September 16 2025 Newsletter #3 Contents:

*September 18th Meeting This Thursday

*Membership Registration Final Deadline with Late Fee this Thursday

*11-12 Mid-State Audition Registration Deadline this Thursday

*11-12 Audition Process Timeline Overview

*Mid-State Audition Music Errata

Next Meeting - This Thursday 9/18

Location:

Party Fowl Donelson (Patio Section)

2620 Lebanon Pike

Nashville, TN 37214

Executive Committee - 6:30pm

Full Meeting - 7:30pm

We've been told that we can run our presentation on their outdoor tv, but we'd advise you to bring along your own device. If the tv doesn't work we'll share a QR code so that you can follow along on your phone/tablet/laptop/etc.

MTSBOA Membership Registration Final Deadline Thursday

The regular deadline for membership registration for the 2025-2026 School Year has now passed. The deadline to join with a $150 late fee is this Thursday (postmarked by 9/18 or in person at the meeting) Please remember that every school should have one member include school fee in their registration.

11th and 12th Grade Mid-State Band and Orchestra Registration Deadline this Thursday

• Register your students using the registration form. There are a couple of new questions this year, but you should only have to answer them when registering your first student. The deadline to register students is September 18th.
• After you have completed registration, complete the payment form. Please send the document you are emailed and your payment to Jeff Beckman at the address listed by October 2nd.
• This year we are using formsite for you to check your registrations. On the searchable registration form you will be able to search by school to find your students if you need to check who you have registered.

If you have questions please reach out to J.R. Baker at john.baker@rcstn.net

11-12 Band and Orchestra Audition Process Timeline

• September 18: 11-12 Audition Online Registration Deadline
• September 19: 11-12 Audition Video Platform on Snap Audition Opens
• October 2: 11-12 Audition Payment Deadline
• October 6: 11-12 Audition Platform on Snap Audition Closes at midnight
• October 31 (or sooner): Students selected to move to Round 2 announced
• November 22: In-person 11-12 Round 2 auditions at Wilson Central High School (along with 9-12 Jazz)
• November 23: Results for Round 2 Auditions announced

Mid-State Audition Music Errata

All of this year's audition material for 7-8, 9-10, and 11-12 has been posted on mtsboa.org (string music is still only in the member's only section). There have been a couple small issues that required correction and/or clarification:

*9-10 Cello - Two revisions have been sent out since the original version was sent, both to address incorrect notes in measure 9 and 10. The correct version is now posted but students will not be penalized if they perform either of the first two versions in the audition.

*9-10 Trumpet Lyrical - The tempo marking listed is quarter note = 56-60, but it should be dotted quarter note = 56-60