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STUDENT AUDITIONS

STUDENT AUDITIONS MISSION STATEMENT

As an expression of the goals of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, the NATS Student Auditions: 
Inspire and encourage students and teachers to continue their dedication to, and growth in, the art of singing 
​Create a collegial and supportive atmosphere that encourages excellent artistic singing 
Provide constructive, written feedback from a panel of experienced and impartial adjudicators 
​Recognize and honor outstanding performances

STUDENT AUDITIONS RESOURCES

  • 2020/2021 Online Auditions Info 
  • Additional Rules, Procedures & Information
  • Accessing the NATS Audition Registration System
  • Pre-Registration Form
  • Instructions for recording videos​
  • To watch a Zoom recording of the 2020/2021 SD NATS Student Auditions informational session, please LOG IN to our website
2020 FALL AUDITIONS
REGISTRATION 
September 27th - October 26th, 9:59pm
Fees due by October 12th
 
ADJUDICATION VIA AUDITIONWARE 
October 28th - November 4th
 
RESULTS POSTED
November 5th
 
LIVE HONORS RECITAL VIA ZOOM
November 7th, 5:00pm
2021 SPRING AUDITIONS
REGISTRATION
March 14th - April 11th, 9:59pm
Fees are repertoire selections  due by March 31st
 
ADJUDICATION VIA AUDITIONWARE
April 14th - April 20th 
 
RESULTS POSTED
April 22nd
 
LIVE HONORS RECITAL VIA ZOOM
April 24th, 5:00pm
ONLINE vs. IN PERSON AUDITIONS
  • ​Registration via Auditionware is the same as last year
  • Students will record a video for each song which teachers will upload to Auditionware
  • ​During registration, teachers will indicate one song to be presented should their student place as a finalist.
  • Adjudication will take place over one week.  Adjudicators will view and comment on each audition via Auditionware.  Teachers will be able to download the comments from Auditionware to share with their students.
  • ​Honors Concert featuring 1st place winner videos will be held over Zoom.  Links to 2nd place, 3rd place and Honorable Mention videos will be shared in the program for friends and loved ones to view..  Attendance is not mandatory, but encouraged.
WHO MAY PARTICIPATE 
San Diego students who are currently studying with a NATS San Diego Chapter member in good standing (National and SD Chapter dues paid in full by registration) may participate in the Student Auditions. 
ADJUDICATION - All teachers who submit students to the Student Auditions are expected to adjudicate.  Teachers will have one week to complete this process via Auditionware.  If a teacher is unable to adjudicate, they must submit a $40 non-attendance fee.  

Media Release
The safety of your students' privacy is important to us.  We believe we have created a plan to ensure privacy for all students as well as celebrate them in a safe online community environment.  During Registration, teachers must accept or decline a Legal Notice for each student:  


  • LEGAL NOTICE: By checking this box, you give Chapters, Districts and Regions of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) permission to post or publish on NATS social media platforms any photographs or videos that you submit or are taken of you at NATS Student Auditions and NATS National Student Auditions events. All photographs and videos taken at NATS Student and National Student Auditions events become the exclusive property of NATS. 

Below, please find a description of our Video Use Policy for the Student Auditions:​

  • During the adjudication process, videos can only be accessed by the three adjudicators in your category and the Auditions Coordinator via AuditionWare, which is password protected.
  • A link to the “live” Zoom Honor's Concert and the concert program, including links to 2nd, 3rd and Honorable Mention winners' videos, will be sent to NATS SD members and adjudicators only.  Winners are welcome to share the links with friends and family members so those people can join the concert via Zoom.  Only people with the link can join the Zoom Concert.
  • A recording of the concert and a copy of the program will be available in the password protected section of the NATS SD website which only NATS SD members can view.  
  • The Honor’s Concert will not be streamed onto Facebook or other social media platforms.
  • If a singer does not want their video posted to our private site as part of the Zoom Honor's Concert, we will celebrate that singer without featuring their video.
  • Students may place regardless of whether or not they elect to have their video shared.

NATS CODE OF ETHICS 
It is unethical to claim as a pupil one having studied less than eight months with the present teacher except where there has been no previous training. If a student has studied with a teacher less than eight months, then the teacher must list the former teacher on the student’s application form.

