Saturday-Sunday Instructions for Singers
​Prelims, Semis and Finals

Teachers please read all information carefully and share with your students.

Students are no longer required to check in/check repertoire when they arrive. Proceed directly to a warm up room (lower level of the building) or the singing site.

There WILL be an Information Table near the entrance for questions. Please DO NOT come to the Tally Room with questions - as this delays the posting of results.
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All participants - including audience members, should observe courteous decorum
in and outside of all performing venues. Overly loud acknowledgement of performances is discouraged. Cell phones and other electronics should not be used in any singing sites.

NO VIDEO OR AUDIO RECORDING is allowed for any reason during Auditions performances.
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Singers should arrive at their audition site 10 minutes before their singing time. 
Check in with the Room Monitor at the door.

Singing Times

CATEGORY
PRELIM SINGING TIME
SEMI FINAL SINGING TIME
FINALS SINGING TIME
HIGH SCHOOL
8 MINUTES 
5 MINUTES
5 MINUTES
LOWER POST HIGH SCHOOL 
ADULT AVOCATIONAL AND NON-TRADITIONAL​
10 MINUTES
6 MINUTES
5 MINUTES
UPPER POST HIGH SCHOOL
HALL JOHNSON COMPETITION
12 MINUTES
6 MINUTES
5 MINUTES
ADVANCED 
15 MINUTES
8 MINUTES
5 MINUTES

Preliminary Round 
  • Singers introduce themselves and their pianist, then announce and sing their first piece.
  • PRO TIP - students and teachers should decide on the first piece before entering to sing. 
  • After the first selection is sung, the adjudication panel selects pieces from the singer's repertoire until time runs out
    • Timing begins when the singer announces their first piece, and continues to run between selections
    • The audition is completed when "time" is called
    • it is possible that not all repertoire will be heard, and/or that "time" will be called in the middle of a selection. Singers should be made aware of this possibility by their teachers. There is no penalty for ending early or running out of time.
  • Selections are to be sung in their entirety WITHOUT suggested edits from adjudicators. 
    • ​For example, adjudicators may not:
      • stop a student in the middle of a piece to move on to the next piece
      • suggest a student skip a prepared recitative and start with the aria
      • request a singer start at the B section of a da capo aria

Results and Adjudication Sheets:
  • Results will be posted onsite as soon as possible after the category is complete
  • Adjudication Sheets will be available to students and teachers at the INFORMATION TABLE after results are posted.
  • Teachers:   Please instruct your students to pick up their adjudication sheets!!!
  • Unclaimed adjudication sheets will not be mailed.

Semi-Final Round
  • First: If you are chosen to advance to the Semi-Finals, please immediately note your assigned singing time and room and notify your accompanist. If you or your pianist have a conflict with your assigned time, let the room monitor know. You will be allowed to sing when your pianist is present
  • .Please be at the singing venue, with your accompanist, at the START TIME for  your category. Check in with the door   monitor.
Semi Final Singing Procedure
  • The singer chooses a piece from their submitted repertoire, announces and sings it in its entirety
  • Additional selections are then chosen by the singer as time allows.
  • Timing begins when the singer announces their first piece, and continues to run between selections
    The audition is completed when "time" is called. There is no penalty for ending early or running out of time.

Final Round
If you are chosen to advance to the Finals,  find your assigned singing time and room at the results posting or on the chapter website www.wisconsinnats.org. Notify your pianist. If you or they have a conflict with your assigned time, immediately notify Dan Johnson-Wilmot.
  • Please be at the singing venue, with your accompanist, at the START TIME of your category. Check in with the door monitor.

​Finals Singing Procedure:
  • The singer chooses one piece from their submitted repertoire to sing in its entirety. No further selections will be sung.
  • Introduce yourself, your pianist, and announce what you will be singing.
  • Time limit is 5 (five) minutes, which begins when you are announced by the host.
  • The audition is completed when "time" is called. There is no penalty for ending early or running out of time.

AWARDS PRESENTATIONS
  • Finalists should remain for the awards presentations to receive certificates. If you must leave before the Awards Presentation, notify your teacher. Awards checks will be mailed to your teacher
    • ​Saturday Finals:   Awards presented in Young Auditorium after the conclusion of Finals
    • Sunday AM Finals:  before the midday lunch break (~11:15am)
    • Saturday PM Finals:  after the completion of afternoon categories (~3:00pm)