Mid-State 

Mid-State is a weekend event held each Spring that provides an opportunity for the best musicians of Middle Tennessee to perform with one another in large ensembles. Each Mid-State ensemble will prepare and perform a concert with just a few short rehearsals. To make the Mid-State Band or Orchestra, students must go through the audition process in the Fall, which includes three parts: scales, prepared music, and sight reading. The highest scored musicians in each section are selected to be a member of the Mid-State Band or Orchestra, with the top few high school musicians from each section qualifying for All-State.

Auditioning

Audition Requirements

 

Audition Instructions

Scale Requirements

Jazz Requirements

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Music is only accessible 

in the Members Only section.

2021-22 Audition Dates

 

November 20, 2021 | 11/12 Band & Orchestra, 9-12 Jazz

Antioch High School

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December 4, 2021 | 9/10 Band & Orchestra

Wilson Central High School

 

December 11, 2021 | 7/8 Band & Orchestra, 7/8 Jazz 

Antioch High School

2021-22 Audition Results

 

11/12 & HS Jazz

9/10

7/8 & MS Jazz

Mid-State Weekends

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Rules and Regulations Form

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Band

 

NOW: January 20-22, 2022 | Band

TBD

Jazz and Orchestra

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January 13-15, 2022 | Jazz & Orchestra

Blackman MS/HS

All State Weekend

April 27-30, 2022

Gaylord Opryland Hotel, Nashville

The Middle Tennessee School Band and Orchestra Association was organized in 1938.

The purpose of our organization is to promote the study of instrumental music through

band and orchestra programs in the public and private schools of Middle Tennessee.

The MTSBOA is an affiliate member of the Tennessee Music Education Association

and the National Association for Music Education.