 NATS COPYRIGHT POLICY
View the policy and FAQs here:  https://www.nats.org/Copyright_Resources.html

 HONORARIUM AWARDS
If you’d like to make a 1st or 2nd Place prize donation in memory of, or in honor of, someone you have cherished during your musical journey, please contact our Treasurer, Jennifer Paterson (jen@sddiva.com)

Student Audition Categories and Repertoire Requirements

To Register, log in to your profile on ​www.nats.org and click on the green “NATS Audition Registration” button ​

CHILDREN

Category:
Age Limit:
​Years of Study:

Repertoire:
Category:
Age Limit:
​Years of Study:

Repertoire:
Children - Musical Theatre - FALL
9- 11​
no limit
Two contrasting age appropriate music theater selections from musicals
(including film musicals), revues, operettas, music theatre song cycles or
music theatre song literature. Only one selection may be chosen from
operetta or music theatre song literature.
* Timing for the audition will be limited to 8 minutes and will begin when the singer announces the first selection
Children - Classical - SPRING
9 - 11​
no limit
Two contrasting age appropriate selections from classical repertoire (folk song or art song).
* Timing for the audition will be limited to 8 minutes and will begin when the singer announces the first selection
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YOUTH

Category:
Age Limit:
​Years of Study:

Repertoire:
Category:
Age Limit:
​Years of Study:

Repertoire:
Youth - Musical Theatre - FALL
12-14
no limit
Two contrasting age appropriate music theater selections from musicals
(including film musicals), revues, operettas, music theatre song cycles or
music theatre song literature. Only one selection may be chosen from
operetta or music theatre song literature.
* Timing for the audition will be limited to 8 minutes and will begin when the
singer announces the first selection​
Youth - Classical - SPRING
12-14​
no limit
​Two contrasting age appropriate selections from classical repertoire.
* Timing for the audition will be limited to 8 minutes and will begin when the
singer announces the first selection
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HIGH SCHOOL

Category:

​Age Limit:
​Years of Study:

Repertoire:
1. High School Musical Theater Treble Voice - FALL
2. High School Musical Theater TBB Voice - FALL

 14 - 19
no limit

Three contrasting music theater selections from musicals (including film musicals), revues, operettas, music theatre song cycles or music theatre song literature. Only one selection may be chosen from operetta or music theatre song literature.
* Timing for the audition will be limited to 8 minutes and will begin when the singer announces the first selection
Category:
Age Limit:
​Years of Study:

Repertoire:
High School CCM - FALL
 14 - 19
no limit

​Three contrasting selections from jazz, pop, rock, R & B, country or other
commercial genre intended for amplified performance. This does not
include musical theater, unless it is a jazz treatment of a musical theater
piece. Singers may specialize in a particular genre and have contrasting
selections within the chosen genre OR may select repertoire for more than one genre. Singers may accompany themselves. Microphone is to be used for recorded auditions.
* Timing for the auditions will be limited to 8 minutes and will begin when
the singer announces the first selections
Category:

​Age Limit:
​Years of Study:

Repertoire:
3. High School Classical Treble Voice - SPRING
4. High School Classical TBB Voice - SPRING

14 - 19
no limit
​
​Three contrasting selections from classical repertoire. One art song in
English (original language). One art song in a foreign language. One
additional art song or aria. Repertoire found in the 24/26/28 Italian Art
Songs collections may be counted as an aria and/or an art song.
* Timing for the auditions will be limited to 8 minutes and will begin when
the singer announces the first selections.
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College / Independent Studio

Category:

​Age Limit:
​Years of Study:

Repertoire:
5. Lower College/Independent Studio Music Theater Treble Voice - FALL
6. Lower College/Independent Studio Music Theater TBB Voice - FALL

18-22
0 - 2 post high school

​​Three contrasting music theater selections from musicals (including film
musicals), revues, operettas, music theatre song cycles or music theatre
song literature. Only one selection may be chosen from operetta or music
theatre song literature.
* Timing for the audition will be limited to 10 minutes and will begin when
the singer announces the first selection
Category:

