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Audition Information
Auditions for Voices of the Valley take place in May, August, December, and January for new members. Auditions for the 2020-2021 season will take place on Friday, May 15 and August 7th from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Schwob School of Music on the Columbus State University Riverpark Campus.
To schedule an audition, please email us at voicesofthevalleychoir@gmail.com
See below for audition requirements
To schedule an audition, please email us at voicesofthevalleychoir@gmail.com
See below for audition requirements
Prima Voce:
Prerequisites:
Audition requirements:
Bella Voce:
Prerequisites:
Audition Requirements
Sola Voce:
Prerequisites:
***Any singer admitted into Sola Voce will be removed if he/she does not maintain these requirements.***
Audition requirements
Prerequisites:
- Singer must be 9 years of age.
- Singer must be able to match pitch.
- Singer must demonstrate ability to focus and take instruction.
Audition requirements:
- Singers will sing two simple vocal exercises taught by the director to test vocal ability.
- Singers will echo short 3-5 note passages as played by the director to demonstrate ability to hear and match pitch.
- Singers will prepare a song of their choosing with or without accompaniment. If accompanied, singer must provide instrumental recording or pianist. Tracks with vocal parts will not be accepted.
Bella Voce:
Prerequisites:
- Singer must have at least one year of chorister experience.
- Singer must attend the audition. Not attending will disqualify you from Bella Voce.
- Singer must have maintained the expectations as outlined in the choir handbook.
- Singer must have attended all concerts throughout the semester.
- Singer must have demonstrated adequate progress in the music education curriculum.
- Singer must be an independent sight reader.
- Singer must sing individually and independently in choir.
- Singer must demonstrate self-motivated practice at home in rehearsal.
Audition Requirements
- Singers will sing their major and minor (La based minor) scales with correct solfege and hand signs.
- Singers will sight read short 4-8 measure passages on correct solfege and with correct hand signs. Passages may include one or more of the following: whole notes, dotted half notes, quarter notes, dotted quarter notes, eighth notes, and sixteenth notes. In addition, the passage may be in a major or minor (La based minor) key and may include chromatic intervals.
- Singers will prepare the soprano line of the first verse of America (My Country Tis of Thee) without accompaniment and memorized. Click here for a midi recording.
Sola Voce:
Prerequisites:
- Singer must have been enrolled in Bella Voce for at least one year.
- Singer must have completed and turned in all application materials by the deadline.
- Singer must attend the audition. Not attending will disqualify you from Sola Voce.
- Singer must have maintained the expectations as outlined in the choir handbook.
- Singer must have attended all concerts throughout the semester.
- Singer must have demonstrated adequate progress in the music education curriculum.
- Singer must be an independent sight reader.
- Singer must sing individually and independently in choir.
- Singer must demonstrate self-motivated practice at home in rehearsal.
***Any singer admitted into Sola Voce will be removed if he/she does not maintain these requirements.***
Audition requirements
- Singers will sing their major, minor (La based minor), and chromatic scales with correct solfege and hand signs.
- Singers will sight read short 4-8 measure passages on correct solfege and with correct hand signs. Passages may include one or more of the following: whole notes, dotted half notes, quarter notes, dotted quarter notes, eighth notes, and sixteenth notes. In addition, the passage may be in a major or minor (La based minor) key and may include chromatic intervals.
- Singers will prepare the soprano line of the first verse of America (My Country Tis of Thee) without accompaniment and memorized. Click here for a midi recording.
| sola_voce_application.docx |
| 01_america.pdf |
| 01_america.mid |