Please Bring This Paper at Your Audition with Your Parent Signature and a Printout Of

PLEASE BRING THIS PAPER AT YOUR AUDITION WITH YOUR PARENT SIGNATURE AND A PRINTOUT OF 2nd QUARTER GRADES ON SKYWARD.

AUDITION

Students will sign up for an audition time. If auditioning for A Cappella, please list your partner of the opposite sex. All students will have their range heard and do a short rhythm and sight-singing exercise to determine their musical skill level. Students who have not yet participated in the choral department will sing “My Country ‘Tis of Thee.”

Westlake Choral Audition Form

NAME

Year in school (next year) 11 12

Please check the choir(s) for which you would like to be considered:

A Cappella (A2) Please list partner’s name

Women’s Choir (A4)

Men’s Choir (B7)

If you aren’t put in A Cappella because either the balance or your musical development doesn’t permit it for the coming year, are you willing to be considered for Men’s/Women’s Choir?

Yes No

If you checked no, is there a reason why you aren’t willing to sing in Men’s/Women’s Choir?

Please list previous choral experience:

Do you study voice privately? If yes, with whom?

Please list any instruments you feel you play competently.

Please list any other activities you think you may be involved in next year that may conflict with your choral obligations.

Please answer the following questions:

YES NO

Can you commit to good attendance and being on time?

Can you commit to excellent rehearsal etiquette which

includes no cell phone use, gum-chewing, or unnecessary talking?

Can you commit to the extra rehearsals that are necessary for the

first concert?

A Cappella, Men’s Choir and Women’s Choir are year-long class.

Can you commit to being in the ensemble the full year?

Can you commit to participating in the 3 Monday night concerts

scheduled through the year?

Do you and your family understand why admission is charged

for the first concert?

Do you have your parent permission slip?

Do you have a printout of your grades?

I have read and understand all the above criteria. If selected, I agree to commit to the class and meet all the class and financial responsibilities and obligations.

Student Signature Parent/Guardian Signature

To Be Filled Out By Instructor at time of audition:

Range:

Potential choral part:

SI SII AI AII TI TII BI BII

Size of voice big medium small

Overall Sound: advanced beginning pop inexperienced

Intonation: excellent okay shaky poor

Performance Demeanor: confident tense goofy no confidence

Diction : excellent good fair poor

Sight-reading: excellent good fair poor

Rhythm reading: excellent good fair poor