MADRIGALS Audition information
AUDITION DATES:
NHS -- Week of May 13 (during Women's Choir, Concert Choir, and Madrigals classes)
RVMS -- Tuesday, May 7, 1st hour (block)
Below are the requirements for the audition. Requirements for acceptance into the group will be discussed at the audition as part of the interview/application. ALL STUDENTS MUST AUDITION -- EVEN CURRENT MADRIGALS MEMBERS.
1) PREPARED PART SONG -- You can download below the hymn Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven or pick up a copy from me at school. You must learn YOUR voice part to the hymn (e.g. if you are an alto, learn the alto part). At your audition, I will play the 3 OTHER voice parts, and you will have to sing YOUR voice part along with the other 3 as they are being played. Practice tracks are posted below. You will be judged in the following areas: Volume/Confidence, Pitch/Intonation, Note/Rhythmic Accuracy, and Diction (proper vowel/consonant formation).
2) SIGHT-SINGING -- You will have to sight-sing a very simple 8-measure melody, similar to what we have used in class from time to time. I use www.sightreadingfactory.com for our examples, which is a paid subscription website.
3) TONAL MEMORY -- I will play some simple melodies on the piano, and you will have to sing them back to me, without piano, on a neutral syllable (la, lu, mo, etc.).
4) TEACHER/COACH REFERENCE FORMS -- You will need to have 3 teachers/coaches fill out a reference form (available below or from me at school) and return it to me by Friday, April 26. Write your name on the form before you give it to the teacher/coach, and ask them to return the form to ME, not you.
NHS -- Week of May 13 (during Women's Choir, Concert Choir, and Madrigals classes)
RVMS -- Tuesday, May 7, 1st hour (block)
Below are the requirements for the audition. Requirements for acceptance into the group will be discussed at the audition as part of the interview/application. ALL STUDENTS MUST AUDITION -- EVEN CURRENT MADRIGALS MEMBERS.
1) PREPARED PART SONG -- You can download below the hymn Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven or pick up a copy from me at school. You must learn YOUR voice part to the hymn (e.g. if you are an alto, learn the alto part). At your audition, I will play the 3 OTHER voice parts, and you will have to sing YOUR voice part along with the other 3 as they are being played. Practice tracks are posted below. You will be judged in the following areas: Volume/Confidence, Pitch/Intonation, Note/Rhythmic Accuracy, and Diction (proper vowel/consonant formation).
2) SIGHT-SINGING -- You will have to sight-sing a very simple 8-measure melody, similar to what we have used in class from time to time. I use www.sightreadingfactory.com for our examples, which is a paid subscription website.
3) TONAL MEMORY -- I will play some simple melodies on the piano, and you will have to sing them back to me, without piano, on a neutral syllable (la, lu, mo, etc.).
4) TEACHER/COACH REFERENCE FORMS -- You will need to have 3 teachers/coaches fill out a reference form (available below or from me at school) and return it to me by Friday, April 26. Write your name on the form before you give it to the teacher/coach, and ask them to return the form to ME, not you.
AUDITION MATERIALS/FILES
| Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven |
| madrigalsreferenceform.pdf |
PREPARED PART SONG (Praise, my soul, the king of heaven)
Learn YOUR voice part. For the audition, I will play all the OTHER 3 voice parts, and you will have to sing your part along with the other three. You only need to sing ONE VERSE. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO MEMORIZE THIS.