REHEARSAL TRACKS
HOW TO PRACTICE
- Download the practice track for your voice part (files are below)
- Start by writing in the solfege for every note in your part on the sheet music.
- Then write in the counts so that you know when to come in on some of those long pauses.
- Then go listen to the practice track for your part and sing through the piece MANY times until you can sing your part perfectly with and without the practice track and without looking at the music.
- Then practice often using the "full accompaniment" track.
- Then go back to the sheet music and highlight every dynamics (volume) marking --then sing the piece often paying special attention to following the dynamic markings
- Then think about phrasing -- where are you going to breathe. Mark your breath places in the music being sure that you aren't breathing in the middle of a word or in the middle of a musical phrase.
SOPRANO | |
File Size: | 3954 kb |
File Type: | mp3 |
ALTO | |
File Size: | 4189 kb |
File Type: | mp3 |
TENOR | |
File Size: | 4399 kb |
File Type: | mp3 |
BASS | |
File Size: | 4414 kb |
File Type: | mp3 |
FULL ACCOMPANIMENT | |
File Size: | 4004 kb |
File Type: | mp3 |
NCHC AUDITION PROCESS
What are the judges looking for?
Be sure to read through everything above. One additional thing I'd add would be is to practice singing the audition piece for as many people as possible and in as many uncomfortable situations as possible. Sing it for your parents, your friends, your youth group. You will be singing this piece in front of everyone in Honors Chorus -- alone.
Here is the rubric the judges will be using to evaluate you. Make sure you read through the different categories.
Sight Reading
The main thing that usually makes or breaks a successful Honors Chorus audition is the sight reading. So make sure you are confident in your sight reading by practicing everyday. Spend at least 5 mins each day until the audition day sightsinging on your own. We will be sight reading examples in class that are way harder than the audition examples, so you will be more than prepared when you go to audition. Here are some examples to get you started:
Example from 2014 auditions
Many random sight singing examples
Middle School Sightsinging packet (start on page 5)
Be sure to read through everything above. One additional thing I'd add would be is to practice singing the audition piece for as many people as possible and in as many uncomfortable situations as possible. Sing it for your parents, your friends, your youth group. You will be singing this piece in front of everyone in Honors Chorus -- alone.
Here is the rubric the judges will be using to evaluate you. Make sure you read through the different categories.
Sight Reading
The main thing that usually makes or breaks a successful Honors Chorus audition is the sight reading. So make sure you are confident in your sight reading by practicing everyday. Spend at least 5 mins each day until the audition day sightsinging on your own. We will be sight reading examples in class that are way harder than the audition examples, so you will be more than prepared when you go to audition. Here are some examples to get you started:
Example from 2014 auditions
Many random sight singing examples
Middle School Sightsinging packet (start on page 5)