Monday Notes

Happy November! Here’s to an incredible month ahead, filled with music, concerts, engaging programs, and all the buzz of conference prep! Check out the announcements below as we kick off a great new month.

Participating in this week's advocacy challenge is a great way to start the month of right!

• Email teachers in your feeder system and ask when you can stop and say “Hi”.

As we wrap up All-State Auditions, don't forget that the deadline to upload band and jazz auditions is November 9 at 3:00 pm!

Check out this great article filled with ideas for the general music classroom. Quick read but well worth it!

Just a reminder to order music for your students once the rosters are published. Music for band, vocal jazz, and instrumental jazz is available from Musicality. Choral directors can acquire music via their favored vendor. Please make sure to take care of this immediately after the rosters are published.

We’re looking for a few volunteers to help shuttle our conductors between their hotel and UNM. If you have a car and would love the chance to meet some amazing conductors, let Neil Swapp know you're interested! Just send a quick email with how many people you can fit in your car. Thanks so much for helping out!

Tick Tock - time to registerer for the 2025 All-State Music Festival and In-Service Conference! When registering, make sure to also purchase a luncheon ticket!

• Link to registration page