Area student selected as Texas All-State Musician

Area student selected as Texas All-State Musician

ROYSE CITY, TX (Jan. 23, 2023) Ally Romney, a member of the Royse City High School Chorale will perform with the Texas All-State Mixed Choir in San Antonio, Saturday, February 11, 2023, at the Henry B. González Convention Center as part of the 2023 Texas Music Educators Association Clinic/Convention. Ally was chosen for this prestigious […]

Cain Middle School Students Make All-Region Honor Band

Cain Middle School Students Make All-Region Honor Band

(ROCKWALL, TX — November 19, 2018) Congratulations to six band students from Cain Middle School for successfully auditioning and making the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Region 25 Middle School Honor Band. On Saturday and Monday, November 10th and 12th, band students from Cain Middle School traveled to Lovejoy ISD and auditioned for only a […]

Cain Middle School students make All-Region Honor Band

Cain Middle School students make All-Region Honor Band

(ROCKWALL, TX — December 5, 2017) Congratulations to six Mighty Mustang Band students from Cain Middle School for successfully auditioning and making the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Region 25 Middle School Honor Band. On Nov. 11 and Nov. 13, band students from Cain Middle School traveled to Lovejoy ISD and auditioned for only a […]

Rowlett High School teacher named winner of statewide music competition

ROWLETT, TX (March 6, 2015) Rowlett High School Assistant Choir Director Evan Ramos recently won the first-ever Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Composition Contest. He received the title for his original work “O Magnum Mysterium,” a piece written for middle school boys’ choirs. “I was speechless when I found out I won, it is such […]

Williams Middle School Symphony Full Orchestra finishes 7th at State Honor Orchestra Competition

ROCKWALL, TX (August 12, 2014) Congratulations to the Williams Middle School Symphony Full Orchestra, directed by Shari Allison and Steve Sauerwein, for finishing 7th in the Texas Music Educators Association Texas State Honor Full Orchestra Competition. Full orchestras ranging from grades 7-9 from all over the state submitted recordings and were then judged by a […]

Nebbie student selected to All Region Orchestra

Nebbie student selected to All Region Orchestra

(ROCKWALL ISD – October 22, 2013) This past Saturday, Sydney Heimer from Nebbie Williams Elementary was selected to perform in the 2013-2014 Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Junior High/Middle School All Region Orchestra. She auditioned against more than 140 6th, 7th and 8th grade students.  Sydney is the first student to ever be selected from Nebbie […]

Garland ISD fine arts programs produce some of state’s best musicians

(Garland ISD-January 30, 2013) In 2012, Garland ISD received its second-consecutive Best Community for Music Education honor from the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation. Now the district is living up to that title, with 17 musicians earning spots in Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) All-State bands and choirs. “Garland ISD has a long tradition […]