Important 2019 Dates:
February 1st, 2019 - NW Region Video Auditions open
March 1, 2019 - Deadline for Chapter Finalists video submissions for the NW Regional Round of NSAs
approx April 23, 2019 - Deadline for Regional Finalists to complete the national application, including payment of $75
Late May, 2019 - Deadline for semifinalists to accept invitation to compete in the national live rounds
June 27-29, 2019 - Live semifinal and final rounds at the NATS Summer Workshop, St Olaf College, MN
For questions relating to the competition, please check nats.org - there is a plethora of information available to you. If you are still unable to locate an answer, we accept questions via email to NW Regional Coordinator, Hsin Yi Lin or National Coordinator Dan Johnson-Wilmot . Please expect to receive a written response within 2 business days.
The exciting experience of chapter NATS Student Auditions, where singers perform and receive written feedback, is now an annual regional and national competition with total prizes of over $30,000 at the national level!
How Does It Work
The long-standing tradition of chapter NATS Student Auditions now offers the opportunity for the top performers in each chapter to compete against other top artists from around the Northwest Region. Each NATS teacher will have the opportunity register his/her students for chapter student auditions. Once chapter auditions are complete (no later than March 1st), the chapter volunteers will automatically send the lists of those who placed 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place, from 9th grade to young adult and avocational adult, to the regional level. The regional coordinator will email an invitation to all chapter winners with instructions on how to submit the online form.
Entries at the regional level, which is the first level of the National Student Auditions, is voluntary and only available to singers who place at the chapter level. The one exception is advanced classical singers ages 22 - 30, who may bypass the chapter auditions. The NW regional competition is by video only; there is no live adjudication for the regional level.
Chapters who will be holding their auditions prior to March 1, 2018, are eligible to send students on to the NW Regional level. Please talk to your NATS teacher about entry rules and categories, or visit the NATS national page for all rules and details. The national semifinal and final rounds will be held June 27-28, 2019, at St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN, in conjunction with the NATS 2019 Summer Workshop (June 27-29, 2019).
Deadline to Apply: March 1, 2019 (applications by invitation ONLY following chapter auditions)
Rules for the NW Region round of the National Student Auditions
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) for National Student Auditions
Contact the NW Regional Auditions Coordinator, Hsin Yi Lin, with questions about the regional process.
For more information about the chapter auditions, click on the appropriate chapter below.
How Does It Work
The long-standing tradition of chapter NATS Student Auditions now offers the opportunity for the top performers in each chapter to compete against other top artists from around the Northwest Region. Each NATS teacher will have the opportunity register his/her students for chapter student auditions. Once chapter auditions are complete (no later than March 1st), the chapter volunteers will automatically send the lists of those who placed 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place, from 9th grade to young adult and avocational adult, to the regional level. The regional coordinator will email an invitation to all chapter winners with instructions on how to submit the online form.
Entries at the regional level, which is the first level of the National Student Auditions, is voluntary and only available to singers who place at the chapter level. The one exception is advanced classical singers ages 22 - 30, who may bypass the chapter auditions. The NW regional competition is by video only; there is no live adjudication for the regional level.
Chapters who will be holding their auditions prior to March 1, 2018, are eligible to send students on to the NW Regional level. Please talk to your NATS teacher about entry rules and categories, or visit the NATS national page for all rules and details. The national semifinal and final rounds will be held June 27-28, 2019, at St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN, in conjunction with the NATS 2019 Summer Workshop (June 27-29, 2019).
Deadline to Apply: March 1, 2019 (applications by invitation ONLY following chapter auditions)
Rules for the NW Region round of the National Student Auditions
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) for National Student Auditions
Contact the NW Regional Auditions Coordinator, Hsin Yi Lin, with questions about the regional process.
For more information about the chapter auditions, click on the appropriate chapter below.
Overview
The National Student Auditions begin at the regional level and progress to the national preliminary round, semifinal round and final round. Coordinators of Chapter Auditions automatically advance the top three winners to the Regional Round of the National Student Auditions.
