If chosen, 9th grade string players must reaudition for placement at the festival, but are not eligible to progress to Region State Band or Orchestra. At the beginning of the audition period, at district festival reauditions, students' folders of music will be collected and placed in the audition room. When the student enters the room, he will pick up his folder, and take direction from the audition committee on what to perform. Adjudication will be made on the student's playing of the audition passages once through. In case of emergency, such as the ringing of a school bell or other strong distraction, adjudicators may direct the student to stop and begin again.
Students come into the reaudition in an unranked order.
Final ranking in festival reauditions will be based on score results, regardless of part. Folders will not be switched for the concert, but the higher scoring students will go on to Regions. Therefore, judges must try to choose musical passages that will equally judge the ability of every student on every part. At the District Festival, any student judged to be unprepared may be sent home. A consultation among the host director, the student's director, and the district president may result in the student being asked to play passages again before these three, in order to determine whether the student is prepared at all to take part in the festival.