Vocal Auditions 2007

Senior Auditions

Solo: Felix Mendelssohn- "The Nightingale"; SATB edited by Jeffrey Mason.

Sight Reading: The example will be in a comfortable range for each voice part. It will be in a major key, in 4/4 time. It will begin and end on the tonic. It will consist of scalar motion and triadic leaps. Rhythms may include whole, half, quarter and eighth notes, as well as dotted quarter/eighth combinations. Examples are posted below. Students will be given starting pitch and time to look at the example. All methods of sight singing are to be accepted; solfege, numbers, neutral syllable, etc.

Scales: Nine Note do-re-do scales. Suggested scales to be used in "A" & "B" rooms: Soprano: Low C - High G. Alto: Low A - High D. Tenor: Low C - High G. Bass: Low A - High D. Adjudicators give triad (tonality) and starting pitch, as well as a metronome click of quarter note = 100. Student initiates start.

"Music Minus One" CD recordings are posted below. All other questions can be answered by contacting Jeanne Parks at parksj@sps.springfield.ma.us

Female tenors will not be permitted to audition. There are no Double Voice Auditions.

Senior District Sight Reading Sample

The Nightingale Directions	The Nightingale SATB
The Nightingale ATB (Soprano Missing)	The Nightingale STB (Alto Missing)
The Nightingale SAB (Tenor Missing)	The Nightingale SAT (Bass Missing)

Junior Auditions

Girls: "Come Follow"(Traditional round; edited by Bolkovac) performed with CD of other parts. Music in various keys are posted below.

Boys: "Come Follow"(Traditional round; edited by Bolkovac) performed with CD of other parts. Music in various keys and CD are posted below.

Sight Reading: The example will be in a comfortable range for each voice part. It will be in a major key, in 4/4 time. It will begin and end on the tonic. It will consist almost entirely of scalar motion - any leaps will be to the tonic. Rhythms may include whole, half, quarter and eighth notes. Examples are posted below. All methods of sight singing are to be accepted; solfege, numbers, neutral syllable, etc.

Scales: Nine Note do-re-do scales. Suggested scales to be used in "A" & "B" rooms: Soprano I: F. Soprano II: D. Alto: Bb. Tenor: E. Bass: C. Adjudicators give triad (tonality) and starting pitch, as well as a metronome click of quarter note = 100. Student initiates start.
Rounds for Males and Females have been recorded in several different keys- please pick a key that is comfortable for each student. The round is to be sung once through with the recorded voice as the first phrase of the round (student starts at bar 9 and completes entire round once).

"Music Minus One" CD recordings are posted below. All other questions can be answered by contacting Jeanne Parks at parksj@sps.springfield.ma.us