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Important KMEA Dates

Listed below are deadlines and dates for State KMEA functions. Your District will have other deadlines for their events through the year. Be sure to check your District's website for District deadlines first.

State Festival Groups
Music students throughout the state have the opportunity to audition to perform at District Workshops and at the KMEA In-Service Workshop. The audition process begins at the District level and culminates with selection to the State Festival Groups. Selected musicians and vocalists have the opportunity to audition to perform in choirs, concert bands, jazz bands and orchestras at both the district and state levels. For more information about the student audition process within your district, please contact your District President.

State High School Choir

State Choir participants are chosen on the day of District auditions. Follow your District's deadline information.

Students first audition for their District Choir. Rehearsal CDs are available. These CDs will be used during the audition. (Contact your DISTRICT Choir Chair for information.) The top scoring quartets (specific quotas for each District) who participate in their District Choir will be selected for the State Festival Choir.
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State Instrumental Groups

State Live Audition deadlines are linked to a fee schedule.

Whether auditioning for the State 1-4A Band, 5-6A Band, or Jazz Band, all auditions are held on the same day in the same location. Questions about a particular group should be directed to the Festival Group Chairperson. Students must first be selected for and participate in their District ensemble first.
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State Middle Level Choir

Postmark deadlines are posted on the KMEA website at the beginning of each school year.

The Middle Level choir is open to 7th, 8th, and 9th grade students who are enrolled in their school choral program. An audition tape/ CD is submitted for each student auditioning. Details on the audition piece and submission details can be found by clicking the link below.
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KCDA Treble Honor Choir

Postmark deadlines are posted on the KCDA website.

Although the KCDA Treble Honor Choir performs during the KMEA Inservice Workshop, it is administered by the Kansas Choral Directors Association. Information and deadlines can be found by clicking the links below.
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KMEA In-Service Workshop

Each year, KMEA hosts an In-Service Workshop at Century II in Wichita. At this important annual event, speakers, performers, and vendors gather together to represent the best of music education throughout the state.
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KSHSAA Events

The following events are administered by the Kansas State High School Activities Association. Refer to the KSHSAA website for those deadlines.