2021 VANATS Student Auditions are Online
Registration will open December 10, 2020!
Before beginning registration, please go HERE to read updates that pertain to the registration process and to this year's conference specifically.
Please know that we are here to help you if you have ANY questions, or even need us to walk you through the process. Please begin by contacting Vice President for Auditions, Kathleen Bell. If you know one of the board members and feel more comfortable calling them feel free to do so. Contact information can be found here.
For a detailed step-by-step guide to registration, please follow the link on the left of this page to the Website User Manual. The FAQ page is also helpful if you get stuck at any point.
We look forward to seeing you online January 29-30, 2021.
Here are the deadlines for your reference...
December 10, 2020 - Registration opens
January 10, 2021 - Registration closes, all payments due, deadline for video submissions
January 12, 2021 - Adjudication assignments are announced
January 15, 2021 - Remote Adjudication begins
January 20, 2021 - All adjudications must be completed
January 29-30, 2021 - Virtual Winner's concerts, masterclasses and workshops!
Please remember that you MUST have paid your 2020 VA and National dues at nats.org prior to registration. It takes at least 24 hours and may take a few days to transfer the paid information to the registration website. If you have trouble getting on the website, check your membership at nats.org. ALSO, we use and change the email to sign on with the email you used at nats.org.
Video guidelines: Make sure you allow plenty of time to record and upload your videos. This always takes more time than we anticipate. Recorded accompaniments for this year are acceptable due to the COVID-19 social distancing requirements. Having a live pianist or not will not affect your student's adjudication.
Fees are: $40-teacher registration fee. $25 per each student's category fee. If you cannot judge and you register students, you must pay your $40 registration PLUS your $100 substitute judge fee. There will be four days available to judge from the comfort of your home or studio/office, to accommodate most situations. Please do not hesitate to contact Kathleen (kathleenbell2000@gmail.com) if you have special circumstances. If you have not participated in a few years, please take special note of the new categories.
If you have a category and/or genre preference, please contact Kathleen so she can adjust the schedule accordingly.
Audition Category Names have been changed. (click here for complete list: Revised categories
Odd-numbered categories (formerly titled “Women”) are changed to “Treble” to include students singing Soprano, Mezzo, Alto, or Countertenor.
Even-numbered categories (formerly titled “Men”) are changed to “TBB” to include students singing Tenor, Baritone, and Bass.
The new VANATS category list is here.
Music theater song literature (a song in musical theatre style that was not intended for a staged show such as "Taylor the Latte Boy")has been added as an option for one selection of required repertoire. You can have either an operetta song or a musical theatre song but not both.
Improvements to the NATS Audition Rubrics:
Change of scoring descriptors from “Lowest,” “Average,” and “Best” to “Developing,” “Advancing,” and “Accomplished.”
Expanded definitions of “Mix” and “Belt” on the Music Theater Rubric
Musical Theater Rubric: https://www.nats.org/_Library/NSA_Files/NATS_Rubric_Music_Theater_MUTH_July_30.pdf
Teachers now have access to a Fillable PDF student-information sheet that they can send to all of their students to complete and return, so that teachers have all of the information they will need prior to completing the students’ registrations.
Transgender Policy:Students: who self identify as transgender or gender fluid must choose one audition category in Classical and/or Music Theater based on their gender identification at the time of the chapter or regional audition, and select repertoire linked and associated with the gender of that category (either treble or TBB) throughout the corresponding audition season.
