All honor ensemble members must arrive by 1 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 12, 2024 for registration followed by the honor ensemble orientation meetings. Honor ensemble concerts will conclude by 11 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 15, 2024. All honor ensemble packages include housing on Saturday night, for Sunday morning departures. Members will not be refunded if they depart early and do not use their hotel room on Saturday night.

Once Honor Ensemble members check-in, all transportation to scheduled ensemble activities is provided.

Transportation to/from the airport is NOT included in the package cost. You may purchase a Music for All shuttle ride to/from the airport for an additional cost. This option will be available on the Travel Arrangements form.

The Honor Ensemble experience is designed to be a residential experience at the Festival headquarters hotel in downtown Indianapolis, IN. There will be no commuter packages available. Honor Ensemble members will be staying at the Marriott Complex in downtown Indianapolis.

The online registration form lists several types of housing packages available to you, based on room type.
View the Package Pricing Sheet. These package prices are for all students and chaperones. All packages must be paid in full by March 1, 2025.

On your registration, you may request a roommate, but requests are not guaranteed. You do not need to know any other students to accept your position and participate in the experience. We will place you with other honor ensemble students.

Students in both an Honor Ensemble and school ensemble will pay the Honor Ensemble package price and be housed in the Honor Ensemble room block.

Students and Family members may NOT share a room. All students are to be housed with other Honor Ensemble students, as a quad package (4 students – 2 beds) or a double package (2 students – 2 beds).
No single rooms will be offered for students. All packages are housed in rooms with two (2) Queen beds. Roll-away beds are not permitted. 

Families may purchase a Friends and Family Package, which will follow the Honor Ensemble schedule for meals and activities, including concert tickets and the Honor Ensemble banquet. Transportation to and around Indianapolis is the responsibility of the package holder. To purchase a Friends and Family package, please click HERE.

Music for All will provide a lead chaperone to lead the team, but parents of honor ensemble students will be given the option to apply for a chaperone position. Chaperones will need to pay the package price to cover their expenses.

Chaperone Applications are online, and due on January 1, 2025.

Crossover students are members of the Honor Ensembles that are also performing with their school ensemble at the festival. These students will only be released to your school ensemble for your school’s warm-up, performance and clinic. Crossover students will pay the Honor Ensemble package price and be housed in the Honor Ensemble room block. You need to make sure that you are in Indianapolis by 1pm on Wednesday March 12, 2025. Late arrivals to travel with your school ensemble will not be permitted.

Online Registration is still required, but you may select “Pay by Check” so payment is not required at this time. Music for All will compare your school registration (what you’ve already paid them) and create an individualized invoice to reflect your Honor Ensemble registration.

For onsite communication between Honor Ensemble members, Chaperones and Music for All Staff, Music for All will be using the BAND Mobile App. This is a FREE app available for all smart phones, where we will be posting important daily information, reminders, and schedule changes/updates should they occur. Each member is asked to join so that they are able to receive these communications from Music for All staff, and ultimately their chaperones while participating in the Festival.  

We encourage all members to download this app now! Prior to your arrival in Indianapolis, members will be able to meet each other and communicate electronically and receive reminders about important deadlines.  

Each group is unique, and members will only be approved to join the ensemble they are members in. This  BAND group is a PRIVATE group and not open to the public. This group is intended to be a direct communication channel with participating members, chaperones and the MFA staff. Members will also have the ability to securely communicate with staff should they have any on-site concerns or questions.  

We ask that when you set up your profile, you upload a clear photo of yourself and set your display name to be YOUR first and last name. 
     NOTE: Nicknames and screen names are NOT to be used here, and profiles with names that do not match the member’s name per our records will not be approved.  

When Setting up your account you will be asked 2 questions:
ENTER YOUR NAME FOR THIS BAND: Enter YOUR first and last name
WHAT IS YOUR ROLE IN THIS GROUP? Enter your Section (Alto Sax, Clarinet, Percussion, etc.)  

If you are a parent requesting to join, list your role as PARENT. If you do not identify as a parent, member requests with names that do NOT match our roster will not be approved. 

If you choose to NOT upload an image of yourself, that is okay. Please leave the image blank, do NOT upload images of fictional characters, emojis, or anything else. 

2025 Honor Band of America BAND Link:

2025 Jazz Band of America BAND Link:

Tickets are required to attend the Honor Ensemble concerts. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster.
Honor Band of America Tickets
Jazz Band of America Tickets

If you purchased a Friends and Family Housing package, tickets are included in your package cost, and additional tickets are not required.
Honor ensemble members do not need tickets.