SCVA Choir Audition

12-16 High School Students will be Selected to Perform at the Honor Choir Weekend

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Choir Audition Details

  • Only online audition submissions will be accepted.
  • Selected students will rehearse together over the honor choir rehearsal dates of Thurs-Friday Nov. 21st and 22nd in Redlands, CA and perform in an “Honor Choir Concert Performance” on November 22, 2019.
  • Students must attend all two days of rehearsals leading to the performance. Students are selected for one choir only, VJCA Choir or SATB, SSAA or TTBB Choir.
  • Your school music director must be a member of SCVA in order for you to participate. To join, go to scvachoral.org.
  • Deadline for Online Submission: Sunday, SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2019 11:59PM.

 

Online Auditions

Register

Register for the SCVA Honor Choir Auditions by clicking here. ($20 reg fee)

Record

Record a new audition piece to be reviewed by SVCA judges. Instructions

Upload

Upload your recording to SoundCloud and then add it to your application on CSMusic.net. Instructions


Online audition should include:

      1. Chromatic Scale (one octave, eighth notes at quarter = 120)
      2. Blues Scale (one octave, eighth notes at quarter = 120)
      3. Major Scale Both scales ascending and descending, your choice of syllables
      4. Major triad followed by minor triad starting on middle C
      5. One standard (or any song) sung a cappella of your choice.
      6. “Even the Pain” arr. By Greg Jasperse, Section G (listening examples provided)*If you want to show a challenging performance, sing I-J – judges will take either example (G or I-J)Letter G Listening Example Practice Tracks (you may practice with these but must perform the audition without accompaniment/strictly a cappella.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItlQTRotrFk&fbclid=IwAR0xKsBYRJHepj_e-zab5JMIDbz7wVB-SpQJjubUMiALA6KqTWmruzCsslw(
      7. Optional track (walk a bass line or demonstrate vocal percussion)
        (Sing the voice part a cappella for which you are auditioning)

Practice Examples

 

  • DEADLINE FOR ONLINE SUBMISSION: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2019 11:59PM.

    For more information contact Christine Tavares-Mocha at cmocha@hartdistrict.org.

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