Piano Audition Information
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Audition Requirements for students with Piano experience and students with no piano experience:
- Auditions will be through video submission only. There are no in-person auditions. Be sure to submit all required information.
- Students with NO piano experience will take the Meyerland Assessment of Music Aptitude (MAMA) and be accepted into the program based upon their final score.
- Please send a video that shows the student playing one scale of their choice, up to two memorized solo pieces, and the sight-reading selection. In the video, the student must say their name, the piece(s) they are playing, and the composer of the piece(s).
- Complete a theory assessment that is uploaded on the audition page
- The sight-reading selections will change a week before each submission deadline. Please be sure to check which sight-reading selections are available a week before your audition submission date.
Phase 1 due by January 15th and more phases to come.
Accepted incoming students must have access to a piano/keyboard outside of school to practice on throughout the school year.
Please send all audition videos to: emily.gittins@houstonisd.org
Rubric:
- Solo Piece = 100 points max
- Theory Assessment = 100 points max
- Sight-Reading Selection = 100 points max
Choose ONE of the sight readings and then record a video of you playing it:
Contact:
Rolethial McKelvey: rmckelve@houstonisd.org
Emily Gittins: emily.gittins@houstonisd.org
