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 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

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2024 Band Audition Music

Strings can only be accessed on the Members Only page

2024 Audition Dates

 

November 23 | 11/12 Band & Orchestra, 9-12 Jazz

Antioch High School

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

Wilson Central High School

 

December 14 | 9/10 Band & Orchestra

Antioch High School

Mid-State Weekends

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Band

 

January 16-18, 2025

Lipscomb University

Jazz & Orchestra

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January 9-11, 2025

Blackman MS/HS

Percussion Ensemble

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January 8-9, 2025

Blackman MS

All State Weekend

April 10-13, 2025

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.

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