Submissions to this list must be made no later than FEBRUARY 15 (received) of the current school year. Please include the submission form to make certain that you submit complete information regarding title, composer, arranger, and publisher of the piece to be considered and the name, address, phone number and email address of the person submitting the piece. Pieces submitted without the form can not be added to the list. If you are unsure about a piece, send it in BEFORE you spend a lot of time working on the piece with your band.

SUBMISSION FORM

General guidelines for placement on the GML:
To be placed on the list, music should possess excellent construction, as well as providing opportunities for students to demonstrate musical and technical playing. Quality music should be able to "stand the test of time." Therefore music that has been published within the pervious school year will be examined closely, and may be asked to be resubmitted at a later time. Additional qualities that are required for the GML will be music that possesses educational tools to advance the education of our students. This list is not only to promote quality band literature but more importantly to educate our students.

The merit of the work will be evaluated on its rhythmic variety, melodic construction, harmonic content, logic and inspiration qualities, genuine originality, and craftsmanship.

Other factors to be considered when submitting are:
Is it constructed logical for the proposes of adequately giving a band the proper rating?
Is there another work on the list that is similar to the work being submitted?
Does the work support WVDE C.O.S?
Is the work to short or too long in relationship to the technical difficulty?

Please do not submit the following:
Marches - Please use marches for your warm-up selection.
"Pop" or Movie Arrangements/Transcriptions
Orchestra Transcriptions that are poor quality or that are not suited for bands.

Directors or publishers who wish to add new pieces to this list may send full scores to:

Dr. Scott Tignor
Ritchie County High School
107 School Rd.
Ellenboro, WV 26346

If you want the score returned, you must include proper packaging and postage.

To view new scores added to the list this year click here: New Additions

The Update List will be posted by March 1.