MMEA Western District
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Vocal Auditions 2008 |
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| Solo: "My Heart Doth Beg You'll Not Forget", Orlando DiLasso, Published by E. C. Schirmer.
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 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. "Music Minus One" CD recordings are posted below. All other questions can be answered by contacting Kayla Werlin at kaylawerlin@yahoo.com Female tenors will not be permitted to audition. There are no Double Voice Auditions.
Senior District Chorus practice files Senior District Sight Reading Sample
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| Junior Auditions
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Boys: Viva la Musica by Michael Praetorius to be performed as a round with the recording (CDs will not be burned and distributed). Pick the key that best suits your singer. The round should be sung once through with the recording providing the first voice. The auditioner enters at bar 3 and completes the round. |
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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.
"Music Minus One" CD recordings are posted below. All other questions can be answered by contacting Kayla Werlin at kaylawerlin@yahoo.com
Junior District Sight Reading Sample
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