​Age Limit:
​Years of Study:

Repertoire:
7. Lower College/Independent Studio Classical Treble Voice - SPRING
8. Lower College/Independent Studio Classical TBB Voice - SPRING

18-22
​0 - 2 post high school

Three contrasting selections from classical repertoire. One aria or art
song. One art song in English (original language). One foreign language
art song. Repertoire found in the 24/26/28 Italian Art Songs collections
may be counted as an aria and/or an art song.
* Timing for the audition will be limited to 10 minutes and will begin when
the singer announces the first selection
Category:

​Age Limit:
​Years of Study:

Repertoire:
9. Upper College/Independent Studio Music Theater Treble Voice - FALL
10. Upper College/Independent Studio Music Theater TBB Voice - FALL

20-25
3 - 5 post high school

​Four contrasting music theater selections from musicals (including film
musicals), revues, operettas, music theatre song cycles or music theatre
song literature. Only one selection may be chosen from operetta or music
theatre song literature.
* Timing for the audition will be limited to 12 minutes and will begin when
the singer announces the first selection.​
Category:

​Age Limit:
​Years of Study:

Repertoire:
11. Upper College/Independent Studio Classical Treble Voice - SPRING
12. Upper College/Independent Studio Classical TBB Voice - SPRING

20-25
3 - 5 post high school

​Four contrasting selections from classical repertoire. One aria. One art
song in English (original language). One foreign language art song. One
additional selection. At least three languages must be represented.
Repertoire found in the 24/26/28 Italian Art Songs collections may count as
an art song only, regardless of origin. Any repertoire found outside of
these collections will be considered only as the composer intended, as an
art song or aria.
* Timing for the audition will be limited to 12 minutes and will begin when
the singer announces the first selection​
Category:

​Age Limit:
​Years of Study:

Repertoire:
13. Advanced College/Independent Studio Classical Treble Voice - SPRING
14. Advanced College/Independent Studio Classical TBB Voice - SPRING

22 - 30
4+ post high school

​Five contrasting selections from classical repertoire. One operatic aria.
One oratorio/cantata aria. One foreign language art song. One art song in
English (original language). One additional selection from the classical
repertoire. At least three languages must be represented. Repertoire
found in the 24/26/28 Italian Art Songs collections may count as an art
song only, regardless of origin. Any repertoire found outside of these
collections will be considered only as the composer intended, as an art
song or aria.
* Timing for the audition will be limited to 15 minutes and will begin when
the singer announces the first selection.

ADULT*

*This category is intended for the Adult Avocational singer in the Independent Studio
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Category:
Age Limit:
​Years of Study:

Repertoire:
Adult CCM - FALL
19+
no limit

​Three contrasting selections from jazz, pop, rock, R & B, country or other
commercial genre intended for amplified performance. This does not
include musical theater, unless it is a jazz treatment of a musical theater
piece. Singers may specialize in a particular genre and have contrasting
selections within the chosen genre OR may select repertoire for more than
one genre. Singers may accompany themselves. Microphone is to be used for recorded auditions.
* Timing for the auditions will be limited to 10 minutes and will begin when
the singer announces the first selections.​
Category:
​

Age Limit:
​Years of Study:

Repertoire:
Adult Musical Theatre Treble Voice - FALL
Adult Musical Theatre TBB Voice - FALL

22-100
no limit

​​Three contrasting music theater selections from musical (including film
musicals), revues, operettas, music theatre song cycles or music theatre
song literature. Only one selection may be chosen from operetta or music
theatre song literature.
* Timing for the audition will be limited to 10 minutes and will begin when
the singer announces the first selection.
Category:
​

Age Limit:
​Years of Study:

Repertoire:
Adult Classical Treble Voice - SPRING
Adult Classical TBB Voice - SPRING

22-100
no limit

​​Three contrasting selections from classical repertoire. One art song in
English (original language). One art song in a foreign language. One
additional art song or aria.
* Timing for the audition will be limited to 10 minutes and will begin when
the singer announces the first selection.
Please direct any questions to Jennifer D'Onofrio, Student Auditions Chair:  jen5@donofriomusic.com
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