Audition Instructions:

1. Students have the option of EITHER:

a) Using solo material that they have been preparing for their own respective District/Regional/All-State/College auditions

b) OR using the Audition Music below if they do not have material prepared for such auditions

                     *Audition Music PDF may be viewed by clicking the button below with the instrument you play.

 

It is recommended that the auditionee listen to the excerpts through performance recordings for ideas about musical interpretation, in addition to technical practice. Additionally, working with a private teacher or band director is highly encouraged. 

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2. Film your audition video and uploaded it as an UNLISTED YouTube video with the title being:

​LastName, FirstName. Sousa2026Audition(Instrument)

ex. Sousa, John. Sousa2026Audition(Tuba)

 

If filming multiple pieces, each piece filmed must be in one take, then combined into one video.

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**Please make sure that your face and hands playing the instrument are visible in your video. If you submit just an audio file with a blank video, we may not be able to accept your audition. 

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3. Fill out the audition registration at the bottom of this page and pay the $20 audition fee. 

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Remember to let us know on the form if you are auditioning for the National Young Artists Solo Competition

 

**Note: All auditions must be uploaded to YouTube with a link posted on the registration form.

 

NOTE TO PERCUSSIONISTS: Please prepare at material on at least TWO of the following:

• Snare Drum

• Mallets

• Timpani​

 

If you are interested in CONTRA-ALTO CLARINET, please use the baritone saxophone audition music​