MENC • THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION for MUSIC EDUCATION   

Each student is required to be enrolled and a participating member in good standing of his/her school’s, sister school’s or school district's music ensemble for the entire current school year, corresponding with the All-State ensemble for which he/she is applying. An applicant for an All-State choral group must be in his/her schools’ choral ensemble and an instrumental applicant must audition on the instrument that he/she plays in the school's ensemble or on an instrument in the same instrumental family. If the student's school does not provide an instrumental ensemble that corresponds with the All-State ensemble, the applicant must play his/her audition instrument or like instrument in another of his/her school's, sister school's or school district's instrumental ensembles.

The ensemble Director signing the All-State application must be a member of the DMEA/MENC during the entire current school year.

Home-schooled students are eligible to apply only if they are enrolled and participate in a school ensemble that regularly rehearses and performs within the local public school district wherein they reside with their parents or legal guardians. Home-schooled students must participate in a similar ensemble for which they are applying (choral applicants in choral ensembles, instrumental applicants in instrumental ensembles and must audition on the instrument that he/she plays in the ensemble or on an instrument in the same instrumental family.).

Participation in community and/or private music school ensembles does not constitute the fulfillment of ensemble membership requirements. All applicants must adhere to the provisions and requirements outlined in the paragraphs above regarding membership and participation in his/her school's music ensemble program.

Sanctions/Penalties for violation of student eligibility rules:
If a student is found to be ineligible for an All-State ensemble because he/she is not enrolled, participating or not in good standing in their school’s, sister school’s or district's music ensemble, the student:
1. Will not be allowed to audition;
2. Will be removed from the All-State ensemble; and
3. Will be declared ineligible to audition the next year in which he/she would meet eligibility requirements.
No refund of All-State application fees or participation fees will be returned to an applicant who has been removed from an All-State ensemble

The following sanctions will take place for any DMEA member who signs a student’s All-State ensemble application when that student(s) does not meet the eligibility requirements.
All students whose application that the DMEA member signed either:
1. Will not be allowed to audition;
2. Will be removed from the All-State ensemble; and
3. No applications signed by that DMEA member will be accepted the next year.
No refund of All-State application fees or participation fees will be returned to an applicant who has been removed from an All-State ensemble