Wisconsin AUDITION 2025 Categories of Entry
WI Categories of Entry are adapted from the National list.
Please do not enter a student in a category not listed for the WI audition.
Link to NSA complete Category descriptions HERE
NOTE: Auditions Coordinators reserve the right to combine categories with fewer than 12 entrants
with another category of the same or similar level. You will be notified if this occurs.
If you have questions, contact Auditions Co-Chairs
Kathy Otterson or Dan Johnson Wilmot
MT = Musical Theatre CL = Classical CM = Commercial Music
CHILDREN AND YOUTH CATEGORIES 1 - 2
MT 1 CHILDREN MUSICAL THEATRE—ALL VOICES
MT 2 YOUTH MUSICAL THEATRE—ALL VOICES
CL1 CHILDREN CLASSICAL—ALL VOICES
CL 2 YOUTH CLASSICAL—ALL VOICES
CM 1 CHILDREN COMMERCIAL MUSIC—ALL VOICES
CM 2 YOUTH COMMERCIAL MUSIC – ALL VOICES
HIGH SCHOOL CATEGORIES 3 - 4
MT 3A LOWER HS MUSICAL THEATRE – TREBLE
MT 4A LOWER HS MUSICAL THEATRE – TTB
MT 3B UPPER HS MUSICAL THEATRE— TREBLE
MT 4B UPPER HS MUSICAL THEATRE—TTB
CL 3A LOWER HS CLASSICAL—TREBLE
CL 4A LOWER HS CLASSICAL—TTB
CL 3B UPPER HS CLASSICAL—TREBLE
CL 4B UPPER HS CLASSICAL—TTB
CM 3A LOWER HS COMMERCIAL MUSIC—TREBLE
CM 4A LOWER HS COMMERCIAL MUSIC—TBB
CM 3B UPPER HS COMMERCIAL MUSIC -- TREBLE
CM 4B UPPER HS COMMERCIAL MUSIC - TTB
LOWER POST HIGH SCHOOL CATEGORIES 5-6
MT 5A 1ST YR. MUSICAL THEATRE—TREBLE
MT5B 2ND YR. MUSICAL THEATRE—TREBLE
MT 6 LOWER MUSICAL THEATRE—TBB
CL 5A 1ST YR CLASSICAL—TREBLE
CL 5B 2ND YR. CLASSICAL—TREBLE
CL 6A 1ST YR. CLASSICAL—TBB
CL 6B 2ND YR. CLASSICAL—TBB
CM 5 LOWER COMMERCIAL MUSIC—TREBLE
CM 6 LOWER COMMERCIAL MUSIC—TBB
UPPER POST HIGH SCHOOL CATEGORIES 7 - 8
MT 7A 3RD YR. MUSICAL THEATRE—TREBLE
MT 7B 4TH & 5TH YR. MUSICAL THEATRE—TREBLE
MT8 UPPER MUSICAL THEATRE—TBB
CL 7A 3RD YR. CLASSICAL—TREBLE
CL 7B 4TH & 5TH YR. CLASSICAL—TREBLE
CL 8A 3RD YR. CLASSICAL—TBB
CL 8B 4TH & 5TH YR. CLASSICAL—TBB
CM 7 UPPER COMMERCIAL MUSIC— TREBLE
CM 8 UPPER COMMERCIAL MUSIC—TBB
HALL JOHNSON SPIRITUALS COMPETITION (POSTt-HS ONLY)
