ILMEA District IX Junior Honors Orchestra Information
The Illinois Music Educators Association (ILMEA) Honors Orchestra provides our students with an opportunity to perform with orchestra students from our region of Illinois. Students participate in an individual audition that will determine selection for this year’s honors orchestra. Selected students will perform at the ILMEA Honors Festival where the honors orchestra, band and chorus will perform. Families are encouraged to attend.
ILMEA Audition Requirements for Fall 2021:
Students must learn all of the required ILMEA packet attached below. Students will be asked to perform specific measures from each piece at the audition. The specific audition measures will not be announced until the fall. Therefore, students should be working to learn this music during the spring and summer in order to be prepared for the auditions. It is highly recommended that students work with a private lesson teacher on this music because the level of music is an advanced 8th-9th grade level, and students will need guidance to learn the music properly. All violins will audition on all first violin music. This year's concert/audition music includes (click below on the pieces to hear a recording):
ILMEA Required Events:
Audition
Festival
Scales and Audition Music may be obtained here!
ILMEA Audition Requirements for Fall 2021:
Students must learn all of the required ILMEA packet attached below. Students will be asked to perform specific measures from each piece at the audition. The specific audition measures will not be announced until the fall. Therefore, students should be working to learn this music during the spring and summer in order to be prepared for the auditions. It is highly recommended that students work with a private lesson teacher on this music because the level of music is an advanced 8th-9th grade level, and students will need guidance to learn the music properly. All violins will audition on all first violin music. This year's concert/audition music includes (click below on the pieces to hear a recording):
- All scales on the ILMEA scale sheet
- Goin' to Boston
- Fantasia on a 17th Century Tune
- Lullaby to the Moon
- Incantations
ILMEA Required Events:
Audition
- Submit a video recording fall 2021
- Additional details to be announced
Festival
- Details to be announced fall 2021
Scales and Audition Music may be obtained here!