Elementary Orchestra
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.

Elementary Orchestra

2023-24

Clinician
TBA

Important Dates
Sep. 11 - Business Meeting @ Lawrence HS
Oct. 11 - Nomination Deadline - $10 participation fee per selected student
Dec. 2 - Clinic & Concert @ Topeka-Washburn Rural HS

Nominations
  • Nomination deadline is October 11, 2023.
  • Nominations are entered in the KMEA Members site. Students are nominated by their teacher, who must be a member of KMEA. There is no audition.
  • Students in grades 5-6 are eligible to participate.
Beginning 2023-24, 7th grade students are no longer eligible for the Elem. Orchestra.

Participation Fee
Mail your payment, invoice and a copy of your nomination list to the chairperson. $10.00 per student must be paid immediately after the nomination. Checks and money orders are accepted, but NO PURCHASE ORDERS. Make checks payable to: Northeast KMEA

Performance Repertoire

First Finger Rock, Brian Balmages
Impulse, Brian Balmages
Fiddler's Hoedown, Robert Gillespie

KMEA Membership Requirement

The NEKMEA board voted to require membership in NAfME-KMEA in order to register students for NEKMEA honor groups. This is in line with the KMEA policy requiring membership in order to register students for KMEA All-State ensembles.

  1. Join NAfME. Indicate Kansas in your membership profile.
  2. Set up an account in the KMEA Members website. This creates a connection between your NAfME profile and KMEA's registration systems.
  3. After creating an account in the KMEA Members site, select your district affiliation so you may participate in elections.
  4. When registering students for NE district or All-State ensembles, your NAfME ID will be part of the registration.
  5. Do not wait until the deadline day to start this process!
 
Chairperson
Daniel McCready
Topeka-Robinson MS
1125 SW 14th St
Topeka, KS 66604
w: 785-295-3770
Important Dates - Elem. Orchestra