Choir Audition Materials
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR CHOIR APPLICANTS
Prepare the audition material listed here. The key is preparation. You may use a metronome to set tempo, but may not use it while playing. PLAY YOUR AUDITION AS CLOSE TO THE INDICATED METRONOME SPEEDS AS POSSIBLE. Points are deducted for going faster or slower than indicated.
Vocal auditionees are only allowed to submit one vocal audition. Violation of this rule will result in disqualification.
Record your auditions. Name and save the recordings to your hard drive. Each exercise must be recorded as a separate file.
All auditions must be completed and uploaded by October 16, 2022. Email your audition to [email protected]
Audition Exercises:
All exercises and the song are to be sung unaccompanied. The pitch should be given only once before each exercise. Each exercise should be recorded into a separate file.
Sing following scale, ascending and descending, using the syllables "do re mi fa sol la ti do". Do not repeat the high "do" upon descending. You may take a breath, if needed. Sing the exercise with each note m.m. 100.
Soprano I: F (first space treble staff)
Soprano II: D (above middle C)
Alto I: A (below middle C)
Alto II: G (below middle C)
Tenor I: Eb (third space bass staff)
Tenor II: C (octave below middle C)
Bass I: G (first line bass staff)
Bass II: F (first space below bass staff)
Sing following scale, ascending and descending, using the syllables "do re mi fa sol la ti do". Do not repeat the high "do" upon descending. You may take a breath, if needed. Sing the exercise with each note m.m. 100.
Soprano I: A (second space treble staff)
Soprano II: G (second line treble staff)
Alto I: Eb (first line treble staff)
Alto II: D (above middle C)
Tenor I: G (fourth space bass staff)
Tenor II: E (third space bass staff)
Bass I: D (third line bass staff)
Bass II: C (octave below middle C)
Vocalize the scale pattern "8-5-3-1" using the word "I love to sing", each pitch at m.m. 120. At the end of the pattern, sing the exercise again 1/2 step higher. Repeat the exercise again another 1/2 step higher, etc. for a total of six renditions of the pattern. Do not vocalize the 1/2 step transition at the end of each pattern.
Soprano: begin on C (third space)
Alto: begin on G (second line)
Tenor: begin on C (middle C)
Bass: begin on G (fourth space bass staff)
Sing unaccompanied the melody and word of "America the Beautiful" (Oh beautiful for spacious skies) first stanza only. Use the following keys at m.m.100.
Soprano I & Tenor I: key of D (start on A)
Soprano II & Tenor II: key of C (start on G)
Alto I & Bass I: key of B (start on F#)
Alto II & Bass II: key of A (start on E)