JUNIOR/SENIOR GENERAL MUSIC DIVISION
William Rank, JSGM Division President
Oak Prairie Junior High School
Homer Glen, Illinois
[email protected]
COMPOSITION CONTEST
Congratulations to the 2024-2025 Composition & Remix Honorees!
One of the marquee events of the Illinois Music Education Conference is the Composition Contest Concert which highlights the best of student composition in the state of Illinois.
REMIX CONTEST
Visit the Remix page for information on the 2025-2026 contest, remixing “Comeback” by Oliver Stulac.
To help you and your students get started, use the provided audio files for selected software programs!
COMPOSITION WORKSHOP @ ALL-STATE
The All-State Composition Track allows exceptional student composers to work with active composers, songwriters and artists, and collaborate with other student composers at the Illinois Music Education Conference in Peoria. This program also allows them to network with publishers, colleges and universities, and performing musicians from Illinois and across the country.
The ILMEA JSGM Division is pleased to announce that Registration is open for the Singer-Songwriter/Modern Band Festival on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 - this festival is open to students from any ILMEA district. We are very excited to be partnering with the Illinois Rock and Roll Museum on Historic Route 66 in Downtown Joliet.