Jocelyn Kraus
(c) 845-518-4348
pcmeapresident@gmail.com
PCMEA Homepage

Area All State 2024

Teachers must register on Dacapomusicfestivals.com

November 17 & 18 at Carmel Middle School

Registration Deadline – 3rd Friday of September

PAST PROGRAMS

General Chair- Eric Pecor

epecor@carmelschools.org

Ensemble Chairs

Band:   Jessica Stein jstein@haldaneschool.org

Orchestra:  Marissa Kaczynski  marissa.kaczynski@sufsdny.org

Mixed Chorus:   Bryan Lynch blynch@carmelschools.org

Treble Chorus  Justin Stockslager  justin.stockslager@doverschools.org

                              Solo and Ensemble Festivals– 2021-2022 Dates

Teachers must register at dacapomusicfestivals.com 

 All-State applications are completed online.  No need to mail to chairpersons anymore!

Date

Appl. Deadline

Location

Chairperson

May 3-4
North Solo Festival
(ASE, Piano) *note – NO JAZZ

   March 22nd

Pine Plains HS

Erin Marlow
marlow.erin@gmail.com

April 26-27
Central Solo Fest
(ASE, Piano, All Jazz)

   March 15th

Arlington HS

Kristina Rizzo
krizzo@acsdny.org

April 19-20 
South Solo Fest
(ASE, Piano)  *note – NO JAZZ

This is an adjudication training site.  

   March 8th 

George Fischer M.S.
Carmel, NY  

INSTRUMENTAL MAJORS

TBD

CHORAL MAJORS

TBD

Zone 10 News (Updated March, 2023)

New Manual

There is a new edition of the NYSSMA manual beginning the July of 2022.
Be sure that you are using the new edition when you select your solos. This one has green inserts.  Also be aware of new changes to the manual.

Solo Festival Assignments — register at Dacapomusicfestivals.com

ALL JAZZ SOLOS MUST BE PERFORMED @ Arlington HS
       This includes ALL All-State Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Regular Jazz & Drum Set.

Suggested Sites

North Site: all of Columbia County and northern Dutchess

Central Site:  all  of Arlington and Greater Poughkeepsie Area  including Private Schools

South Site: all of Putnam county and Beacon 

Having 3 sites makes hosting less work, cuts down on lengthy travel time, and gives us more flexibility. Teachers assigned to the old North/South sites (LaGrange/Putnam Valley) must contact the host and me if they would like to change sites. Although the NYSSMA manual states that schools may register at any site, zones do have the option of assigning districts to sites. Most requests will be considered as long as the host can accommodate your numbers.Rules for Private School and Home School Students

• Private school students who attend a K-12 private school are eligible to attend solo festival, Area All-State, and All-State as long as their private school has paid its NYSSMA Member School Participation Fee. They must register through their private school.
• Private school students who attend a private school which does not offer a HS diploma (i.e. a K-8 school) may attend solo festival if they register through their public school district. It is the public school teacher’s choice whether to register them or not.
• Home school students may attend solo festival if they register through the public school district in which they reside. It is the public school teacher’s choice whether to register them or not.
• Home school students may not apply for All-State or Area All-State. The applications clearly state, “Applicant must attend a NYSSMA Member New York State School.”