TCCBDA All-State Ensembles Rules for Eligibility

In order for a student to be eligible to audition for, and participate in, the TCCBDA All-State organizations, they must meet the following requirements: 

• The sponsoring director must be a current active member of TMEA.
• The student must be certified by his/her TMEA active member director as a viable member* of the school’s parent group during both the semester of the audition (fall) and the TMEA activity (spring).
• The student must possess a high school diploma or equivalent at the time of audition.
• The student may not participate as a member of the Community College All-State organizations, in any combination, for more than three years.
• The student must not have been dismissed by TCCBDA from prior participation.

* Viable member is defined as "a student registered for college credit in the college's parent ensemble." Students do not have to be full-time college students to participate in TCCBDA activities.

The Texas Community College Band Directors Association reserves the right to deny participation in the all-state ensembles to students from institutions which fail to provide qualified personnel to assist with the seating audition procedure at the convention site in San Antonio. Furthermore, students housed at the convention must have a sponsoring director housed at the same hotel.