District III

7th & 8th Grade Honors Festival Audition Music

Chorus

2010-11

 
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7th & 8th Grade Audition Band Requirements

District III 7th & 8th Grade Vocal Auditions

 

The 7th & 8th grade choral audition piece this year is: The Water is Wide

 

    • To be sung from memory with the accompaniment in the appropriate key for the student's voice part.
    • Students need to be able to tell the judge which key they would like for the accompaniment.
    • Adjustments may be made to a baritone's music to make it accessible to the boy's changing voice.
    • The student should present a copy of what he is going to sing to the judge.
    • Please do not violate any copyright laws when making that copy.
    • Humming is not allowed, students must use the words from Get America Singing...Again
    • The required lyrics and melody will be provided on this web site.

    Keys for The Water is Wide

    Soprano: A or B flat
    Alto: E flat or F
    Baritone: any key

    Download .pdf music

    Download mp3 accompaniment files

Sight Singing

    • All students will sight sing as part of the audition.
    • Music will be provided at the audition that adheres to the following established guidelines:


    * The example begins and ends on do.
    * The range is from do to sol.
    * The example uses stepwise motion except for do-mi-sol skips, up and/or down.
    * The example is four measures in 4/4 time.
    * Half, quarter, and eighth notes will be included.
    * Sing using solfege, numbers, other syllables.
    * Humming is not allowed (mouth must be open).
    * Sight reading is written in the key of F (treble clef for sopranos and altos, and bass clef for baritones).
    * Students will begin on the same pitch as they began their scale.

Scale

    • Sopranos and altos will proceed to a different room and judge for the scale (1st) and sight singing (2nd) portion of the audition.
    • Students will sing any major scale, up and down, using solfege syllables, numbers, or la.
    • Humming is not allowed. Mouth must be open. ("Ah" is fine. Vowels for a lovely sound and some consonants for articulation are definitely recommended!.)
    • Students must tell the judge what pitch they would like to start the scale on.

If you have questions about judging, contact Tracy Wright

If you have questions about band scheduling and registration , contact: Emily Widdoes

 

 

For further details, refer to the District III website