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    • Home
    • Main Menu
      • Contact/Officers
      • Deadlines
      • Forms and Policies
      • TCCBDA Constitution
      • Helpful Links
    • Wind Symphony & Jazz Band
      • Selection Process
      • Wind Symphony Audition
      • Jazz Audition Etudes
      • Guest Conductors
      • Concert Repertoire
      • Rehearsal Schedule
      • SB & JE Concert Info
    • Concerto Competition
      • Requirements
      • Competition Guidelines
      • Concerto Archive
    • Convention
      • Master Schedule
      • Host Hotel Information
      • Student Convention Info
    • Member Info and History
      • Past Meeting Minutes
      • Past Presidents
      • TCCBDA History
      • Concert Programs
      • Past Repertoire Listings
Texas Community College Band Directors Association
  • Home
  • Main Menu
    • Contact/Officers
    • Deadlines
    • Forms and Policies
    • TCCBDA Constitution
    • Helpful Links
  • Wind Symphony & Jazz Band
    • Selection Process
    • Wind Symphony Audition
    • Jazz Audition Etudes
    • Guest Conductors
    • Concert Repertoire
    • Rehearsal Schedule
    • SB & JE Concert Info
  • Concerto Competition
    • Requirements
    • Competition Guidelines
    • Concerto Archive
  • Convention
    • Master Schedule
    • Host Hotel Information
    • Student Convention Info
  • Member Info and History
    • Past Meeting Minutes
    • Past Presidents
    • TCCBDA History
    • Concert Programs
    • Past Repertoire Listings

Selection process overview

General Timeline

Late July

Wind Symphony: TCCBDA holds an organizational meeting at the Texas Bandmasters Association clinic in San Antonio. Audition etudes for the are selected from the TMEA All-State etudes.

Mid-August

Wind Symphony and Jazz Ensemble etude lists are posted on this website.


October 13 – October 15

Wind Symphony: Each institution submits students name and instrument ONLY during the 3-day time through the TMEA audition portal.  NO RECORDINGS WILL BE REQUIRED AT THIS TIME.  However, per the TCCBDA Constitution, ANY institution submitting student names for auditions will be required to pay an institutional due and audition fee for any student(s) signed up during this window of time.  Any student name NOT submitted during this time will not be allowed to submit an audition recording the following week. The TCCBDA Treasurer create an invoice and send to each institution for all fees for WIND SYMPHONY auditions.  Form 1 is no longer needed.


October 20 – October 22

Wind Symphony: Each school records and submits its students' auditions through the audition portal supplied by TMEA. These recordings will be accessed by a judging panel to score and rank the recordings.


October 27 – October 29

Jazz Ensemble: : Each institution submits students name and instrument ONLY during the 3-day time through the TMEA audition portal.  NO RECORDINGS WILL BE REQUIRED AT THIS TIME.  However, per the TCCBDA Constitution, ANY institution submitting student names for auditions will be required to pay an institutional due and audition fee for any student(s) signed up during this window of time.  Any student name NOT submitted during this time will not be allowed to submit an audition recording the following week. The TCCBDA Treasurer create an invoice and send to each institution for all fees for Jazz Ensemble auditions.  Form 2 is no longer needed.  If an institution submits for both Wind Symphony and Jazz Ensemble, the institution director may contact the TCCBDA Treasurer to request a combined invoice for audition fees.


November 3 – November 5

Jazz Ensemble: Each school records and submits its students' auditions through the audition portal supplied by TMEA. These recordings will be accessed by a judging panel to score and rank the recordings.


Mid-November

Wind Symphony Results of the auditions are circulated to members via email from the President.  Part assignments will be sent based on the concert program of the clinician.


Jazz Ensemble: Results of the auditions (including part assignments) are circulated to members via email from the President.


Housing Forms: The vice president will need a housing form from each institution with room needs. Per the TCCBDA constitution, an institution representative must stay in the host hotel with if a student achieves All – State honors. 


January

Wind Symphony and Jazz Ensemble: The Wind Symphony Music Organizer and Jazz Ensemble organizer sends sponsoring directors the music selections that will be used for the conference. 


Mid-February
(at the TMEA clinic/conference in San Antonio)

Wind Symphony and Jazz Ensemble: Rehearsals will begin Wednesday evening 

Saturday: Concerts by both groups are performed in the afternoon. Directors must be present to assist with equipment moves.

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