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Dear Students,

This year, HCPSS is partnering with Peabody Children’s Chorus to offer FREE All-State Chorus Audition Workshops. These workshops will be held at Mt. Hebron HS and are open to all MS and HS students in HCPSS. At the workshops, you will warm-ups, learn your audition music, practice sight reading skills, and learn to navigate the MMEA website to find practice tracks and other helpful information. At your final workshop, you will even have the opportunity to have a mock audition to practice before the big day.

If you are interested in attending, please complete this Google Form: https://forms.gle/kXjKBUuzyEE5TWwcA.

Questions? Email Mr. Dogas (ndogas1@jhu.edu) or Ms. Hall (carrie_hall@hcpss.org).

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Follow up on Maryland All-State Audition - Dates!

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Follow up on Maryland All-State Audition - Dates!

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Junior Chorus Auditions (Grades 7-9)

Saturday, November 12, 2022

Live in-person Audition

Four Locations TBA (Western/Northern, MD; Central, MD; Southern, MD; Eastern Shore MD)

Junior Chorus All-State event - February 16-18, 2023 - for accepted students

Senior Chorus Auditions (Grades 10-12)

Saturday, November 19, 2022

Live in-person Audition

Four Locations TBA (Western/Northern, MD; Central, MD; Southern, MD; Eastern Shore MD)

Senior High School All-State event - March 3-5, 2023 - for accepted students

Be on the lookout for information about all-state practice sessions in September and October!

See previous post for link to audition materials, including practice tracks!

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Audition Materials for Maryland Junior and Senior All-State Choir

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Audition Materials for Maryland Junior and Senior All-State Choir

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Audition Materials for Junior (Grades 7-9) and Senior (Grades 10-12) All-State Choirs has been released! Check the website for practice tracks, sheet music, and sight-reading requirements.

The Maryland All State Chorus audition process is different this year. The Junior & Senior Chorus auditions will be in-person at multiple locations throughout the state. These locations will be announced soon.

If you are interested in auditioning, start listening to the practice tracks and learn the music NOW! Auditions won't be until October, BUT if you learn the notes and rhythms now you can focus on vocal technique and artistry sooner!

Contact your music teacher for more information!

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Dear Music Educators, Caregivers, Students, and Fellow Marylanders,

Maryland Music Educators Association (MMEA) is pleased to present the 2023-2024 Maryland All State Auditions.

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Auditioning for All State is the culmination of a preparation process that can span a student's entire school career. Through their participation in music performing ensembles and intentional development of their technical and expressive tools, students develop critical thinking, self-reflection, and problem-solving skills which will serve them in their future life pursuits, whether or not those pursuits are musical.

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For this 2023-2024 year, we are very excited to announce the return of the Senior Treble Chorus, a vocal All State ensemble highlighting high school treble voices. We are also thrilled to announce a NEW All State Ensemble, the Senior Commercial Band. The Senior Commercial Band is an ensemble with flexible instrumentation that incorporates music from a variety of genres so that students are given a platform to perform commercial/popular music at an All State level.

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The All State audition materials as well as all of the policies and procedures are now available. In-person auditions for Junior/Senior Band, Junior/Senior Chorus, and Junior/Senior Orchestra will be held at various locations across the state. MMEA is pleased to offer a live-virtual audition option for these auditions again this year. Auditions for Senior Jazz Band, Senior Commercial Band, and Senior Harp will be recorded/asynchronous auditions.

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Before beginning to prepare for the auditions, please review the All State Audition Handbook for the student eligibility rules, audition dates, fees, timelines, and information for the Maryland All State Ensembles. Educators, caregivers, and students each have a key role. It is very important that all three work together through this audition process. It is this collaboration that helps the students have a successful audition process, from start to finish.

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We wish everyone well in the new school year and in the 2023-2024 Maryland All State Auditions.

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Sincerely,

Jennifer Kauffman

President

Anthony J. Conto

Executive Director

If you are interested in being an All State judge or chaperone, click here !

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Click here to access the All State Performance Archives.

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Click here for the 2023 All State Ensembles.

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Dear Music Educators, Caregivers, Students, and Fellow Marylanders, Maryland Music Educators Association (MMEA) is pleased to present the 2023-2024 Maryland All State Auditions. ​ Auditioning for All State is the culmination of a preparation process that can span a student's entire school career.

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Howard County Parents for School Music - a Great Resource!

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Howard County Parents for School Music - a Great Resource!

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HCPSM is an excellent resource for all parents with young musicians. Check the resources link for a spreadsheet of private instructors for all different instruments, learn about the ECHO project where donated instruments can get fixed for free by Music & Arts and be given to a student in need, and learn how parents and the community can advocate for music in HCPSS community!