1. Age level: All students participating shall be enrolled in Maine public, private or parochial schools grades
9-12.
2. All students must be regularly enrolled members of organized school groups, unless no such organization
exists in their school.
3. Applications for auditions will be published in the MMEA Handbook each Fall. SMT's must return com-
pleted applications and non-refundable audition fees to the Auditions Chairperson by the stated deadline.
Students may audition in one area and on one instrument or vocal part only.
4. Students who have not upheld the rules and regulations of the previous year will be ineligible. The All-
State (BOC) Chairperson will notify the Audition Chairperson of students who are disqualified from audition-
ing.
B. School Music Teacher (SMT) and School Responsibilities:
1. All music directors are encouraged to be members of MMEA/MENC in good standing.
2. All schools of auditioning students are required to submit the institutional fee (See Bylaws: Article I Sec-
tion 3).
3. MMEA assumes no financial responsibility for personal expenses of supervisors in connection with the
festival, except for specified expenses of executive personnel as provided for in the by-laws.
4. Application for auditions may be obtained in the fall and must be returned by the deadline set by the All-
State (BOC) Auditions Chairperson.
5. SMTs must register for their students at the festival and must be in attendance during the festival. If an
SMT cannot attend the entire festival, application is to be made to and approved by the festival chairperson
for permission to transfer care of his/her students to another SMT.
6. SMTs must see that their selected students are in attendance during all rehearsals and concerts of the
festival.
7. SMTs, as well as students, must conform to the rules and regulations established by the host for the con-
duct, activities, attendance, and punctuality of their students at all times.
8. SMTs and students are responsible for personal property at all times.
9. There must be one chaperone for every ten festival participants. All SMTs and chaperones will be required
to assist MMEA and Festival Staff with assigned Festival and/or Conference duties.
10. There shall be no substitution of students at the festival.
11. Be familiar with the re-audition policy. (See Section VIII.)
12. In the event that an SMT commits an infringement of the All-State (BOC) Concert Festival rules, a letter
of reprimand will be sent to the SMT from the Festival Chair and a copy held in the MMEA files for a first
offense. In the event of a second offense, a letter will be sent to said SMT's superintendent and principal
from the MMEA president along with a copy of the letter of reprimand from the first offense. In the event of a
third offense the SMT's school will not be allowed to sponsor students for All- State (BOC) for a mini mum of
one (1) year and a maximum to be determined by the MMEA Executive Board.
III. THE CHOOSING OF PERSONNEL
An Auditioning board will convene in designated key cities and towns as soon as possible in the Fall. These
boards shall be set up by the Auditions Chairperson of the All-State (BOC) Festival Committee. Any regularly
enrolled student in grades nine through twelve may, with his supervisor's consent apply for the audition. The
Chairperson of the auditioning boards will submit a graded list of applicants to the All- State (BOC) Festival
Committee as soon as possible after the last audition date. From this list will be selected top-rated students
to meet the needs of their respective organizations.
IV. HOST SITE/COMMUNITY
A. Request To Host:
A request to host the All-State (BOC) Concert Festival may be extended by any community that can fulfill the
requirements. The request should be submitted to the All-State (BOC) Chairperson by June 1st to host the
All-State (BOC) Concert Festival and In-Service Conference for the following year. Host selection will be
determined by the Executive Board.
B. Responsibilities:
1. The host site shall be responsible for satisfactory rehearsal and concert halls and such equipment as
managers and conductors
require.
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