2013 Oregon All-State High Vocal Audition Materials
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Audition Deadline- October 5, 2012 Audition AND Audition Fee- $10 due
We have created a demonstration video to assist students and teachers as they record their auditions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlQab0iRFRw
Vocal Audition Materials
All exercises are to be sung a cappella (without accompaniment).
Record the required pitch at the beginning of each exercise.
Track 1: Starting on the note indicated, sing a one-octave major scale ascending and descending with do-re-me-fa-sol-la-ti-do. (Quarter note = 72)
Soprano 1 – D (space below treble clef)
Soprano 2 – C (middle C)
Alto 1 – A (below middle C)
Alto 2 – G (below middle C)
Tenor 1 – Eb (third space on bass clef)
Tenor 2 – C (second space on bass clef)
Bass 1 – Ab (first space on bass clef)
Bass 2 – F (space below bass clef)
Track 2: Starting on the note indicated, sing a one-octave major scale ascending and descending with do-re-me-fa-sol-la-ti-do. (Quarter note = 72)
Soprano 1 – Bb (third line on treble clef)
Soprano 2 – Ab (third space on treble clef)
Alto 1 – F (first space on treble clef)
Alto 2 – Eb (first line on treble clef)
Tenor 1 – G (fourth space on bass clef)
Tenor 2 – F (fourth line on bass clef)
Bass 1 – Eb (third space on bass clef)
Bass 2 – Db (third line on bass clef)
Track 3: On a descending octave arpeggio (8-5-3-1), sing the words “I love to sing”.
Repeat it six (6) more times for a total of seven (7) patterns with each repetition being one-half-step higher than the previous one.
Do not sing or hum the new pitch; just think it.
Only one pitch is to be given for the entire exercise.
(Recommended Tempo: Quarter note = 92)
Sopranos – Bb (third line on treble clef)
Altos – G (second line on treble clef )
Tenors – C (first ledger line above bass clef)
Basses – G (fourth space on bass clef)
Track 4: Unaccompanied, sing the melody and words of “America, the Beautiful,” first stanza and chorus only (start with “Oh Beautiful . . .” and end with “. . . from sea to shining sea.”)
Remember to begin on the fifth.
Soprano 1 – Key of D
Soprano 2 – Key of C
Alto 1 – Key of B
Alto 2 – Key of A
Tenor 1 – Key of D
Tenor 2 – Key of C
Bass 1 – Key of B
Bass 2 – Key of A
