ILMEA Band Info
What is ILMEA? (Illinois Music Education Association)
ILMEA is an opportunity for students to audition for the District 9 Honor Band. We usually have about 15 students audition and 1 or 2 of them make it into the honor band. If you are interested in auditioning for ILMEA then fill out the ILMEA Participation Form
Auditions
Date: Saturday, September 26, 2020
Location: Traughber Junior High
570 Colchester Drive
Oswego, IL 60543
Logistics: We will take a bus to and from the auditions
Audition Material: Mr. Rohde or Mrs. J will email the audition music to you
Festival (for those students who are selected)
Date: Saturday, November 7, 2020
Location: Plainfield East High School
Times: 9am-4:30pm
Concert: 4:30pm - Parents are invited to attend the concert
Logistics: We will take a bus to the Festival and Parents will take students home with them after the concert
ILMEA is an opportunity for students to audition for the District 9 Honor Band. We usually have about 15 students audition and 1 or 2 of them make it into the honor band. If you are interested in auditioning for ILMEA then fill out the ILMEA Participation Form
Auditions
Date: Saturday, September 26, 2020
Location: Traughber Junior High
570 Colchester Drive
Oswego, IL 60543
Logistics: We will take a bus to and from the auditions
Audition Material: Mr. Rohde or Mrs. J will email the audition music to you
Festival (for those students who are selected)
Date: Saturday, November 7, 2020
Location: Plainfield East High School
Times: 9am-4:30pm
Concert: 4:30pm - Parents are invited to attend the concert
Logistics: We will take a bus to the Festival and Parents will take students home with them after the concert
Summer ILMEA Practice with the Band Teachers!
It is highly recommended that students take private lessons if they are going to audition for ILMEA. We also recommend participating in our Summer ILMEA Practice. Students will post videos each month to our ILMEA Flipgrid See below for the Flipgrid Due Dates. Mr. Rohde and Mrs. J will watch the videos and give feedback to help students improve. This will make sure they are prepared for the audition in September.
We will also host summer zoom sessions by request. Email if you are interested rrohde@district158.org or pjorgensen@district158.org
Flipgrid Due Dates
June 18th (play just the first few lines)
July 14th (play at least half of the music)
August 6th (play through all the music)
ILMEA Flipgrid
It is highly recommended that students take private lessons if they are going to audition for ILMEA. We also recommend participating in our Summer ILMEA Practice. Students will post videos each month to our ILMEA Flipgrid See below for the Flipgrid Due Dates. Mr. Rohde and Mrs. J will watch the videos and give feedback to help students improve. This will make sure they are prepared for the audition in September.
We will also host summer zoom sessions by request. Email if you are interested rrohde@district158.org or pjorgensen@district158.org
Flipgrid Due Dates
June 18th (play just the first few lines)
July 14th (play at least half of the music)
August 6th (play through all the music)
ILMEA Flipgrid
