APPENDIX B - ALL-STATE FESTIVAL AUDITION RULES
(Band, Orchestra, Chorus)
**Please refer to RULES COMMON TO ALL MMEA SPONSORED STATE EVENTS listed previously**
I. ELIGIBILITY
A. Any student regularly enrolled in grades nine through twelve in a public, private or parochial
school for the full school year, or any home schooled student sponsored by an aforementioned
institution, may apply through their school music teacher to audition for the All-State Festival. A
transfer student newly enrolled in a school and meeting all other eligibility requirements may also
audition.
If there is no school music teacher in the school, students may only audition if approved by the
school administration and accompanied by an adult designated by the school to act as their school
music teacher. All students desiring to audition for and participate in the All-State Festival must
meet the following requirements:
1. Only regularly enrolled members of a school sponsored vocal or instrumental ensemble or
school approved private study may audition for and participate in All-State Auditions, unless no
such organization or private study exists in their school.
2. The student must be considered a member in good standing of their local music program by
their sponsoring school music teacher.
3. A student shall only audition on an approved instrument or vocal part as published annually in
the MMEA Handbook. In the event specialty instruments are required in any ensemble, the
Auditions Chairperson may choose to have that part assigned to a qualified accepted student,
hold a special audition, or contract professionally for that part.
4. A student shall only audition on one instrument or vocal part.
B. Students who have not upheld the rules and regulations from the previous year's All-State
Auditions or All-State Festival will be disqualified from auditioning. The MMEA President-Elect
will notify the Auditions Chairperson of students who are disqualified from auditioning.
II. APPLICATION PROCEDURES
A. The MMEA All-State Auditions Application Form, submission deadline date, and audition fee
shall be published annually in the MMEA Handbook.
B. For each school, a single form shall be submitted for all students auditioning on the same day.
Separate forms shall be used for students auditioning on different days. (rev. 05/24/04)
C. The school music teacher is responsible for submission of the completed form to the Auditions
Chairperson by the deadline. Copies of the completed form shall be kept for the school's records
and for local use as an invoice to accompany purchase orders. If submitted by mail, the completed
form must be sent by standard USPS and postmarked by the deadline. Methods with special
delivery requirements (e.g. FedEx, Certified Mail) must not be used. If the application is submit-
ted by means other than mail (e.g. fax, data, or voice transmission), the school music teacher is
responsible for confirming the legible receipt of the complete application before the deadline
passes.
D. The non-refundable application fee shall be set annually by the Executive Board and published
in the MMEA Handbook. A single check for the total made payable to "MMEA All-State Audi-
tions", or a valid check number or purchase order number for the same, must accompany each
application.
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