• Approximately 40 students will be selected for the Texas FFA Chorus.
• Potential participants must be Active FFA Members at the time of convention, no older than a high school senior or younger than a high school freshman during the 25-26 school year, and be approved by Advisors to participate.
• Selection will be based on voice quality and attempting to achieve a chorus with balance
  1.) Ability to blend in an advanced ensemble
  2.) Balanced numbers of soprano, alto, tenor, and bass voices
  3.) It is most difficult to find altos who can sing well in upper register, low basses, and first tenor.

Completed online application form must be submitted by 11:59 P.M on  March 27, 2026. Advisor recommendations are due by March 27, 2026 and is within the application. Those selected for the chorus will be notified as soon as possible once applications close. 

Auditions are required to be uploaded when submitting Chrous appliction.

Audition Components
At the very beginning of the recording, slowly announce your first and last name, chapter and address. Repeat your name, and then give your voice part (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass).
Starting on any comfortable pitch, sing (unaccompanied) the song “America, the Beautiful” (Oh beautiful, for spacious skies, etc.) Sing one verse expressively and accurately without scooping in and out of pitches. You are auditioning for an ensemble, not a solo.

Start with the lowest note you can sing, and on each note of the continuous major scale going up to your highest note, please sing on a neutral syllable (la).” If you have access to a piano, you can play the pitch before singing each note, but when you sing the words, you should sing unaccompanied. For this part of the recording, do not sing softly, but sing with a full voice at each note. You can sing these words with any rhythm that you choose, but sing them slowly on each pitch. You should sing through register breaks with beautiful tone throughout your range. All singers should demonstrate they can use their upper register.


PREVIOUS MEMBERS OF THE TEXAS FFA CHORUS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO UPLOAD A RECORDED AUDITION.

• Lodging from Monday through Friday
• Chorus Pin & T-Shirt
• Meals will be provided as follows
  -Monday: Lunch and Dinner
  -Tuesday: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
  -Wednesday: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
  -Thursday: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
  -Friday: Breakfast

• If selected, the student must attend ALL rehearsals in Fort Worth, TX.
• The first rehearsal is Monday mid-morning of the convention week
• Chorus members are required to stay through the closing convention session on Friday
• If there is a conflicting award activity (i.e. Lone Star Degree recipient, Scholarship, etc), the student must get permission from the Chorus Director by Monday afternoon of convention
• The student is responsible for the cost of travel to/from Fort Worth, a portion of the lodging, and Official Dress, some meals and convention registration.
• The student is responsible for the chrous fee (2026 Fee Amount: TBD/ 2025 Fee Amount: $550) charge which covers registration, a portion of the lodging and expenses, including most meals. This charge will be placed on the Chapter's Roster Management account upon Advisor approval. Withdrawing from the Chorus after May 16th will still result in chrous fee being posted to your Chapter roster account balance. 

• Those who wish to apply for the National FFA Chorus will find application information and details on the National FFA Convention website.
• Texas FFA will NOT forward National chorus applications on to National FFA.
• National FFA Chorus/Band/Talent application deadline is [DATE].