed to speak. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/News.html Mon, 1 Oct 2012 20:30:00 GMT The concert for the AMIS Middle School Honor Boys' Choir Festival will be held at the Zug campus of the International School of Zug and Luzern at 7 p.m. (19:00) on Saturday, October 6. There is no admission charge. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/mshbc/index.html#concert Sat, 29 Sep 2012 18:30:00 GMT All participants in this festival, both teachers and students, will be housed together in the festival hotel which is located fairly close to the SHAS Puxi campus. The exact details of how to register for the hotel rooms will be posted on the website in October. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/showc/index.html#hotel Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:30:00 GMT The Honor Jazz Festival Saturday night concert will be live streamed from ISKL at 7 p.m. on Saturday, September 29 Malaysian time, which is 6 hours later than Europe, 7 hours later than the UK. Those of you from Asia probably know your time difference, if any. Unfortunately the Friday night concert from the Renaissance Hotel cannot be streamed. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/hjb/index.html#conc Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:30:00 GMT The combo night concert will be held at the KL Renaissance (address under Hotel Information) on Friday September 28 starting at 7 p.m. There will be a buffet dinner for all participants prior to the concert. \0xA0Parents who wish to join us at the buffet dinner should email Jeff Taylor with this information prior to the festival. The final concert will be held at the ISKL theatre (address under Contact Information) on Saturday September 29 starting at 7 p.m. Audience members are requested to bring a photo ID in order to be admitted to the concert. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/hjb/index.html#conc Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:00:00 GMT IB Workshop - An updated copy of the Draft Schedule has been posted. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/profdev/index.html#draft Wed, 19 Sep 2012 18:00:00 GMT Due to constant fluctuations in the Sterling/Euro exchange rate experienced in the past fiscal year, it has been necessary to make changes in the AMIS fee structure. All AMIS fees are now quoted solely in sterling. As a service to those member schools in the Euro zone, it will still be possible to pay fees in Euros. We ask all schools to review their choices for currency in which they wish to be billed. We urge schools outside the Euro zone to consider paying in sterling rather than Euros. Sterling fees will remain the same throughout the academic year. For those schools who request billing in Euros, all Euro invoices created from October 1, 2012 will be quoted at the Euro rate used by the AMIS bank on that date, plus a handling fee. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/fees/1213AMIS_Fees.pdf Wed, 19 Sep 2012 17:45:00 GMT The Honor Jazz Festival draft schedule is avaible for download as a .xlsx file. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/hjb/index.html#draft Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:00:00 GMT The Festival Eligibility policy was changed at the recent Executive Council meeting. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/policies/feb05.html Thu, 13 Sep 2012 22:00:00 GMT New audition numbers for the 2012-2013 academic year are now available. To find your schools' NEW audition number log into the AMIS database and your audition number will be visible on your school's log-in page. Remember: audition numbers change each year! http://db00694.worldcloud.com/AMIS/index.php Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:40:00 GMT Asian Middle School Honor Girls' Choir, Middle School Honor Mixed Choir and European Middle School Honor Girls' Choir are all now ready for teachers to register their intentions about which festival they wish to attend. All intentions should be registered no later than Friday, October 5th. http://db00694.worldcloud.com/AMIS/index.php Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:35:00 GMT Due to low enrolment, AMIS regrets to announce that Circuit Training for Strings, scheduled for October 2012 at The American School of The Hague has been canceled. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/profdev/index.htmi#ct Sat, 08 Sep 2012 11:30:00 GMT Middle School Honor Boys Choir list of participating schools updated. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/mshbc/index.html#ps Thu, 06 Sep 2012 17:30:00 GMT The host of the HJF Jeff Taylor's E-mail address has been corrected. The correct one is one the web site now, jtaylor@iskl.edu.my . http://www.amis-online.org.uk/hjb/index.html#school Sun, 02 Sep 2012 22:30:00 GMT The AMSHB and EMSHB files for SmartMusic practice are up in the auditions page. An immense among of credit belongs to Mark Waltho for making the files in the first phase and Bill Gilfry took what he started and made them ready for publishing. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/auditions/mshb/ Sat, 01 Sep 2012 09:40:00 GMT Citizens of Canada are now required to purchase a visa before traveling to the UAE. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/hbc/index.html#hbcvisa Sat, 01 Sep 2012 09:30:00 GMT There has been a change of the official hotel for the IB Workshop. The official hotel is now The Star Inn Munchen Nord. Details are on the IB Workshop page. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/profdev/index.html#ib Wed, 08 Aug 2012 12:00:00 GMT Circuit Training for Strings web site has been updated. This always popular Workshop which provides middle school students with a fun experience developed around technique, a set piece and multiple tutors. The result will be more technically assured performers with a stronger sense of their performance ability. The eligibility for the workshop is middle school students from grade 5 to grade 8. Playing level, 2-4 years of experience. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/profdev/index.html#ct Wed, 01 Aug 2012 21:25:00 GMT The Honor Jazz Festival site is updated. Contact, the director's hotel and concert venies are among the changes. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/hjb/ Wed, 01 Aug 2012 20:30:00 GMT The Jazz Skills Workshop and the IB Music Workshop have been updated. Registrations are now open for both workshops. Please use your school's password to access the online registration. Registration will be closed when the workshop is full. No applications for the Jazz Skills Workshop can be accepted after September 3rd. No applications for the IB Workshop can be accepted after September 10th. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/profdev/ Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:30:00 GMT Middle School Honor Boys' Choir Festival updated. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/mshbc/ Fri, 13 Jul 2012 13:30:00 GMT AMIS Festival Repertoire - through July 2012. Saved as an Excel spread sheet. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/News.html Wed, 11 Jul 2012 20:00:00 GMT New links to Subscribe to Latest News, Subscribe to the AMIS Calendar, Alumni Page on Facebook and AMIS Music Educators Page on Facebook can be found on the landing page of the AMIS web site. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/ Tue, 05 Jun 2012 21:00:00 GMT Bill Gilfrey just found an error in the Trumpet Part for Set B Etude 1 - mm. 13-14: the whole note in m. 13 should be tied to the quarter note in m. 14. The files are all replaced - Trumpet file and the ALL INSTRUMENTS file on the website. Download them again, please. http://www.amis-online.org.uk/auditions/