PMEA specializes in providing competitive venues for musical performance, and in adjudicating middle and high school bands.
First, they wish to "promote and support quality music education, learning and performance."
Second, they wish to "promote and support music education in schools and communities."
PMEA events take place on county, district, regional, and statewide levels,[5] within different types of concert band, orchestra, chorus and jazz ensembles.
The organization hosts various festivals throughout the state, within six distinct regions and 12 districts.