Waxahachie Daily Light
A few Red Oak High School Band members participated in the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Competition and were named first alternates for the All-State Band.
Red Oak Director of Bands and Fine Arts Chair Justin Wood explained the competition and its significance.
"The TMEA Competition is, simply put, a huge chair test for the state of Texas. They have it for choir, band, orchestra, jazz band, and mariachi," Wood said. "The students receive their music (very advanced music) on Aug. 1. They work on it until the first competition in early December."
This year's competition was held virtually, where students recorded their performance and submitted it to a website. Usually, the competition takes place in a large room with all the alike instruments from schools in the region, he said.