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CMEA-SBS Band and Orchestra Festivals

CMEA-SBS Instrumental Music Festival Mission Statement
The Southern Border Section of the California Music Educators’ Association is a proud sponsor of many local adjudicated band and orchestra festivals each school year.  Our philosophy behind these festivals is to provide a venue for the evaluation of student musical performances that is both rigorous and educationally valuable.  At each of our festivals, ensembles will perform for a rating and/or constructive comments from a panel of judges, and then receive an onstage clinic from one of the judges.  Our aim is to provide a forum for high-quality musical assessment and growth that both students and directors alike will thoroughly enjoy.  Please follow the steps below to register for one of our festivals, and we look forward to hosting you this spring!


STEP 1: Determine your group's classification and review the evaluation criteria

  • Group classification guidelines
  • Evaluation rubric
  • Adjudicator score sheet

STEP 2: Retrieve your NAfME/CMEA membership number
Directors must hold active membership in NAfME/CMEA prior to submitting any registration(s).  Click here to either apply to join these associations or renew your membership.  One application covers your membership for both associations.

STEP 3: Read the following notices

Refund restrictions for 2022

Should circumstances beyond your control force the cancellation of your session, a full refund will be issued.  Should you choose to cancel your own session(s), no refund(s) will be issued.

Automated invoicing
Most invoices will be sent via email moments after submitting your registration, however, some directors have noted that invoices occasionally take up to 48 hours to send, so please be patient.  Because the system is automated, you will receive an individual invoice for each entry rather than a single invoice for all entries for your school.  See STEP 5 below for further details.
Invoice troubleshooting: Check your junk/spam folder(s).  If there's no invoice in your junk/spam folder(s) after 48 hours following your registration, then you entered your email address incorrectly when submitting.  Please re-enter your registration and double-check the accuracy of your email address before submitting.


STEP 4: Register your group(s) for an adjudication and clinic session!
Register for your session now!

STEP 5: Pay your festival entry fees

BY CHECK: If paying by check, you may submit an individual check for each entry, or a single check for multiple entries.  Once received, payment confirmation will be sent via email.  Please see the "PAYMENT DETAILS" section at the bottom of your invoice for further instructions.  IMPORTANT: Failure to include copies of your invoice(s) when sending in your check(s) will incur a delay in the processing of your payment(s), and thus delay the confirmation of your session(s).
ONLINE: Please choose the number of sessions you intend to pay for in the drop-down options below, then select either the PayPal (recommended) or Venmo button.  A 4% transaction fee will be applied to all online payments, and the prices you see in the drop-down payment options below include this fee.  PayPal is the processor of our online card payments, but you DO NOT need to register for, or log into, a PayPal account in order to utilize this method of payment.  To pay without logging into an account, choose "Pay with Debit or Credit Card" underneath the login fields.  Please note: Since a receipt for your payment will be emailed to you through PayPal, you WILL NOT receive an additional payment confirmation from the Instrumental Music Festival Coordinator.

Pay online through PayPal (no account necessary)


If you have any questions or concerns about CMEA-SBS instrumental music festivals, please feel free to email Cameron Brown, instrumental music festival coordinator.

Supporting & Promoting Music Education for All

California Music Educators Association - Southern Border Section
an affiliate of NAfME: National Association for Music Education 
CMEA-SBS
7770 Regents Road
Suite 113, #250
San Diego, CA 92122
cmeasbs@gmail.com