She was chosen for this honor through a competitive process held this year across the state at District, Region and Area levels. Shelbi is the student of Jordan Ricks and Lora Robison and sings at school under the direction of Ricks, who is a member of the Texas Music Educators Association, a 10,000-plus member organization headquartered in Austin.
This is Shelbi’s first time to perform as a member of a TMEA All-State organization. Shelbi is the daughter of Tommy Herndon.
High school students selected to perform in the All-State concerts have competed through several levels of auditions beginning in the fall of 2010 to arrive at the state level.
All-State is the highest honor a Texas music student can receive. Over 1,500 students are selected through a process that began with over 60,000 students from around the state vying for this honor to perform in one of 13 ensembles (bands, orchestras and choirs). Texas Music Educators Association sponsors the Texas All-State competition.
This competitive process begins throughout the state in auditions hosted by 28 TMEA Regions. Individual musicians perform selected music for a panel of judges who rank each instrument or voice part.
From this ranking, a select group of musicians advances from their Region to compete against musicians from other areas in seven TMEA Area competitions.
The highest-ranking musicians judged at the TMEA Area competitions qualify to perform in a TMEA All-State music group.
These All-State students participate in three days of rehearsals directed by nationally-recognized conductors during the TMEA Clinic/Convention. Their performances for thousands of attendees bring this extraordinary event to a close.
For the All-State concert schedule and conductor information, go to www.tmea.org/convention.
The Texas Music Educators Association is an association of over 10,000 school music educators dedicated to promoting excellence in music education. Go to www.tmea.org/convention for more information.
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