Instruments evaluated include voice, piano, strings, woodwinds/brasses, and percussion. Last year, 43 All-State audition sites were scheduled in schools throughout the state. Home Festivals Directories Additional Links Members Pages Contact Us. These zones represent geographic areas within the state and also take into account the student populations within these zones. Meghan Cabral ©2020 Dutchess County Music Educators Association. The grade sheets are then certified and sent to the music departments at the individual schools to be distributed to the students. New York State is divided into 15 regional zones by NYSSMA. The judges score and comment on the students' performances according to defined guidelines set by NYSSMA.
Vestal High School students selected for NYSSMA All-State Winter Festival. Usually, county high schools take turns to host the festival every few years.Īt each festival, students perform scales, a solo or ensemble piece of their choice from the designated NYSSMA repertoire, and a sight reading piece. if you have questions about testing and vaccination resources in our area. Zone 6 is comprised of Clinton, Franklin and Essex Counties.
NYSSMA divides New York State into 15 zones. This person need not be an administrator of music, but this person should be the lead teacher or liaison for their school district. The Mission of the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) is to advocate for and improve music education across New York State by promoting and producing appropriate activities and programs for its membership and students in member school music programs.
These festivals take place at local middle and high schools, as well as state colleges and state universities within the fifteen NYSSMA zones, each of which covers an area in New York State. You may contact your NYSSMA Zone Representative for the access code to register for a Teacher Account Director of Music Account: Each school district should have one (1) Director of Music account. Each spring, thousands of students register through their school music programs to attend NYSSMA Evaluation Festivals where they are adjudicated. Zone 1: Zone 4: Zone 8: Zone 12: Niagara: Oswego: Madison: Bronx: Erie: Oneida: Chenango: New York: Chautauqua: Herkimer: Otsego: Richmond: Cattaragus Delaware: Kings Zone 5: Schoharie: Queens: Zone 2: St.
NYSSMA is a professional organization that evaluates student musicians in New York state from elementary school to high school.
The New York State School Music Association is the New York affiliate of National Association for Music Education.