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NJ Elementary and Junior High All-State Choir Festival
Audition Information

Please read the information carefully and in its entirety.

About the choirs

The Elementary and Junior High All-State Choirs are

co-sponsored by NJMEA and NJACDA.

What’s Great About NJ Elementary and Junior High All-State:

  • Students get the chance to perform with other students who are just as passionate about singing at a high level as they are!

  • Students have the opportunity to perform with excellent conductors from New Jersey and around the country.

  • Music teachers are able to network and form friendships during rehearsals.

  • Music teachers get great repertoire ideas and observe rehearsals with accomplished conductors.

  • The time commitments are small for students and teachers alike, but the reward is great.

The Team:

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Dates for 2025:

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Friday, January 17, 2025– Deadline for Choir Audition Materials
Saturday, January 25, 2025–  Judging Day, Scotch Plains- Fanwood High School, Scotch Plains, NJ. Host: Kaitlyn Reiser
Saturday, February 1, 2025– Judging Day – Snow Date (if necessary)
Saturday, April 26, 2025 – Rehearsal Day, New Providence HS, New Providence. Host: Anna Skelton
Saturday, May 3, 2025 – Festival Day at J.P. Case Middle School, Flemington, NJ. Host: Heather Faherty

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Ensembles

  • Elementary All-State Honor Choir – Grades 4-6

  • Junior High All-State Honor Choir SATB  AND SSA– Grades 7-9 *

 

*The Junior High Choirs will be split into an SATB choir and an SSA choir. The split will be decided using the same method as the High School All-State Choir- Alternating acceptance into the Mixed Chorus first and the SSA Chorus second. Two equal ensembles of high quality and integrity are created by alternating acceptance. For example, the best scoring soprano and alto will be placed in the SATB group and the 2nd lowest (best) scoring soprano and alto will be placed in the SSA group. 
 

Materials Needed for Audition

  • One mp3 recording for each student that contains the two vocalise/scales and the solo. Please note that a director can only submit 16 auditions per school/organization for each ensemble. NEW*  Please use the given pitch files for the audition.

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  • One Student Form filled out for each student which includes basic information such as:

    • Student’s name, grade, voice part, and height

    • Parent’s name, phone, and email
       

  • One Director Form filled out (on this website) which includes basic information such as:

    • Personal information – name, address, phone, email, etc.

    • School information – name and address

    • Your NAfME or ACDA membership cards, which will need to be scanned and uploaded onto this site
       

  • There is an audition fee of $15.00 per student. Directors are to mail one check made out to “NJMEA” for the combination of all of the student audition fees to the appropriate manager. For example, if a director has 4 students auditioning for Elementary, they would write out one check to NJMEA for $60.00. If you have 4 students auditioning for Elementary and 4 students auditioning for Junior High you would write out one check to NJMEA for $120.00.  Please print and include this All-State Check Form with the mailed-in check. The address to send the check is included in the form. 
     

  • Once accepted, students will need to pay $30.00 for an application fee.

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