ACDA student members (both undergraduate and graduate) are invited to submit an application for the ACDA Southern Region Conference Student Conducting Masterclass to be held in Louisville, KY on Wednesday, March 21, 2024; 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Eligibility Requirements
- Applicants must possess a valid ACDA student membership both at the time of submitting their application and throughout the conference. Applicants will need to provide their membership number through the application portal. If applicants need to join or renew their memberships, they can do so at [www.acda.org].
- Applicants must be enrolled as full-time students at a college or university at the time of application. To verify their status as registered students, applicants are required to submit documentation, such as a letter from the Registrar's office or an unofficial transcript, as part of their application portfolio.
- Applicants must record an audition video following the guidelines provided on the ACDA Southern website [www.acdasouthern.org] and subsequently upload it to YouTube. Please ensure that neither the video's title nor the channel identifies the applicant or the affiliated school.
- Applicants must submit all application material through the Submittable platform by the application deadline.
Application Deadline
The application portal will close at 11:59 pm (Central) on Wednesday, November 15, 2023.
Questions?
For questions regarding the masterclass or application process, please contact Dr. Jabarie Glass, ACDA Southern Region Conducting Masterclass Coordinator, at [jabarie.glass@sc.edu].
Welcome
Thank you for your interest in auditioning for the 2024 ACDA Southern Region Honor Choirs! Singers are invited to audition for one choir, and singers must be sponsored by an ACDA member to audition and participate. All applications are submitted online through the Submittable portal by the teacher/ACDA sponsor. To learn more about auditioning and the honor choir clinicians, visit http://acdasouthern.org/honor-choirs/
*Please choose a specific part on which to audition. Final voice assignments will be announced when auditions are scored. Voice parts are subject to change in order to accommodate balanced choirs.
Technical support is available during the audition period via the “help” button on the login screen (this button is available on every page).
Youth Treble Honor Choir
The Youth Treble Honor Choir is an auditioned honor choir for singers with treble (unchanged) voices in grades 4, 5, and 6.
Conductor: Dr. Andrea Ramsey
Learn more about the clinicians here: http://acdasouthern.org/honor-choirs/
*If this is not the demographic of choir for which you are auditioning, please exit this form and return to https://acdasouthern.submittable.com/submit to select the correct honor choir.
Questions? Email Honor Choirs Chair, Lauren Ramey, at lrameyacda@gmail.com
Audition Information
Rehearsal tracks, accompaniment tracks, and score excerpts are available at www.acdasouthern.org/honor-choirs/
Record yourself singing your voice part while the accompaniment plays. Recordings must be in .mp3 format. Do not speak the name of the applicant or otherwise identify the applicant, teacher, or school on the recording or file name.
Youth Treble Honor Choir – (grades 4-6):
- “Kyrie”, m. 11-30 (accompaniment track begins at m. 9)
Welcome
Thank you for your interest in auditioning for the 2024 ACDA Southern Region Honor Choirs! Singers are invited to audition for one choir, and singers must be sponsored by an ACDA member to audition and participate. All applications are submitted online through the Submittable portal by the teacher/ACDA sponsor. To learn more about auditioning and the honor choir clinicians, visit http://acdasouthern.org/honor-choirs/
*Please choose a specific part on which to audition. Final voice assignments will be announced when auditions are scored. Voice parts are subject to change in order to accommodate balanced choirs.
Technical support is available during the audition period via the “help” button on the login screen (this button is available on every page).
Youth SATB Honor Choir
The Youth SATB Honor Choir is an auditioned honor choir for singers in grades 7, 8, and 9 who sing soprano, alto, tenor, or bass.
Conductor: Dr. Derrick Fox
Learn more about the clinicians here: http://acdasouthern.org/honor-choirs/
*If this is not the demographic of choir for which you are auditioning, please exit this form and return to https://acdasouthern.submittable.com/submit to select the correct honor choir.
Questions? Email Honor Choirs Chair, Lauren Ramey, at lrameyacda@gmail.com
Audition Information
Rehearsal tracks, accompaniment tracks, and score excerpts are available at www.acdasouthern.org/honor-choirs/
Record yourself singing your voice part while the accompaniment plays. Recordings must be in .mp3 format. Do not speak the name of the applicant or otherwise identify the applicant, teacher, or school on the recording or file name.
Youth SATB Honor Choir – (grades 7-9):
- “O Love”, pickup to m. 31-48 (accompaniment track begins at m. 29)
Welcome
Thank you for your interest in auditioning for the 2024 ACDA Southern Region Honor Choirs! Singers are invited to audition for one choir, and singers must be sponsored by an ACDA member to audition and participate. All applications are submitted online through the Submittable portal by the teacher/ACDA sponsor. To learn more about auditioning and the honor choir clinicians, visit http://acdasouthern.org/honor-choirs/
*Please choose a specific part on which to audition. Final voice assignments will be announced when auditions are scored. Voice parts are subject to change in order to accommodate balanced choirs.
Technical support is available during the audition period via the “help” button on the login screen (this button is available on every page).
Advanced SATB Honor Choir (ALL 10th-12th Grade Singers will submit the SATB Audition)
The Advanced SATB Honor Choir is an auditioned honor choir for singers in grades 10, 11, and 12 who sing soprano, alto, tenor, or bass.
Conductor: Sydney Guillaume
Learn more about the clinicians here: http://acdasouthern.org/honor-choirs/
*If this is not the demographic of choir for which you are auditioning, please exit this form and return to https://acdasouthern.submittable.com/submit to select the correct honor choir.
Questions? Email Honor Choirs Chair, Lauren Ramey, at lrameyacda@gmail.com
Advanced SSAA Treble Honor Choir
The Advanced Treble Honor Choir is an *auditioned honor choir for singers in grades 10, 11, and 12 who sing soprano or alto.
*Auditions for this choir will be combined with the Advanced SATB Honor Choir. All 10-12 grade sopranos and altos will complete the Advanced SATB audition. The top scores in the soprano and alto vocal parts will be divided between the SSAA Honor Choir and the SATB Honor Choir.
Conductor: Dr. Kristina Caswell-MacMullen
Audition Information
Rehearsal tracks, accompaniment tracks, and score excerpts are available at www.acdasouthern.org/honor-choirs/
Record yourself singing your voice part while the accompaniment plays. Recordings must be in .mp3 format. Do not speak the name of the applicant or otherwise identify the applicant, teacher, or school on the recording or file name.
Advanced SATB Honor Choir – (grades 10-12):
- “John the Revelator”, pickup to m. 13-44 (accompaniment track begins at m.11)