TMEA Appeals Process      

The TMEA Executive Board reserves the right to serve as an appellate committee on all matters listed below:

  • Any student, parent, director, school official, or concerned party may submit an appeal.

  • Appeals must be submitted in writing to or by the Region Division Chair within 72 hours following the conclusion of the audition or the infraction. Appeals concerning All-State Orchestra String or All-State Jazz auditions must be submitted by December 1 of the competition year.

  • Appeals shall be heard in the following order:

Matters concerning Region Level Auditions

  • Region Division Chair

  • *Region Steering Committee

  • State Division Chair

  • ***Presidents Committee

Matters Concerning Area Level Auditions

  • Region Division Chair

  • **Region Chair Committee

  • State Division Chair

  • ***Presidents Committee

Matters Concerning Orchestra String or Jazz Ensemble Taped Auditions

  • Region Division Chair

  • *Region Steering Committee

  • State Division Chair

  • ***Presidents Committee

Matters Concerning Honor Band Competition

  • Region Division Chair (Region Level Only)

  • State Division Chair

  • ***Presidents Committee

Matters Concerning Honor Orchestra Competition

  • State Division Chair

  • ***Presidents Committee

Matters Concerning a Region Division Request
to Remove a Student from the All-State Process

  • *Region Steering Committee

  • State Division Chair

  • ***Presidents Committee

Region Division Chairs - (Band, Orchestra, Vocal, Elementary, College)

*Region Steering Committee - Region President, Region Vice-President, Region Secretary, All Region Division Chairs (Band, Orchestra, Vocal, Elementary, College)

**Region Chair Committee - Region Chairs involved in the Area Audition.

***Presidents Committee - President, Past President, President-Elect
 

Note: The TMEA Executive Director is not a part of the appeals process.

© 2005 TMEA
Updated 12/16/05