Regional Preliminary Round of NSAs -‐ YouTube Screening
The Regional Rounds of the competition will begin with eligible singers from each chapter completing online registration for the auditions and submitting YouTube videos for initial judging and comments, no later than March 10th. Entry is optional. *For categoires 13 and 14 (Advanced College Classical), singers may enter the regional auditions as the preliminary round, bypassing the chapter auditions. Singers enter the regional contest by creating three to five separate videos (depending on the category requirement) of the songs they performed at the chapter auditions. It is required singers perform the same repertoire submitted at the chapter level, and to list those video links on the online entry form. There is no obligation to compete, and there is no entry fee or prizes on the regional level. All of the repertoire selections for the applicable audition category as set forth in the requirements for the National Student Auditions must be included on the YouTube videos, and the footage of the videos must not be edited. Teachers are not allowed to accompany their own students.
Each Region advances the top five singers in each category except Avocational Adult to the National Preliminary Round (i.e., five each from Lower College Men, Lower College Women, etc.). In the event of ties, all singers with top five outcomes may advance. In the Northwest Region where high school audition categories are subdivided according to the regulations, the top five singers from each eligible regional category will advance to the National Preliminary Round (i.e., five each from regional Lower High School Women, five each from regional Upper High School Women for a total of ten to compete in High School Women at the National Preliminary Round).
At the time of application for the National Student Auditions, the Regional Auditions Chair will forward the repertoire list of the qualifying singers and certify that the repertoire submitted was the same repertoire that the singer submitted at the regional level. Music Theater students who exceed the age limits for the College/Independent Studio Music Theater categories are encouraged to enter the National Music Theater Competition.
For additional information regarding the rounds and prizes , please see the National Rules or contact the NW NSA Coordinator Hsin Yi Lin.
For those regional winners who choose to participate in the level after the Northwest Regional Round, the National Video Round, there will be a $75 fee payable after the Regional Round. This is a registration fee for the national rounds of the National Student Auditions.
The National Student Auditions begin at the regional level and progress to the national preliminary round, semifinal round and final round. Coordinators of Chapter Auditions automatically advance the top three winners to the Regional Round of the National Student Auditions.
Regional Preliminary Round of NSAs -‐ YouTube Screening
The Regional Rounds of the competition will begin with eligible singers from each chapter completing online registration for the auditions and submitting YouTube videos for initial judging and comments, no later than March 10th. Entry is optional. *For categoires 13 and 14 (Advanced College Classical), singers may enter the regional auditions as the preliminary round, bypassing the chapter auditions. Singers enter the regional contest by creating three to five separate videos (depending on the category requirement) of the songs they performed at the chapter auditions. It is required singers perform the same repertoire submitted at the chapter level, and to list those video links on the online entry form. There is no obligation to compete, and there is no entry fee or prizes on the regional level. All of the repertoire selections for the applicable audition category as set forth in the requirements for the National Student Auditions must be included on the YouTube videos, and the footage of the videos must not be edited. Teachers are not allowed to accompany their own students.
Each Region advances the top five singers in each category except Avocational Adult to the National Preliminary Round (i.e., five each from Lower College Men, Lower College Women, etc.). In the event of ties, all singers with top five outcomes may advance. In the Northwest Region where high school audition categories are subdivided according to the regulations, the top five singers from each eligible regional category will advance to the National Preliminary Round (i.e., five each from regional Lower High School Women, five each from regional Upper High School Women for a total of ten to compete in High School Women at the National Preliminary Round).
At the time of application for the National Student Auditions, the Regional Auditions Chair will forward the repertoire list of the qualifying singers and certify that the repertoire submitted was the same repertoire that the singer submitted at the regional level. Music Theater students who exceed the age limits for the College/Independent Studio Music Theater categories are encouraged to enter the National Music Theater Competition.
For additional information regarding the rounds and prizes , please see the National Rules or contact the NW NSA Coordinator Hsin Yi Lin.
For those regional winners who choose to participate in the level after the Northwest Regional Round, the National Video Round, there will be a $75 fee payable after the Regional Round. This is a registration fee for the national rounds of the National Student Auditions.
Adjudication
Judging panels for the Northwest Regional Student Auditions will be selected by the Northwest Regional Auditions Chair from teachers who submit students to the competition. Sources for eligible adjudicators will include any techer with a singer who is competing who may be invited to judge a category in which his or her student is not competing, as well as NATS teachers with no students competing.
Judging panels for the Northwest Regional Student Auditions will be selected by the Northwest Regional Auditions Chair from teachers who submit students to the competition. Sources for eligible adjudicators will include any techer with a singer who is competing who may be invited to judge a category in which his or her student is not competing, as well as NATS teachers with no students competing.