Eligibility
In order to sponsor students at the New Jersey All-State Directors must have an active NAfME Membership AND must have completed the required background check and NFHS training for NJMEA. Substitutes must meet the same eligibility requirements as the Directors they are replacing.
Directors AND Substitutes who fail to meet the three requirements will disqualify all students from being eligible to audition.
All-State Eligible Students should have received an email stating the instruments for which they are eligible to audition.
- Students currently in Grades 9-12 are eligible for placement in Wind Ensemble or Symphonic Band (February 20th - 23rd, 2025)
- Students currently in Grades 9-11 are eligible for placement in Orchestra (Sept. 21, Sept. 28, Nov. 6-8, and Nov. 15, 2025)
Audition Fee
The application fee is $30 for each instrument. There is a $1.50 service fee for online payment.
Students auditioning on multiple instruments, MUST submit a separate on-line application and application fee for each instrument. Directors only need to submit one application for all students auditioning.
Schools have two options for payment:
- Students pay online using the Credit Card Portal
- Directors bring a check for the full amount to the auditions
Schools should pick an option as a full school. Checks should not be submitted for partial students from a school district.
No school purchase orders will be accepted for All-State Auditions
Students will not be allowed to audition without confirmation of payment, either by online payment or by Directors Check.
Deadlines
Online Aplications must be completed by students no later than January 10, 2025.
Directors Applications, including all Signature Pages must be fully completed, scanned and submitted by the sponsoring director by January 15, 2025.
Hard copies of the signature forms should be brought by Directors on audition day as a backup in case of any questions.
Applications and signature forms will NOT be accepted late. Any late forms or registration will disqualify students from auditions this year.
Please enter your information carefully as it will be used for the program.