Band All-State Seating Audition Recording Cuts

Important Seating Audition Dates

January 11 at 8:00 AM CT: 6A and 5A Band seating audition cuts are released.
January 20-23 2:00 PM CT: Band directors assist All-State students to record their seating audition on the TMEA audition portal.
January 24: Seating audition recordings are adjudicated by five-person panels and placed in rank order.
January 25: Notification of seating results are posted on the TMEA website.
January 25: Students and directors attend an online meeting to receive results and choose ensemble preference.
January 25: Based on the ensemble to which they are named, students can download their concert music and begin practicing.

Recording Process

Note: Instruments that recorded after the Area auditions will not re-audition for placement. Their recorded audition rank will be used for organization and chair placement.

See the Band Division Appendix, starting page 15, for the State Audition procedures and rules.

To retrieve recording links for your students, go to the audition entry system, view contests for your campus(es) and look for the 6A All-State and 5A All-State auditions. In the audition details will be a page with the recording links. Any director with access to your campus record can complete this task.

Each cut must be recorded into its own track on the recording page, must be done in one take, and can only be recorded once. There must be no more than 10 minutes between recording each track, except in the case of issues with instruments or recording equipment.

Use the practice track on the student's recording page or the recording test page to set up recording equipment and verify volume and sound is good before recording the audition tracks.

Once all tracks have been recorded and played back to verify they are correct, use the button at the bottom of the recording page to verify the entry. An entry must be verified to be heard for the audition. If there are issues with any tracks, leave the entry unverified and contact the Band Division Vice-President with details about the issue.

Audition Cuts Errata

6A Excerpts from Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, including: 6A Bass Clarinet Excerpt 1 6A Trumpet Excerpt 2 6A Horn Excerpt 2: All Performers: Do not shout "Mambo" in measure 457 due to the potential loss of anonymity.
Bass Clarinet Excerpt 1 is marked correctly: Delete measure 457 and continue to measure 458.
Trumpet Excerpt 2: Count measure 457 as a full measure rest and continue to measure 458.
Horns Excerpt 2: Count measure 457 as a full measure rest and continue to measure 458.
5A Flute Excerpt 2, Espirit de Corps: Complete the entire excerpt on flute. Do not make the brief change to piccolo.
5A Percussion Excerpt 1 (Two Mallet Xyolophone), Rocket Summer: Metronome marking should read Dotted Quarter=72-80
5A Percussion Excerpt 2 (Four Mallet Marimba), Pyroclastic Steam: Metronome marking should read Dotted Quarter=144-156

Audition Cuts

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All-State Students

Go to your All-State Dashboard page to access the cuts under the Music Download tab, available starting Sunday, January 11, 2026 at 8:00 AM Central.