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Tre2018 Youth Auditions

2020 NATS Student Auditions Chicago Chapter

Questions? Contact us at [email protected]. ALL REGISTRATIONS TO BE COMPLETED BY CCNATS TEACHER via

www.nats.org

Each year the Chicago Chapter of NATS hosts student auditions to provide

opportunities for singers to perform and receive written feedback about their

performance. Cash prizes are given to the top singers.

Again This Year

Registration this year is through NATS.ORG site.

High School Categories require 2 selections this year.

Expanded definitions for song selections (especially Musical Theater).

WANTED Your amazing students!!!!

Contents: Audition Dates..........................................p. 2 Fees..........................................................p. 2 Schedule...................................................p. 3 Instructions.........................................pp. 3-5 Copyright Laws.........................................p. 6 H.S. Classical Categories...........................p. 7 College Classical Categories................pp. 7-8 H.S. and College Musical Theater Categories...........................................p. 9-10 Audition Terminology/Regulations...p. 11-13 NSA Classical Rubric...............................p. 14 NSA Music Theater Rubric......................p. 15 Adjudication Sheet.................................p. 16

mailto:[email protected]

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Auditions Dates & Deadlines

March 2020 Auditions

(Classical – College & High School) Saturday, March 28, 2020

Northeastern Illinois University

5500 N St. Louis Ave, Chicago, IL 60625

------------------------------- Registration deadline: February 28, 2020 Repertoire change deadline March 6, 2020

April 2020 Auditions

(Musical Theater – College & High School)

Saturday, April 18, 2020

Roosevelt University 430 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605

--------------------------- Registration deadline: March 20, 2020

Repertoire change deadline: March 27, 2020

May 2019 Auditions (Youth 4th-8th Grades) Saturday, May 2, 2020

Hinsdale United Methodist Church 924 S Garfield Street, Hinsdale, IL 60521

--------------------------- Registration deadline: April 10, 2020

Repertoire change deadline: April 17, 2020

Audition Fees

CCNATS TEACHER (nonrefundable)

If registering for all 3 auditions, please contact audition chair for discount.

March 28, 2020 $45 College Classical and/or

High School Classical

April 18, 2020 $45 College Musical Theater and/or High School Musical Theater

May 2, 2020 $30 Youth

Participating Teachers are needed and expected to share your expertise through adjudicating.

(CCNATS will only provide light snacks throughout the day – no lunch.)

$125 Non-judging fee

This fee is only for CCNATS teachers entering

students who are unable to judge at least one of this

year’s auditions.

STUDENT Refundable until 2 weeks before audition

Includes accompanist for all rounds

College & High School $38 per entry

Youth $30

Payments are made online via credit/debit card at the end of registration through the

NATS.org site

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Instructions and Important Information:

Registration 1. Before registering, your membership needs to be in good standing with both your National and

Chapter dues paid.

2. Review the student audition categories below and identify the correct category for your student. Depending on total numbers of registrants, categories may be combined or separated.

3. Ensure the accuracy of your student’s age (determined as of the day of the audition) and length of study (or year in school).

Students under the age of 18 are required to submit a parent/legal guardian email address to complete their registration.

If a student is found to be in the wrong division, he/she may be ineligible for the auditions.

4. Make note of all repertoire requirements for the student division.

5. Register your students at www.nats.org.

6. All fees are due at the time of registration & by the deadline listed.

7. Approximately 2 weeks prior to the audition you will receive a confirmation email with your students’ time, location and collaborative pianist information.

Each teacher will follow up with his/her student about their assigned times and collaborative pianist information.

Students will not have a choice of collaborative pianists, audition times or audition rooms.

8. Although our collaborative pianists are familiar with standard vocal repertoire, please email them pdf copies so they can check repertoire/confirm keys.

9. Scheduling a rehearsal is optional and is the responsibility of the student and collaborative pianist.

Students should expect to hear from their pianist soon after registration closes.

The fee for a ten-minute rehearsal is $10.00 and will be paid directly to the collaborative pianist. (Please do not include this money in the audition application.)

Rehearsals occur the morning of the Student Auditions in the Round 1 room.

