NORTHEAST MISSOURI ALL DISTRICT BAND RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. Any student, grade 9-12, currently enrolled in a performing group is eligible to audition for the Northeast Missouri All District Band.
2. A student may audition on one instrument only; no exceptions. For instance the piccolo will be selected from the flute section.
3. Students will be present for scheduled rehearsals. Students will attend the entire rehearsal. Students will be present for the concert. Failure to attend, except for illness or death in the immediate family, will result in the student being sanctioned from participation in the NEMO All District Band for one year. Any absence from any rehearsal will result in the student’s not being allowed to perform. No alternate members will be selected.
4. Eligibility for the Missouri All State Band will follow the guidelines set by the Missouri Bandmasters Association.
5. Students in both the NEMO All District Band and the NEMO All District Honorable Mention Band may purchase medals. Ordering information will be given to students during the November rehearsal.
6. The hosting school will provide only the bass drum, timpani, and mallet instruments. No sticks, mallets or beaters will be provided.
7. Audition results will be posted immediately following auditions.
8. Audition fees will be $10.00 per student.
9. The NEMO All District Band instrumentation will be approximately the same as that of the All State Band. The NEMO All District Honorable Mention Band will have an adjusted instrumentation.
10. The NEMMEA Band Vice President will select the audition site, set dates for the rehearsals and concert. The NEMMEA Band Vice President will select the conductors, auditioners, and room monitors.
11. The NEMO All District Band will use audition materials that are adapted from those of the Missouri All State Band. Sight reading may be used only on audition call backs.
12. Scale requirements for auditions are as follows:
Chromatic : full range of instrument
Major Scales: C,G,D,A,E,F,B flat, E flat, A flat
Minor Scales: as indicated on each year’s audition set
Octave, articulation, and tempo requirements for scales are the same as those for the Missouri All State Band.