District

HS District Audition
Saturday, September 14, 2024

Location – Westwood HS

Key Points

  • During 2024, the Tenor 1 and BASS 2 sections WILL NOT audition at the District Round
    • These students will be utilized as Audition Day Workers
    • Students in sections that do not audition are automatically advanced to the REGION round
  • Students should dress comfortably and bring something to do that does not require an electronic device
  • Directors will not have contact with students from the time of warmup until the contest is over

Itinerary

subject to change

8:00 am      Students/AM Chaperones meet in the Choir Room
9:00 am      Registration opens in the Cafeteria
9:00 am     Judges Meeting
9:30 am      Registration closes
9:30 am      Warm-up and cut distribution – at this time, judges will also move to audition rooms
9:45 am      Students move to audition rooms and begin
12:00 pm    PM time registration opens
12:15 pm    PM time registration closes
1:00 pm      PM warm-up and cut distribution/sing thru
1:15 pm      PM times audition
2:00 pm      Contest completion

The Process

  • Students are assigned a badge number (see registration below)
  • Students sing in order in their room, 1, 2, 3… until the last person in that room has sung.
  • Want to pick your student up before the end of the day?
    • Once your student has sung, they may use their phone (in front of our chaperones) to call or text for a parent to pick them up.
    • Parents can then drive to the audition site. Park, then come into the holding area to sign your student out – we want to ensure they are being picked up.

What Students Should and Should NOT Bring

  • Original copies of the audition literature (no photo copies allowed) and a pencil.
  • Money for snacks and drinks.
  • Students MAY NOT bring any other electronic device into the audition venue.
  • If students bring a cell phone, they MUST give it to a chaperone to hold until they leave the contest site.
  • If students must use a cell phone after they audition they may do so ONLY in the presence of an adult and ONLY to call for a ride home.
  • Students MAY be disqualified if they are caught using it NOT in the presence of an adult.

Registration

  • Registration runs from 9:00-9:30am.
  • Upon arrival, all sections will register at their respective tables.
  • Students will sign in, receive a badge which they MUST wear at all times, and a copy indicating the cuts.
  • Immediately after registering, they should proceed to the cafeteria where they are to remain until they leave the audition site after they audition.
  • PM singers have until 1:15 pm to show up.
    • They should report to the front of the stage in the cafeteria to register and receive their badges.
    • They will then be taken to their audition room as quickly as we can get them there.

What Happens After Registration

  • Chaperones collect student phones
  • Once students register they MAY NOT practice the cuts.
  • They may study the cuts but not SING the cuts.
  • A director will warm the students up.
  • The cuts will be run twice with everyone after warm-up.
  • Our goal is to have kids auditioning 15 minutes after registration closes.

Concessions/Snacks

  • Since we are hosting this event, we will have concessions available
  • Bring concession money!