District 7 Modern Band Auditions
About Modern Band:
- What is Modern Band?
- Spring Grove Area High School's Select Modern Band
- 2020 NAfME All-National Modern Band Virtual Performance
- What is Modern Band?
- Spring Grove Area High School's Select Modern Band
- 2020 NAfME All-National Modern Band Virtual Performance
Audition Calendar |
Audition Requirements & Repertoire |
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REGISTRATION/SUBMISSION WINDOW: January 2nd- 31st (directors must register students)
RESULTS NOTIFICATION: Mid-February (sent to directors) Director Registration available on the MEMBERS SITE. |
Click here for audition repertoire and requirements.
Auditions will be via submitted videos. The videos will be adjudicated by a committee of PMEA members knowledgable in Modern Band. |
Important Auditions Instructions:
- No identifying clothing may be worn (i.e. no school t-shirts, no name identification, no PMEA, NAfME All Eastern or National shirts).
- This must be a VIDEO audition with a clock with a moving second hand or running stop watch visible.
- The students auditioning must be visible in the video (especially hands and faces). It is recommended students and directors preview all videos before submission to ensure students are visible and audio quality is acceptable.
- No auto tuning/pitch fix is permitted.
Eligibility
A. Students are eligible to audition and participate in District 7 Modern Band who are presently in grades 9-12.
B. Students must be in ‘good standing’ in their school’s Modern band to be eligible for the respective festival. If the school does not have a Modern Band, then students may audition as long as they are sponsored by a PMEA member music teacher at their school.
D. 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.
E. 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.
F. Students must earn membership in a District 7 Festival through a “selective” audition.
G. 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 Modern band to be eligible for the respective festival. If the school does not have a Modern Band, then students may audition as long as they are sponsored by a PMEA member music teacher at their school.
D. 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.
E. 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.
F. Students must earn membership in a District 7 Festival through a “selective” audition.
G. 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.