Director Information

Ohio Music Education Association
State Marching Band Finals

Director Information


Reminders

  • Please be sure to update your Marching Band Profile 2 weeks before the first SMBF date to ensure your information is correct in the program.
  • If you have any questions, please contact Jason Graham, Marching Band Affairs Chair

General Information Downloads

  • Schedule 1.0 (DRAFT as of 9-24-2025) Times are not final!
  • Adjudicator Panels (late October)


Site Specific Information

Hilliard Bradley High School: October 25th

  • Site Map (2024)
  • Director Letter
  • Block One Logistical Schedule
  • Block Two Logistical Schedule
  • Block Three Logistical Schedule
  • PLEASE NOTE: Director, Staff, Parent, private vehicle, etc. will NOT be permitted to park in the truck/bus lots!

Piqua High School: October 26th/November 2nd

  • First Weekend Site map (2024)
  • October 27th Block One Logistical Schedule
  • October 27th Block Two Logistical Schedule
  • Second Weekend Site Map (2024)
  • Director Letter
  • November 3rd Block One Logistical Schedule
  • November 3rd Block Two Logistical Schedule
  • PLEASE NOTE: Director, Staff, Parent, private vehicle, etc. will NOT be permitted to park in the truck/bus lots!

Medina High School: November 1st

  • Site Map
  • Director Letter
  • Directions/Parking Instructions (2024)
  • Block One Logistical Schedule
  • Block Two Logistical Schedule
  • PLEASE NOTE: Director, Staff, Parent, private vehicle, etc. will NOT be permitted to park in the truck/bus lots!

Purchasing Medals

  • Awards for SMBF participants are available for purchase online at the OMEA website, or by filling out the award order form and sending it with a check payable to OMEA to the address listed. The form has been revised to reflect new shipping charges; all previous versions of the form are obsolete and cannot be accepted. Download the Form here.
  • 2025 SMBF patches may be ordered immediately.  Combo packs, consisting of a patch along with a superior or excellent medal, can only be ordered following your performance.  The patch is updated every year, and is not the same as the 2024 patch.