Applications
- 2008-09 Sr. High All-State Membership Application
- 2008-09 Jr. High / Middle School All-State Membership Application
All-State Chorus 2008-09
- Applications
- Checklist for Directors
- Hotel information
- Music
- Musicianship exam study materials
- Part CD order forms
- Procedures for auditions and placement
- Registration
- Rehearsal notes
- Rehearsal and concert info
- Sight-reading audition study materials
- Student contracts
- Web & computer study guides
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 9-12, 2008, in Tampa. For more information, see FMEA's conference page.
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.
Hotel information
These documents are provided by FMEA for the 2007-08 convention. If they are updated, we will post them here:
- 2008 Hotels Contracted for 2008 FMEA Clinic-Conference
- Things to know BEFORE making a conference hotel reservation
The three hotels closest to the convention center are:
Musicianship exam study materials
7-8 Previous Exams & Vocabulary
- Vocabulary study guide for 7/8
- 2006-07 Exam & Administrator's Copy (No answer key)
- 2005-06 Exam (No answer key)
- 2004-05 Exam (No answer key)
9-12 Previous Exams & Vocabulary
- Vocabulary study guide for 9-12
- 2006-07 Exam, Administrator's Copy, and Answer Key
- 2005-06 Exam, Administrator's Copy, and Answer Key
- 2004-05 Exam (No answer key)
Registration
Directors should be aware that there are two different forms of registration:
- 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.
- 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 and concert information
The 2008-09 rehearsal & concert schedule has not yet been determined. Until then, you are encouraged to review the 2007-08 schedule.
Sight-reading study materials
- Audio introduction: C Major / Standard & G Major / Changing Voice
- Sight-reading procedures
- Past examples: MS Treble Clef, MS Bass Clef, HS Treble Clef, HS Bass Clef
- Practice SR exercise: A newly composed practice exercise will be used in the audition room each year. Remember: the practice exercise is not scored.
- Sight-reading criteria: High School & Middle School
Student contracts
- 2008-09 FVA All-State Audition Contract
- 2008-09 FMEA All-State Contract
Web & computer study guides
- Florida All-State Choir Preparation
www.floridaallstateprep.com - All-State Preparation CD-Rom from Royal Multimedia
www.royalmultimedia.com
