2023 Concert Band MPA

Concert Band MPA Information 
  • High School MPA dates: March 21-23 
    • Adjudicators - Clyde Hughes (retired, Hermitage HS - VA), Chris White (Hickory Ridge HS), Bobby Lambert (Wando HS - SC), Blair Smith (retired, Jay M. Robinson HS)
  • Middle School MPA dates: March 28-30
    • Adjudicators - Mekel Roger (Weddington MS),  Kevin Howard (Liberty Bell MS-TN), Jason Barclift (Cornerstone Charter Academy), Connie Grantham (Fort Mill, retired) 
  • All events are at Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, NC ​
Lenoir-Rhyne University
625 7th Ave NE
Hickory, NC 28601

Registration Fee

$200.00 -  per ensemble

Registration Process

The Registration Deadline is Friday, February 10, 2023.

Registration is a TWO step process.
1) Complete the ONLINE FORM to the right >>>>
2) Print the PAPER form to the right. Mail the form, a copy of your NAfME card and a school or booster check to Patrick Haymore (HS) or Chad Higdon (MS). 

  • Registration is a TWO step process:
Step 1 - Mail the following items to your MPA Chairperson (addresses below)
  • Completed and signed PDF Registration Form: (PDF Registration Form)
  • Copy of your current NAfME card.  Now that cards are no longer being sent out, you can email a screenshot if you prefer.
  • School/Booster Check or Money Order.  Personal checks will not be accepted.  Checks are payable to NCMEA with either "HS MPA" or "MS MPA" in the memo line.  
Step 2 - Complete the Online Registration Form: (Online MPA Registration ) 
  • If you need a quote for your bookkeeper, please let your Concert Band MPA Chairperson know and he will get you one.  
  • Please review procedures for obtaining permission to perform out of district if you have a conflict with our district's Concert Band MPA dates.
Patrick Haymore
High School MPA Chairperson
Granite Falls Middle School
4 West Highland Avenue
Granite Falls, NC 28630
phaymore@caldwellschools.com 
(828) 455-6620 - call or text
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Jonathan Stafford
Middle School MPA Chairperson
South Caldwell High School
7035 Spartan Drive
Hudson, NC 28638
jstafford@caldwellschools.com
(828) 302-7496 - call or text 

Music Selections
  • Four-Year Repertoire History - Four-Year Rep History is based on the school, not the ensemble. 
  • Updated 2023 NCBA MPA List
  • There are no minimum grade level requirements.  High school bands can play music off of the Grade 1 list.  Select music that is appropriate for your ensemble.
  • Don't forget that you need three extra scores for your adjudicators.  Directors using E-Print scores must show proof of purchase for all three scores.  Chad Evans will be sending out information on our district's Score Share program.  Please consider using it and adding to it!  

Helpful Information 
  • Policies and Procedures - Please read this, even if you are a veteran teacher.  Again, MPA Rule 3C is suspended for 2023. Directors may choose to have students perform on their primary instrument in multiple bands from the same school in order to alleviate instrumentation issues that may arise due to the impact of COVID-19.
  • NCBA Concert Band MPA website - Contains the updated MPA music list and as well as other helpful information. 


Please bring the following information with you the day of your performance: 
• 3 sets of Conductor’s Scores for each piece of music being performed. 
• NAfME card 
• Repertoire Slip/Instrumentation Slip (you need 3 copies of this) 
• Seating chart
• 4-year Repertoire Sheet (list selections for 2019, 2020, 2021 and this year.  If your band did not
  attend any of those years, indicate so on the form). 

Sight Reading Guidelines 

Please refer to the NCBA Sightreading Guidelines 
How much time will we get in the Sightreading room, and what are we allowed to do? 
The times are: 
• Grades II, III and IV – five minutes 
• Grade V – six minutes 
• Grade VI – seven minutes. 
During that time they may clap rhythms, sing parts, count out loud and finger instruments, but they may not play their instruments. Each band may play a brief warm-up scale at the conclusion of the preparation period. During the actual performance directors may call out rehearsal letters or numbers and verbal cues (e.g. “more trumpets”, “tubas watch”) but may not sing parts or rhythms while the band is playing. Only one director may work with the band in the sight reading room.

MPA Approved Music List

Please refer to the Official MPA List.  If you perform any music that is not on this list, you will be disqualified. "Can I use photocopies of the Conductor’s Scores for the judges?" The only time that photocopies are acceptable is when you have ordered the scores and they have not come in by the time you perform. In this situation, you MUST have a letter from the publisher (not the sheet music store) giving permission to use photocopies. Also, do not forget to number the measures of the scores for the judges.

MPA Adjudicator Forms 

MPA Forms