Middle School Band All-State Festival
The Nevada Music Educators Association All-State Festival features a middle school and high school level band. These ensembles include woodwinds, brass, and percussion. Students work closely with a guest conductor for two days before performing a final concert. Students who make the All-State bands are the top performers in Nevada. Middle school students audition to earn a spot in the ensemble.
2025 Nevada Middle School Band
All-State Audition Information
2025 All-State Audition Student Information
Students see your music director for more information on the audition process. All-State Audition and/or Participation fees will be paid by each school and their ensemble director/s. All students will need to see their school director for more information on audition fees and audition registration. Students and parents please contact your school music or ensemble director with any questions you might have about your students auditions.
2025 All-State Audition Director Information
Directors, All-State Ensemble Auditions information as well as forms can be found below. The All-State results will be available no later than December 2. Please contact your All-State Chair persons for any questions or help.
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​Middle School All-State Band Audition Links
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Important Dates
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Audition Registration deadline Friday, October 25th, 2024
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Instrument Audition Number Assignments distributed on Monday, October 28th, 2024
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Deadline to Submit recorded auditions Friday, November 15, 2024
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Audition Fee of $15 per student deadline is November 15th, 2024 (fees paid by directors)
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Ensemble results posted on Monday, December 2nd, 2024
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​All-State Registration forms and fees are due January 10th, 2025 (fees paid by directors)
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2025 Nevada All-State Middle School Band Festival and Conference Information
MS Band All-State Festival Schedule and More
​Schedules for this All-State Festival are below. All schedules are subject to change and will be sent out to the ensemble chairs or NMEA. For more information on the Nevada All-State Festivals and Conferences go to the All-State home page for more detailed information. Contact your All-State Ensemble chair for any questions or concerns you may have.
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All-State Festival Directors Checklist
All directors are responsible for the following items for All-State Festival and Conference. Go to the All-State Festival Homepage for more details on the Festival and Conference. If you have any questions or concerns contact your Ensemble Chair. Forms and Fees are due TBA.
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Pay for Director and Student All-State Festival Participation fee
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Ensure that each student completes the All-State Student Participation Form Not available yet
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Directors Form (Google Form) Not available yet
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Chaperones Form (Google Form) Not available yet
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All-State Book Hotel Room Information Not available yet
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All-State Festival Payments
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All-State Audition Fee $15 per Student (web store)
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Pay for Student/Director All-State Festival Participation fee
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All fees are to be paid by each school and their ensemble director/s. All students will need to see their school director for more information fees and registration.
Payment Options - These are the 2 payment options found in the web store.
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Pay with a Credit Card- follow the prompts and put in your card information, as well as billing address information if needed. Be sure all is accurate.
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Manual Payment (school check) - follow the prompts in the webstore and select the manual payment method to pay by check and generate an invoice.
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If you have questions or would like to verify payment contact David Morris, the State Executive, at stateexec@nmeamusic.org
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Mail all checks to 1100 Wellness Place. #1115 Henderson, NV. 89011. Please write checks out to the Nevada Music Educators Association.
Chairperson and Commitee
Marisa Davidson All-State Middle School Band Chair
Matt Symes
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Related Documents
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2025 Nevada All-State Middle School band Conductor
2025 Conductor
Taylor Williamson
Director of Bands
Wiley Middle School, Texas
Jonathon Taylor Williamson is in his tenth year of teaching and sixth year as Director of Bands at Wiley Middle School. Prior to coming to Leander ISD in 2018, he was the Director of Bands at both Richardson North Junior High and Forest Meadow Junior High in the Richardson ISD in Richardson, Texas.
At Wiley Middle School, Mr. Williamson teaches the Wind Ensemble, assists with the Symphonic and Concert bands, and teaches beginning trumpet, french horn, trombone, and tuba. Since beginning his career in music education, Mr. Williamsons’ bands have achieved UIL Sweepstakes ratings, as well as unanimous first division ratings. Over the past six years of leading the Wiley Band, the program has grown from just under 200 students to now consistently having 300+ students in band each year, which is usually 50-60% of the total student population. In 2022, the Wiley Wind Ensemble earned the distinction as a National Wind Band Honors Class AA winner. Most recently, the Wiley Middle School Wind Ensemble was named the 2023 TMEA Class CC Honor Band and a 2024 Midwest Clinic Invited Ensemble.
In 2024, Mr. Williamson was honored by the Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Mu, being named “Texas Young Bandmaster of the Year.”
Mr. Williamson is an active clinician for several band programs throughout Texas and travels yearly across the nation as an invited judge and clinician. Mr. Williamson is also a yearly conductor / clinician at several summer band camps including the Baylor University and Sam Houston State University summer music camps.
In 2014, Mr. Williamson graduated summa cum laude receiving his Bachelor of Music Education degree from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. While at Baylor, he studied under Dr. Eric Wilson, Dr. Isaiah Odajima, Wiff Rudd, and Mark Schubert and was a member of the Baylor Symphony Orchestra, Baylor Wind Ensemble, and award-winning Baylor Trumpet Ensembles. In 2014 Mr. Williamson received the Presser Foundation Scholar award for outstanding collegiate musicianship and academic excellence.
Mr. Williamson is an active member of the Texas Music Educators Association and the Texas Bandmasters Association. He enjoys motivating young musicians to reach their highest level of performance by sharing his extreme love and passion for music with them on a daily basis. He feels honored, privileged, and extremely blessed to have had many great mentors, band directors, and close friends who have influenced his career thus far.
Mr. Williamson currently lives in Liberty Hill, Texas with his wife, Emily Williamson, current Choir Director at Stiles Middle School in the Leander ISD, and his dog-daughter, Lady. Outside of teaching band, Mr. Williamson is an active professional photographer.
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