2024 Audition Repertoire:
Accompaniment/Rehearsal Tracks
Piano Auditions Requirements:
Piano Auditions Requirements:
Scales: two hands – four octaves, parallel motion: Major scales, and Natural and Harmonic Minor scales, up to four sharps and four flats. Students will play two scales chosen by the judges.
Arpeggios: two hands – four octaves, starting in root position: Major and Minor, up to four sharps and flats. Students will play two arpeggios chosen by the judges.
Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11
Score Reading - Playing/Interpreting all four vocal lines of the given piece of music simultaneously.
Single Line - Playing/Interpreting a Single Vocal Line of the given piece of music.
Following a Conductor - Playing the given accompaniment while following a conductor's direction on tempo/dynamics.
Checkpoint Reminders about Auditions
The SPONSORING DIRECTOR must be a current paid member of PMEA.
The SPONSORING DIRECTOR must be the primary music teacher in your area on your campus. (Example: A Private Instructor or English Teacher cannot sponsor one of your students to PMEA Festivals).
The SPONSORING DIRECTOR must be present and participate at both auditions and the festival (should your students be accepted). Assignments are determined by the host.
The STUDENT must be in good standing and an actual participant within your program/school in order to be eligible to participate. The only exception is where a school lacks an organization. Directors must come to this determination on their own. We can help guide you, but ultimately, District 11 does not make this determination.
There is very little room for absences at the actual festivals. Please have a candid conversation with your student in advance about festival dates. If a student accepts a festival and then drops after acceptance due to foreseen circumstances, there will be consequences against the student for future PMEA events.