At your choral audition you will need to prepare the following:
“Oh Shenandoah” in the key of your choosing. You will sing “Oh Shenandoah” without accompaniment.
Your director will need to fill out the Director’s Recommendation Form prior to your on-campus audition.
During your on-campus audition, you will be assessed in the following areas:
- Ability to sight-read in both major and minor keys using solfege (Movable or fixed do)(Do or La based minor)
- Ability to sight-read from a choral octavo on a voice part that corresponds to your voice
- Ability to read rhythms in both duple and compound meters
- Tonal Memory
- Ability to hear notes within chords of varying quality (major, minor, diminished, quartal, etc.)
- Vocal tone
- Intonation
- Vocal Range/Tessitura
- Singing Technique
Students who do not plan to be a music major, but wish to sing in SAU choirs, do not need to prepare another solo.
For perspective voice majors: Sing a prepared piece suitable for recital or contest. You might consider a selection from 24 Italian Songs and Arias, the First Book of Soprano/Mezzo/Tenor/Baritone Songs, or the Selected Solos for Contest series. Please bring a CD of the accompaniment with you to your audition as well as an extra copy of your music.
Register for your audition following this link to register on one of the advertised audition days or by emailing Dr. Justin Nelson at justinnelson@saumag.edu.
