School Year

2011-2012

April 4, 2011

5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Dance Audition Performing Arts Center Stage

6:00 p.m – 9:00 p.m. Vocal Auditions

April 7, 2011 POSTING OF ACE 2011 – 2012

For Dance Audition:

·  The dance audition will be in two parts.

1.  You will be taught a dance routine as a group; you will then perform in small groups of 3 or 4.

2.  You will freestyle dance for 30 seconds to a song of your choosing.

3.  A CD playback is available.

For Vocal Audition:

1.  Sing a Major Scale. ( do re mi fa sol la ti do)

2.  Sing a Chromatic Scale

3.  Sing a 90 second solo of your choosing. If using a CD, no background vocals are allowed. If singing with a piano accompaniment, you must provide the printed music.

4.  Take a short music theory test

5.  Interview with a panel of current ACE members

6.  Match pitch on piano. For example, a series of notes will be played on the piano and you will vocally repeat the notes.

7.  Share a brief statement on your goals in this group and what you feel you can bring to the group and what you expect to gain from ACE.

TEACHER RECOMMENDATIONS:

You will need to have two teacher recommendations from Linden High School. For incoming freshmen, you will need two teacher recommendations from 8th grade teachers. These forms can be downloaded from the website. These forms will need to be presented on evening of audition.

If you have any questions you may contact Mr. Kell at

ACE (Advanced Choral Ensemble)

1.  ACE Show Choir is an auditioned choir specialized in song and dance. Students will be required to dance while they sing, no exceptions. Students unwilling to do this should be in Chorale which is a traditional singing choir only.

2.  The audition is based on singing ability, theory knowledge and dancing experience. The audition for entrance into this organization is based on pitch recognition, vocal tone, participation, dance routine, written examination and reliability to a performing organization.

3.  Performance dress will be: selected Show Choir outfits that are used for two consecutive years.

4.  Being a member of Show Choir includes several expectations. We will be sighting singing, solo singing, and performing music and will be graded on the assignments according to your ability and improvement.

5.  ACE meets the U.C. and state college admission requirements for fine arts.