Coordinator is Joe Hewitt; Audition site is Chapel Hill Junior High and High School –
903-565-9705 (cell)
Including Regions 4, 9, 10, 21
Area Auditions will be held on Saturday, January 10, 2026, at Chapel Hill Middle School. NEW ADDRESS (3000 East Fifth Street) AND the HIGH SCHOOL at 13172 St. Hwy 64 E!
3A’s will be at the NEW JUNIOR HIGH
4A’s will remain at the HIGH SCHOOL
* SOME COLOR INSTRUMENTS MAY BE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND SOME AT THE JUNIOR HIGH!
Links with judging assignments will be published by Jan. 6th.
All schools/directors with qualifying students are required to be available for judging/monitoring.
I am using more panels, so please make your arrangements.
Judges meeting begins at 9:30am in the JH Media/Library room and the HS Library.
Auditions will begin at 10:00am
Students may go to their holding room and begin warm up!
Make sure and check the ATSSB web page for all instructions on Auditions.
VERY IMPORTANT – Please check the judging list and let me know if you cannot fill your spot
Judging List 2026
- Host Letter – https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LD7eJgpiZNTd2go__Soz2RPOl-_A3sJO_MOujR6xupM/edit?usp=sharing
JH Directions Map- https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1iayiWty4gAprnPefJ_9fDSwj1wO6N_oGfiaML4vAB-8/edit?usp=sharing - Music Links – https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZG-NwQeibjylxd9DsARhUGhh3Ozyr4Zs
- String Bass – https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Kz8vzlvNvFbA4JHZEZlJZcV-FmrrOx1x
- Room Assignments – https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zlYW7ISkHbkN0oJhRjL1vJpRYmUbkh2cuBpeJ71N7NM/edit?gid=0#gid=0
- Wind Auditions Instruction Sheet – https://www.atssb.org/files/execsec/WIND-SBASS-AudInstr.pdf
- Percussion Audition Instruction Sheet – https://www.atssb.org/files/execsec/percaudguide.pdf
- Judges instructions – https://www.atssb.org/files/AREA/JudgeInstr-Area.pdf
- Monitors instructions – https://www.atssb.org/files/execsec/MonitorInstr.pdf
From the State Office on one breath warmups
Students will be allowed THREE warmups (playing the first note of the first scale or etude):
Note that it says they are “allowed” – they do not HAVE to play a warmup at any time
- prior to the playing of scales
- prior to playing the slow etude
- prior to playing the fast etude