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 order defined below based on the matter being appealed.

• Entities referenced in the appeals process are defined as follows:

  • 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, Immediate Past-President, President-Elect
     

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

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 Recorded 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

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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