AllState Process, Dates and Fees
In Texas, the AllState Choir audition process begins with approximately 20,000 students and is narrowed down to 500 through a series of auditions. It is an outstanding accomplishment to earn a spot in the Texas AllState choir. These students are given special consideration when auditioning for college music scholarships, which are awarded to music and nonmusic majors. Students will grow tremendously in their singing and music reading skills as they participate in the process. Students will earn letter jacket points for attending r each audition in which they participate.
Fee: $15.00 district audition fee due September 4th $25.00 Region Choir Audition fee due November 13th for all students participating in Region Weekend (Treble, Honor and Mixed) $15.00 All State fee due at the Area Audition for all students that qualify for the All State choir
Audition Rounds ● Round 1: District ● Round 2: Region ● Region Clinic and Concert ● Round 3: PreArea ● Round 3: Area
Who may audition?All choir students in grades 9 - 12 are eligible. Chorale students are STRONGLY encouraged to participate. Participation for JV students will be a consideration in a student’s choir placement at the end of the year.
Expectations
● Follow through with the entire audition process until eliminated by audition ● Prepare daily OUTSIDE of school. ● Submit their benchmarks on time. ● Maintain eligibility ● Know their music enough to represent THS well. Unprepared students will NOT be allowed to audition at Mrs. Brewer’s discretion. ● After School Sectionals will be held to rehearse AllState audition music. Attendance at sectionals should be considered “REQUIRED” in order to participate in this process. The level and complexity of the AllState Literature demands a significant degree of focus in order to master. Sectionals begin the 1st week of school and continue until throughout the entire year until there are no more students left in the process.
th District Choir Auditions SEPTEMBER 26 , Conroe HS: Any member of the THS Choral program is eligible to audition for the District Choir. The District Choir is not a performing choir. Each student is responsible for the purchase of music ($5) and th audition fee ($15) totaling $20.00 due by September 4 . The students will be expected to prepare outside of class. There will be numerous after school tutorials available and all district choir participants will be expected to rehearse with Mrs Brewer after school.
Region Choir Audition: October 17th, Klein Forest HS: Students selected at the District level are required to audition for the AllRegion Choir. The AllRegion Choir includes a Mixed Choir, a Treble Choir and an Honor Choir. Any student selected to the AllRegion Choir must participate in the PreRegion Concert rehearsal November 16th at Spring High School and the choir/clinic November 20th (Klein HS) and 21st a t The Woodlands United Methodist Church and. Up to eight choir members who do not make the AllRegion choir may be selected to perform in the Honor Choir by their directors. There is a Region weekend fee of $25.00.
PreArea Auditions December 3rd The Woodlands High School: The top 20 chairs in each section of the AllRegion Mixed Choir advance to the PreArea audition.
Area Auditions January 9th Midway HS: The top five students selected at the PreArea audition advance to the Area Audition for the Texas AllState Choir. The top ranking chairs at the Area level audition will earn membership into the Texas AllState Choir. (Students will be placed into the Mixed, Treble or Men’s AllState Choir.) These choirs will rehearse and perform in San Antonio at the Texas Music Educators’ Association Convention February 10th 13th 2016.
If you would like to order the entire All State packet, you need to purchase large school Treble or Tenor Bass packet. You can purchase it at JW Pepper, Pender’s Music, AMC music (local) or Music Rack (local). The students will purchase music (except the Handel) at $5.00 $10.00 per audition or $20.00 for the entire packet.
TOMBALL ISD DISTRICT CHOIR CAMP: 9:30 2:30pm (bring your own lunch, or $3.00 for pizza) Sopranos and Altos: Wednesday, August 12th: THS Choir room Tenors and Basses: Thursday, August 13th: Tomball MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL Choir Room.:
Other camps they may attend individually: August 5th: Montgomery HS: 9am 2:30. $25.00 including lunch August 67: Conroe HS 9th grade Campus 1 4pm Free.. August 1112: Klein HS 8am 12pm $10.00 September 12th: The Woodlands HS 9th Grade Campus: 9am 2pm $25.00 October 3rd: College Park HS 8:30am 2pm. $25.00
Registration for TISD District Camp