Middle Level Orchestra
2025-26
ClinicianTBA
Important Dates
Sep. 8 - Business Meeting @ Lawrence HS
Oct. 19 - Nomination Deadline - $10 participation fee per selected student
Dec. 6 - Clinic & Concert @ Topeka-Washburn Rural HS
Nominations
- Nomination deadline is October 19, 2025.
- 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.
- Each Middle School and High School represented in the honor orchestra are allotted 5 students per school.
- Nominations should be submitted with a balanced group in mind (2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello, 1 bass).
- Students in grades 7-8 are eligible to participate. 9th grade students are not eligible.
- Students who audition for section leader should be able to demonstrate the following skills:
- Comfortable reading finger patterns with up to two sharps and two flats
- III Position (all), IV Position (cello and bass), ½ Position (bass)
- 2 octave scales
- Body cues and section leadership skills
- Clear, strong tone
- When nominating the student, make sure to check the "section leader" option in the form.
- You will be notified via email before the mini-convention to confirm that your student still wishes to audition as a section leader.
- Students that have been marked as section leaders will audition via a live-audition process the day of the mini-convention and seated accordingly after the first break in the rehearsal schedule.
- Audition excerpts will be selected from this year's chosen middle level pieces.
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
TBA
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.- Join NAfME. Indicate Kansas in your membership profile.
- Set up an account in the KMEA Members website. This creates a connection between your NAfME profile and KMEA's registration systems.
- After creating an account in the KMEA Members site, select your district affiliation so you may participate in elections.
- When registering students for NE district or All-State ensembles, your NAfME ID will be part of the registration.
- Do not wait until the deadline day to start this process!