ILMEA

The Illinois Music Education Association exists to advocate for universal access to comprehensive music education; deliver exemplary professional development for educators; and provide outstanding musical experiences for all Illinois learners facilitated by licensed music educators. 

Any student in 6th through 12th grade band has the option to participate in the ILMEA district 8 audition. I successfull audition will lead to your student performing with a band filled with students from schools all over our district/state. Middle schoolers can only go as far as a district festival while high schoolers could make it to All-State which is a three day festival down in Peoria, IL. On the tabs below you will find the audition materials for the upcoming audition cycle.