Middle Level Band
Membership Requirement
For a student to participate in KMEA honor groups the sponsoring teacher must be an active member of the Kansas Music Educators Association.

Middle Level Band

2026-27

Clinician
TBA

Audition Requirements
For 2026-27, we'll be using Cycle 1.

Important Dates
TBA

Audition Event Tag
The NCKMEA ML Band will be using the Festival Scores audition management system. Teachers may create their Director accounts and put in their student profiles at any time. Directors will need to activate the following tag in their Festival Scores account:
TBA

Festival Scores information video
Directors should watch this short video to become familiar with the Festival Scores audition system.
Audition Excerpts (Cycle 1)
Winds & Mallets (record two mp3 files)
  • mp3 file 1 - #159
  • mp3 file 2 - One octave Chromatic Scale: slurred up tongued down. Quarter note = 90 (Suggested Ranges)
Timpani (record one mp3 file)
  • mp3 file 1 - #123: Record tuning of three timpani then play exercise with no fermatas. Quarter note = 120
Snare (record two mp3 files)
  • mp3 file 1 - #159
  • mp3 file 2 - #132
 
Chairperson
Jay Koupal
Manhattan HS
2100 Poyntz Ave
Manhattan, KS 66502
Important Dates - ML Band
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