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Board Meeting Spotlight: Updates to Jazz Audition & Selection Procedures

Board Meeting Spotlight: Updates to Jazz Audition & Selection Procedures

At the Spring 2022 Meeting, the ILMEA Board of Directors voted to implement changes to the Jazz audition process. After a careful examination of current practice and the procedures used by other states and national organizations, we feel very strongly that the new procedures and policies include a clear set of objective practices designed to benefit our students and directors.

Looking Back and Looking Ahead: All-State Student Programs

Looking Back and Looking Ahead: All-State Student Programs

“I loved enjoying all the music. The Jazz and Student Composition Concerts were incredible. It was so fun to watch people just as passionate for music as I am.” I was so thrilled to read this quote from one of our participating All State Students, upon reviewing our 2022 Student Surveys. It evokes exactly the type of experience we are intending to bring to all our state’s most dedicated music students…