2014 NJ Elementary & Junior High Honor Choirs NJ - Music Educators Association & American Choral Directors Association
& ELEMENTARY Audition Instructions &
These directions are for the ELEMENTARY HONOR CHOIR ONLY. See the next page for Junior High instructions. Follow these directions exactly. Failure to adhere to these specific instructions will result in disqualification of the auditioning singer. Remember that each school or organization may submit up to 16 sets of audition materials. However, care should be taken to only submit tapes which represent a substantial amount of preparation.
Elementary Honor Choir
STARTING PITCHES (note: C2 = 8va abovemiddle C)
Vocalise
Elementary Honor Choir: Sing the 2 indicated vocalises:
Voice Part Pitch
Treble I 1. E above mC 2. C2
Treble II 1. middle C 2. Bb above mC
“Dona Nobic Pacem” solo Sing the solo
(found on the application form) with the following starting pitches:
Voice Part Key Treble I
Ab Treble II F
Starting Pitch Eb above C2
C2
1. APPLICATION FORM (see page 4 for Form) • Duplicate as needed. Complete thoroughly and legibly.
2. PREPARING TO RECORD THE AUDITION CD • Use only new, quality CD and quality recording equipment. • Only the student’s voice may appear on the CD. At no time may sounds, instruments or voices assist the student during singing.
• Starting pitches only may be given by pitch pipe, accurately tuned piano or voice.
3. LABELING THE AUDITION CD • CD’s must be in commercial cases. • Only 1 singer may be recorded per CD. • Label BOTH the CD and case with only: a. The singer’s name b. The singer’s voice part
4. RECORDING THE AUDITION CD • The recorded audition has 3 parts which must appear in the order listed: I. SPOKEN INTRODUCTION. At the beginning of the CD, in a clear voice, the singer (not the teacher) must speak the following sentence, filling blanks with appropriate information: “My name is ____, I am in the ____ grade, and I am auditioning for the voice part of ____.” II. VOCALISE. As indicated in the column at the left, elementary applicants will sing the two printed vocalises, using the two starting pitches indicated in the column at left. The initial pitch must sound prior to the sung scale. All vocalises must be sung a cappella. The vocalise is printed on the staff below. The student will introduce each vocalise by speaking the following sentence, filling the blank with the pitch name: “My starting pitch for this vocalise is ____ .”
Ill. “Dona Nobis Pacem” (see Application Form for solo). The song must be sung a cappella. Starting pitches are given in the column at the left. The initial pitch must sound prior to the sung solo. The student will introduce the solo by speaking the following sentence, filling the blank with the appropriate information: My starting pitch for “Dona Nobis Pacem” is ____.”
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