GENERAL AUDITION DAY SCHEDULE (Classical & Musical Theater)

8:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Student Check-in & Rehearsals with Accompanist

9:30 a.m. 10:45 a.m. Teacher/Adjudicator Workshop/Networking

11:00 a.m. Round 1 begins in all rooms

1:15 p.m. Workshop for teachers & students (Topics TBA)

2:15 p.m. Round 2 begins

3:30 p.m. Awards Ceremony and Performance of Top Winners

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Audition Day 1. Student Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.

2. Students must bring a valid photo ID or school ID & birth certificate as proof of age.

ID is not required to be sent in before the day of the competition.

If students do not provide a proper ID at registration, they will sing for COMMENTS ONLY.

3. Students must use original copies of music.

No student may perform using photocopies, but digital copies are acceptable.

VERY IMPORTANT: It is the responsibility of the performers and the performers’ teachers to ensure that their practices are compliant with copyright law. https://www.nats.org/Copyright_Resources.html

4. All students will be expected to fill out and sign a release form allowing Chicago Chapter NATS to post photos and/or video on CCNATS social media. Winners under the age of 18 must have a parent or guardian signature. Release forms will available at the time of check-in and will be emailed before auditions.

5. Teachers are expected to attend our 9:30 a.m. meeting to network, receive ideas & instructions for adjudicating and receive judging assignments.

Audition Room

1. Student Auditions start promptly at 11:00 a.m. Each student must be at his/her audition location

15 minutes before his/her scheduled time.

2. 3 teachers will serve as adjudicators for each room. Adjudicators are NATS members or other

singing professionals.

3. Adjudicators will use the NATS Rubric and Adjudication sheets in their evaluation. A copy is

included at the end of this packet.

4. The time limit for each round is 6 minutes (longer for advanced categories), which begins when the

singer enters the room.

In Round 1, singers will have 6 minutes to perform as much of the required repertoire as

possible. The singer chooses the first piece and performs it from start to finish. Adjudicators

make subsequent selections.

In Round 2 singers will sing only one song of their choice.

Depending on the number of students participating and the constraints of the competition

location, the time limit of either round may need to be decreased.

For those that may be new to judging for NATS auditions or need a refresher on the newer judging procedures, please click below to watch:

Adjudication Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_f7Wsiec-A&feature=youtu.be

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5. Collaborative Pianists are to play from the original music. No copies are allowed. Please see the

national website for updated policy on use of digital copies and iPads.

https://www.nats.org/Copyright_Resources.html

6. While parents and friends are encouraged to listen to the auditions, there is no guarantee that it will

always be possible due to space constraints.

7. Judges will tally results and post the names of those who move on to Round 2 on the door

following Round 1.

Singers move on to Round 2 by receiving at least 2 scores of 90 or above or if all scores

average 90.

Round 2 & Awards Ceremony

1. Round 2 beings approximately 60-75 minutes after the end of Round 1.

2. In Round 2 adjudicators rank singers from 1 (highest) to 6 (lowest). Results are tabulated and

returned to the Auditions Office. Lowest scores are awarded prizes/recognition in the Awards

Ceremony.

3. All participants are invited to attend the awards ceremony and winners’ concert which features

select winners from each category – usually, only the first place winner will perform.

4. Awards are given typically to the first, second and third place performers from the second round.

Fewer or more awards (honorable mentions) may be given. If no singers advance to Round 2 from

a given category, then no awards would be given.

5. Prize money is awarded from registration fees. If you would like to add to the overall Awards Fund

amount with a tax-deductible donation, you can do so when you pay your registration fees.

6. Teachers must pick up adjudication sheets immediately following the final performance.

Unclaimed adjudication sheets will be mailed within two weeks of the auditions.

Other 1. Teachers who are willing to serve as adjudicators, but do not enter students, are very welcome.

There is no fee for serving our chapter this way.

2. Teachers of students who do not fit the age/years of study or gender identity constraints should be

in contact with NSA coordinator (National Student Auditions) for proper placement at nats.org.

