• ASA Judge Interest Form 2026-2027

  • We’re excited to see your interest in joining our judge pool! While selection isn’t guaranteed, expressing interest gives you a great chance to get involved. We encourage you to fill out this form with as much information as you can about your background and experience - you might be exactly who we’re looking for! If you are selected to be a part of our judge pool, we will contact you with next steps.

    If you have filled out the form in previous years, you do not need to submit it again!

    Feel free to reach out to judging@desiacappella.org if you have any questions!


  • You can apply to be judges for either our virtual audition videos (between October and November 2027), our in-person bid competitions (between January and March 2027) or All-American Awaaz, our national championship (in April 2027, date and location TBA).  We are looking for judges proficient in a cappella, South Asian music forms, and/or Western music forms. 

    Virtual audition video judges must have been former members of collegiate South Asian A Cappella teams, and their last term as an active team member must be prior to July 2025.

    In-person bid competition judges need not be former members of collegiate South Asian A cappella teams. If they are, their last term as an active team member must be prior to July 2024. 

  • I am interested in being considered for:*
  • If interested in being a virtual audition video judge, do you have a preference for the rounds/dates? (Please do keep in mind that there is a chance we have to move you around based on our overall judge distribution.)*

  • General Information

  • Date of Birth*
     - -
    2 digit month, 2 digit day, 4 digit year
  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • What is your preferred method of communication?*

  • Expertise & Affiliation Questions

  • Have you ever been affiliated with an a cappella team (South Asian or Western)?*

  • If 'Yes', please provide the following information below

    1. Team name(s), college/university affiliation
    2. Years of affiliation
    3. Roles held (including roles held as an alum)

    Example:
    [Team Name, College/University affiliation]
    2014-2016: Team member
    2016-2018: Choreo Director, Beatboxer
    2018-2019: Arranger and Team Advisor (as an alum)

  • Do you plan to write arrangements for any teams in the South Asian A Cappella circuit this year?*
  • Where did you find this form?*
  • Please select the areas of your experience.*

  • South Asian A Cappella

    Please note that some options may not be mutually exclusive; if more than one applies for a question, select the furthest option down the list that best reflects your experience.
  • Performance Duration*
  • Performance Setting*
  • Arranging Extent*
  • Arranging Type*
  • Arrangement Recognition*
  • Conduct/Teach Duration*
  • Conduct/Teach Setting*
  • Led tech time at competition*
  • Audio mixing*
  • Live audio engineering*
  • Beatbox*
  • Beatbox Awards*
  • Choreography/Performance Direction*

  • Non-South Asian Contemporary A Cappella

    Please note that some options may not be mutually exclusive; if more than one applies for a question, select the furthest option down the list that best reflects your experience.
  • Performance Duration*
  • Performance Setting*
  • Arrange/Compose*
  • Arranging Type*
  • Arrangement Recognition*
  • Conduct/Teach Duration*
  • Conduct/Teach Setting*
  • Led tech time at competition*
  • Audio Mixing*
  • Live audio engineering*
  • Beatbox*
  • Beatbox Awards*
  • Choreography/Performance Direction*

  • Chamber Choir

    Please note that some options may not be mutually exclusive; if more than one applies for a question, select the furthest option down the list that best reflects your experience.
  • Performance Duration*
  • Arrange/Compose*
  • Conduct/Teach*

  • Other Vocal Ensemble (Musical Theatre, Show Choir, Gospel Choir, etc.)

  • Performance Duration*
  • Arrange/Compose*
  • Conduct/Teach*

  • South Asian Classical - Hindustani (Vocal)

    Please note that some options may not be mutually exclusive; if more than one applies for a question, select the furthest option down the list that best reflects your experience.
  • Training Duration*
  • Performance Duration*
  • Formal Accomplishments*

  • South Asian Classical - Carnatic (Vocal)

    Please note that some options may not be mutually exclusive; if more than one applies for a question, select the furthest option down the list that best reflects your experience.
  • Training Duration*
  • Performance Duration (>30 min sets)*
  • Formal Accomplishments*

  • South Asian Classical - Other (Vocal)

  • Training Duration*
  • Performance Duration*
  • Formal Accomplishments*

  • South Asian Contemporary - Film (Vocal)

    Please note that some options may not be mutually exclusive; if more than one applies for a question, select the furthest option down the list that best reflects your experience.
  • Performance Duration*
  • Arrange/Compose*
  • Playback Singing*
  • Live Performance*
  • Awards*

  • South Asian Contemporary - Folk (Vocal)

    Please note that some options may not be mutually exclusive; if more than one applies for a question, select the furthest option down the list that best reflects your experience.
  • Performance Duration*
  • Live Performance*

  • South Asian Contemporary - Other (Vocal, With Band / Backing Track)

    Please note that some options may not be mutually exclusive; if more than one applies for a question, select the furthest option down the list that best reflects your experience.
  • Performance Duration*
  • Live Performance*

  • Non-South Asian Classical (Opera, etc.) (Vocal)

    Please note that some options may not be mutually exclusive; if more than one applies for a question, select the furthest option down the list that best reflects your experience.
  • Training Duration*
  • Performance Duration*
  • Arrange/Compose*
  • Formal Education*
  • Live Performance*

  • Non-South Asian Contemporary Solo (Vocal)

    Please note that some options may not be mutually exclusive; if more than one applies for a question, select the furthest option down the list that best reflects your experience.
  • Training Duration*
  • Performance Duration*
  • Compose (Originals)*
  • Live Performance (>15 min set)*
  • Recorded Music*

  • Instrumental

  • Dance

    Please note that some options may not be mutually exclusive; if more than one applies for a question, select the furthest option down the list that best reflects your experience.
  • Training Duration*
  • Performance Duration*
  • Choreography*

  • Audio Production (non-A Cappella)

    Please note that some options may not be mutually exclusive; if more than one applies for a question, select the furthest option down the list that best reflects your experience.
  • Please select your experience: *
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  • Thank you for your time!

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