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All-State Chorus 2008-09

Marriott Waterside Grand Ballroom

The All-State Choruses are highly select groups of choral students from Florida's junior high, middle and senior high schools who are brought together for the purposes of rehearsing and performing selected music with guest conductors.

The next FMEA Clinic-Conference / All-State dates are January 7-10, 2009, in Tampa. For more information, see FMEA's conference page.

Applications

Checklist for Directors

In order to assist you in your last minute preparation for All-State, please use this check list before you leave for and during the clinic in January.

Coordinators

Please notify the coordinator immediately if any student chosen for All-State tells you they cannot fulfill the obligation to go. Replacements are waiting anxiously for a chance. A student might even be replaced 24 hours before the event. Cell phones and home or school e-mails are given below.

Director Absenteeism from FVA All-State Auditions

Posted September 13, 2008

The document below details the new policy concerning All-State audition director absences. This was approved in the May board meeting. Please read for details.

Hotel information

The following information is provided by FMEA:


The hotels closest to the convention center are:

Music

See page 17 of the 2008-09 Handbook.

Musicianship exam study materials

7-8 Previous Exams & Vocabulary

9-12 Previous Exams & Vocabulary

Part CD order forms

Procedures for auditions and placement

Registration

Directors should be aware that there are two different forms of registration:

  1. Audition registration: Directors who wish to enter students in the All-State chorus auditions must register entering students using both paper applications and FVA's online registration. Contact your district chairman for instructions in the fall.
  2. Conference registration: Directors with students that earn a place in an All-State chorus must register both themselves and their students for the FMEA conference. You can do this using the paper application or online through the FMEA web site.

Rehearsal notes

To ensure each chorus is balanced, please note the following voice distributions:

Rehearsal and concert information

Sight-reading study materials

Student contracts

Web & computer study guides