State Honor Band Audition Directions

 

State Honor Band Submission Checklist & Directions

 

The State Honor Band Audition is open from December 2, 2024 at noon - December 9 until 10 pm


You will need:

- Individual MP3 files for each student auditioning for State Honor Band (files must be .mp3) Video files will not be accepted.

- An active MBDA membership

A tool directors use that works for converting items to mp3 is: https://online-audio-converter.com/

Directions below:

 

1. Log into your MBDA Band Director Account. Only band directors are eligible to submit auditions. If you are a parent or student, please inquire with your director.

 

2. Fill out the "SHB Nomination Form" for your students. You will find this when logged in,  under Members Area. You will not be able to submit auditions until you complete this step. Upon submitting your nomination, you'll receive an email for each nomination - at the bottom of this email is a code, which you will need to submit your student’s audition files, as well as use for audition payment.

 

3. Submit mp3 files for your students' auditions by selecting “Audition Submissions”, If you do not see a link for Audition Submissions, message This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

a. Tap Make a Submission:
submit

 

b. Choose which band you want to submit files to:

choose band

c. Fill out all information and upload each of your mp3 files. For Student's Rank, enter the student's ranking amidst the auditions you are submitting. i.e. if you have 5 students to submit, and this is your highest performer, you would enter 1 of 5.

d. Tap submit

e. You can listen to any of your students' file by selected either Honor Band Grades 6-8 or Honor Bands Grades 9-10 underneath "My Submitted MP3's"

viewfiles

 

 

4. Double check your files, making sure you've included the correct files for each student. If you discover an error, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

5. Provide students the submission code to make their payment for the audition submission. Payments can be made here: mbda.org/payments. Payments can be made through December 22, 2023 for the SHB Audition window.

 

 

Audition Questions?

 

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