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Please check our calendars for the next auditions.
Please check our calendars for the next auditions.
AUDITIONS AND REGISTRATION
- SFYSA Orchestra (YSO, YP and ISO), Jazz and Mariachi programs require all new students to audition for placement.
- Youth Symphony Orchestra Students (YSO) must also re-audition each year in May. In all other ensembles, a student remains placed in that ensemble until they desire to advance to a higher-level ensemble. If a student would like to move to a higher-level ensemble, they may choose to audition in May for placement the following season.
- Auditions in August and January are for new students or by conductor invitation for returning students.
- Auditions are not required for placement in the Elementary Strings program, or the Prelude String Orchestra (PSO), however a student must meet minimum technical and experience requirements, and provide a private teacher recommendation for enrollment in PSO. Click here to register for Elementary Strings.
- All students must register.
- SFYSA reserves the right to not place a student in any ensemble.
Eligibility
To be eligible to audition, students must:
Santa Fe and Los Alamos Public Schools students: please bring a completed Enrollment Verification Form, filled out and signed by your school's orchestra or band director. For more information and enrollment verification click here.
- Be taking weekly private lessons on their Orchestra instrument
- Be enrolled in the corresponding ensemble at their school, if such an ensemble exists.
Santa Fe and Los Alamos Public Schools students: please bring a completed Enrollment Verification Form, filled out and signed by your school's orchestra or band director. For more information and enrollment verification click here.
Auditions Are Required For Placement Into These Ensembles
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS
PLACEMENT CRITERIA
The outcome of a student's audition is based on the quality of their rhythm, tempo choice, intonation, pitch accuracy, tone, expressive elements, technique, and scale fluency.
Factors that determine a student’s placement include the outcome of the audition, the ensemble in which the student is currently enrolled (if applicable), and the student’s age.
Factors that determine a student’s placement include the outcome of the audition, the ensemble in which the student is currently enrolled (if applicable), and the student’s age.
- Auditions take place at the SFYSA Office unless otherwise noted (422 Medico Lane, Santa Fe, NM).
- Plan on arriving 15 minutes before your scheduled time to warm up without feeling rushed.
- The audition itself lasts about 5 to 10 minutes.
- Students perform their audition materials in front of two to five judges.
- Family and friends are not permitted in the audition space.
- There is a $10 fee per audition.
