High School Jazz Band
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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.

HS Jazz Band

2025-26

Clinician
Craig Treinen

Important Dates
TBA - Audition Uploads begin
Oct. 13 - Audition Upload Deadline - $15 per completed audition
TBA - Judging ends
Nov. 8 - Clinic & Concert @ Dodge City MS- $5 per selected student

Fee Payments
All fees must be paid using the invoices generated inside your director account in Festival Scores. An invoice from Festival Scores must be included with each payment to SWKMEA. Failure to include invoice(s) will result in a $15 fee assessed to your school (SWKMEA board action July 17, 2017).

Audition Recordings
Auditions will be submitted online using Festival Scores. Teachers may create their Director account and update their Director and Student profiles at any time. Directors will need to activate the following tag in their Festival Scores account:
Event Tag TBA

Audition Excerpts
State Excerpts may be downloaded from the KMEA website.
KMEA Jazz Excerpts

Audition Recordings
Record the following mp3 files for each audition:
Horns (Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Bari Sax, Trumpet, Trombone)
  1. TBA
Rhythm (Piano, Guitar, Bass)
  1. TBA
Drum Set
  1. TBA
 
Chairperson
Andrew Johnson
Liberal HS
PO Box 949
Liberal, KS 67905
w: 620-604-1200
Important Dates - HS Jazz Band
Oct. 13, 2025 - Mon
Audition Upload Deadline — HS Jazz Band
$15 per audition
Nov. 8, 2025 - Sat
Clinics & Concerts — MS Band, MS Orchestra, HS Jazz Band
Dodge City MS
$5 per selected student
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