Audition Video Guidelines

• The 2026-2027 7/8 Midstate Band first tier auditions for all students will take place virtually using the Snap Audition platform.
• All videos must be submitted by November 6th at 11:59pm CST.
• No late submissions will be accepted
• Directors will submit their students' audition videos. Submissions received from students will not be accepted.
• All auditioning students and their instruments must be visible (face and hands) throughout the video recording. Failure to comply with this could result in a student being disqualified from auditions
• Students will refrain from speaking on their videos to maintain anonymity in the judging process.
• Excerpts should be submitted in this order: Technical, Lyrical
• MP4 is the preferred file type.
• Max File size is 2gb
• The director must submit one video of each auditioning student; including all prepared music. The video does not have to be one single take, but must be one single video. Aside from the merging of videos the videos shall be unedited.
• Common free programs used to edit videos include: Windows Media Editor, iMovie, and Vimeo Create. A simple google search reveals several other options.
• Students who are auditioning on separate instruments must have a submission for each instrument.