MMEA Western District
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2010 Vocal Auditions |
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| Solo: "I Know a Young Maiden Wondrous Fair";
Orlando di Lasso;
Edited by Henry Clough-Leighter;
SATB;
ECS Publishing;
Catalog No. 1606
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: Two nine note do-re-do scales. Suggested scales to be used in "A" & "B" rooms: Soprano: C and F. Alto: A and middle C. Tenor: C and F. Bass: A and 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 Ann-Marie Desautelle at adesautelle@cbrsd.org Female tenors will not be permitted to audition. There are no Double Voice Auditions.
Senior District Sight Reading Sample
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| Junior Auditions
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Boys: "Hey, Ho, Nobody Home" to be performed as a round with the recording (please use the downloads provided below - CDs will not be burned). Pick the key that best suits your singer. This is the recording that will be used in your audition. 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: One nine note do-re-do scale. 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 Ann-Marie Desautelle at adesautelle@cbrsd.org
Junior District Sight Reading Sample Hey, Ho, Nobody Home; C minor (PDF)
Hey, Ho, Nobody Home; E minor (PDF)
Hey, Ho, Nobody Home; G minor (PDF)
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