HJ7 HALL JOHNSON SPIRITUALS COMPETITION COMPLETE INFO
ADVANCED (Post Baccalaureate) CATEGORIES 9 & 10
****Musical Theatre singers at this level are encouraged to enter the National Musical Theatre Competition instead.
MT 9 ADVANCED MUSICAL THEATRE -- TREBLE
MT 10 ADVANCED MUSICAL THEATRE – TBB
CL 9 ADVANCED CLASSICAL—TREBLE
CL10 ADVANCED CLASSICAL—TBB
CM 9 ADVANCED COMMERCIAL MUSIC—TREBLE
CM 10 ADVANCED COMMERCIAL MUSIC—TBB
ADULT AVOCATIONAL CATEGORIES 11 & 12
FOR STUDENTS NEITHER PURSUING NOR HOLDING A DEGREE IN MUSIC;AND NOT WORKING
AS PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS
MT 11 ADULT MUSICAL THEATRE—TREBLE
MT 12 ADULT MUSICAL THEATRE—TBB
CL 11 ADULT CLASSICAL—TREBLE
CL 12 ADULT CLASSICAL—TBB
CM 11 ADULT COMMERCIAL MUSIC—TREBLE
CM 12 ADULT COMMERCIAL MUSIC—TBB
NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENT CATEGORIES 13 & 14
FOR STUDENTS PURSUING OR HOLDING DEGREES IN MUSIC
BUT WHOSE AGE OR LEVEL OF STUDY FALLS OUTSIDE THE LIMITS OF OTHER CATEGORIES
CL 13 ADULT CLASSICAL—TREBLE
CL 14 ADULT CLASSICAL—TBB
MT 1 CHILDREN MUSICAL THEATRE—ALL VOICES
MT 2 YOUTH MUSICAL THEATRE—ALL VOICES
CL1 CHILDREN CLASSICAL—ALL VOICES
CL 2 YOUTH CLASSICAL—ALL VOICES
CM 1 CHILDREN COMMERCIAL MUSIC—ALL VOICES
CM 2 YOUTH COMMERCIAL MUSIC – ALL VOICES
HIGH SCHOOL CATEGORIES 3 - 4
MT 3A LOWER HS MUSICAL THEATRE – TREBLE
MT 4A LOWER HS MUSICAL THEATRE – TTB
MT 3B UPPER HS MUSICAL THEATRE— TREBLE
MT 4B UPPER HS MUSICAL THEATRE—TTB
CL 3A LOWER HS CLASSICAL—TREBLE
CL 4A LOWER HS CLASSICAL—TTB
CL 3B UPPER HS CLASSICAL—TREBLE
CL 4B UPPER HS CLASSICAL—TTB
CM 3A LOWER HS COMMERCIAL MUSIC—TREBLE
CM 4A LOWER HS COMMERCIAL MUSIC—TBB
CM 3B UPPER HS COMMERCIAL MUSIC -- TREBLE
CM 4B UPPER HS COMMERCIAL MUSIC - TTB
LOWER POST HIGH SCHOOL CATEGORIES 5-6
MT 5A 1ST YR. MUSICAL THEATRE—TREBLE
MT5B 2ND YR. MUSICAL THEATRE—TREBLE
MT 6 LOWER MUSICAL THEATRE—TBB
CL 5A 1ST YR CLASSICAL—TREBLE
CL 5B 2ND YR. CLASSICAL—TREBLE
CL 6A 1ST YR. CLASSICAL—TBB
CL 6B 2ND YR. CLASSICAL—TBB
CM 5 LOWER COMMERCIAL MUSIC—TREBLE
CM 6 LOWER COMMERCIAL MUSIC—TBB
UPPER POST HIGH SCHOOL CATEGORIES 7 - 8
MT 7A 3RD YR. MUSICAL THEATRE—TREBLE
MT 7B 4TH & 5TH YR. MUSICAL THEATRE—TREBLE
MT8 UPPER MUSICAL THEATRE—TBB
CL 7A 3RD YR. CLASSICAL—TREBLE
CL 7B 4TH & 5TH YR. CLASSICAL—TREBLE
CL 8A 3RD YR. CLASSICAL—TBB
CL 8B 4TH & 5TH YR. CLASSICAL—TBB
CM 7 UPPER COMMERCIAL MUSIC— TREBLE
CM 8 UPPER COMMERCIAL MUSIC—TBB
HALL JOHNSON SPIRITUALS COMPETITION (POSTt-HS ONLY)
HJ7 HALL JOHNSON SPIRITUALS COMPETITION COMPLETE INFO
ADVANCED (Post Baccalaureate) CATEGORIES 9 & 10
****Musical Theatre singers at this level are encouraged to enter the National Musical Theatre Competition instead.
MT 9 ADVANCED MUSICAL THEATRE -- TREBLE
MT 10 ADVANCED MUSICAL THEATRE – TBB
CL 9 ADVANCED CLASSICAL—TREBLE
CL10 ADVANCED CLASSICAL—TBB
CM 9 ADVANCED COMMERCIAL MUSIC—TREBLE
CM 10 ADVANCED COMMERCIAL MUSIC—TBB
ADULT AVOCATIONAL CATEGORIES 11 & 12
FOR STUDENTS NEITHER PURSUING NOR HOLDING A DEGREE IN MUSIC;AND NOT WORKING
AS PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS
MT 11 ADULT MUSICAL THEATRE—TREBLE
MT 12 ADULT MUSICAL THEATRE—TBB
CL 11 ADULT CLASSICAL—TREBLE
CL 12 ADULT CLASSICAL—TBB
CM 11 ADULT COMMERCIAL MUSIC—TREBLE
CM 12 ADULT COMMERCIAL MUSIC—TBB
NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENT CATEGORIES 13 & 14
FOR STUDENTS PURSUING OR HOLDING DEGREES IN MUSIC
BUT WHOSE AGE OR LEVEL OF STUDY FALLS OUTSIDE THE LIMITS OF OTHER CATEGORIES
CL 13 ADULT CLASSICAL—TREBLE
CL 14 ADULT CLASSICAL—TBB
