Registration is $10 per student through 2/12/27. After 2/12/27, registration is $20. Please read all tabs before you register.
ORCHESTRA DIRECTORS
Sponsoring directors must be a current member of NAfME/NCMEA
Sponsoring directors are responsible for checking that the students they register are eligible to audition. See Student Eligibility
Directors must complete a Director/Organization Registration Form in addition to registering their students. See Registration Links.
Directors are Responsible for communicating all details and requirements of the auditions and clinic to their students. Directors will receive student audition numbers and approximate audition times in the weeks before the auditions. The audition chair will not communicate directly with students or their families.
Directors sponsoring students are required to be present, in person, at Northern Guilford Middle School on March 6, 2027. Directors will be assigned to judge auditions, run scores, tabulate scores, and supervise students. See timeline for the day below:
8:00 - 8:40 AM - Director's check-in at registration table. Students report straight to TBA locations to warm up. Parents waiting areas TBA (parents are not allowed in audition hallways/rooms).
8:45 - 9:15 AM - Mandatory Director's meeting - paperwork for judging will be distributed. All Directors attend this meeting.
9:30 AM - Auditions begin
Last time for arrival for each instrument will be updated as we begin to process registrations.
Auditions are over when all present students have auditioned
Late registrations are permitted on audition day. The sponsoring director must register the student and bring the $20 fee per student (cash, cashiers check, booster check, or school check made out to NCMEA) to the registration table. Directors should also complete the director/organization registration form prior to audition day.
Complimentary lunch will be provided for all directors who order. A google form will be sent out two weeks before auditions to collect lunch orders.
Directors whose students are accepted and accept a spot in the clinic must attend the Jr. Western Regional Orchestra Clinic with their students, which will be held April 23-24, 2027, location TBD). The sponsoring Director is expected to attend the entire clinic with their students. Failure to participate fully as a director can disqualify your school and students from future participation. Exceptions can only be made for emergency or illness situations, in which case, a substitute director can be utilized as sponsor. Written requests for absences must be submitted to the events chair and State Orchestra Chair for approval at least 10 days prior to the event. The absence policy is in place for emergency situations only and does not cover concerts, gigs, vacation plans etc.