Interested in auditioning for the Sherwood Children’s Chorus, Footnotes,Notables, or the Sherwood Chorale? Here’s what you need to know!
Youth Choir Auditions
Children’s Chorus (4th-5th Grade)
New members only need to audition. Returning members do not need to re-audition, but need to notify the director via e-mail before June 8. Registrations and tuition payment information will be sent after Jun 8.
Auditions for the Children’s Chorus new members will be held Sept. 5,6 7:00 PM at the Sherwood High Choir room.
Come prepared to sing the first verse of “My Country Tis of Thee”, echo/match groupings of 3 random pitches, and sing a simple 5 note scale. Students will audition in groups of 2-4, and will not be asked to sing alone.
Rehearsals begin the week of September 11, 2012, and continue until May 2013.
Sherwood Girls Choir (6-9th Grade) and Noteworthy Boys Choir
Auditions will be September 5 and 6, 2012 in the Sherwood High School choir room. Sign-ups will be available in August. Come prepared to sing “My Country Tis of Thee, or a song of your choice –accompanied. Echo/match groupings of 3 random pitches, and sing an 8 note descending scale.
Notables and Footnotes Choirs (6-9th Grade)
Prerequisite—1-2 or more years of choir experience.
This is a 2 part audition for Notables and 3 part audition for Footnotes. Students may specify which choir they would prefer to be in. Please sign up for an audition time: Notables and Footnotes Audition Sign-Ups.
Sing:
- Sing a prepared song, such as the chorus of “Singin’ in the Rain’, or 16 bars of a song of your choice, accompanied.
- Sing while using solfege hand signals this pattern: do re mi, re mi fa, mi fa sol, fa sol la, sol la ti, la ti do, ti do re, do– —. Then reverse the pattern, do ti la, ti la sol…etc., and sing back down to “do”.
- Sight sing a short “song” on solfege syllables reading hand signals, not music.
Write:
- Complete a short written test on very basic music theory, vocal technique and choir etiquette.
Dance (Footnotes only):
- Learn a short dance combination at the audition, and then dance in pairs for the final audition piece.
Choir Auditions Times
Notables/Footnotes vocal and written
May 24 3:00-5:00 PM Portable #40 Sherwood Middle School
Footnotes/Notables dance audition, make up vocal auditions
May 31 3:00-5:00 PM Portable #40 Sherwood Middle School
Notables, Children’s, Noteworthy and Sherwood Chorale
Sept. 5,6 7:00 PM Sherwood High Choir room
Sherwood Chorale
Auditions will be September 5 and 6, 2012. If you’re an adult or high school student auditioning for the Sherwood Chorale, please bring a prepared solo, your own music, and if possible, your own accompanist. You should choose a song that represents your vocal abilities well, and is in choral style, not pop music style. We’re looking for singers that blend well, have accurate intonations and rhythm, and can read music. In addition, you’ll be asked to sing some vocal exercises, including a major scale pattern. Please remember, we’re all doing this to enjoy the arts and have some fun, so we’ll do everything we can to make you feel at ease during your audition. Really… we don’t bite! Sign up for an audition time here: Sherwood Chorale. Please bring a completed audition application form with you to your audition.
