JUNIOR & SENIOR AUDITIONS

Note: Registration must be completed by a SEMSBA music educator affiliated with a SEMSBA school. Individual registrations by parents or students is not permitted. If you would like to register for a SEMSBA audition, please contact your school director.
VIRTUAL AUDITIONS FOR 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR
School Codes & Passwords
School codes and passwords are the same as in previous years.

Directors: If you need assistance, please email the Auditions Coordinator.
  • Note: The registration portal
  • VIRTUAL AUDITIONS - Students will be required to record and submit an UNEDITED video of themselves performing a predetermined length of the required selection and required scales. All Video Submissions must be submitted as Unlisted YouTube links or a Google Drive link.
  • Details about individual audition pieces as well as how much of an excerpt is required, can be found below on the individual audition lists (winds & percussion, strings, jazz, voice).
  • All video files must be saved in the following format (please note variations depending on instrument group):
    • schoolcode_lastname_firstname_instrument (no spaces)
      • 001_Coltrane_John_TenorSax
      • 001_Coltrane_John_JazzTenorSax
      • 001_Coltrane_John_VocalTenor
  • At the start of the recording, students should state their name and instrument. Students shall at no time mention their school name or wear school-identifying clothing during the audition video. 
  • Students may use whatever video recording device they have available to record their audition (Smartphone, laptop, Chromebook, DSLR Camera, etc)
  • All requirements and regulations for auditions are listed on the SEMSBA Website.
  • Vocalists must sing along with the appropriate minus-one recording audibly playing in the background of their video. (For example, Sopranos shall use the ATB recording, Altos shall use the STB recording, etc). A cappella auditions and headphones will not be allowed. 

Important Registration Dates

Registration Period
12/16/2020 - 2/5/2021

Portal Closed For Registrations
2/5/2021 - 11:59pm
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Virtual Auditions
Videos submissions reviewed 2/6/2021 - 2/12/2021

Festival Registration
2/13/2021 - 2/19/2021

2020-2021 Audition Lists

Vocal Audition Rotation
File Size: 64 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File
Note: No scales or sight-reading are required for Vocal Auditions
Winds & Percussion List
File Size: 32 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File
Note: Percussionists do NOT need to perform the auxiliary piece.
String Audition List
File Size: 72 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File
Note: String Scales for Jr. and Sr. are C Major and G Major (2 Octaves)
Jazz Audition List
File Size: 77 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Audition Links

Percussion Requirements & Documents
Vocal Audition Materials
Senior Scale Requirements & Forms
Junior Scale Requirements & Forms
​Senior Jazz Requirements & Forms