All-State Audition Guide 2021
New Requirements, Rubrics and Procedures
DEADLINES for All-State Auditions
Membership is required for Audition Entry
Submit recordings no later than 11:00 pm on 9/24/2021
Postmark All-State Paperwork to District Chair by end of business 9/24/2021
Tips for Auditioning Your Students
- Print the music for Chorus and/or Orff.
- Make sure you are using the 2021-2022 Packet
- Practice the music with the students.
- Plan to have the auditions recorded a few days before the deadline to give you time to upload without stress.
- Check to be sure the recording is audible/visible.
- Make sure we don't hear teacher voice or see any logos or other school-identifying things in the video.
Recording Your Audition
This is a quick tutorial on how to record auditions. If the link won't connect, make sure you have logged in as a member.
Take the time to review the rubrics for Chorus and Orff - it makes a huge difference in the success of your student.
Steps for Completing online Paperwork
Paperwork is found on member log-in page by clicking on Enter All-State Auditions tab(click on photo for screenshot). Check the Title One Scholarship Lottery box if you would like the auditioning student to be entered in a drawing for a $200 grant payable to your school after the All-State event.
Completing Hard-Copy Paperwork
See next section for details on paperwork completion.
- No special ink color required.
- Credit Card payment option.
Electronic Submission Option
Preparing your Paperwork for Mailing
- Use this worksheet to collect information from the family. All State Worksheet
- Print a quote for Bookkeeper. (online, available when students are entered) Email jennifer@femea.flmusiced.org if the are problems with your Bookkeeper verifying FEMEA as a vendor.
- Scan/email paperwork to choruspaperwork@femea.flmusiced.org or orffpaperwork@femea.flmusiced.org
- Present invoice when required by school/district.
- One check/money order or credit card payment is required for all auditions.
- Check must be school check/ PTA or by credit card with this link: All-State Pay
- No personal checks!
- Check must be payable to FEMEA.
- Money orders must include school name/ teacher name.
- School Checks, please add post-it with teacher name and county.
- Special ink color is no longer required..
- Copies are not required, but teacher should maintain a copy for their records.
- Include an All-State Participant Contract for each student and the Invoice for your school.
- Mailing P.O. Box 4657, Winter Park, FL 32793 (printed on your invoice).
- Mail the paperwork and payments (or printed credit card receipt)
- Postmark no later than 9/24/2021
- As an additional back-up, you can snap a photo of your postmark with your phone.
NEW this Year--
- Reduced requirements for Orff Audition
- Recording track with prompts provided for Chorus Aural Exercises
- Specific and targeted rubric items
- All-State Elementary Chorus
- All-State Orff Ensemble