High School Band

2023-24

Clinicians
1234A - Phillip Payne
56A - Sharon Toulouse

Important Dates
Oct. 9 - Audition Registration Deadline - $8 per audition
Oct. 22 - Audition Registration - Late Deadline #1 - $33 per audition
Nov. 3 - Audition Registration - Late Deadline #2 - $58 per audition
Nov. 4 - Audition Registration - Late Deadline #3 - $100 per audition
Nov. 4 - Auditions @ Location TBA
Dec. 3 - Clinics & Concerts @ Location TBA - $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.

Audition Excerpts
SCKMEA HS Band Audition Excerpts will be taken from the KMEA All-State material.

Audition Process
Students will be assigned an audition time prior to audition day. On the day of auditions, each student must check in with the door monitor at their assigned room prior to the start of auditions to receive an audition number. Audition numbers must not be traded. Students who have not checked in by 10 AM will have their audition canceled. The judges will wait an appropriate amount of time for "no shows" at each room. All auditions will be blind. Audition materials are available on the SCKMEA website and correspond with the KMEA All-State Audition Materials. Results will be posted online by the Wednesday after the audition date.

Audition Time Requests
To the extent the schedule allows, accommodations can be made for students who need special consideration for their scheduled audition time. Directors must note all such requests when entering students online. Personal preferences for directors or students cannot be accommodated and should not be entered.

Director Participation in the Audition Process
Directors are responsible for relaying audition time and location information to their students. Directors must arrive no later than (8:00 AM) the day of the auditions. A judge meeting will be held at 8:15 AM to discuss the audition process, any further reductions being made to the audition materials and to ensure the auditions start on time. Directors with students participating in the Middle Level Honor Band will be able to drop their students off prior to the judge meeting.
Note - Directors with students participating in the Middle School Honor Band as well as HS Honor Ensemble auditions are NOT excused from participating in judging.

Judging Policy Change Update
In the summer prior to the 2021-22 school year, the SCKMEA Board approved a policy change which requires any school that registers students for a HS Wind/Percussion entry to provide 1 judge per 15 student registrations. Any school that registers more than 15 band entries is required to send at least one (1) qualified judge and one (1) additional adult to assist with audition day (to serve as a monitor or runner) for every 15 entries. All judges/helpers must be present for the entire day of the event if they registered students. Directors agree to participate in judging when they register students, regardless if their student cancels after they have been registered into the KMEA system. SCKMEA will excuse directors from judging without penalty only if they are directly involved in the operations of SCKMEA events (Board members, area chairs and assistants) on the day of auditions. Directors that do not secure a replacement judge or adult helper and refuse to participate in judging will be assessed a $100 non-participation penalty fee per judge/helper to be paid with their entry fees.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email or call me. I will respond as soon as possible. Best wishes to you and your students!