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NATS Policy on Copyright Laws

NATS has unwavering support for the importance of compliance with copyright laws, and the

support of our colleagues whose creative works sustain a vibrant and living art form. This resource

page is part of our effort to educate and promote copyright compliance among all constituencies

within NATS and the general public. Through our membership in the National Music Council, we

continue to advocate for modernizing current copyright laws to address contemporary music

distribution methods and technologies. We hope you find this resource useful, and encourage you

to share these resources freely.

Click on this link to review the policy:


Exceptions are:

1. Music that is out of print, still under copyright law, with permission from a publisher.

2. Sheet music or books for which the copyright has expired, but available in CD

format. (e.g., CD Sheet Music). Performers must be prepared to present proof of

ownership upon request.

3. Sheet music purchased legally from an online vendor.

(Music should have either a separate page proving the performer’s purchase OR

a copyright notice at the bottom of the music that includes the performer’s name.)

4. Music available from approved public domain websites. Performers should take

particular care when accessing these sites as some do not guarantee that all works are

indeed in the public domain. Current approved online public domain sites are:

www.imslp.org

www.sheetmusicarchive.net

www.jscholarship.library.jhu.edu/handle/1774.2/2085

Regarding Digital Downloads and Transpositions:

Please note that as of 2015, “All arias from opera, oratorio, mass,

cantata, operetta, works titled “concert aria,” or music theater selections

must be sung in the original key or an alternate key based on common

performance practice.” (NATS National Guidelines) Our collaborative

pianists are highly skilled and knowledgeable about printed vocal repertoire

and standard, published keys. If you have any doubt about clarity, send a

copy of the music you intend to use to your collaborative pianist via email prior

to the audition.


http://www.imslp.org/

http://www.sheetmusicarchive.net/

http://www.jscholarship.library.jhu.edu/handle/1774.2/2085

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Audition Categories: In some cases categories may be sub-divided or combined depending on student registration.

Classical Categories (National Categories with CCNATS Chapter subdivisions)

High School Classical

National Category Length

of

Study

Age Limit Time Repertoire: all repertoire is sung from memory

IIIA Treble Voice Lower

High School

(Freshman and

Sophomore) *may be subdivided

depending on

numbers

No

limit 14-16 9th and 10th

grade

6

minutes Two contrasting selections from classical

repertoire. One art song in English. One art

song or aria in a foreign language.

IIIB Treble Voice Upper

High School (Junior

and Senior) *may be subdivided

depending on

numbers

No

limit 16-19 11th-12th

grade

6




IVA TBB Voice Lower

High School

(Freshman and

Sophomore)

No

limit 14-16 9th and 10th

grade

6




IVB TBB Voice Upper

High School (Junior

& Senior)

No

limit 16-19 11-12th

grade

6




Classical College and Advanced Categories

Category Length of

Study Age

Limit Time Repertoire: all repertoire is sung from memory

VIIA Treble Voice

First Year

College/Indepen

dent Studio

1 year post

high school 20 10

minutes Three contrasting selections from classical repertoire.

One aria or art song. One art song in English. One

foreign language art song.

VIIB Treble Voice

Second Year

College/Indepen

dent Studio

2 years post

high school 22 10


One aria or art song. One art song in English. One

foreign language art song.

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Category Length of

Study Age


XIA Treble Voice

Third Year

College/Indepen

dent Studio

3 years post

high school

23 12

minutes

Four contrasting selections from classical repertoire.

One aria. One art song in English. One foreign

language art song. One additional selection. At least

three languages must be represented.

XIB Treble Voice

Fourth/Fifth Year

College/Indepen

dent Studio W

3-5 years

post high

school-all

as

undergradu

ate

25 12

minutes Four contrasting selections from classical repertoire.




VIII TBB Voice

Lower

College/Indepen

dent Studio

0-2 years

post high

school

22 10


One aria or art song. One art song in English. One art

song in a foreign language.

XII TBB Voice

Upper

College/Indepen

dent Studio

3-5 years

post high

school-all

as

undergradu

ate

25 12

minutes Four contrasting selections from classical repertoire.




XIIIA Treble Voice

Lower Advanced

College/Indepen

dent Studio

5-7 years

past high

school

22-26 15

minutes Five contrasting selections from classical repertoire.

One operatic aria. One oratorio/cantata aria. One

foreign language art song. One art song in English.

