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 superior ratings for the school to be eligible.
If a high school does not have a marching band, then the middle school criteria apply.
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 TBA has sanctioned may be substituted. The middle school criteria apply if a high school does not have a marching band.
This form applies to the 2023-24 school year. For example, a high school band must have made a superior rating at a marching festival or TBA-sanctioned marching contest in the fall of 2023 and received a superior rating in concert performance and sight reading in the spring of 2024 to be eligible for the award in April of 2025. The superior ratings must be received in the same school year for a band to be eligible. Awards will be presented at the TN State Music Conference in April 2025.
The School principal must attest to these qualifications. The form needed to for Principals to sign can be downloaded HERE. Please do this now before proceeding with form. The deadline to submit this form is Friday, February 28th.