{"id":1565,"date":"2019-09-17T10:16:15","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T15:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/lpa\/?page_id=1565"},"modified":"2026-01-09T08:58:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T14:58:27","slug":"choral-audition-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/depts\/performing-arts\/choral-activities\/choral-audition-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Choral Audition Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/files\/2019\/09\/New-Audition-Requirements.pdf\">Download PDF<\/a> <a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/depts\/performing-arts\/audition\/\">Audition Registration<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At your choral audition you will need to prepare the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOh Shenandoah\u201d in the key of your choosing. You will sing \u201cOh Shenandoah\u201d without accompaniment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/files\/2019\/09\/oh1.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1566\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/files\/2019\/09\/oh1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"859\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/files\/2019\/09\/oh1.png 859w, https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/files\/2019\/09\/oh1-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/files\/2019\/09\/oh1-768x349.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 859px) 100vw, 859px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/files\/2019\/09\/oh2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/files\/2019\/09\/oh2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"859\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/files\/2019\/09\/oh2.png 859w, https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/files\/2019\/09\/oh2-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/files\/2019\/09\/oh2-768x336.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 859px) 100vw, 859px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/files\/2019\/09\/oh3.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1568\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/files\/2019\/09\/oh3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"859\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/files\/2019\/09\/oh3.png 859w, https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/files\/2019\/09\/oh3-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/files\/2019\/09\/oh3-768x312.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 859px) 100vw, 859px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/files\/2019\/09\/oh4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/files\/2019\/09\/oh4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"859\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/files\/2019\/09\/oh4.png 859w, https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/files\/2019\/09\/oh4-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/files\/2019\/09\/oh4-768x342.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 859px) 100vw, 859px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/files\/2019\/09\/oh5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/files\/2019\/09\/oh5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"859\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/files\/2019\/09\/oh5.png 859w, https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/files\/2019\/09\/oh5-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/files\/2019\/09\/oh5-768x298.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 859px) 100vw, 859px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your director will need to fill out the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSefsH97McxCiIV69PVoAYcrH2sov673pFsBDfHK2h9g8u-65w\/viewform?usp=sf_link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Director\u2019s Recommendation Form<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> prior to your on-campus audition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During your on-campus audition, you will be assessed in the following areas:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ability to sight-read in both major and minor keys using solfege (Movable or fixed do)(Do or La based minor)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Ability to sight-read from a choral octavo on a voice part that corresponds to your voice<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ability to read rhythms in both duple and compound meters\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tonal Memory<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ability to hear notes within chords of varying quality (major, minor, diminished, quartal, etc.)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vocal tone<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Intonation<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vocal Range\/Tessitura<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Singing Technique<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Students who do not plan to be a music major, but wish to sing in SAU choirs, do not need to prepare another solo.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For perspective voice majors: Sing a prepared piece suitable for recital or contest. You might consider a selection from 24 Italian Songs and Arias, the First Book of Soprano\/Mezzo\/Tenor\/Baritone Songs, or the Selected Solos for Contest series. Please bring a CD of the accompaniment with you to your audition as well as an extra copy of your music.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Register for your audition following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/depts\/performing-arts\/audition\/\">this link to register<\/a> on one of the advertised audition days or by emailing Dr. Justin Nelson at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:justinnelson@saumag.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">justinnelson@saumag.edu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download PDF Audition Registration At your choral audition you will need to prepare the following: \u201cOh Shenandoah\u201d in the key of your choosing. You will sing \u201cOh Shenandoah\u201d without accompaniment. Your director will need to fill out the Director\u2019s Recommendation Form prior to your on-campus audition. During your on-campus audition, you will be assessed in&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/depts\/performing-arts\/choral-activities\/choral-audition-requirements\/\"> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":564,"featured_media":0,"parent":821,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-1565","page","type-page","status-publish","entry","has-post-thumbnail"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/564"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1565"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1565\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2680,"href":"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1565\/revisions\/2680"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}