Kentucky Music Educators Association
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Kentucky Music Educators Association (KMEA) is the Kentucky
state-level affiliate of MENC: The National Association for Music Education
. KMEA consists of over 2,000 professional music educators at all levels from kindergarten to the university level. It serves as a voice for Kentucky's music educators and maintains an active involvement with groups such as the Kentucky Citizens for the Arts, The Kentucky Alliance for the Arts, and The Kentucky Coalition for the Arts. It is the state affiliate of MENC: National Association of Music Education
Kentucky high school students are provided the opportunity to participate in "Kentucky All-State Choruses [SATB, SSA, TTBB]."
For elementary and middle school children, KMEA offers the "Kentucky Children's Chorus," and the "Kentucky Junior High Chorus."
Bands and Orchestras:
Kentucky high school students also are provided the opportunity to participate in "All-State Bands [Concert, Symphonic, Jazz], and the "All-State Orchestra" or "Commonwealth String Orchestra," for which the students are chosen from a rigorous audition on their principle instruments.
Marching Band:
See Kentucky State Marching Band Championships
Festivals:
KMEA provides opportunities for students to receive ratings for their performances as soloists or in small ensembles at eleven district sites throughout the Commonwealth in the ‘’Solo and Ensemble Festival.’’ Qualified evaluators rate a students performance and offers suggestions for improvement of their playing skills. For a student to participate in the events, his/her music teacher must be a member of the Kentucky Music Educators Association.
‘’Large Ensemble Festival’’ allow bands, orchestras and choral groups to play for evaluation at eleven district sites. Bands or choirs receiving Distinguished (I) ratings may participate in the State Concert Band or State Choir Festivals held in early May each year.
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
state-level affiliate of MENC: The National Association for Music Education
MENC: The National Association for Music Education
MENC: The National Association for Music Education is an organization of American music educators dedicated to advancing and preserving music education and as part of the core curriculum of schools in the United States...
. KMEA consists of over 2,000 professional music educators at all levels from kindergarten to the university level. It serves as a voice for Kentucky's music educators and maintains an active involvement with groups such as the Kentucky Citizens for the Arts, The Kentucky Alliance for the Arts, and The Kentucky Coalition for the Arts. It is the state affiliate of MENC: National Association of Music Education
Mission statement
“To advance the cause of music education throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky by encouraging the study and making of music by all of the population and by serving as a strong advocate for issues affecting the accomplishment of that mission.”Programs
Choruses:Kentucky high school students are provided the opportunity to participate in "Kentucky All-State Choruses [SATB, SSA, TTBB]."
For elementary and middle school children, KMEA offers the "Kentucky Children's Chorus," and the "Kentucky Junior High Chorus."
Bands and Orchestras:
Kentucky high school students also are provided the opportunity to participate in "All-State Bands [Concert, Symphonic, Jazz], and the "All-State Orchestra" or "Commonwealth String Orchestra," for which the students are chosen from a rigorous audition on their principle instruments.
Marching Band:
See Kentucky State Marching Band Championships
Kentucky State Marching Band Championships
The Kentucky State Marching Band Championships are an annual contest held by the Kentucky Music Educators Association that takes place each fall over the course of several weeks to determine the Kentucky high school marching band champion in five respective classes.-Origins:The Kentucky State...
Festivals:
KMEA provides opportunities for students to receive ratings for their performances as soloists or in small ensembles at eleven district sites throughout the Commonwealth in the ‘’Solo and Ensemble Festival.’’ Qualified evaluators rate a students performance and offers suggestions for improvement of their playing skills. For a student to participate in the events, his/her music teacher must be a member of the Kentucky Music Educators Association.
‘’Large Ensemble Festival’’ allow bands, orchestras and choral groups to play for evaluation at eleven district sites. Bands or choirs receiving Distinguished (I) ratings may participate in the State Concert Band or State Choir Festivals held in early May each year.