Pennsylvania Music Educators Association

2026 PMEA HARP AUDITION INSTRUCTIONS  
District/Region/All-State Festivals
Time Frame: Monday 10/13/25 - Wednesday at NOON 11/12/25

1. Directors who wish to have their students (grades 10-12 only) considered for selection should: Complete the application form with payment ($20.00). The Director must be a current PMEA member. All student applicants must upload a headshot photo - (ABOVE the SHOULDERS) labeled LAST NAME, FIRST NAME (i.e. Smith, John)
2. The Audition selections must be submitted online. The audition selections must be recorded from start to finish without cuts and/or splices. SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS on how to submit EACH SELECTION are listed BELOW as well as on the Application. ARMS, FINGERS and HEAD must be visible when submitting the application for recording. NO EARBUDS or HEADPHONES are permitted to be used in the recording. The best camera angle would be behind or at a side angle of the applicant with a clear view of the hands and music. To obtain the best audio quality, a good microphone as well as high-end computers or digital recording devices for the recording equipment are suggested. * NEW- A VIDEO outlining “how to make a better recording online for submission” is available on the PMEA website. Please take the time to review the recording instructions.
3. No identifying clothing may be worn (i.e. no school t-shirts, no name identification, no PMEA, NAfME All Eastern or National shirts). Additionally, please do NOT include any identifying information (student name/school name) in the video file name or in the contents of the recording.
4. The “Window of Opportunity” to submit begins Monday, 10/13/25 and ends at NOON, Wednesday 11/12/25. Once completed, a confirmation email will be sent to the address used to register. Please check your SPAM filters for any communications and also check with your IT Administrator if a school email address is used and no email is received.  *If a harpist submits an upload at the district level, but does not participate in the District Festival because there were no harp parts in the festival program, the same ranking would hold for Region Orchestra. If no harp parts are needed for Regions, the same ranking would hold for the PMEA All-State Orchestra in the event a harpist is needed for the All-State program.  
5. The director is asked to view the file and verify the recorded audition is consistent with the  student’s level of performance.
6. Although PMEA checks to ensure the videos play in the correct format and the file can be opened- PMEA is NOT responsible for the content repertoire of the video.  
7. The PMEA All-State Harpist announcement will be posted online (www.pmea.net) TUESDAY, 11/25/25.