Welcome, Students!

Whether this is your first experience with "districts" or you just need to get reacquainted, here is some information to help you get involved:

"Districts" is an opportunity for students to perform inspiring and challenging ensemble music with motivated students from other schools.

• We offer symphonic bands, choruses, string ensembles, and jazz bands for grades 6-8 and 9-12.
• Green Mountain Music District V includes about 60 elementary, middle, and high schools from central to southwestern Vermont.
• If your school is not listed yet or your family home-schools, you can still participate!

Students participating in auditions and/or festivals have opportunities to:

• make great music with other talented musicians
• make new friends with similar music interests
• find new sources of motivation to learn solo repertoire for your instrument or voice part
• perform in larger, more traditionally complete groups
• perform more challenging ensemble repertoire
• receive great feedback on your musicianship
• learn from, and work with new conductors.
• be inspired by other student ensembles and performers.
• perform for a large audience
• enhance your resume for jobs or college
• have fun making music with others

10 Steps to Be a Part of GMMDV:

1. Explore the audition requirements for the ensemble(s) you are interested in via the website and/or your teacher. Buy audition pieces/book(s) if necessary. Start practicing...

2. Confirm which ensemble(s)/audition(s) you want with your teacher and pay the audition fee(s) by the due date in early October.

Keep practicing...

3. Audition in November (one evening for grades 9-12, another for grades 6-8). Have fun and do your best! We're rooting for you!

4. Wait for your teacher to share audition results. Cross fingers...

5. If accepted, please fill out and return the medical form(s) to your teacher, including the participation fee(s) ASAP. If not, please try again next year!

6. Wait to receive festival music. Invite friends and family to the concert(s)!

7. Practice the festival music, using online recordings and other resources if applicable.

8. Pack for the festival, review the schedule, and get a good night's sleep!

9. Have fun making music with new friends at the festival and concert!

10. Decide what groups to audition for next year!