High School Band
2020-21
High School Honor Groups moving to recorded auditions
NCKMEA will use online recorded auditions for all high school honor groups for the 2020-21 school year.
Audition materials for each ensemble will be further specified after Sep. 1.
The following files are available as PDF downloads:
Important Dates
Oct. 12 - Regular Entry deadline (KMEA Members site),
$10 per audition
Oct. 13 - Audition uploads open (Festival Scores)
Oct. 19 - Chosen scale will be posted [Update: Required scale is A-flat concert]
Oct. 30 - Late Entry deadline (KMEA Members site),
$20 per audition
Oct. 30 - Audition fees due (with invoice)
Oct. 31 - Audition uploads close at midnight (Festival Scores)
Nov. 2-7 - Judges evaluate recordings
Nov. 8 - Earliest possible date for roster posting
Nov. 27 - NCKMEA Scholarship application deadline
NOTICE - Dual registration is required.
"Official" registration is located in KMEA Members site. Register your auditions early to avoid late audition fees.
Festival Scores is being used only to replace the in-person audition. Audition uploads must be submitted by 11:59:59 PM on Oct. 31.
Festival Scores - Audition Event Tags
Directors, you will need to activate the following Event Tags in your
Festival Scores Director account in order to upload audition entries.
| 2020 Winds | G4VM7HT |
| 2020 Mallets | G8PMGHZ |
| 2020 Snare / Timpani | PT5Y7K5 |