Region Band/Orchestra Entries Due

We are just over a month away from Region Orchestra and 9th Grade Region Band Auditions.  Please see the Region Band Entry Form on CHARMS for details.

It is an expectation that students in Wind Ensemble audition for Freshman Region (9th grade only) and High School Region (all grades).  Region Orchestra is optional.  Students who do not audition run the risk of losing their position in Wind Ensemble to someone from another band who does audition.  All Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band students regardless of audition status will be tested on the music during the 2nd 9 Weeks.  This will determine second semester placement and chair order.  While the Region audition results do not determine the placement or chair order, the results are taken into consideration along with the tests taken during the 2nd 9 Weeks.

Students in Concert Band should not audition unless they are taking private lessons and a director has approved them to audition.

Symphonic Band students should only audition if they are taking private lessons and want to be considered for placement in Wind Ensemble for the spring semester.

Region Entry form Due Dates:

Region Orchestra & 9th Grade Region – Due Monday, October 19th
High School Region – Due Monday, November 2nd

Entry fee:  $15 per audition

Please include your entry fee payment at the above times.  Signed forms (with both parent and student signatures) and payment are required before students can be entered in the audition.  Forms turned in after the due dates will have a late fee of $15 per audition added (as required by TMEA Region 17).

Students who enter but do not audition for whatever reason are still responsible for paying the entry fee.  No refunds are given for withdrawing from the contest.

Eligibility:

Students must be academically eligible at the time of the audition. The entry fee will not be refunded if you are ineligible to participate in the audition.  Please note that there is only one opportunity to regain eligibility before the Region Orchestra, 9th Grade Region, and Phase I Auditions.  Students who are declared ineligible due to a 1st 9 Weeks grade, must be passing all classes at the close of school on November 6 to participate in Region Orchestra, 9th Grade Region, and/or Phase I Auditions.  Students who audition on specialty instruments (oboe, bassoon, piccolo, color clarinets, tenor sax, bari sax, bass trombone) that do not audition until Phase 2 must be passing on December 4 in order to regain eligibility on December 11 and audition on December 12.  To avoid these confusing scenarios, all students are encouraged to work hard and pass all their classes.