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THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR ALL-STATE ORCHESTRA HAS PASSED.  If you did not register to audition for this year, you will have to wait until NEXT year to register.

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IF YOU PASSED THE DISTRICT-LEVEL AUDITION, BE SURE TO READ THIS INFORMATION IN ITS ENTIRETY.

2022 All State Orchestra Virtual Callback Audition

Instructions for Students

Your director will give you your audition number,(***Mrs.Culley will give this number to you.  Be sure to ASK for it.***)

which is NOT the same number as the first audition!

All students must record and submit two different video links. Record a separate video for each excerpt and state your number at the beginning of each video. DO NOT say your name, school, or anything else. Send both links to your teacher, in order. First video=excerpt #1; second video= excerpt #2.

IMPORTANT REQUIREMENTS WHEN RECORDING-PLEASE READ ALL BELOW

1.  Have your *new* audition number ready, which is not the same number as the district audition.

2.  Find a quiet room that has very little or no background noise.

3.  Do NOT use a metronome.

4.  Make sure you are recording in front of a plain wall and that the main light source comes from behind the camera. Don’t film in front of a window(s) -- this will create a silhouette.

5.  Move a few feet away from the wall to avoid shadows.

6.  Make sure your camera is on a steady surface.

7.  Make sure your WHOLE instrument can be seen, from scroll to end button (entire end pin does not need to show), and that your bow is not cut off no matter which part of the bow you are using. Upper strings should have instrument parallel to the camera (not scroll pointing into camera).

8.  Record a test sample and see how it looks and sounds before you finalize and upload.

9.  Have your instrument in playing position and state your audition number loudly and clearly once (do not repeat) and begin playing immediately. Do not say anything else (not even “my number is” or your instrument…JUST the number with the dash). The goal is to have little to no “dead time” in your video. The judges do not want to watch you adjust your music, put your instrument into playing position, or even set your bow, so BE READY! Your playing must begin within seconds of the start of your video. Keep in mind that many judges have to watch hundreds of videos, so please respect their time.

10.  YOUR VIDEO MUST NOT BE FLIPPED (no “selfie mode”). Make sure your image is NOT reversed.

11.  You may NOT splice your video in the middle of an excerpt. If your excerpt video is edited in any way, you will be disqualified. You MAY record your number and excerpt separately, however.

12.  The title of your video should not contain your name, grade or school. You should temporarily change your profile name to something anonymous instead of your name. Send your video link(s) to your teacher by the deadline. It is your responsibility to make sure your videos are unlisted and in the correct order for your teacher to submit on your behalf. YouTube works best. If a judge cannot open your video because you sent a sharepoint link or other video hosting/sharing link, you will be disqualified, because the judges do not have time to wait on corrected links or for videos to be reuploaded. Your link must be SHORT like THIS: https://youtu.be/hEdHZdOli1M

Remember excerpts #1 and #2 will be played for the callback audition, and those who are called back will play excerpts #3 and #4 in January for the final audition.

YOUR LINKS ARE DUE TO YOUR DIRECTOR BY WEDNESDAY, NOV 17th at 11:59 pm