Monday Notes

Welcome October! Here is to a great, although busy, month. We are wishing great concerts, auditions, marching contests, and programs.

Please remember the following audition registration deadlines and make sure to enter students into Opus prior to the deadlines:

Choir, Guitar, & Orchestra - FINAL registration deadline

• October 9th at 5:00 pm

Band & Jazz - Early registration deadline

• October 16th at 5:00 pm

Band & Jazz - Late registration deadline

• October 23rd at 5:00 pm

The system automatically closes early registration at 5:00 pm on the 16th. Any registrations submitted after 5:00 pm will be at the late registration fee ($44.00).

Audition window for Choir, Guitar, and Orchestra:

• Oct 16 – Oct 26
• Window closes at 3:00 pm on the 26th

Audition window for Band and Jazz (Including vocal Jazz)

• Oct 30 – Nov 9
• Window closes at 3:00 pm on the 9th

Please do not wait until the last day to record auditions, save this day for any loose ends. Once the window closes it is impossible to submit auditions as the adjudicators will be adjudicating the recordings.

Have you signed up yet for the directors Trumpet Ensemble? Don't miss out on a great time and a chance to show students that you still know how to play! As you know, the 2025 conference will open with a special Directors' Trumpet Ensemble! This ensemble will rehearse early Wednesday afternoon, just before the opening concert.

To participate, you must be a full active member of NMMEA whose primary instrument is trumpet. We especially encourage our general music teachers who are trumpet players to join in this unique performance opportunity! If you're interested, submit your name here!

Remember auditions must be paid for or a PO must be on file prior to the audition window in order for you to access and upload auditions. Email copies of POs to Neil Swapp

Need a refresher on the audition process? Follow this link to for details, reminder, and a tutorial video. If you have questions after reviewing the document and watching the video, please reach out to Neil and Amy and we can schedule a zoom meeting to walk you through the process.

It was great seeing those of you who attended the September 30th town hall. For those who were unable to attend, a recording can be found here.

We know how valuable your time is and no one really wants to do another survey, but please take a few minutes and complete this NFHS survey. NFHS is a great partner to NMMEA and their work helps music education advocacy nationally. The deadline to complete the survey is October 15th. Thank you!

• Survey

A bit more about the survey: This survey is for ALL K-12 Music educators. NFHS will be using results of this survey to create recruitment materials for potential/new teachers and to strengthen advocacy efforts for current teachers in the field. All responses will help create a more complete picture on the status of music education across the country

Don’t miss your chance to attend the inaugural State Marching Band Contest, co-hosted by NMMEA and NMMA! This exciting all-day event will showcase thirty-two bands in the prelims, with ten advancing to finals. Plan your day and check out the schedule here!

• Purchase tickets here!