District 7 Jazz Auditions
Audition CalendarDecember 1 - January 10 - Registration Window
January 16, 2026 - District Jazz Auditions (Dover Area HS) Director Registration available on the MEMBERS SITE Audition Materials |
PMEA All-State Jazz Ensemble and Vocal Jazz Ensemble AuditionsInformation on audition requirements and selections for All-State Jazz Ensemble and Vocal Jazz Ensemble are available on the PMEA State Website.
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District 7 Jazz Festival Eligibility
A. Students are eligible to audition and participate in District 7 Jazz Festival who are presently in grades 9-12.
B. Students must be in ‘good standing’ in their school’s jazz band or vocal jazz ensemble to be eligible for the respective festival ensembles. Exceptions may be granted only if the school does not have provisions for said ensemble participation.
C. Students must be able to attend the entire Festival from registration through the final concert. Exceptions may be made for illness, providing the student missed no more that four (4) hours of rehearsal time. Exceptions will be handled according to PMEA guidelines.
D. Students should not apply to audition for a District Festival if, for any reason, including religious activity, they plan to miss a part of the festival. A student must participate in the complete festival program commencing with registration and concluding with the final concert, except in the case of illness that must be verified in writing by a physician within 5 days of the festival. Students must rehearse and perform all musical compositions selected for the concert.
E. Students must earn membership in a District 7 Festival through a “selective” audition.
F. Participation by Private, Parochial, Charter, Cyber and Cyber-Charter School Students (Updated 2023): Private, Parochial, Charter, Cyber and Cyber-Charter School students must participate in their own school musical ensembles, or community-based equivalent, in order to be eligible to participate in any PMEA or NAfME festival (band for band, orchestra for orchestra, and chorus for chorus) and must be sponsored by the appropriate PMEA member director in their school. The private, parochial, charter, cyber or cyber-charter school of attendance must be recognized by the Pennsylvania Department of Education as an official school entity. Cyber and Cyber-Charter students would participate in PMEA events within the PMEA district where they live. A sponsoring PMEA member-director must be musically qualified and must serve in an audition capacity as assigned. A public school may not sponsor a private or charter school student under any circumstances.
B. Students must be in ‘good standing’ in their school’s jazz band or vocal jazz ensemble to be eligible for the respective festival ensembles. Exceptions may be granted only if the school does not have provisions for said ensemble participation.
C. Students must be able to attend the entire Festival from registration through the final concert. Exceptions may be made for illness, providing the student missed no more that four (4) hours of rehearsal time. Exceptions will be handled according to PMEA guidelines.
D. Students should not apply to audition for a District Festival if, for any reason, including religious activity, they plan to miss a part of the festival. A student must participate in the complete festival program commencing with registration and concluding with the final concert, except in the case of illness that must be verified in writing by a physician within 5 days of the festival. Students must rehearse and perform all musical compositions selected for the concert.
E. Students must earn membership in a District 7 Festival through a “selective” audition.
F. Participation by Private, Parochial, Charter, Cyber and Cyber-Charter School Students (Updated 2023): Private, Parochial, Charter, Cyber and Cyber-Charter School students must participate in their own school musical ensembles, or community-based equivalent, in order to be eligible to participate in any PMEA or NAfME festival (band for band, orchestra for orchestra, and chorus for chorus) and must be sponsored by the appropriate PMEA member director in their school. The private, parochial, charter, cyber or cyber-charter school of attendance must be recognized by the Pennsylvania Department of Education as an official school entity. Cyber and Cyber-Charter students would participate in PMEA events within the PMEA district where they live. A sponsoring PMEA member-director must be musically qualified and must serve in an audition capacity as assigned. A public school may not sponsor a private or charter school student under any circumstances.