2024 MMEA Children’s Choir: Auditions
86th MMEA In-Service Workshop/Conference
“A Drop In The Bucket: The Ripple Effect Of Missouri Music Education”
January 22-27, 2024
Tan-Tar-A Conference Center
Missouri all-state children’s choir
rehearsal & performance
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Performance – 4:30pm – Paradise C Ballroom
We appreciate your patience and understanding with this year’s All-State Children’s Choir audition process.
The All-State Children’s Choir Application Review and Re-Submit timeline is now closed!
audition information
Auditionees will submit an audio recording of “Happy Birthday” sung without accompaniment and in the key of their choice.
No talking is allowed on any part of the recording.
- Do NOT announce the name of the student, teacher or school on the audition recording.
- Do NOT speak to the student at the end of the recording.
- Do NOT provide vocal support for the student. This includes, but is not limited to, singing with them or humming along.
The students must record this song with NO accompaniment or other instrumental support.
Attention should be given to:
- Detailed pitch and rhythm accuracy
- Phrasing
- Singing with a confident and pleasant vocal tone
Scoring Rubric
CATEGORY | LOW VALUE | HIGH VALUE | ||
1 |
PITCH |
1 | 8 | |
2 | TONE | 1 | 8 | |
3 | RHYTHM | 1 | 8 | |
4 | EXPRESSION | 1 | 8 | |
TOTALS | 4 | 32 |
Auditions will be disqualified for:
- Singing with accompaniment or other instrumental support
- The presence of any talking on the recording
Be sure to follow the audition process completely and meet the audition deadline to ensure that your student(s) recordings are heard and evaluated.
There will be a $10 non-refundable audition fee per student. Those selected for the choir will incur a student participation fee.
A parent/legal guardian or school official will be responsible for the supervision, conduct, and behavior of its students during the entire MMEA All-State Children’s Choir.
audition form
- Access the audition form through the link below.
- An account must be created to enter application/s.
- Multiple entries may be submitted though one account.
(i.e. One teacher account may submit multiple students from their class through their account.)
- Multiple entries may be submitted though one account.
- Each individual application fee may be paid by credit card within the student application profile.
NOTE: Unfortunately, we cannot accept one comprehensive payment for multiple applications within a single account.
We appreciate your patience and understanding with this year’s All-State Children’s Choir audition process.
The All-State Children’s Choir Application Review and Re-Submit timeline is now closed!
2023-2024 All-State Children’s Choir Auditions are open August 15, 2023 – September 30, 2023.