One additional selection from the classical repertoire.

At least three languages must be represented.

XIIIB Treble Voice

Upper Advanced

College/Indepen

dent Studio

7+ post

high school 25-30 15






XIVA TBB Voice

Lower Advanced

College/Indepen

dent Studio

5-7 years

past high

school

22-26 15






XIVB TBB Voice

Upper Advanced

College/Indepen

dent Studio

7+ post

high school 25-30 15






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Musical Theater Categories (National Categories with CCNATS Chapter subdivisions)

Category Length of

Study Age


IA Treble Voice

Freshman and

Sophomore

High School

No limit 14-16 9th and

10th

grade

6

minutes Two contrasting music theater selections from

musicals (including film musicals), revues,

operettas, music theater song cycles or music

theater song literature. Only one selection may be

chosen from operetta or music theater song

literature.

IB Treble Voice

High School

Junior

No limit 16-17 11th

grade

6






literature.

IC Treble Voice

High School

Senior

No limit 17-19 12th

grade

6






literature.

IIA TBB Voice

Lower High

School

Freshman and

Sophomore

No limit 14-16 9th and

10th

grade

6






literature.

IIB Men Upper

High School

Junior and

Senior

No limit 16-19 11th

and

12th

grade

6 minutes

Two contrasting music theater selections from





literature.

V Treble Voice

Lower College 0-2 post high

school 22 10

minutes Three contrasting music theater selections from





literature.

IX-1 Treble Voice

Third Year

College

3 years past

high school 23 12

minutes Four contrasting music theater selections from



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Category Length of

Study Age




literature.

IX-2 Treble Voice

Fourth/Fifth

Year College

3-5 years past

high school-

all as

undergraduate

25 12

minutes Four contrasting music theater selections from





literature.

VI TBB Voice

Lower College 0-2 post high

school 22 10

minutes Three contrasting music theater selections from





literature.

X TBB Voice

Upper College

3-5 years past

high school-

all as

undergraduate

25 12

minutes

Four contrasting music theater selections from





literature.

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Clarification of Terminology

CATEGORY All categories are defined by voice type.

Treble: Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, Contralto, Countertenor

TBB: Tenor, Baritone, Bass

Transgender Policy: Students who self-identify as transgender or gender

fluid must choose one audition category in Classical and/or Music

Theater based on their gender identification at the time of the chapter or

regional audition, and select repertoire linked and associated with the

gender of that category throughout the corresponding audition season.

LENGTH OF STUDY

Voice study with a voice teacher (NATS Member or Non NATS Member) either

in an independent studio of collegiate/conservatory program or any combination

of them is a determining factor in post high school categories only.

Post-High School Study:

Lower: any one or two years of post-high school study; all as undergraduate

Upper: any three to five years of post-high school study; all as undergraduate.

Counting years of study begins with the first day of post high school

study; meaning we are now in the first year of study. Any reasonable

portion of a year would be counted as one year. For example, a student

in an undergraduate program in their fifth semester of voice study is in

their third year of study.

Each reasonable portion of a year of study counts as a full year, even if

the singer stops taking weekly lessons during a portion of that year,

unless the singer is ill and unable or forbidden to sing during that time

for medical reasons.

AGE LIMIT Age limits are determined at the time of registration for singers in NATS

auditions. Singers above the age limit of a category may not compete in that

category. If an appropriate category is not available for a singer above the age

limit, the singer may sing in that category for comments only. The age and years

of study for NSA categories are determined at the regional audition and remain

the same during that audition season.

REPERTOIRE High School ae categories and younger in Chapter and District auditions may

require two or three selections as best serves the needs and tradition of the

Chapter or District. Regional and National Auditions will require three

selections from High School Categories.

Teacher members in NATS

student auditions

NATS teacher members who meet the requirements of a student audition

category—age and years of study—may enter student auditions through the

NATS member with whom they are currently studying, but they may not enter

themselves in the audition. If they enter their students in the audition, they must

be available to adjudicate a category as well.

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Classical Audition Terminology & Regulations (Changes in Guidelines, 2019)

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Classical Audition Terminology & Regulations (Changes in Guidelines, 2019)

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