TMEA All-State

Youtube Recordings of the All State Music

In Texas, the All-State Choir audition process begins with approximately 20,000 students and is narrowed down to 500 through a series of auditions. It is an outstanding accomplishment to earn a spot in the Texas All-State choir. These students are given special consideration when auditioning for college music scholarships, which are awarded to music and non-music majors. Students will grow tremendously in their singing and music reading skills as they participate in the process. Students will earn letter jacket points for attending each audition in which they participate.

Audition Rounds

Round 1: District
Round 2: Region
Region Clinic and Concert
Round 3: Pre-Area
Round 3: Area

Who may audition?All choir students in grades 9 - 12 are eligible. Chorale students are STRONGLY encouraged to participate and Chamber Choir students are REQUIRED to participate. Participation for JV students will be a consideration in a student’s choir placement at the end of the year.

Expectations

Follow through with the entire audition process until eliminated by audition
Prepare daily OUTSIDE of school.
Submit singing benchmarks on time.
Maintain eligibility
Know the music enough to represent THS well. Unprepared students will NOT be allowed to audition at Mrs. Brewer or Mr. Michaelis' discretion.
After School Sectionals will be held to rehearse All-State audition music. Attendance at sectionals, a minimum of twice a week, should be considered “REQUIRED” in order to participate in this process. The level and complexity of the All-State Literature demands a significant degree of focus in order to master. Sectionals begin the 1st week of school and continue throughout the entire year until there are no more students left in the process.

District Choir Auditions: September 20, Grand Oaks HS: Any member of the THS Choral program is eligible to audition for the District Choir. The District Choir is not a performing choir. Each student is responsible for the purchase of music ($10 - 15.00 per audition or $25.00 for the entire packet) that must be obtained before the first audition. The students will be expected to prepare outside of class. There will be numerous after school and in school tutorials available. Students auditioning will be expected to attend as many as possible.

Region Choir Audition: October 25th, Tomball Memorial HS. Students selected at the District level are required to audition for the All-Region Choir. The All-Region Choir includes a Mixed Choir, a Treble Choir and an Honor Choir. Any student selected to the All-Region Choir must participate in the Region Clinc and Concert on November 14 and 15 at Lake Creek HS. Up to eight choir members who do not make the All-Region choir may be selected to perform in the Honor Choir by their directors.

Pre-Area Auditions: December 2nd, The Woodlands High School: The overall top 20 soprano/altos and the top 18 tenor/basses from the Region auditions advance to the Pre-Area audition. This audition will also have a sightreading portion.

Area Auditions: January 10th, The Woodlands High School: The top five students from each section selected at the Pre-Area audition advance to the Area Audition. The top ranking chairs at the Area level audition will earn membership into the Texas All-State Choir. (Students will be placed into the Mixed, Treble or Men’s All-State Choir.) These choirs will rehearse and perform in San Antonio at the Texas Music Educators’ Association Convention February 11th - 14, 2026.

Students may purchase their own music, or use school issued copies that will be available when we return to school. They can buy it for each audition or they can buy a packet with pieces for all four rounds. Students planning to attend a summer camp (not the TISD district camp) need to provide their own music. Music is approximately $10 per audition or $25 for the entire packet and may be purchased from the suppliers below:

National Music Chain:
JW Pepper

Local music stores:

AMC Music
The Music Rack

District

Mixed: Sednalo e Djore dos,
Look Down, Fair Moon

Treble: Invitation to Love,
Rosas Pandan
TB: Spark of Light,
Guadalajara

Region

Mixed: Butterfly Lullaby,
Crucifixion
Treble: Stardust
TB: Liebst du um Schönheit

Certify by Performance

Gimikwenden

Pre-Area/Area

Mixed: Crucifixion,
Dios Itlaçonantzine