Honor Groups
All Southern Bands and Orchestras

Each year the SCSBOA All-Southern California Honor Groups provide the finest young instrumentalists in southern California with opportunities to rehearse with some of the most outstanding music educators in the world.

Eligibility requirements for Honor Groups:

Enrollment in School Music Groups
Participation is limited to regularly enrolled students of a public or private school who are officially enrolled in that school's performance organizations at the time of application, acceptance, rehearsal, and performance of their respective Honor Groups.  If a student attends a school where a performance organization/ensemble is not offered, that student's private teacher may recommend and endorse that student's application as long as the private teach is a member in good standing of the SCSBOA.

Grade Level

• 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th graders may apply for all Middle School Honor Groups with the exception of Junior High School Honor Jazz which is open to 7th, 8th, and 9th graders.

• 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th may apply for all High School Honor Groups with the exception of High School Honor Jazz which open to 10th, 11th, and 12th graders.

• 9th graders auditioning for a band or orchestral Honor Groups must choose to audition for either Middle School or High School, but not both.

Other Requirements

• Participation is limited to those students who file properly completed official Honor Group applications along with the required application fees by the postmark deadline.

• Participation is limited to those students whose directors/teachers are current SCSBOA members in good standing.

• Participation is limited to those students who can commit to attend all Honor Group rehearsal and performances without exception.