Student Auditions and National Student Auditions

This is a annual competition that is open to NATS members and students of NATS members. Singers who participate in the high school, college, and advanced classical and musical theatre categories begin by performing at the state and regional auditions. Five singers from each regional category advance to a national online screening round adjudicated by a panel of national judges. Fourteen singers from each of the fourteen categories (plus the Hall Johnson Spirituals Competition during conference years) advance to the semifinal round where three singers from each category are selected to sing in a final round.  The national semifinal and final rounds are held in conjunction with the NATS Summer Workshop.

National Association of Teachers of Singing Artist Award

This is a biennial competition that is open only to NATS members and students of NATS members. Preliminary competitions are held at the regional level, with one winner emerging from each of the 14 NATS regions. The 14 semifinalists then gather at the site of the NATS Winter Workshop (January 5-7, 2018 in New York City) for the final two rounds of the competition. The winner will then perform at the 55th NATS National Conference to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, June 22-26, 2018.

The National Musical Theater Competition

The only national competition for the music theater soloist. This competition is open to NATS members and non-NATS members. Preliminary auditions occur in the fall around the country and online.

NATS Hall Johnson Spirituals Competition

This is a biennial competition that is open only to NATS members and students of NATS members. Region auditions occur throughout the year with some regions holding the regional auditions in the Fall of the preceding year.  The competition wishes to encourage high excellence in the performance of this genre, and to this end, the Hall Johnson Collection at Rowan University will provide a cash award of $2000 for the best performance of a Hall Johnson Spiritual at the biennial national convention from 2016–2036.​

​NATS Art Song Composition Award

This is an annual award. NATS offers a cash award, plus a performance of the winning composition at a NATS Conference, to the composer of the winning song cycle, group of songs, or extended single song. Competition is open to any composer whose submitted work meets the prescribed requirements, and who pays the competition entry fee.