AUDITION PROCEDURES
For Advanced, Intermediate and Musicianship:
Saturday, June 18 10:00 AM – 2 PM
Sunday, June 19 1:30 – 3:30 PM
Saturday, June 25 10:00 AM – noon
Sunday, June 26 1:30 – 3:30 PM
Auditions for Young Men's Ensemble will be on June 25 only.
The audition location: Corpus Christi Church, 234 Southern Boulevard, Chatham
Students will be auditioned in groups of 2 to 3. The Director will consider the quality of the voice and intonation (singing in tune) along with the quality of musicianship. If accepted, we use the musical information from the audition to determine placement within the choral program. You do not have to know everything to pass the audition!
QUALIFICATIONS:
Advanced, Young Men’s Ensemble and Intermediate Choruses
- Range
- Vocal Quality
- Singing in canon
- Tonal and rhythmic memory testing
- Students must sing a song of their choice: the piece must be memorized, at least 16 measures long, and may be sung a cappella or accompanied (bring a copy of your music)
- Sight-reading: 8 measures
- Identify written music symbols such as time signatures and key signatures
Musicianship Training Class
- Range
- Pitch-matching exercises
- Rhythm exercises
- Vocal quality
- Students must sing a song of their choice (bring a copy of your music, if accompanied)
IMPORTANT: Please arrive 15 minutes before the audition to complete the paperwork. You are expected to be warmed up vocally ahead of time. At least one parent must accompany each child to the audition.
AUDITION INFORMATION
Please bring:
1 small photo
$25.00 audition fee
Sheet music for audition piece, if necessary
Optional: A letter of recommendation from your music teacher