7-8th grade TREBLE CLEF AUDITIONS 2016

TO AUDITION STUDENTS
1. Prepare three SEPARATE MP3 files for each student using these guidelines:
NOTE: Mrs. Gedler will assist with this AT STILWELL before and after school, and Saturday Sept 17
TO AUDITION STUDENTS
1. Prepare three SEPARATE MP3 files for each student using these guidelines:
Track 1: Sing an ascending and descending ONE OCTAVE major scale.
Students may choose to use solfège, numbers, or a neutral syllable unaccompanied
(Beginning pitches for each voice part are stated below.)
Soprano 1: beginning on G (above middle C)
Soprano 2: beginning on E (above middle C)
Alto 1: beginning on C (middle C)
Alto 2: beginning on A (below middle C)

Track 2: Sing the first verse of "America" (My Country 'tis of Thee) unaccompanied
(Beginning pitches for each voice part are stated below.)
Soprano 1: beginning on G (above middle C)
Soprano 2: beginning on E (above middle C)
Alto 1: beginning on C (middle C)
Alto 2: beginning on A (below middle C)

Track 3: Audition excerpt (selected from 2016 Opus literature) unaccompanied.

*Gaudete, SSA, arr. Michael Engelhardt PLEASE READ Instructions Carefully
All voices will start on beat one of measure 38 and sing through measure 59 (lines labeled S.I, S.II, & A
- no audition on the Small Group).
NO repeat between measures 38-41.
Take the repeat as written at the end of measure 46.
Soprano II take top note between measures 53-59.
Alto I and II take split between measures 57-59.
Tempo: Half note = 70-90
*A pronunciation guide for this excerpt is located on the weebly website on the opus page.