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Modern Band is a school-based music program that utilizes popular music as its central canon. Modern Band teaches students to perform contemporary popular music, and to compose and improvise. Styles that are studied include rock, pop, reggae, hip-hop, rhythm & blues, electronic dance music, and other contemporary styles as they emerge. Modern Band also utilizes (but is not limited to) the musical instruments that are common to these genres: guitar, bass, drums, piano, voice and technology.
The All-State Elementary Modern Band, composed of students in grades 4–6, will perform as a part of the Kentucky Music Educators Association Professional Development Conference held in Louisville, February 8–10, 2024. The performance will be on Friday afternoon, February 9, 2024.
Parent and Student Inquiries
KMEA is a member-based organization. KMEA members may register their schools and provide opportunities for their students who attend their schools. All communications regarding KMEA student-related activities must come through the music teacher, who is the KMEA member. KMEA has a responsibility to its members to insist this protocol be followed.
| All-State Elementary Modern Band Coordinator |
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| Dr. Martina Vasil |
| 105 Fine Arts Building College of Fine Arts, University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 40506 |
| 859-257-8203 (w) |
| 412-716-5595 (c, please text first) |
| Dr. Martina Vasil |
Teachers must be current members of KMEA, and they must register their school or music program prior to submitting auditions.
In order for students who attend an elementary school to be eligible to audition, the elementary school must be registered here.
In order for students who attend a middle school to be eligible to audition, the teacher in charge of the Modern Band program must register the middle school band, choir, or orchestra program to which they are assigned using the registration form here.
If this does not apply, the teacher should call the KMEA office at (859) 626-5635 or email tori@kmea.org for guidance.
Audition Fee: $7
Participation Fee (if accepted): $50
| Monday, September 11, 2023 | Audition form opens. See Audition Requirements below. |
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| Monday, November 6, 2023 | Audition Form, Video, and Fee Deadline
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| Wednesday, November 8, 2023 | If any audition fee is not received in the KMEA office on or before this date, the corresponding audition not being assessed. |
| (Updated 11/13/2023) Monday, November 20, 2023 | Release of results on the KMEA website. |
| (Updated 11/20/2023) Friday, December 1, 2023 | Selected participant registration deadline.
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| Recommended deadline of Friday, December 15, 2023 | Housing forms due to the Galt House. Housing forms do NOT need to be mailed to the KMEA Office or the ASEMB Coordinator. |
| Thursday, February 8, 2024 | Participants travel to Louisville, KY for afternoon/evening rehearsal. |
| Friday, February 9, 2024 | Morning rehearsal and an afternoon performance. |
Teachers must submit a video of each student performing two songs (one song is required and one is the student’s choice). Each song is a separate 60–90 second file. Label each recording using a firstname-lastname format. Any audition recording that has been electronically enhanced in any way (reverb, auto-tune) will be disqualified. Please ensure students are not wearing school-affiliated clothing and that the school is not identifiable from the video (e.g., don’t record in the gym where the school logo may be easily seen).
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