Twelve Birdville ISD students have earned the highest honor in Texas music education — selection to the prestigious Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) All-State Band and Choir. 

After advancing through a rigorous, multi-round audition process that began at the regional level and progressed through area competitions, these outstanding musicians secured their places among the top student performers in the state. 

Individual musicians perform selected music for a panel of judges who rank each instrument or voice part. From this ranking, a select group of musicians advance from their region to compete against musicians from areas in eight TMEA Area competitions. The highest-ranking musicians judged at the area competition qualify to perform in a TMEA All-State music group.

TMEA is an organization of more than 12,000 school music educators dedicated to promoting excellence in music education. All-State is the highest honor a Texas music student can achieve. Only 1,810 students are selected through a process beginning with over 70,000 students – meaning only the top 2.6% of musicians who initially audition become All-State musicians. All-State musicians performed at the TMEA Clinic and Convention February 11-14 in San Antonio.

“Our students’ selection to the TMEA All-State band and choir ensembles is a testament to their extraordinary talent, discipline, and determination,” said Danny Detrick, BISD Director of Fine Arts. “Earning All-State honors requires months of preparation and perseverance through one of the most competitive audition processes in the nation. We could not be more proud of the way these students have represented Birdville ISD on the biggest stage!” 

The Birdville ISD students named to the highest honor in Texas music education include the following:

All-State Band 

Ian Bagley, Birdville High School — Euphonium, Sinfonietta Orchestra

Finnegan Morgan, Birdville High School — Bb Clarinet, Sinfonietta Orchestra 

Tyler Webb, Birdville High School  — Tuba, Symphonic Band

Ray Jaramillo, Richland High School — Percussion, 5A Percussion Ensemble 

Lian Duncan, Haltom High School — Cornet/Trumpet, Symphony Orchestra

Andrew Hernandez, Haltom High School — Bb Clarinet, Philharmonic Orchestra

All-State Choir 

Lexi Aspaas, Birdville High School — Soprano 2, Large School Mixed Choir

Grace Choate, Birdville High School — Soprano 1, Large School Mixed Choir

Parker Meek, Birdville High School  — Bass 1, Large School Mixed Choir

Carter Minix, Birdville High School — Bass 2, Large School Mixed Choir

Lilah West, Birdville High School — Soprano 2, Large School Mixed Choir

JT Woodard, Birdville High School  — Tenor 2, Large School Mixed Choir