Membership Requirement
For a student to participate in KMEA honor groups the sponsoring teacher must be an active member of the Kansas Music Educators Association.

High School Jazz Band

2023-24

Clinicians
56A - Dan Gailey
1234A - Jeff Kidwell

Important Dates
Sep. 20 - Audition Registration Deadline - $8 per audition
Sep. 27 - Audition Registration - Late Deadline #1 - $33 per audition
Oct. 3 - Audition Registration - Late Deadline #2 - $58 per audition
Oct. 4 - Audition Registration - Late Deadline #3 - $100 per audition
Oct. 4 - Auditions @ Wichita-Collegiate HS
Nov. 4 - Clinics & Concerts @ Goddard HS - $12 participation fee per selected student

Audition Registration
Auditions must be registered in the KMEA Members site.

Fees
Use the SCKMEA Invoice Generator to create your fee invoices. An invoice print-out must be included with each payment. Make checks payable to South Central KMEA.

Participation Eligibility Requirements
There are two requirements for a student to be eligible to audition for SCKMEA District Jazz Band membership:
  1. The student's director will register each audition online and send the Audition payment to the SCKMEA Executive Director. These must be completed by the deadline established by SCKMEA.
  2. The student must be deemed an eligible freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior in good standing in their high school.
Audition Excerpts
SCKMEA Jazz Band will use the KMEA All-State Jazz audition excerpts - ksmea.org/hsjazz/excerpts
 
Chairperson
Sam Hake
Wichita-Collegiate
1221 N. Webb Rd
Wichita, KS 67206
w: 316-634-0433
Important Dates - HS Jazz Band
Aug. 24, 2024 - Sat
SCKMEA Teacher Kick-off
Location TBA
Sep. 18, 2024 - Wed
Audition Registration deadline — HS Jazz
$10 per audition
Sep. 25, 2024 - Wed
Audition Registration - Late Deadline #1 — HS Jazz
$33 per audition
Oct. 1, 2024 - Tue
Audition registration deadline - Late deadline #2 — HS Jazz
$58 per audition
Oct. 2, 2024 - Wed
Audition Registration - Late Deadline #3 — HS Jazz
$100 per audition
Oct. 2, 2024 - Wed
District Auditions — HS Jazz Band
Wichita-Collegiate HS
Time TBA (evening)
Oct. 26, 2024 - Sat
Send to SCKMEA Executive Director Bryan Kirk
Nov. 9, 2024 - Sat
Clinics & Concerts — MS Band, MS Choir, HS Jazz Band
Goddard HS
$15 participation fee per selected student

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