Pennsylvania Music Educators Association

2026 PMEA AT-LARGE AUDITION INSTRUCTIONS  
Time Frame: Monday, February 9, 2026 - Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at NOON
*There is no fee to submit this audition

• ELIGIBILITY: District Band 1st chair players (Piccolo and Double Bass)        
• The 1st chair player from each District’s CONCERT BAND will have the opportunity using the online program to audition for the PMEA All-State Festival and be assigned to the CONCERT BAND or WIND ENSEMBLE. (If they have qualified for the region festival, they must participate in that event in order to be eligible to apply.)
• All Applicants will be notified at the Region Orchestra Festival of the results and via the PMEA website - www.pmea.net 

Directors who wish to have their students (grades 10-12 only) considered for selection should:

1. Complete the application form online. 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. Do NOT use a metronome when recording any of the audition selections. 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, 2/9/2026 and ends at NOON, Tuesday 2/17/26. 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.  
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.  

Please label the audition files as follows: Excerpt 1; Excerpt 2