Once accepted to the High School Conservatory, students must submit a placement video to be considered for
partial, merit-based scholarships and to give the faculty the opportunity to evaluate your level in order to
better prepare for each student’s individualized instruction.
Please see the below instructions for what to include, how to record and how to submit your placement video.
Please use the highest quality recording equipment available to you. For best results, place your recording
device on a stationary object, such as a table. Students must please submit placement videos within 14 days of
receiving their acceptance email.
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What to include
- Start your recording device and state:
- Your full name
- The major that you have applied for
- The campus where you were accepted (NY, LA or both LA & NY)
- The date of your audition recording.
How to Record
Please use the highest quality recording equipment available to you. For best results, place your recording
device on a stationary object, such as a tripod or table. Prior to recording, test that you are in focus and
well lit, and that your video is free from distracting background noise. Please note: If you are submitting for
Dance Theatre programs, do not tape a close-up; please have your entire body (from head to toe) in the frame.
- ONCE YOU ARE READY TO RECORD YOUR PERFORMANCE, START YOUR RECORDING DEVICE AND STATE:
- The date you are recording your audition
- Your full name
- The city and country where you live
- The program, campus, session and discipline for which you are applying
- The titles of the pieces you will perform
- When you are finished with your audition performance, please announce that you have reached the end
of the submission, restate your name, and stop your recording device.
How to Submit
When your video audition is complete, upload your video to YouTube and update the privacy to UNLISTED (click here for instructions). Do NOT set the video as Private.
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- Please email your link directly to highschoolvideo@amda.edu with "AMDA Placement Video: Your name, campus, program, session, and discipline" in the subject line. For example: "Placement Video: Sally Smith, Los Angeles, High School Summer Conservatory (On-Campus), Session 1, Dance".
- Please test the link before you send it. You can log out of YouTube and send the link to a second email address you may have or to a family member
- If you have problems uploading your Unlisted video to YouTube, please go to here for help, or contact AMDA's High School Conservatory Office Directly at highschool@amda.edu