KMEA
In-Service/Professional Development Conferences
KMEA
offers a number of professional enhancement opportunities
for music educators including the yearly In-Service
Professional Development Conference. As a part of
this conference fifty or more clinic sessions are sponsored
yearly for in-service and pre-service teachers and over
forty performing groups provide a variety of concerts
for the music educators and parents who attend.
Students are provided with the opportunity to participate
in three Kentucky All-State Choruses [SATB, SSA, TTBB],
three All-State Bands [Concert, Symphonic, Jazz], the
All-State Orchestra and Commonwealth String Orchestra,
and a group for elementary and middle school children,
the Kentucky Children's Chorus, and the Kentucky Junior
High Chorus. Selected as the result of rigorous auditions,
these groups are conducted by outstanding conductors
and music educators.
Tri-M
For Young Musicians
KMEA
and MENC provide an excellent source of musical growth
for school-age young musicians through membership in
Tri-M.
A number of Kentucky schools provide the opportunity
for membership in this group. The state advisor for
the group is Felicia
Belcher
Collegiate
Music Educators National Conference
College
and university students preparing for careers as music
educators are provided with a student organization which
assists them in their growth and development as a music
teacher. Most of the colleges and universities in Kentucky
have such groups. The state advisor for this group is
John Fannin.
More information about the national collegiate group
may be found by accessing the MENC pages at http://www.menc.org/networks/collegiate/college.htm
Web
Site For KCMENC
KMEA
Sanctioned Marching Band Festivals
KMEA
regularly sanctions over fifty (50) marching band festivals
throughout the Commonwealth. Each of these sanctioned
festivals, sponsored by band booster or other community
groups, must meet rigorous standards of operation to
be officially sanctioned. Bands throughout the Commonwealth
who attend these events receive ratings which permits
them to apply to attend the State Marching Band Championships.
Bands Class is determined by school size.
KMEA
State Marching Band Championship
The
KMEA State Marching Band Championships takes place in
late October or early November and features the top
80 bands, sixteen from each class chosen as the result
of Regional competitions held one week prior to the
State Championships. Semi-final rounds are held on the
same day as the Championships with the top four bands
in each class moving on the Finals competition held
that night. The 2007 KMEA State Marching Band Championships
will be:
Saturday,
October 20, 2007
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
University of Louisville
Championship Manager is Dr.
John Stroube
KMEA
Solo and Ensemble Festivals
KMEA
provides opportunities for students to receive ratings
for their performances as soloists or in small ensembles
at ten district sites throughout the Commonwealth. Qualified
evaluators rate their performances offering suggestions
for improvement of their playing skills. To participate
in the events, the music teacher must be a member of
the Kentucky Music Educators Association.
Schedule
of Current Solo and Ensemble Festivals
KMEA
Large Group Festivals
Bands,
orchestras and choral groups may participate in large
group festivals at the ten district sites noted above.
Groups received Distinguished (I) ratings may participate
in the State Concert Band or State Choir Festivals held
in early May each year.
For
Further Information On These Programs:
Dr. John Stroube
Executive Director
Kentucky Music Educators Association
P.O. Box 1058
Richmond, Kentucky 40476-1058
(859) 626-5635
FAX (859) 626-1115
E-Mail: john@kmea.org
