Vocal Ensemble Auditions

Your audition will consist of 4 parts

  1. Brief warm-up to hear/place your voice.

  2. Song of your choice a cappella

  3. Tonal memory

  4. Sight singing

The brief warm-up will be directed by Mr. DS to find your voice placement (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass). There is no preparation needed for this step.

The song of your choice must be 16-32 measures (less than a minute) of a song of your choice. This song may be of any genre or style, whatever you feel shows off your voice the most, and will be sung a cappella or without accompaniment. If you do not have a choice of song, you can always sing Happy Birthday.

The tonal memory will be a series of notes that Mr. DS will play on the piano, and you will sing them back.

The sight singing will be 4 measures of music that you will have a starting pitch and a minute to look at before singing back.

Each of these parts of the audition is to assess your strengths and weaknesses in how you learn music - practice, memory, and music reading. People learn music in many different ways; you do not need to be perfect at any or all of these aspects to have a successful audition. Your best is all we can ask for. 

FAQs

  1. Do I need to bring anything to the audition? No, just prepare for the above audition parts as best you can, we will have everything you need here.

  2. Is there a score sheet for the judging? Yes, there is a Vocal Ensemble Audition Score Sheet that shows the points for each section.

  3. What is a "passing score" to get into Vocal Ensemble? A passing score would be a 65 out of 81 possible points. You may request your score sheet once results are posted.

  4. When will I know if I made it into Vocal? Results will be emailed to you within the week of your audition. *Results may change due to class sizes and part availability

  5. What if I don't make it into vocal ensemble? We invite all who audition to be in our Concert Choir, our entry-level mixed voice choir that focuses on building technique and musicianship through a wide variety of music ranging from traditional to popular musical theater and Disney. This group performs in the choir concerts and on and off-campus events, as well as in festivals around Orange County. 

  6. Are there more times available for auditions than what is listed? We may hold additional auditions if necessary. If you cannot make any of these times, or you would like to audition early, please reach out to Mr. Duncan-Schwartz at aduncanschwartz@fjuhsd.org so we can schedule another time.

  7. What if I have extra questions? Please feel free to reach out to Mr. Duncan-Schwartz at aduncanschwartz@fjuhsd.org or use our CONTACT page.