Sweepstakes

Sweepstakes Awards are presented just prior to the TBA Hall of Fame Concert during the TMEA State Professional Development Conference.

The Tennessee Bandmasters Association presents the Sweepstakes Award to TBA members whose bands have met the following criteria during the previous school year:

High School Bands:
A Superior rating is required in 1) marching, 2) concert, and 3) sight reading. In band programs with more than one performing ensemble, the top ensemble must receive the superior ratings for the school to be eligible.

If a high school does not have a marching band, then the middle school criteria applies.

Middle School Bands:
1) Superior rating in concert and sight-reading.
2) 50% of the band's enrollment must participate in the regional solo and ensemble festival, with 50% of those participating receiving a superior
rating.

Only concert festival assessments sponsored by the regional associations (WTSBOA, MTSBOA, ETSBOA) are acceptable for qualifying for this award. If a regional association does not sponsor a marching festival event, a privately sponsored event that has been sanctioned by TBA may be substituted. If a high school does not have a marching band, the middle school criteria applies.

Deadline to submit entries and receive school administrator conformation TBA.

Sweepstakes Application - Open

In lieu of your principal’s signature on a paper document, your principal must send the following from his/her school email account  to TBA Awards Chair David Chipman.

I attest that the [school name] band program meets all qualifications for the TBA Sweepstakes Award as set forth by the Tennessee Bandmasters Association.

Signed:
[Principal’s Name] Principal
[school name]

Be sure to insert the appropriate information specific to your school in the [bracketed spaces]

This information also appears in the Google Form.