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...to the PMEA District 1 Website!  We hope you'll check back often as this site continues to offer you the most up-to-date information for music educators, students, and parents involved in our District of the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association.

FEST & FESTIVALS 2022-2023

PMEA District 1 Honors Jazz Ensemble Auditions

10/23/2018

 
PMEA District 1 Honors Jazz Ensemble Auditions will be held on Monday, November 12, 2018.
 
Please consult the PMEA web page for all audition requirements for each instrument. If you have any further questions, feel free to email Todd Stefan at tstefan@northallegheny.org

Registration will take place from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. and the director’s meeting will be held in the Senior High School Band Room at 4:45 pm

 
Auditions will begin at 5:15 pm.
 
The audition fee will be $5.00 and is due at the registration table. A director from each school must be present in order for those students to audition.
 
Directors:
  • When you arrive at North Allegheny Senior High School please enter from the front of the school. There will either be parent and/or student volunteers to guide you to the registration table.
  • Please sign in at the director’s registration table so that we know you are present
  • Follow the signs and/or volunteers to the NASH band room and sign up for an audition room. Please help yourself to a light dinner provided by the North Allegheny Band Patrons (NADBP).
  • Results will be posted on the PMEA District 1 website on Tuesday, November 13, 2018
  • The festival will also take place at North Allegheny on Friday February 1 and Saturday February 2, 2019
 
Students:
  • When you arrive at North Allegheny Senior High School please enter from the front of the school. There will either be parent and/or student volunteers to guide you to the registration table.
  • Please be advised that students are not permitted to drive themselves to and from any PMEA sponsored event.
  • Please sign in at the registration table, pay your registration fee, and receive all information concerning your audition; auditions will be assigned as you arrive to NASH
  • After you are registered report to the auditorium to await your audition; you may stop by the food table in the cafeteria to purchase concessions (Please no food or drink inside the auditorium)
 
We look forward to hosting you and your students at North Allegheny Senior High School!
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“So, You Think You Want to be a Music Major?”

10/22/2018

 
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The Moon Area Music Department invites students in grades 7-12 interested in becoming a music major to our annual “So, You Want to be a Music Major?” seminar on November 8th. The discussion will include a mixture of topics geared towards students wishing to obtain information about studying music in college. Parents are also welcome to attend. 

Topics include:
- Degree options
- Career options based on degree
- How to prepare for a college audition
- How to select a college/university
​- What to focus on as a high school musician 
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music_major_seminar_flyer_18.pdf
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DISTRICT CHORUS UPDATE

10/19/2018

 
Randall Thompson "Antiphon"

***Please note that if you order from JW Pepper, the piece has been out of stock and it takes time for it to arrive. Please place your orders now. Students will need original copies for the auditions.
Antiphon Thompson
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HONORS JAZZ UPDATE

10/15/2018

 
ATTN: Directors With Students Auditioning for High School Honors Jazz 

This is to clarify the audition excerpt for Lead Trumpet: 

Lead Trumpet - 
The following should be prepared in addition to the "Jazz Conception" etude:
  • Hayburner from the Basie-Nestico Lead Trumpet Book published by Kendor Music
  • Begin 5 bars after letter G and end at letter I​

ATTENTION JHS CHORUS WEST MEMBERS

10/11/2018

 
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Attn: JHS District Chorus West Membership

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we no longer have a host or host site for the JHS District Chorus West festival this school year. If there is someone interested and willing to host the festival, there is still some time to make this festival happen. Please email Ben Murray - Ben_Murray@fcasd.edu by Friday, October 26, 2018 if you are able and willing to host. If we do not have a host by October 26th, the festival will not happen this school year. 

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